Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3300: Motor vehicles; requiring motor carriers only tow insured trailers; requiring motor carrier make certain verification of insurance; effective date.
Status: In committee, February 12, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 230.30, which relates to requirement of insurance and issuance of license; requiring motor carriers only tow insured trailers; requiring motor carrier make certain verification of insurance; requiring documentation be retained for two years; providing for certain rebuttable presumption of negligence; providing evidence that may be shown; listing liabilities for negligence; making exception for liability if certain demonstration is made; allowing certain actions; and providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 14, 2026:
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 230.30, which relates to requirement of insurance and issuance of license; requiring motor carriers only tow insured trailers; requiring motor carrier make certain verification of insurance; requiring documentation be retained for two years; providing for certain rebuttable presumption of negligence; providing evidence that may be shown; listing liabilities for negligence; making exception for liability if certain demonstration is made; allowing certain actions; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 230.30, is amended to read as follows: Section 230.30. A. No license shall be issued by the Commission to any carrier until after the carrier shall have filed with the Commission a liability insurance policy or bond covering public liability and property damage, issued by some insurance or bonding company or insurance carrier authorized pursuant to this section and which has complied with all of the requirements of the Req. No. 14029 Page Comm ission, which bond or policy shall be approved by the Commission, and shall be in a sum and amount as fixed by a proper order of the Commission; and the liability and property damage insurance policy or bond shall bind the obligor thereunder to make compensation for injuries to, or …