SB 1115 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Nuisances; prohibiting certain acts from being deemed public nuisance; clarifying applicable remedies in certain civil actions. Effective date.

SB 1115 clarifies Oklahoma's public nuisance laws by explicitly stating that manufacturing, marketing, and selling lawful products cannot be considered a public nuisance. It requires courts to find that a defendant controlled the nuisance conditions before awarding liability in such cases, and limits private lawsuits to situations where a plaintiff proves the nuisance directly caused them special injury. The bill directly affects businesses selling legal goods and individuals seeking legal action over neighborhood issues. These changes aim to prevent lawsuits against lawful commercial activities while setting clearer standards for nuisance claims.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an Engrossed version to a Senate Floor version, with minor spacing adjustments and updated page headers. The substantive legal content, including definitions of public nuisance, remedies, liability standards, and effective dates, remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Page headers were updated from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with a new date of February 11, 2025, and added a note indicating bold face denotes Committee Amendments.

Minor spacing and indentation adjustments were made throughout the text, particularly in the act description and section headers.

Removed signature page content including Senate and House passage dates and presiding officer signatures, which are procedural elements not part of the enacted law text.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Civil Judiciary

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 8

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors