HB 3045 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Motor vehicles; prohibiting the charging of certain fee for accident response by certain entities; effective date.

HB 3045 prohibits entities from charging fees for responding to or investigating motor vehicle accidents by law enforcement, fire departments, or municipalities. It specifically defines "accident response fee" as a charge for these services, excluding fees already authorized by law. The bill affects private companies or local entities that might impose such fees during accident response. It takes effect November 1, 2026, and does not impact existing legally permitted fees.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from the House Committee Substitute version to the Floor version, reflecting that the bill has passed committee review. The substantive policy content regarding the prohibition of accident response fees remains unchanged, though the header now indicates the 'Floor Version' and includes a committee report recommending passage.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the changes are procedural updates indicating the bill's progression to the House floor.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the 'Floor Version' instead of the 'Committee Substitute' and added a committee report recommending the bill pass.

Page numbers and internal tracking codes were adjusted to match the new floor version format.

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

66–23

Passed · 11 other

Total votes 100

Mar 11, 2026

D Democratic18

10 Yea 5 Nay 3

55% Yea

R Republican82

56 Yea 18 Nay 8

68% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Engrossed, signed, to Senate

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Committee

Referred for engrossment

lower

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 65 Nays: 23

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Public Safety

lower

Feb 4, 2026

Committee

Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors