Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3723: Green energy projects; requiring vote of board of county commissioners before certain projects can proceed; emergency.
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to green energy projects; requiring vote of board of county commissioners before certain projects can proceed; requiring certain submissions to board of county commissioners; requiring certain vote; requiring certain notifications; authorizing citizens to undertake referendum petition; stating requirements for referendum petition; providing for counting of signatures; providing procedure for protests; outlining procedure for ballot title; providing for appeals to the wording of ballot title; requiring secretary of the county election board notify commission of ballot title…
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
An Act relating to green energy projects; requiring vote of board of county commissioners before certain projects can proceed; requiring certain submissions to board of county commissioners; requiring certain vote; requiring certain notifications; authorizing citizens to undertake referendum petition; stating requirements for referendum petition; providing for counting of signatures; providing procedure for protests; outlining procedure for ballot title; providing for appeals to the wording of ballot title; requiring secretary of the county election board notify commission of ballot title; requiring question be presented to voters at next general election; requiring certain notices be given before general election; providing final outcome of vote be binding; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 180.14 of Title 17, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. No industrial wind or solar project shall proceed to state or regional permitting, siting review, or interconnection study, including through any state agency or regional grid operator such as Req. No. 14690 Page the Southwest Power Pool, unless and until a majority of the board of county commissioners for each county within which the project's boundary occurs has voted to approve the project. B. …