HB 1135 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Public safety; creating the Oklahoma Public Safety Act of 2025; effective date.

HB 1135 updates Oklahoma's weigh station operations to require the Corporation Commission to operate all ports of entry and weigh stations 18-20 hours daily, seven days a week (when funding and staff are available). It limits roadside enforcement to specific zones around fixed facilities - 7 miles for standard weigh stations and 25 miles for ports of entry - and mandates that inspections be conducted only by certified personnel. The law directly affects commercial motor vehicle drivers, trucking companies, and enforcement agencies like the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Corporation Commission. It takes effect November 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended by the Policy Committee to completely replace the original text with a new version that changes the bill's focus from a new 'Oklahoma Public Safety Act' to amendments of the existing 'Oklahoma Weigh Station Act of 2012'. The new version updates interagency agreements, modifies enforcement conditions for weigh stations and ports of entry, and adjusts roadside enforcement rules.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from creating a new public safety act to amending existing weigh station and enforcement regulations under the Oklahoma Weigh Station Act of 2012.

SCOPE

The bill title and purpose changed from creating a new 'Oklahoma Public Safety Act of 2025' to amending the 'Oklahoma Weigh Station Act of 2012'.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for the Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, and Corporation Commission to enter interagency agreements for weigh station equipment and operations.

Added requirement that North American Standard Inspections must be conducted only by certified individuals with appropriate inspection classification.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified roadside enforcement rules to limit enforcement activities to a fixed facility and a specific radius (7 miles for weigh stations, 25 miles for ports of entry) once facilities are established.

Added authority for the Corporation Commission to conduct roadside enforcement in general areas where fixed facilities are planned but not yet built, until July 1, 2016.

Added provision allowing the Corporation Commission to assist in roadside enforcement when requested by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, county sheriff, or county commissioner.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from November 1, 2025 to remain consistent with the original bill's effective date, though the amendment text references July 1, 2016 for enforcement transition.

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Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors