HB 3427 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Motor vehicles; creating Bridges' Law; defining term; creating misdemeanor for deliberate, unsafe driving; effective date.

HB 3427, known as "Bridges' Law," creates new penalties for intentional, unsafe driving in Oklahoma. It defines such driving as committing two or more moving violations likely to endanger others, or one intentional violation requiring defensive reactions from other drivers. The law establishes misdemeanor charges for basic cases, but escalates to a Class C1 felony for collisions involving contact, sideswiping, or forcing vehicles off the road. Enhanced penalties include Class B6 felonies for endangering minors or occurring in school/construction zones, and Class B4 felonies for causing great bodily injury. Convictions automatically trigger license revocation by the Department of Public Safety.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Feb 3, 2026
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Introduced Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended by the Policy Committee to change the terminology from 'deliberate, unsafe driving' to 'intentional, unsafe driving' throughout the text. This appears to be a technical clarification rather than a substantive policy change, as the definitions and penalties for the offenses remain identical. The formatting of the bill header and committee amendment information was also updated to reflect the committee's review process.
DEFINITION

Changed the term 'deliberate, unsafe driving' to 'intentional, unsafe driving' in the bill title and throughout the text, likely for clarity and consistency.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill header information to reflect the Policy Committee Substitute version, including committee adoption details and revised page numbering.

Reformatted the bill's introductory sections and committee amendment notation to align with standard legislative markup conventions.

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Committee
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Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Mike Lay
RRepublican
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