HB 4266 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Special license plates; creating various special license plates; effective date.

HB 4266 adds special license plates for Oklahoma State University, the University of Oklahoma, and 15 other universities (including University of Arizona, Baylor, and University of Texas at Austin) to Oklahoma's existing special license plate program. These plates would allow Oklahoma residents to display university pride on their vehicles, with design approval requiring consultation with the respective universities. The bill amends existing law to include these new options, subject to standard requirements like 100 prepaid applications before issuance and annual renewal. The plates would be issued under the same rules as other special license plates, without altering current fee structures or eligibility processes.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Vetoed

May 2026

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Vetoed May 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a House version to a Senate version, primarily involving formatting adjustments and the reorganization of the title page. The core legislative text regarding special license plates remains substantively unchanged, with no new policies, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria introduced in this specific diff.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the 'Senate Floor Version' and 'Engrossed House Bill' status, replacing the original 'House of Representatives' header.

Page numbering and footer text were adjusted to match Senate formatting standards, including the addition of a specific note about bold face denoting committee amendments.

Line breaks and paragraph spacing were restructured to align with Senate drafting conventions, though the legal content of the act remains identical.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

26–19

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 50

Apr 23, 2026

D Democratic9

2 Yea 5 Nay 2

55% Nay

R Republican41

24 Yea 14 Nay 3

58% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 4, 2026

Vetoed

Vetoed 04/30/2026

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Committee

Referred for enrollment

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

upper

Apr 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 25 Nays: 19

upper

Apr 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

upper

Mar 16, 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: 85 Nays: 1

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Transportation

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Transportation

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors