SB 133 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Groundwater permits; requiring certain license be presented for intended use of groundwater for medical marijuana grow facilities. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 133 establishes a statewide moratorium on issuing most groundwater permits (excluding domestic use) until the Oklahoma Water Resources Board completes hydrological studies to determine maximum annual water yields for each basin. The bill requires these studies to ensure groundwater withdrawals won't reduce natural spring or stream flows, and permits cannot resume until the Board approves basin-specific yield limits. It applies to all pending permit applications and revalidations as of the bill's effective date, with an immediate emergency effective date declared. The bill does not specifically target medical marijuana facilities, as the title suggests, but broadly affects all non-domestic groundwater users.
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 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to remove a special requirement for medical marijuana grow facilities to present a commercial grower license when applying for groundwater permits. The Senate version also added a requirement that applicants must have a valid Oklahoma driver's license or US passport, and changed the effective date to July 1, 2025.
Scope change
Removed the exclusive groundwater permit requirement for medical marijuana grow facilities, making the permit process uniform for all applicants.
ELIGIBILITY

Eliminated the requirement for medical marijuana grow facility applicants to present a valid commercial grower license when applying for groundwater permits.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement that all groundwater permit applicants must have a valid Oklahoma driver's license or United States passport.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the act from an unspecified date to July 1, 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
15
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Agriculture
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Agriculture
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 and Emergency passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 3
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jim Grego
Jim Grego
RRepublican
OK
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