Motor vehicles; deleting limitation on the height of motorcycle handlebars; effective date.
HB 1021 removes a requirement that motorcycle handlebars must not exceed the operator's eye level on public roads. This change directly affects motorcycle riders in Oklahoma who previously had to comply with this height restriction. The bill amends Oklahoma Statute 47 O.S. 2021, Section 12-609, deleting the specific handlebar height limitation while leaving other motorcycle equipment requirements (like mirrors, helmets, and fenders) unchanged. It became law on May 10, 2025, and takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 13, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from House floor version to Senate floor version, with no substantive policy changes to the motorcycle equipment requirements. The core provisions regarding mirrors, windshields, speedometers, fenders, horns, mufflers, helmet requirements for minors, and handlebar height restrictions remain identical. Only formatting, page numbering, and committee report attribution changed between versions.
TECHNICAL
Page headers and formatting changed from House floor version to Senate floor version with updated committee report attribution from Judiciary and Public Safety to Aeronautics and Transportation.
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025
How they voted
41–4
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
May 6, 2025
D
Democratic9
44% Nay
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/10/2025
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 4
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 4
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Safety
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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