---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eminent domain; Landowner's Bill of Rights; right of first refusal or first offer; effective date."
description: "Eminent domain; Landowner's Bill of Rights; right of first refusal or first offer; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 3159"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3159 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gollihare", "Roberts"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-05"
last_action: "2024-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20d7555c-a885-4666-8399-6adc8dd390aa"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3159&session=2400"
source_hash: "abdcb1902ee7e75e6e1ea5841262c37e0144b01810dc9b239ac546e0095e2ca6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
---

# Oklahoma HB 3159 (2024) — Eminent domain; Landowner's Bill of Rights; right of first refusal or first offer; effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 INT/hB/HB3159 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/hB/HB3159 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/hB/HB3159 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/HB3159 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/HB3159 SFLR.PDF)
6. **HB3159 FULLPCS1 ANNIE MENZ-JL.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/House/HB3159 FULLPCS1 ANNIE MENZ-JL.PDF)
7. **House Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB3159 CS.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Judiciary - Civil Committee: Do Pass As Amended By Cs — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **91–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gollihare — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-05** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-05** Authored by Representative Roberts
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading referred to Judiciary - Civil `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary - Civil Committee `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-22** Coauthored by Representative(s) Menz
- **2024-02-22** Authored by Senator Gollihare (principal Senate author)
- **2024-03-06** General Order
- **2024-03-06** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 91 Nays: 1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** Referred for engrossment
- **2024-03-07** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2024-03-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** Coauthored by Representative Hasenbeck
- **2024-03-19** Second Reading referred to Judiciary `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-02** Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-23** General Order, Considered
- **2024-04-23** Measure passed: Ayes: 38 Nays: 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Coauthored by Senator Jett
- **2024-04-23** Referred for enrollment
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2024-04-24** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-29** Approved by Governor 04/29/2024 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20d7555c-a885-4666-8399-6adc8dd390aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).