Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB1957: Motor vehicles; requiring certain vehicles be registered as a motor vehicle; national standards; authorizing Service Oklahoma to register and license certain vehicles; effective date.
Status: In committee, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
From the engrossed text, April 15, 2025:
SENATE FLOOR VERSION April 14, 2025 AS AMENDED ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1957 By: Staires of the House and Guthrie and Standridge of the Senate [ motor vehicles - license endorsement - age - lowspeed electric vehicles - compliance -national standards - vehicle identification number - Service Oklahoma - rules - codification - effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1112.4 of Title 47, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: A. A street-legal, low-speed electrical vehicle or golf cart operated on the streets and highways of this state shall be registered as a motor vehicle. B. The operator of a street-legal, low-speed electrical vehicle or golf cart shall not be required to have an "M" endorsement on the Class D license pursuant to Section 6-110.1 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The operator shall be at least sixteen (16) years of age and hold a valid Oklahoma driver license. SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB1957 SFLR Page (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11-805.1, is amended to read as follows: Section 11-805.1. A. 1. No person shall operate any low-speed electrical vehicle on any …
Sponsors
- Lisa Standridge (R, SD-015)
- Clay Staires (R, HD-066) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Remove as author Senator Guthrie; authored by Senator Coleman
- : Placed on General Order
- : Enacting clause stricken
- : Reported Do Pass as amended Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed
- : Second Reading referred to Aeronautics and Transportation
- : First Reading
- : Engrossed, signed, to Senate
- : Referred for engrossment
- : Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 66 Nays: 20
- : Title stricken
Votes
- Senate Aeronautics & Transportation Committee (April 14, 2025): 10 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Third Reading (March 27, 2025): 66 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee (March 4, 2025): 13 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Transportation Committee (February 20, 2025): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1957?
- HB1957 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Motor vehicles; requiring certain vehicles be registered as a motor vehicle; national standards; authorizing Service Oklahoma to register and license certain vehicles; effective date.
- What is the status of HB1957?
- In committee as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: Remove as author Senator Guthrie; authored by Senator Coleman (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1957?
- Clay Staires (R, HD-066), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB1957?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB1957&Session=2600
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