SB978

Recordable instruments; modifying certain margin requirements. Effective date. Emergency.

Chamber Passed·3/12/25

Oklahoma SB978 modifies margin requirements for recordable instruments and sets an additional fee for excess legal descriptions.

Oklahoma SB978 amends the margin requirements for recordable instruments, specifying that instruments with more than twenty-five legal descriptions per page must pay an additional filing fee of One Dollar ($1.00) per excess description. The bill also allows county clerks to refuse to record nonconforming instruments unless they are willing to reform them to meet statutory requirements. The act declares an emergency, making it effective immediately upon passage and approval.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Senate · 8–0 · Mar 12, 2025
Current
The House
Next
House floor vote

Sponsors

0
2
RR
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

8 Yea

RRRRRRDR

0 Nay

History

Apr 22, 2025

House

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

Apr 7, 2025

House

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary

Apr 1, 2025

House

Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight