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Oklahoma Senate Bill SB212

Oklahoma 2023 Regular Session

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6-ENROLLED SENATE
7-BILL NO. 212 By: Bullard, Burns, Stephens,
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30+ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 212 By: Bullard, Burns, Stephens,
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48+AUTHOR: Add the following House Coauthor: Boles
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52+AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill
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56+"An Act relating to property; amending 60 O.S. 2021,
2257 Section 121, which r elates to alien ownership of
2358 land; prohibiting certain ownership of land through
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2560 certain business entities; requiring inclusion of
2661 certain affidavit with recording of deed; directing
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3668 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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3869 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 60 O.S. 2021, Section 121, is
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4197 Section 121. A. No alien or any person who is not a citizen of
4298 the United States shall acquire title to or own land in the State of
4399 Oklahoma this state either directly or i ndirectly through a business
44100 entity or trust, except as hereinafter provided, but he or she shall
45101 have and enjoy in the State of Oklahoma this state such rights as to
46102 personal property as are, or shall be accorded a citizen of the
47103 United States under the l aws of the nation to which such alien
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51105 except as the same may be affected by the provisions of this act
52106 Section 121 et seq. of this title or the Constitution of this state.
53107 Provided, however, the requirements of th is subsection shall not
54108 apply to a business entity that is engaged in regulated interstate
55109 commerce in accordance with federal law.
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57110 B. On or after the effective date of this act, any deed
58111 recorded with a county clerk shall include as an exhibit to the deed
59112 an affidavit executed by the person or entity coming into title
60113 attesting that the person, business entity, or trust is obtaining
61114 the land in compliance with the requirements of this section and
62115 that no funding source is being used in the sale or transfer in
63116 violation of this section or any other state or federal law. A
64117 county clerk shall not accept and record any d eed without an
65118 affidavit as required by this section. The Attorney General shall
66119 promulgate a separate affidavit form for individuals and for
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149+SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023."
150+Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of April, 2023.
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195+BILL NO. 212 By: Bullard, Burns, Stephens,
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212+BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
213+SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 60 O.S. 2021, Section 121, is
214+amended to read as follows:
215+Section 121. A. No alien or any person who is not a citizen o f
216+the United States shall acquire title to or own land in the State of
217+Oklahoma this state either directly or i ndirectly through a business
218+entity or trust, except as hereinafter provided, but he or she shall
219+have and enjoy in the State of Oklahoma this state such rights as to
220+personal property as are, or shall be accorded a citizen of the
221+United States under the l aws of the nation to which such alien
222+belongs, or by the treaties of such nation with the United States,
223+except as the same may be affected by the provisions of this act
224+Section 121 et seq. of this title or the Constitution of this state.
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254+B. On or after the effective date of this act, any deed
255+recorded with a county clerk shall include as an exhibit to the deed
256+an affidavit executed by the person or entity coming into title
257+attesting that the person, business entity, or trust is obtaining
258+the land in compliance with the requirements of this section and
259+that no funding source is being used in the sale or transfer in
260+violation of this section or any other state or federal law. The
261+Attorney General shall promulgate a separate affidavit form for
262+individuals and for business entities or trusts to comply with the
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264+SECTION 4. This act shall become eff ective November 1, 2023.
265+Passed the Senate the 8th day of March, 2023.
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89-OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
90-Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________
91-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
92-By: _______________________________ __
93-Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _____ ____
94-day of _________________ __, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
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97- Governor of the State of Oklahoma
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100-OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
101-Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this _______ ___
102-day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
103-By: _________________________________