SB 1684 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Motor vehicles; requiring certain operators to have certain insurance coverage. Effective date.

SB 1684 requires operators of highway cleanup and remediation services in Oklahoma (such as towing and accident response companies) to maintain at least $4 million in insurance coverage. This insurance must be provided as proof when applying for or renewing a state license. The bill also establishes a $10,000 initial license fee and a $1,000 annual renewal fee, with a $10,000 reinstatement fee for revoked licenses. Failure to meet the insurance requirement may result in license suspension or revocation.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Vetoed

May 2026

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Vetoed May 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was moved from the House to the Senate floor, resulting in significant substantive changes to the licensing requirements for highway remediation services. The most critical change is the addition of a mandatory $3 million liability insurance requirement, which was absent in the House version. Additionally, the House's requirement that the owner be an Oklahoma resident was replaced with a broader rule allowing the service to be an Oklahoma corporation. The fee structure was also updated to replace a motor carrier filing fee with a specific $10,000 license fee.

Scope change

The scope of eligibility was expanded to include non-resident owners who operate through an Oklahoma corporation, while simultaneously increasing the financial barrier to entry through the new insurance mandate.

REQUIREMENT

Added a mandatory requirement for operators to carry at least $3,000,000 in liability insurance coverage.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the owner residency requirement from a strict 'resident of Oklahoma' to allowing the service to be an 'Oklahoma corporation', expanding eligibility to non-resident corporate owners.

FISCAL

Replaced a reference to a general motor carrier filing fee with a specific license fee of $10,000.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a provision stating that no license fee shall be refunded if the license is suspended or revoked.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to reflect the Senate Floor Version and corrected the legislative session date to February 23, 2026.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2026 · House May 6, 2026

How they voted

47–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 50

Mar 25, 2026

D Democratic9

8 Yea 1

88% Yea

R Republican41

39 Yea 2

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 13, 2026

Vetoed

Vetoed 05/12/2026

upper

May 6, 2026

Committee

Referred for enrollment

upper

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 7

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Insurance

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to Insurance

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 27 Nays: 19

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass as amended Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors