OklahomaOlder corporations may form districts to provide rural water service
Oklahoma corporations formed before December 1, 1988, may organize as rural water districts under state utility rules, but this route does not authorize solid waste districts.
What it does
Corporations formed before December 1, 1988, may organize as districts to provide rural water service. This route does not authorize forming or reorganizing a district that manages solid waste.
Argument forThis route could help older corporations organize rural water service under the state's rules for utility districts.
Argument againstThe December 1, 1988, cutoff could limit newer corporations’ options by keeping them from using this route to form water districts.
More detail
Eligible corporations may organize as districts to provide rural water service. This route covers corporations formed before December 1, 1988. Districts must follow Oklahoma's law governing rural water, sewer, gas, and solid waste districts. This section does not authorize forming or reorganizing a district that manages solid waste. The law took effect upon passage and approval. The governor approved it on May 11, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 11Approved by Governor Kevin Stitt 05/11/2026Became Law
- May 5Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- May 5Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- May 5Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- May 4Referred for enrollment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 4Engrossed measure signed, returned to HouseMajor
- May 4Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 1Major
- May 4General Order, Considered
- Apr 28Placed on General Order
- Apr 23Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filedMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1Second Reading referred to EnergyMinor
- Mar 24Coauthored by Representative Timmons
- Mar 10First ReadingMinor
- Mar 10Engrossed, signed, to SenatePassed Senate
- Mar 9Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 6Passed House
- Mar 9General Order
- Feb 25CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Energy And Natural Resources Oversight Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
- Vote recorded Energy Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 11Coauthored by Representative(s) Luttrell
- Feb 11Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass EnergyMinor
- Feb 3Referred to EnergyMinor
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources OversightMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Representative Kendrix
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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