Driver licenses; requiring Service Oklahoma enter into certain agreement with Ireland; effective date.
HB 2297 requires Oklahoma's Service Oklahoma to establish a driver license reciprocity agreement with Ireland. The agreement must ensure Irish driver license standards meet Oklahoma's requirements and mandate that Irish drivers comply with Oklahoma's mandatory auto insurance laws. This directly affects Irish residents operating vehicles in Oklahoma under the agreement. The bill became law on May 8, 2025, with no Governor's signature needed.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 8, 2025
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The bill was formatted and renumbered for Senate floor consideration, with minor text adjustments to section headers and page footers. The substantive policy content regarding driver license reciprocity with Ireland and automated driving system regulations remains unchanged.
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Header information was updated from House Floor Version to Senate Floor Version with revised page numbering and formatting.
Committee report attribution changed from Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight to Aeronautics and Transportation.
Minor text reformatting and line breaks were adjusted throughout the document for Senate presentation.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Mar 17, 2025
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Apr 30, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 3
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 5, 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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