Oklahoma Local Development and Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act; omitting sunset date. Effective date.
SB 1826 removes the expiration date for Oklahoma's Enterprise Zone incentive program, making the tax credits and matching payments permanent. It directly affects businesses locating or expanding within designated enterprise zones and local governments approving projects in those areas. Key provisions include setting a $200,000 annual cap on state payments per business, establishing county-specific investment limits ($20-40 million), and requiring local governments to prove projects will generate at least $1 million in payroll or $5 million in investment. The bill also clarifies eligibility for tourism projects and restricts retail development (except for healthy food stores in low-access areas). This update maintains existing incentive structures while eliminating the program’s automatic termination.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed May 6, 2026
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The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, updating the header information and page numbering. While the substantive legal text regarding development incentives appears identical in the provided excerpt, the document now reflects the Senate's specific formatting and versioning for the 2026 legislative session.
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The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged as the core legislative text is identical; only the document metadata and formatting were updated to reflect the Senate floor version.
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Updated the document header to change 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' and adjusted the date to February 17, 2026.
Reformatted the bill title section to reflect Senate sponsorship details and removed House-specific line breaks.
Changed the footer page numbering and version identifiers from 'HFLR' (House Floor) to 'SFLR' (Senate Floor).
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2026 · House Apr 29, 2026
How they voted
33–14
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 16, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican41
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/06/2026
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 55 Nays: 30
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Business
lower
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to Business
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 32 Nays: 13
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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