Motor vehicles; modifying requirements related to safety belts. Emergency.
Oklahoma Senate Bill 117 updates the state's safety belt law to require front-seat passengers in commercial vehicles (like trucks and buses) and all passengers in passenger vehicles (excluding motorcycles, farm vehicles, and trucks) to wear seat belts. It adds a medical exemption process where a physician's written attestation allows a driver to skip the requirement, with the exemption noted on their license. The bill limits fines for violations to $20 and clarifies that municipalities cannot enforce stricter seat belt rules than the state law. It also declares an emergency to take effect immediately upon approval.
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in committee
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Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Feb 20, 2025
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