SB 786 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Crimes and punishments; increasing certain fine; prohibiting certain consumption of medical marijuana. Effective date.

SB 786 makes it unlawful for anyone operating a motor vehicle on a public highway to consume marijuana, inhale secondhand marijuana smoke, or possess an open container of marijuana in the passenger area. These new prohibitions apply to operators and passengers of vehicles on public roads. The bill also increases the special assessment trauma-care fee for violating these vehicle-related offenses from $100 to $250. This act is set to become effective on November 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was revised from the House version to the Senate version, primarily changing the header information, committee attribution, and page footers. The substantive legal text regarding alcohol transport and marijuana consumption restrictions appears unchanged in the visible portions of the diff.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date of February 11, 2025.

Bill sponsor attribution updated to reflect Senate and House sponsors (Weaver, Hines, and George).

Committee report attribution changed from Judiciary and Public Safety to Public Safety with updated date.

Page footers updated to reflect Senate Floor Version instead of 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

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2025

Committee

Referred for enrollment

upper

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 12

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Criminal Judiciary

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 5

upper

Mar 17, 2025

Introduced

General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors