Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma SB54: Motor vehicles; modifying scope and sentencing provisions for certain offenses. Effective date.
Status: Chaptered, May 29, 2025
What the bill says
An Act relating to motor vehicle safety; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11-902, which relates to persons under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance; modifying sentencing provisions for certain violations; modifying scope of certain offense; modifying scope of penalties for certain offense; updating statutory language and references; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Motor vehicle safety.
From the enrolled text, April 29, 2025:
An Act relating to motor vehicle safety; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11-902, which relates to persons under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance; modifying sentencing provisions for certain violations; modifying scope of certain offense; modifying scope of penalties for certain offense; updating statutory language and references; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Motor vehicle safety SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11-902, is amended to read as follows: Section 11-902. A. It is unlawful and punishable as provided for in this section for any person to drive, operate, or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state, whether upon public roads, highways, streets, turnpikes, other public places or upon any private road, street, alley, or lane which provides access to one or more single or multi-family dwellings, who: 1. Has a blood or breath alcohol concentration, as defined in Section 756 of this title, of eight-hundredths (0.08) or more at the time of a test of such person's blood or breath administered within two (2) hours after the arrest of such person; 2. Is under the influence of alcohol; 3. Has any amount of a Schedule I chemical or controlled substance, as defined in Section 2-204 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or one of its metabolites or analogs in the …
Sponsors
- Robert Manger (R, HD-101)
- Darrell Weaver (R, SD-024) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed with Secretary of State
- : To Senate
- : Veto overridden: Ayes: 81 Nays: 0
- : Veto override message received
- : Veto overridden: Ayes: 33 Nays: 14
- : Measure sent to House
- : Vetoed 05/05/2025
- : Sent to Governor
- : Signed, returned to Senate
- : Enrolled, to House
Votes
- Floor Vote (May 29, 2025): 33 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (May 29, 2025): 81 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading (April 28, 2025): 81 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (April 17, 2025): 11 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (April 8, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading (March 27, 2025): 41 yea, 4 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB54?
- SB54 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Motor vehicles; modifying scope and sentencing provisions for certain offenses. Effective date.
- What does SB54 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to motor vehicle safety; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11-902, which relates to persons under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicating substance; modifying sentencing provisions for certain violations; modifying scope of certain offense; modifying scope of penalties for certain offense; updating statutory language and references; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Motor vehicle safety.
- What is the status of SB54?
- Chaptered as of May 29, 2025. Latest action: Filed with Secretary of State (May 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB54?
- Darrell Weaver (R, SD-024), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB54?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB54&Session=2600
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