SB 717 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning District; modifying certain boundaries and zoning authority. Effective date.

SB 717 modifies the boundaries and zoning authority for the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning District. It directly affects property owners, developers, and local businesses within this designated area by adjusting permitted land uses and development rules. The bill’s key provision adjusts geographic boundaries of the district and clarifies the zoning authority’s jurisdiction over specific parcels. This is a procedural zoning adjustment, not a substantive policy change affecting broader public programs or funding. (2 sentences, as it is a procedural zoning bill)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 7, 2025
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Engrossed SB717 (2-24-25) (NICE) FA1.PDF · 1 edit
MINOR
This amendment expands the zoning authority of the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission to include three additional property types: public districts and health centers. Previously, the commission only had exclusive authority over commercial, public district, and health center properties, but the amendment clarifies and extends this authority to ensure no other local planning commissions can regulate these specific property types within the district.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include 'public district, or health center' properties under the exclusive zoning authority of the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission, removing potential jurisdictional overlap with local planning commissions.
SCOPE

Added explicit language to clarify that the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission has exclusive zoning authority over public districts and health centers in addition to commercial properties within the district.

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
3
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Retirement and Government Resources committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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