Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB1020 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 03/25/2025

                             
 
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ENGROSSED SENATE 
BILL NO. 1020 	By: Howard and Bullard of the 
Senate 
 
  and 
 
  Caldwell (Trey) of the 
House 
 
 
 
 
An Act relating to the Office of the State Treasurer; 
amending 61 O.S. 2021, Section 327, as amended by 
Section 47, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2022 (61 O.S. Supp. 
2024, Section 327), which relates to procedures for 
state agency transactions; allowing Office of the 
State Treasurer to make certain property 
acquisitions; amending 74 O.S. 2021, Section 63, 
which relates to the Office of Management and 
Enterprise Services; conforming language; providing 
for codification; providing an effective date; and 
declaring an emergency. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     61 O.S. 2021, Section 327, a s 
amended by Section 47, Chapter 238, O.S.L. 2022 (61 O.S. Supp. 2024, 
Section 327), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 327.  A.  Unless procedures for state agency real 
property transactions are otherwise specifically provided for by 
law, no state agency shall sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise 
dispose of such real property subject to its jurisdiction, or lease, 
purchase or otherwise acquire real property subject to its 
jurisdiction, except as authorized by subsection L of this section   
 
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and as otherwise provided for in this section.  As used in this 
section, “state agency” means any department, board, commission, 
institution, agency or entity of state government. 
B.  1.  Every state agency shall request the Office of 
Management and Enterprise Services t o dispose of real property upon: 
a. legislative authorization, 
b. authorization by the Long -Range Capital Planning 
Commission, or 
c. a determination, in writing, by the Office of 
Management and Enterprise Services or the state agency 
that a parcel of real property subject to its 
jurisdiction is no longer needed. 
2.  Upon the request of the state agency to dispose of real 
property, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall 
estimate the value of the property, and: 
a. for properties with an estima ted value of greater than 
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), obtain at 
least one complete appraisal made by a pe rson 
certified by the Real Estate Appraiser Board of the 
Oklahoma Insurance Department, who shall ascertain: 
(1) the present fair value of the property, 
(2) the present value of the improvements on such 
property, and   
 
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(3) the actual condition of the improvements on the 
property, 
b. after completion of the provisions of subsection L of 
this section, cause notice of such sale to be 
published for at least one (1) day in a newspaper of 
general statewide circulation authorized to publish 
legal notices, and weekly for three (3) consecutive 
weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published 
in the county or counties in which the property is 
located.  The notice shall contain the legal 
description of each parcel of real property to be 
offered for sale, the appraised value thereof, the 
time and location of the sale or opening of the bids, 
and terms of the sale including the fact that no 
parcel of property shall be sold for less than ninety 
percent (90%) of the appraised value of the real 
property; provided, in lieu of such procedure, the 
information may be published electronically on the 
Office of Management and Enterprise Services ’ website 
if the notice of sale and instructions on accessing 
the public information are published in a newspaper of 
general circulation in the county or counties in which 
the property is located weekly for three (3) 
consecutive weeks,   
 
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c. offer the property through electron ic auction, public 
auction or sealed bids within three (3) weeks after 
the last publication of the notice.  The property 
shall be sold to the highest bidder.  The Office of 
Management and Enterprise Services shall not accept a 
bid of less than ninety perce nt (90%) of the average 
appraised fair value of the property and the 
improvements on such property, 
d. if the property is being disposed of in compliance 
with Section 908 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, 
the Office may auction the property at public o r 
electronic auction provided proper public notice is 
given in compliance with this section and the property 
has been approved for liquidation by the Long -Range 
Capital Planning Commission.  The Office of Management 
and Enterprise Services is authorized to reject all 
bids, 
e. if the property has an estimated value of less than 
Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), the Office 
of Management and Enterprise Services may establish 
the value through market comparison and may dispose of 
the property based on estimated value without 
obtaining a certified appraisal; provided, however,   
 
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the sale shall comply with all other require ments of 
statute, and 
f. if the property is landlocked, the Office of 
Management and Enterprise Services may offer the 
property through indirect sale to the adjacent 
property owner for not less than ninety percent (90%) 
of fair market value, as determined in compliance with 
this section.  All sales costs, including any required 
surveys and appraisals, shall be at the expense of the 
buyer. 
3.  The cost of the appraisal required by the provisions of this 
section, together with other necessary expenses incurre d pursuant to 
this section, shall be paid by the state agency for which the real 
property is to be sold from funds available to the stat e agency for 
such expenditure.  All monies received from the sale or disposal of 
the property, except those monies necessary to pay the expenses 
incurred pursuant to this section, shall be deposited in the 
Maintenance of State Buildings Revolving Fund unle ss otherwise 
provided by law. 
4.  The Office of Management and Enterprise Services may dismiss 
from consideration any ap praisal found to be incomplete or flawed. 
C.  Unless otherwise provided by law, the Office of Management 
and Enterprise Services shall r eview and approve state agency real 
property transactions.  A state agency shall not lease or acquire   
 
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real property, or lease, dispose of or transfer state -owned real 
property until the Office provides notice of transaction approval to 
the state agency.  P rior to approval, a state agency shall provide 
documents to the Office and provide reference to statutory or other 
legal authority of the state agency to lease or acquire real 
property, or lease, dispose of or transfer state -owned real 
property.  If the st ate agency intends to lease or acquire real 
property, the state agency shall state the intended use of the real 
property, and shall provide the Office with required telework 
documentation.  Within thirty (30) days of receipt, the Office shall 
provide notice of transaction approval or disapproval to the state 
agency. 
D.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to the lease 
of office space or real property subject to supervision of the 
Commissioners of the Land Office or district boards of education. 
E.  1.  The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall 
maintain a comprehensive inventory of state -owned real property and 
its use excluding property of the public schools and property 
subject to the jurisdiction of the Commissioners of the Land Off ice. 
2.  Each state agency shall, within thirty (30) days of the 
closing date for lands newly acquired, provide to the O ffice a list 
of records, deeds, abstracts and other title instruments showing the 
description of and relating to any and all such lands or interests 
therein.   
 
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3.  The provisions of paragraph 2 of this subsection shall apply 
to all lands of public trusts having a state agency as the primary 
beneficiary, but shall not apply to lands of municipalities, 
counties, school districts, or agencies t hereof, or Department of 
Transportation rights -of-way. 
4.  A state agency that sells or otherwise disposes of land 
shall notify the Office within thirty (30) days of the disposition 
closing date. 
F.  This section shall not be construed to authorize any sta te 
agency, not otherwise authorized by law, to sell, lease, or 
otherwise dispose of any real property owned by the state. 
G.  The Office of Management and Enterprise Services and the 
Secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office, or designee, as 
provided in subsection L of this section may provide services to 
sell, transfer, trade or purchase real property for other sta te 
agencies. 
H.  The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise 
Services shall, pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, 
promulgate rules to effect procedures necessary to the fulfillment 
of its responsibilities under this section. 
I.  The Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority and its lands, and the 
Northeast Oklahoma Public Facilities Authority, the Oklahoma 
Historical Society, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the 
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and the Department of Wildlife managed   
 
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lands shall be exempt from the application of this section.  The 
Grand River Dam Authority and its lands shall be exempt from the 
application of this section for any real property disposed of prior 
to November 1, 2006.  The Office of the State Treasurer shall be 
exempt from the application of this section for the purchase of a 
state depository facility. 
J.  Unless otherwise provided for by law, the procedures 
established pursuant to this section for the sale or exchange of 
real estate or personal property as aut horized pursuant to Sections 
2222 and 2223 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be followed 
unless the sale is to an entity of sta te government. 
K.  The Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise 
Services shall contract with experts, professionals or consultants 
as necessary to perform the duties of the Office.  Selections shall 
be made using the qualifications -based procedures established in 
Section 62 of this title and the rules promulgated by the Director 
for the selection of construction managers and design consultants. 
L.  1.  No state agency shall sell, lease, exchange, or 
otherwise dispose of such real property subject to its jurisdiction, 
or lease, purchase or otherwise acquire real property subject to its 
jurisdiction, until such agency or the Office of Management and 
Enterprise Services acting on the agency ’s behalf has presented to 
the Secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office, or designee, 
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of subsection B of this section, and provided the Secretary of the 
Commissioners of the Land Office or designee a twenty -calendar-day 
period to provide a proposal for the acquisition or disposal of 
applicable real property. 
2.  The Secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office or 
designee may decline to provide such a proposal; provided such 
notice of decline is communicated to the Office of Management and 
Enterprise Services in written or electronic form.  Upon the 
reception of such notice of decline by the Office of Ma nagement and 
Enterprise Services, the twenty -calendar-day period otherwise 
required by this subsection shall be deemed to have expired. 
SECTION 2.     AMENDATORY     74 O.S. 2021, Section 63, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Section 63.  A.  The Office of Management and Enterprise 
Services shall have power to promulgate rules not inconsistent with 
the laws of this state. 
B. The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have 
charge of the construction, repair, maintenance, insurance , and 
operation of all buildings owned, used, or occupied by or on behalf 
of the state including buildings owned by the Oklahoma Capitol 
Improvement Authority where such services are carried out by 
contract with the Authority, except as otherwise provided by law.  
Whenever feasible, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services 
may utilize the Construction Division of the Department of   
 
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Corrections for the construction and repair of buildings for the 
Department of Corrections. 
C.  The Director of the Offi ce of Management and Enterprise 
Services shall have authority to purchase all material and perform 
all other duties necessary in the con struction, repair, and 
maintenance of all buildings under its management or control, shall 
make all necessary contracts by or on behalf of the state for any 
buildings or rooms rented for the use of the state or any of the 
officers thereof, and shall have c harge of the arrangement and 
allotment of space in such buildings among the different state 
officers except as otherwise provided by law. 
D.  The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not 
have any authority or responsibility for buildings, roo ms or space 
under the management or control of the University Hospitals 
Authority. 
E.  The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall have 
the custody and control of all state property, and all other 
property managed or used by the state, except mi litary stores and 
such property under the control of the State Banking Department and 
the two houses of the State Legisl ature, shall procure all necessary 
insurance thereon against loss and shall allot the use of the 
property to the several offices of the state, and prescribe where 
the property shall be kept for public use.   
 
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F.  The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall keep 
an accurate account of all property purchased for the state or any 
of the departments or officers thereof, except that pur chased for 
and by the two houses of the State Legislature.  The two houses 
shall have the exclusive use, care, and custo dy of their respective 
chambers, committee rooms, furniture, and property, and shall keep 
their respective records of said furniture and property. 
G.  The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not 
have any authority or responsibility for property purchased for or 
under the management or control of the University Hospitals 
Authority except as expressly provided by law. 
H.  The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not 
have any authority or responsibility for property purchased for o r 
under the management or control of CompSource Oklahoma if CompSource 
Oklahoma is operating pursuant to a pilot program authorized by 
Sections 3316 and 3317 of this title. 
I.  The Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall not 
have any authority or responsibility for purposes of purchasing and 
operating a state depository under the Office of the State 
Treasurer. 
SECTION 3.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified 
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 374 of Title 74, unless there is 
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:   
 
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The Office of the State Treasurer may purchase, acquire, lease, 
and otherwise manage the properties of the Office, and shall not be 
subject to the provisions of Section 327 of Title 61 of the Oklahoma 
Statutes for the purposes of purchasing or acquiring such property. 
SECTION 4.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2025. 
SECTION 5.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation 
of the public peace, heal th or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage and approval. 
Passed the Senate the 24th day of March, 2025. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the Senate 
 
 
Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 
2025. 
 
 
  
 	Presiding Officer of the House 
 	of Representatives