Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB1166: Cities and towns; annexation; procedures; annexation of territory without consent of majority of owners; effective date.
Status: Signed into law, May 30, 2025
What the bill says
An Act relating to cities and towns; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Section 21-103, which relates to procedures for annexation; modifying procedure for annexation of territory without the consent of majority of owners; modifying detachment procedures; prohibiting municipalities from attaching ad valorem taxes to an annexed area for sinking fund to satisfy certain judgment; limiting annexation of certain sized land areas unless municipality obtains written consent of certain percentage of owners and population; amending 11 O.S…
From the enrolled text, May 28, 2025:
An Act relating to cities and towns; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Section 21-103, which relates to procedures for annexation; modifying procedure for annexation of territory without the consent of majority of owners; modifying detachment procedures; prohibiting municipalities from attaching ad valorem taxes to an annexed area for sinking fund to satisfy certain judgment; limiting annexation of certain sized land areas unless municipality obtains written consent of certain percentage of owners and population; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Section 21-110, which relates to procedures for detachment of municipal territory; permitting detachment when certain conditions are met; amending 11 O.S. 2021, Section 21-111, which relates to liability of detached territory; prohibiting owners of land detached from a municipality from petitioning for annexation for ten years after detachment; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Cities and towns SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 11 O.S. 2021, Section 21-103, is amended to read as follows: Section 21-103. A. Before the governing body of a city or town may annex any territory adjacent or contiguous to the city or town, it must obtain the written consent of the owners of at least a majority of the acres to be annexed to the municipality and provide for notice and a public hearing on the proposed annexation of the territory in the manner provided in subsection B of this section. The …