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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 603 By: Hamilton and Bullard of the
Senate
and
Turner of the House
An Act relating to civil procedure; amending 12 O.S.
2021, Section 131, which relates to venue;
establishing proper venue for certain actions; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 12 O.S. 2021, Section 131, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 131. Except as provided in Section 132 of this title or
Section 163 of Title 51 of the Oklahoma Statutes:
1. Actions for the following causes shall be brought in the
county in which the subject of the action is situated:
a. for the recovery of real property, or of any estate,
or interest therein, or the determination in any form
of any such right or interest,
b. for the partition of real property,
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c. for the sale of real property under a mortgage, lien,
or other encumbrance or charge, and
d. to quiet title, to establish a trust in, remove a
cloud on, set aside a co nveyance of, or to enforce or
set aside an agreement to convey real property; and
2. For all damages to land, crops, or improvements thereon,
actions shall be brought in the county where the damage occurs ; and
3. For disputes related to repairs or improvements made on real
property or fixtures attached to real property, actions shall be
brought in the county where the real property is located .
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY , dated
04/17/2025 – DO PASS.