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HB 1546OKLAHOMASession 2026State Billdead
Did Not Advance

Oklahoma Prohibits Land Ownership by Foreign Adversaries and Mandates Compliance Affidavits

Original title: Alien land ownership; definition; prohibited government adversaries; effective date.

Last action · May 5, 2025: Coauthored by Representative WolfleySponsor: Max Wolfley

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What This Bill Proposed

Official description

Alien land ownership; definition; prohibited government adversaries; effective date.

Why it matters

The measure establishes restrictions on land purchases by specific foreign governments and entities, while imposing mandatory documentation and notarization requirements on all real property transfers recorded with county clerks unless a specific statutory exemption applies.

Background
  • The State of Oklahoma previously enacted restrictions under Title 60 of the Oklahoma Statutes concerning alien and foreign ownership of land. context

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.

Directly affected

Foreign principals and foreign government adversaries

Prohibited from acquiring title to or controlling interests in agricultural, forestry, and specified real properties in the state.

Directly affected

Property purchasers, business entities, and trusts

Must execute and attach notarized compliance affidavits to deeds when recording property transfers unless an exemption applies.

Directly affected

County clerks

Prohibited from accepting and recording any deed that lacks a required notarized compliance affidavit or a stated statutory exemption.

Directly affected

Attorney General

Required to promulgate separate affidavit forms for individuals, business entities, and trusts, and authorized to establish additional exemptions.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which countries are classified as foreign government adversaries under this bill?
China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and any other government designated by the U.S. Secretary of State as hostile or as a Country of Particular Concern.
What property types are restricted from acquisition by foreign principals?
Agricultural and forest property, and any real property located on or within 200 miles of a military installation or .
Are all real estate transactions required to include a compliance affidavit?
No, specific deeds are exempt, such as deeds correcting prior recordings, transfer-on-death deeds, court orders in divorce or probate, deeds securing debt, and deeds in favor of government entities or tribes.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

14 actions
  1. May 5, 2025Senate
    Coauthored by Representative Wolfley
  2. Apr 1, 2025SenateCommittee
    Second Reading referred to Judiciary
  3. Mar 17, 2025SenateIntroduced
    First Reading
  4. Mar 17, 2025House
    Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  5. Mar 13, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred for engrossment
  6. Mar 13, 2025HouseFloor
    Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 1
Show 8 earlier actions
  1. Mar 13, 2025House
    General Order
  2. Mar 3, 2025HouseFloor
    CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
  3. Feb 24, 2025House
    Authored by Senator Frix (principal Senate author)
  4. Feb 24, 2025HouseFloor
    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
  5. Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to Civil Judiciary
  6. Feb 4, 2025HouseCommittee
    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  7. Feb 3, 2025House
    Authored by Representative Patzkowsky
  8. Feb 3, 2025HouseIntroduced
    First Reading

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Lobbying Activity

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Full breakdown

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Sponsors

Max WolfleyHouse · District 95RepublicanPrimary sponsor

Discoveries

1 pattern noticed across the record

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policy shift95% confidence

Expansion of Foreign Land Ownership Restrictions

The legislation updates existing Oklahoma statutes to establish explicit property acquisition prohibitions for named foreign adversaries and entities within specific geographic radiuses of critical infrastructure and military bases.

ChinaIranNorth KoreaRussia

Connected Entities

Office of Foreign Assets Control, North Korea, Russia and 6 more
OrganizationOffice of Foreign Assets Control“United States Department of the Treasury office maintaining sanctions lists”Map →
locationNorth Korea“Designated as a foreign government adversary”Map →
locationRussia“Designated as a foreign government adversary”Map →
OrganizationOklahoma National Guard“Affiliate of the Department of Defense”Map →
PersonFrix“Senate sponsor of the bill”Map →
PersonPatzkowsky“House sponsor of the bill”Map →
locationIran“Designated as a foreign government adversary”Map →
OrganizationCommittee on Foreign Investment in the United States“Body handling national security agreements”Map →
locationChina“Designated as a foreign government adversary”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.oklegislature.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Significance20
    Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
  • Controversy65
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  • Entertainment5
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