OAR Policy Position Spreadsheet 2022.xlsx

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1	2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION POLICY POSITIONS .					9/17/2026
2	Bill	Author	Short Description	Support Oppose Monitor	Bill Sponsor in Other Chamber	Current Status
3	HB3495	Montgomery	Internal Nickname: Roof Bill House Bill 3495 limits provides that all time-based insurance policies regaring roofing repair claim must allow for at least 12 months to be filed but not more than 24 months after the damage is sustained. Government Affairs believes that the limit is an illogical cap on recovery and could present issues with home inspections if those inspections reveal unknown damage from storms or wind that insurance would then be alleviated from covering. **Update: In discussions with bill authors and the Insurance Commission, this bill would be somewhat expansive, preventing insurance policies from requiring roofing claims to be made in less than 12 months. Those with policies which do not have clauses regarding timing of filing roofing claims would be unaffected.	Oppose	McEntire	Passed House PASSED Senate Awaiting Governor Signature
4	HB3409	Bush	Internal Nickname: Bush LTA Bill / Repair Cap Bill House Bill 3409 is another potential amendment to the Landlord-Tenant Act which would expand tenants' rights regarding deduct-and-repair and would alter the liabilities for landlord and tenant if there was determined to be a breach of contract on behalf of either side. Government Affairs has decided that we will monitor this bill to ensure that it does not undergo further changes, but we are neutral under the current language.	Monitor	Pugh	Passed House PASSED Senate Awaiting Governor Signature
5	ALL BILLS BELOW THIS LINE ARE DEAD
6	HB2977	Olsen	House Bill 2977 would require sellers to disclose what, if any, roads a buyer would be required to repair or maintain. The bill also instructs OREC to create new forms for such a disclosure. OAR Gov Affairs Team is concerned this bill creates an unnecessary new form. This could likely be accomplished by modifying current disclosure laws and forms, rather than creating new and separate forms. If the bill simply amended the current forms with a line to notify buyers of a private road, we would support.	Oppose (Unless disclosure is added to current form)	Allen	Passed the House DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
7	HB3238	Gann	House Bill 3238 provides that any agreement between landlord and tenant that is not in conflict with the Oklahoma Landlord-Tenant Act will be enforced by the court and that if rent is unpaid and the landlord files an action for forcible entry to their property, immediate possession should be granted to the landlord. This bill came out of an interim study that was the result of the court-ordered COVID-19 eviction moratorium. To be discussed at the next Government Affairs Committee meeting given the language favorable to the association.	Monitor	Bullard	DEAD -- Was Not Heard on House Floor
8	HB3703	Russ	Under House Bill 3703, licensed real estate agents are not bound to the use of any real estate association or agency standard so long as their contracts adhere to the current laws and rules of the state. This bill removes standardization of real estate contracts.	Oppose	XXX	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
9	HB3795	Roberts, Sean	House Bill 3795 is currently a shell bill related to abstracting, which we believe is a vehicle for an overhaul of Oklahoma's abstracting system. Ultimately, this bill would lead to a title insurance paradigm and completely eliminate abstracting altogether and fundamentally change the title insurance procedures in Oklahoma. Insurance companies would be responsible for the chain of title in real estate transactions and their costs would be a part of any sale of property, with the burden carried by the seller.	Monitoring	XXX	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
10	HJR1047	Manger	HJR 1047 is a bill to allow for further property tax abatement for seniors; the abatement is currently capped and applies only to those seniors whose income is $25,000/year or less. HJR 1047 would remove all limits for abatements. We have chosen to monitor this bill for now and we have reached out to Oklahoma County Assessor Larry Stein to further understand the tax collection impacts of this bill for municipalities. We will update when we receive information from Larry and speak with the committee for a potential position change.	Monitor	Pugh	Passed House DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
11	SB1117	Stanley	This bill permits county assessors to inspect real property by physical inspection via change detection techniques and imaging software, also known as aerial photography. Government Affairs has made the decision to oppose this bill on privacy grounds, and we continue to have conversations with the legislature and the County Assessor's office regarding this bill. Rep. Sims has held the bill over and assured us that changes will be made to prevent any potential loss of privacy and safeguard property owners.	Oppose	Manger	- Passed the Senate DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
12	SB1168	Rosino	Senate Bill 1168 would permit certain real estate contracts to include a contingency of 180 days to allow the purchaser to secure permits. This bill does not allow a long enough window for real estate contracts to execute, since some take longer than 6 months, and for that reason we are fully opposed, since this would restrict those properties which need a longer contingency period.	Oppose	Kannady	Passed the Senate DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
13	SB1182	Rader	Senate Bill 1182 would permit counties with 50,0000+ populations to enact "home rule", giving more power to county commissioners and other county officials on a variety of issues. This is a bill that would take some powers away from the state in service of giving local control where possible. This bill specifically mentions that state boards and real estate interests would not be affected, particularly the Oklahoma Real Estate Commission.	Monitoring	Bush	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
14	SB1254	Howard	Senate Bill 1254 potentially exempts members of Congress, members of the Oklahoma legislature, and full-time active-duty military from continuing education requirements to maintain a real estate license by OREC. OAR believes that everyone who sits for a real estate license should be certified and licensed in the same way and that creating two separate classes would muddle the licensing process and create unfair disparities in the market.	Oppose	Kannady	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
15	SB1469	Hamilton	Senate Bill 1469 would prohibit land ownership by those that are not U.S. citizens, either directly or indirectly through a business entity or trust with exceptions for resident aliens holding a majority interest in a business so long as they remain a state resident. Many of the provisions of this bill are already addressed in United States and Oklahoma law, as there are robust protections in each that prevent foreign ownership from becoming a security risk. OAR believes that the market should remain open to all interested parties regardless of national origin or citizenship status, provided current state and federal law are followed.	Oppose	XXX	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
16	SB1609	Treat	Senate Bill 1609 sunsets the Abstractors Board Revolving Fund and repeals the Abstractors Board in its entirety, reallocating duties and responsibilities where applicable. We have not taken a firm position on this bill, but it would create a similar situation regarding title insurance as would HB3795, discussed above..	Monitoring	XXX	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
17	SB1672	Brooks	Senate Bill 1672 permits tenants whose landlord is noncompliant with the terms of the rental agreement to pay for repair services of up to $2,000 and deduct up to 50% of the total value of the rent from subsequent payments until the withheld rent equals repair costs. This is a massive shift from the current Landlord-Tenant Act and we believe that it is not one which protects property owners adequately or equitably. We will continue to have conversations with the legislature about common sense modernizations to the Landlord-Tenant Act.	Oppose	Kannady	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
18	SB1676	McCortney	Senate Bill 1676 would prohibit OHFA from refusing to accept applications or provide eligibility statements for projects which are contingent on the location of a project within the boundaries of any specific county or municipality. In other words, there would be no consideration of location in allocating where the state can provide affordable housing tax credits.	Support	XXX	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
19	SB1720	Dahm	Senate Bill 1720 outsources government licensure of industry to private entities. It could potentially open up the licensure processes to numerous professions, including real estate professions, to substandard practices which are outside the scope of state government. It would render OREC obsolete in some instances and make the regulation of our industry substandard.	Oppose	XXX	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
20	SB1730	Bergstrom	Senate Bill 1730 is the Provisional License for Ex-Offenders Act, which establishes standards for licensing authorities to issue provisional, temporary occupational licenses to convicted persons which shall be revoked if another separate offense occurs. The bill specifically outlines felonies of a violent nature or those which have financial underpinnings as precluding applicants from accessing provisional licenses.	Monitoring	Hill	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
21	SB1750	Daniels	Senate Bill 1750 would permit home inspection reports to include a cost estimate or cost range for repairs to correct any deficit, with additional services being negotiated separately. The Government Affairs Committee is concerned that this bill would make it more difficult to come to an agreement on the price of a property and that a secondary agreement on the potential costs could change the purchase price, based on the elasticity of the market for materials.	Oppose	Kannady	Passed the Senate DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
22	SB1752	Merrick	Among other things, Senate Bill 1752 allows the homeowner to delegate their right to sell to an unlicensed individual, essentially circumventing the licensure requirements. This is an obvious nonstarter for us, as it opens the real estate market up to unlicensed individuals operating in the real estate space.	Oppose	XXX	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
23	SB1770	Brooks	Senate Bill 1770 permits tenants to recover treble damages plus security deposit and prepaid rent in cases where the landlord fails to comply with the Landlord Tenant Act or fails to return prepaid rent. While we do not support absentee or poor landlords, we believe that triple the outstanding amount is punitive and excessive and believe that a more equitable number can be reached.	Oppose	XXX	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
24	SJR32	Stanley	Senate Joint Resolution 32 would send a potential Constitutional Amendment to a vote of the people for a state income tax exemption on retirement benefits paid to veterans.	Support	Hilbert	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
25	SJR33	Stanley	Senate Joint Resolution 33 would introduce a constitutional amendment, for a vote of the people, for an update to references related to the household property tax exemption for disabled veterans, replacing language referring to heads of households with references to military persons to avoid confusion in how those disabled veterans would be allowed to access property tax exemptions which they are already entitled to under state law.	Support	Hardin	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
26	SJR39	Montgomery	Senate Joint Resolution 39 is a constitutional amendment to allow counties to create alternate tax jurisidictions with a 60% vote to levy ad valorem taxes to fund common schools in amounts exempt from limitations, where these jurisdictions would receive no state funding and residents therein would pay no income taxes. We are concerned about the fiscal impact that this could have on the state and also believe that the cleaving of school policy within the state is not an equitable or well-thought out position.	Oppose	Treat	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
27	SJR45	Hamilton	Senate Joint Resolution 45, if passed by voters, would create a constitutional amendment to prohibit ownership of land by a business entity or trust of an alien or one that is not a U.S. citizen, with land at issue to be returned to the State within one year. OAR believes that anyone who is legally within their rights to own land in Oklahoma under current federal and state law should not be prohibited from that ownership.	Oppose	XXX	DEAD - Pursuant to Rules
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