HB 2126: Motor vehicles; creating the Shelby Johnson and Logan Deardorff Act of 2025; licenses; requiring certain diagnosis report; effective date. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a House Committee Substitute version to the House Floor version, incorporating amendments from the Senate. The substantive policy content regarding driver license restrictions for medical conditions remains unchanged, but the document now reflects the Senate's co-authorship and final committee report status.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the changes are procedural and formatting updates reflecting legislative process progression.

TECHNICAL

Header updated to indicate 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' instead of just 'Committee Substitute'.

Added Senate co-author 'Jett of the Senate' to the bill authorship section.

Page headers changed from 'Req. No. 13121' to 'HB2126 HFLR' to reflect floor version status.

Added note explaining that bold face text denotes Committee Amendments.

Committee report section updated to include Senate Oversight Committee co-authorship and final approval status.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove the 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' title and update page tracking numbers. The substantive content of the Shelby Johnson and Logan Deardorff Act of 2025 remains unchanged, with only formatting and administrative details modified.

TECHNICAL

Title changed from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' to reflect the House Committee's version of the bill.

Page tracking numbers updated from Req. No. 12473 to Req. No. 13121 across all pages.

Bill reference number in footer changed from 60-1-12473 to 60-1-13121 with updated date from 02/07/25 to 03/04/25.

Engrossed → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from its Engrossed version to a Proposed Policy Committee Substitute version. The substantive policy language remains identical, but the document structure was changed to reflect committee amendments. The original bill text was deleted and re-inserted as a formal amendment to conform to the committee's markup process.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the amendment is procedural in nature.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original Engrossed House Bill header and replaced it with a Proposed Policy Committee Substitute header indicating the document is now a formal committee amendment.

Changed the document title from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2126' to 'PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 2126' to reflect its status as a committee amendment.

Replaced the original bill text with a formal amendment instruction stating the entire measure is deleted and replaced with new language to conform to committee changes.

Added committee-specific metadata including amendment submission details, reading clerk information, and bill tracking numbers (Req. No. 12473).

Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · Mar 24, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was renamed from the 'Oklahoma Public Safety Act of 2025' to the 'Shelby Johnson and Logan Deardorff Act of 2025' and its scope was narrowed from a general public safety act to specifically address driver licensing issues related to medical conditions. The bill now focuses on requiring physicians to report diagnoses that could impair driving ability and gives Service Oklahoma authority to cancel or deny driver's licenses for individuals with certain medical conditions like seizures or momentary lapses of consciousness.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a broad public safety act to a specific driver licensing and medical reporting law focused on conditions that could impair driving ability.

SCOPE

Bill title changed from 'Oklahoma Public Safety Act of 2025' to 'Shelby Johnson and Logan Deardorff Act of 2025'

Bill purpose changed from general public safety to specifically addressing driver licensing and medical reporting for conditions affecting driving ability

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for physicians to report diagnoses that could impair driving ability to Service Oklahoma

Added immunity provisions for physicians and medical personnel making reports in good faith

Changed reporting requirements to specifically address momentary lapses of consciousness and other ailments affecting vehicle control

ENFORCEMENT

Added authority for Service Oklahoma to cancel or deny driver's licenses for individuals with certain medical conditions

Motor vehicles; creating the Shelby Johnson and Logan Deardorff Act of 2025; licenses; requiring certain diagnosis report; effective date.

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