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Read. Follow. Verify.Oklahoma House Bill 1044 creates the Vital Industries Security Act of 2025 and authorizes county moratoriums on wind energy facilities
Last action · February 4, 2025: Referred to Energy
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 1044 creates the Vital Industries Security Act of 2025, authorizing certain county commissions to declare a moratorium on the construction or expansion of wind energy facilities, and establishes an effective date of November 1, 2025.
Qualifying county commissions gain the authority to halt new wind energy facility projects within their jurisdictions, while wind developers face administrative penalties of up to $1,500 per day for failing to submit required federal hazard determinations and defense resolution documentation prior to construction.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
wind energy facility owners
Wind energy facility owners face potential moratoriums from qualifying county commissions and administrative penalties of up to $1,500 per day for failing to submit required federal determinations prior to construction.
county commissions
County commissions meeting specific crude oil hub criteria are granted authority to declare moratoriums on the construction or expansion of wind energy facilities within their jurisdictions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which counties are authorized to declare a moratorium on wind energy facilities under this bill?
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Energy
- Feb 4, 2025HouseCommitteeSecond Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
- Feb 3, 2025HouseAuthored by Representative Jenkins
- Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst Reading
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Discoveries
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County-Level Moratorium Authority for Wind Facilities
The bill expands local government powers by explicitly allowing county commissions housing major crude oil pipeline storage hubs to halt wind energy facility development.
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Sources
www.oklegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy70Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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