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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma requires ABLE Commission to notify alcohol license applicants of deficiencies and sets approval deadlines
Last action · April 23, 2025: Approved by Governor 04/23/2025
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 1270 requires the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission to notify applicants of application deficiencies in writing within ten days and give them time to correct them. The measure establishes a twenty-day deadline for the Commission to approve or deny a completed application, starting November 1, 2025.
Alcohol beverage license applicants gain a structured cure period for application errors and a binding twenty-day decision window from the , while applicants whose licenses are denied receive a fee refund minus a ten percent processing retention.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Alcoholic beverage license applicants
Applicants receive formal written deficiency notices, a designated cure period, a binding twenty-day review window, and partial fee refunds upon denial.
Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission
The Commission must review applications, issue written deficiency notices within ten days, decide completed applications within twenty days, provide written specific reasons for denials, and share license lists with the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
Municipalities and counties
Local governments must act on zoning and code certificate applications within twenty days of receipt and notify the ABLE Commission if a licensee falls out of compliance.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if my alcoholic beverage license application has mistakes or missing information?
How long does the ABLE Commission have to decide on a completed application?
What happens to my fee if my license application is denied?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
25 actions- Apr 23, 2025HouseEnrolledApproved by Governor 04/23/2025
- Apr 23, 2025HouseSent to Governor
- Apr 23, 2025SenateEnrolled measure signed, returned to House
- Apr 23, 2025HouseEnrolled, signed, to Senate
- Apr 22, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred for enrollment
- Apr 22, 2025SenateEngrossed measure signed, returned to House
Show 19 earlier actions
- Apr 22, 2025SenateFloorMeasure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 0
- Apr 22, 2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
- Apr 15, 2025SenatePlaced on General Order
- Apr 10, 2025SenateFloorReported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
- Apr 1, 2025SenateCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Business and Insurance
- Mar 17, 2025SenateIntroducedFirst Reading
- Mar 17, 2025HouseEngrossed, signed, to Senate
- Mar 13, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred for engrossment
- Mar 13, 2025HouseFloorThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 0
- Mar 13, 2025HouseGeneral Order
- Mar 6, 2025HouseFloorCR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee
- Feb 24, 2025HouseAuthored by Senator Alvord (principal Senate author)
- Feb 24, 2025HouseFloorPolicy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
- Feb 5, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances
- Feb 5, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Health and Human Services Oversight
- Feb 5, 2025HouseCommitteeWithdrawn from Rules Committee
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Rules
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Hays
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
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