HB 1044 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Wind energy facilities; creating the Vital Industries Security Act of 2025; authorizing county commissions to make certain moratorium declaration; effective date.

HB 1044, the "Vital Industries Security Act of 2025," establishes new setback requirements for wind energy facilities in Oklahoma. It mandates that wind towers be at least 1.5 nautical miles from public airports, public schools, and hospitals, and requires developers to obtain FAA "Determination of No Hazard" and resolve military impact concerns through the Military Aviation Clearinghouse before construction. The bill also allows counties hosting major crude oil infrastructure (key for oil futures markets) to declare moratoriums on new wind projects within their jurisdiction. These provisions directly affect wind energy developers, local governments, and military aviation operations, taking effect November 1, 2025.

Issues: ✗ Energy ✗ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended by the Policy Committee to add a two-year moratorium requirement for counties hosting major oil pipeline hubs, clarify the moratorium declaration timeline, and change the effective date to immediately due to an emergency declaration. The substantive wind energy setback requirements and military safety provisions remain unchanged.

Scope change

The bill now includes an emergency declaration and changes the effective date from November 1, 2025 to immediately. It also adds specific requirements for county moratorium declarations.

TIMELINE

Added an emergency declaration making the bill effective immediately instead of November 1, 2025.

Added a specific two-year duration to the moratorium that counties can declare on wind energy facilities.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the moratorium declaration requirement from a general authorization to a specific requirement that moratoriums must be declared within two years of the act's passage.

TECHNICAL

Updated page numbers and reference numbers to reflect the new committee substitute version.

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Energy

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors