SB 1683

1STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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22nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1683  By: Grellner
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6AS INTRODUCED
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7An Act relating to telecommunications; creating the
7Local Telecommunications Control and Siting Act of
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8providing for preservation of local authority to
9regulate siting and installation of wireless
9telecommunications towers; prohibiting state
10preemption of local control except as required by
10federal law; providing for noncodification; providing
11for codification; and providing an effective date.
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14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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15     SECTION 1.       NEW LAW       A new section of law not to be
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16 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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17     This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Local
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18 Telecommunications Control and Siting Act of 2026”.
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19     SECTION 2.       NEW LAW       A new section of law to be codified
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20 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 36-513 of Title 11, unless there
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21 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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22     A.   As used in this section:
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1     1.   “Applicant” means any person or entity that seeks to
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2 construct, install, modify, or collocate a telecommunications tower
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3 or related facility; and
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4     2.   “Telecommunications tower” means any structure designed or
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5 intended to support antennas, dishes, or other transmitting or
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6 receiving equipment for wireless communications services, together
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7 with any accessory equipment or structures.
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8     B.   Except as otherwise provided by federal law, all regulatory,
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9 zoning, and permitting authority concerning the siting,
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10 construction, and modification of telecommunications towers and
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11 related facilities shall remain under the jurisdiction of the
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12 municipality having zoning power over the affected area.
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13     C.   Nothing in this act shall:
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14     1.   Preempt or diminish a municipality’s power to establish
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15 zoning districts, design standards, height restrictions, or setback
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16 requirements for telecommunications towers;
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17     2.   Prohibit municipalities from imposing reasonable application
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18 or review fees sufficient to recover administrative costs; or
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19     3.   Prevent enforcement of local building codes, land use
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20 ordinances, or public safety standards regarding tower siting.
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21     D.   Municipalities shall review applications consistent with
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22 time frames and procedural obligations established by the Federal
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23 Communications Commission, including those set forth in its “shot
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24 clock” regulations.
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1     E.   No agency, board, or commission of this state shall adopt or
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2 enforce a rule, policy, or regulation that supersedes or preempts
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3 the zoning, permitting, or siting authority of municipal governments
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4 over telecommunications towers, except to the extent required by
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5 federal law.
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6     SECTION 3.     NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified
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7 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 863.49 of Title 19, unless there
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8 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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9     A.   As used in this section:
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10     1.   “Applicant” means any person or entity that seeks to
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11 construct, install, modify, or collocate a telecommunications tower
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12 or related facility; and
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13     2.   “Telecommunications tower” means any structure designed or
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14 intended to support antennas, dishes, or other transmitting or
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15 receiving equipment for wireless communications services, together
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16 with any accessory equipment or structures.
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17     B.   Except as otherwise provided by federal law, all regulatory,
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18 zoning, and permitting authority concerning the siting,
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19 construction, and modification of telecommunications towers and
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20 related facilities shall remain under the jurisdiction of the county
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21 having zoning power over the affected area.
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22     C.   Nothing in this act shall:
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1     1.   Preempt or diminish a county’s power to establish zoning
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2 districts, design standards, height restriction, or setback
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3 requirements for telecommunications towers;
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4     2.   Prohibit counties from imposing reasonable application or
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5 review fees sufficient to recover administrative costs; or
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6     3.   Prevent enforcement of local building codes, land use
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7 ordinances, or public safety standards regarding tower siting.
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8     D.   Counties shall review applications consistent with time
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9 frames and procedural obligations established by the Federal
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10 Communications Commission, including those set forth in its “shot
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11 clock” regulations.
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12     E.   No agency, board, or commission of this state shall adopt or
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13 enforce a rule, policy, or regulation that supersedes or preempts
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14 the zoning, permitting, or siting authority of county governments
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15 over telecommunications towers, except to the extent required by
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16 federal law.
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17     SECTION 4.   This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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