HB 1022: Motor vehicles; failure to yield; requiring payment of fee for certain convictions; modifying fee; effective date. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill moved from the House to the Senate floor with minor formatting updates and a committee report change. The core policy content regarding fees, penalties, and fund allocations remains substantially the same, though the Senate version shows some text reorganization and adds a committee report dated April 8, 2025.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the changes are primarily formatting and procedural updates reflecting the Senate floor version.

TECHNICAL

Header information changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date (April 8, 2025) and page numbering.

Sponsorship line updated to include additional sponsors (Fugate and West) alongside Luttrell.

Committee report changed from 'COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY OVERSIGHT' to 'COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY' with updated date.

Some text formatting and line breaks were reorganized, particularly in the fee assessment sections, though the actual fee amounts and requirements remain unchanged.

HB1022 (4-23-25) (FRIX) FA1.PDF → Floor (House) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove Senate committee amendments and restore the original House floor version text. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, maintaining the fee structure for failure-to-yield convictions causing injury or death.

TECHNICAL

Removed Senate chamber header and committee amendment language that was added during the legislative process.

Added House of Representatives floor version header and 1st Session of the 60th Legislature designation.

Replaced committee amendment text with original House bill text, removing formatting markers and committee report sections.

Enrolled (final version) → HB1022 (4-23-25) (FRIX) FA1.PDF · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove a provision that allowed courts to impose additional penalties, including restitution, for failure to yield violations causing injury or death. This change limits the court's ability to order restitution payments in these cases.

Scope change

The bill's scope was reduced by removing the court's authority to impose certain additional penalties.

ENFORCEMENT

Deleted the provision allowing courts to order restitution payments as an additional penalty for failure to yield violations causing injury or death.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 3 edits · May 15, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized from its Engrossed version to Enrolled status, with minor formatting adjustments and updated passage dates. The substantive policy content regarding fees, penalties, and fund usage remains unchanged from the Engrossed version.

TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'ENROLLED HOUSE' indicating final passage by both legislative chambers.

Added standard Enrolled bill certification language including Governor approval and Secretary of State receipt sections.

TIMELINE

House passage date updated from March 14, 2025 to May 14, 2025, and Senate passage date updated from blank to May 7, 2025.

Amended And Engrossed → Engrossed · 1 edit · May 7, 2025

MINOR

The amendment removes language requiring restitution payments from the bill, simplifying the fee structure for failure to yield causing fatality or great bodily injury convictions. This change reduces financial obligations for convicted individuals while maintaining the core penalty framework.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on motor vehicle failure-to-yield offenses, but the financial requirements for convicted individuals are reduced by eliminating restitution language.

REQUIREMENT

Deleted language requiring restitution payments from the amendment text, reducing financial obligations for convicted individuals.

Introduced → Amended And Engrossed · 3 edits · May 7, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to add language clarifying that funds collected from certain traffic violations should also promote motorcycle safety and defensive driving for youth, and to allow courts to impose additional penalties including driver license suspension and restitution payments. The amendment also corrected formatting errors and adjusted the effective date section.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include youth motorcycle safety education as a use of collected funds, and courts gained additional authority to impose license suspensions and restitution payments.

FISCAL

Added language requiring that collected funds also promote motorcycle safety and defensive driving for youth, in addition to promoting awareness of driving under the influence.

ENFORCEMENT

Added authority for courts to impose additional penalties including a remedial driving course, 90-day driver license suspension, and restitution payments between $3,000 and $10,000.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting errors and adjusted the effective date section from November 1, 2025 to a blank date for Senate approval.

Motor vehicles; failure to yield; requiring payment of fee for certain convictions; modifying fee; effective date.

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