License plates; modifying certain special license plate. Effective date.
SB 837 updates Oklahoma's rules for special license plates, affecting anyone applying for or displaying these plates. It requires Service Oklahoma to receive 100 prepaid applications within 180 days before issuing new plate types (like Firefighter or Wildlife Conservation plates), and mandates annual renewal with specific fee handling procedures. Funds collected from these plates will continue to support designated causes, such as the Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum, Wildlife Diversity Fund, and Child Abuse Prevention Fund. The bill also repeals outdated provisions and clarifies plate transfer rules, ensuring plates remain tied to the vehicle registration.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Vetoed May 29, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill transitions from a House to a Senate version, shifting the legislative origin and updating the bill header information. The substantive content regarding special license plates remains largely consistent, with minor formatting adjustments and reorganization of text. The core provisions for special license plate issuance, renewal procedures, and fund allocations appear unchanged in substance.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the legislative chamber origin and formatting have been modified to reflect Senate floor processing.
TECHNICAL
Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date to February 10, 2025
Bill sponsor attribution changed from House sponsors (Jech, Hicks, Goodwin, Nice, Johns) to Senate sponsor (Hicks only)
Page numbering and formatting adjusted to reflect Senate floor version with bold face notation for committee amendments
Section headers and act language reorganized with minor text reordering but no substantive policy changes
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House May 1, 2025
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Filed with Secretary of State
upper
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 78 Nays: 0
lower
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto override message received
lower
May 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto overridden: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0
upper
May 12, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed 05/08/2025
upper
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 1
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Safety
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: 46 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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