HB 2752 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Eminent domain; electricity; facilities; private property; certificates; Corporation Commission; effective date.

HB 2752 restricts the use of eminent domain (taking private property for public use) for renewable energy facilities like wind, solar, and battery storage projects. It also requires utility companies seeking to build major electric transmission lines over 300 kilovolts to first obtain a Certificate of Authority from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The bill directly affects electricity and gas providers, private property owners, and renewable energy developers by limiting eminent domain for renewables and adding a new approval step for large transmission projects. It becomes effective June 9, 2025, after Governor approval.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed May 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to transition from a House floor version to a Senate floor version, incorporating Senate committee amendments that clarify the scope of eminent domain powers and add specific renewable energy facility exemptions. The Senate version adds a requirement for high-voltage transmission facilities to obtain a Certificate of Authority from the Corporation Commission before exercising eminent domain.
Scope change
The bill's scope was modified to explicitly exempt wind turbines, solar energy facilities, battery storage, hydrogen gas facilities, and other renewable energy facilities from eminent domain use on private property.
REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that entities seeking eminent domain for electric transmission facilities rated greater than 300 kilovolts must obtain a Certificate of Authority from the Corporation Commission before proceeding.

ELIGIBILITY

Added explicit exemptions preventing the use of eminent domain for wind turbines, solar energy facilities, battery storage facilities, hydrogen gas facilities, and other renewable energy facilities on private property.

TIMELINE

The effective date remains November 1, 2025, but the document now reflects Senate floor processing with committee amendments dated April 15, 2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 06/09/2025
lower
May 28, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 45 Nays: 2
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
CCR adopted
upper
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 4
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
CCR adopted
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
HC's named: Conference Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 1
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 11
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Utilities
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Utilities
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
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