Motor vehicles; providing for mandatory seizure of certain vehicles; modifying penalty for certain late payment; emergency.
HB 2713 would require Oklahoma authorities to seize vehicles without valid registration plates after 60 days (down from 90 days) instead of the current 90-day period. Vehicle owners whose vehicles are seized must pay all fees, penalties, and seizure costs to reclaim the vehicle, or face sale at public auction. If the sale price doesn't cover costs, the vehicle is sold as scrap, and any remaining funds go to the state under unclaimed property rules. This bill directly affects vehicle owners who let registration expire, and it modifies enforcement procedures for the Oklahoma Vehicle License and Registration Act.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Mar 13, 2025
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House Committee Substitute
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MINOR
The bill was amended to transition from a House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, incorporating additional sponsors (Weaver of the Senate) and adjusting formatting. The substantive policy content regarding vehicle seizure procedures and registration fees remains unchanged from the committee version.
Scope change
None - the bill's scope and applicability remain the same
TECHNICAL
Added Senate sponsor (Weaver) to the bill authorship line
Adjusted page headers and formatting to reflect Floor version status
Reordered some text sections for floor presentation while maintaining identical legal content
Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2025
How they voted
48–45
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 100
Mar 11, 2025
D
Democratic19
84% Nay
R
Republican81
59% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (48-45-7)
house
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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