HB 3148 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Motor vehicles; defining term; requiring inspection by certain individuals; removing certain inspection requirement; effective date.

HB 3148 amends Oklahoma's vehicle titling laws by removing a requirement that certain individuals inspect vehicles at the time of sale. The bill updates definitions for terms like "salvage vehicle" and "rebuilt vehicle" but focuses on eliminating the inspection step for specific sales transactions. This change directly affects vehicle owners, dealers, and inspectors who previously had to perform these checks. The policy simplifies the titling process for certain vehicles without altering the core ownership documentation requirements. The bill takes effect on the date specified in the legislation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, which includes minor formatting adjustments and a specific amendment to the definition of a 'salvage vehicle' to clarify that repair costs must exceed 60% of the vehicle's fair market value immediately prior to damage. This change ensures that actual repair costs include only labor and parts for specific structural components, providing clearer criteria for determining which vehicles require a salvage title.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on motor vehicle definitions and title requirements, but the definition of 'salvage vehicle' is now more precise regarding repair cost thresholds and included components.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'salvage vehicle' was updated to specify that repair costs must exceed 60% of the fair market value immediately before the damage occurred, and to clarify that repair costs include only labor and parts for suspension, motor, transmission, frame, unibody, and designated structural components.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes were made to align the text with Senate floor standards, including updating the header to reflect the Senate version and adjusting line breaks and spacing.

Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026 · House Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

417
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
May 5, 2026
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican41
33 Yea 7 Nay 1
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
lower
May 5, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 11
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Public Safety
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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