HB 2160 Oklahoma House · 2025 Regular Session

Motor vehicles; regulation; New Motor Vehicle Commission; approval of form; licensure; application; fees; certificates of registration; franchise; new vehicle dealers; effective date.

HB 2160 modernizes Oklahoma's licensing and regulatory framework for new motor vehicle dealers and salespeople. It updates definitions (excluding powersport dealers from "new motor vehicle dealer" status), requires salespersons to work exclusively for licensed dealers, modifies license fees, and clarifies requirements for dealer registrations and franchise agreements. The bill also specifies procedures for license suspension/revocation and mandates physical posting of licenses at dealer locations. As enacted on May 29, 2025, it directly affects new vehicle dealers, their sales staff, manufacturers, and distributors operating in Oklahoma.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 29, 2025
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to transition from the House version to the Senate floor version, primarily involving formatting updates and reorganization of the text. The substantive content of the bill, which regulates motor vehicle dealers and salespersons in Oklahoma, remains unchanged in terms of policy, definitions, or requirements.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are primarily cosmetic and structural.
TECHNICAL

Header and title page formatting changed to reflect Senate floor version with updated dates and committee substitute designation.

Text layout and line breaks were adjusted to conform to Senate formatting standards, though the legislative content remains identical.

Page numbering and version identifiers were updated to reflect the Senate floor version rather than the House floor version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
8
May 21, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 4
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
SA's read, adopted
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
May 8, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 2
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 10
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Business
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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