SB 375 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Beneficiary public trusts; allowing Commission of Public Safety to enter into interlocal agreements with state beneficiary trusts for certain purpose; granting officer of Department of Public Safety certain authority on certain roads. Effective date.

SB 375 amends Oklahoma statutes governing how the Department of Transportation and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority solicit construction management and design consultant services for transportation projects. It requires new disclosures in solicitations about whether a construction inspector will be used and the inspector’s employer (state employee or external entity), and mandates that any change in inspector selection must undergo specific approval. The bill also sets a 30-day deadline for submitting interest in consultant roles and requires departments to form committees to rank qualified consultants based on qualifications, capacity, past performance, and Oklahoma resident work percentages. These changes directly affect transportation departments, contractors, and construction inspectors involved in public road and infrastructure projects.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was revised to transition from the House version to the Senate floor version, with significant changes to the legislative header and formatting. The core policy content regarding police authority and speed restrictions on state beneficiary public trust lands remains substantively similar, though the Senate version includes additional page headers and committee amendment notation. The primary substantive change is the addition of a new date (February 17, 2025) and the designation as a 'Committee Substitute' version, indicating it has been amended during the legislative process.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding police authority and speed restrictions on state beneficiary public trust lands remains unchanged in substance, though the Senate version adds procedural documentation about committee amendments.
TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date to February 17, 2025, and added 'COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE' designation.

Added page headers with 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION - SB375 SFLR' and notation that bold face denotes Committee Amendments.

Minor formatting adjustments including line breaks and spacing throughout the document, particularly in the act summary and section headers.

POLICY

Substantive policy provisions regarding police authority, speed restrictions, and interlocal agreements with state beneficiary public trusts remain the same as the House version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 85 Nays: 2
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Transportation
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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