SB 598 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Driver licenses; providing certain process for persons issued farm permit to receive driver license. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 598 modifies Oklahoma's driver licensing rules to allow individuals with intermediate Class D licenses (typically for teen drivers) who live on farms or ranches to operate vehicles for farming or ranching activities outside municipal limits at any time - bypassing the standard 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. curfew. This change directly affects farm or ranch residents aged 16-18 who hold intermediate licenses and are engaged in agricultural work. The bill amends existing law (47 O.S. § 6-105) to add this exception, specifying that the time restriction does not apply when operating a vehicle for farming/ranching activities, driving to/from work/school/church, or while accompanied by a licensed adult.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025

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Introduced → Floor (Senate) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill moved from an introduced draft to a Senate floor version with formatting updates and substantive policy changes to driver licensing requirements for minors. The floor version adds new provisions for intermediate license holders, including expanded operating hours and conditions for driving with a supervising adult. Several sections were reorganized with different numbering and added text regarding traffic offense recalculation of waiting periods.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include new provisions for intermediate Class D license holders, including specific operating hour restrictions and conditions for driving with a supervising licensed driver who is at least 21 years old.

REQUIREMENT

Added new subsection 2 for intermediate Class D license holders specifying operating hours (5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) with exceptions for work, school, and church activities, or allowing operation at any time with a supervising licensed driver aged 21 or older.

Modified traffic offense recalculation language to specify that if a person is convicted of more than one traffic offense, the waiting period is recalculated from the most recent conviction date rather than each individual conviction.

TECHNICAL

Updated document headers and page numbers to reflect Senate floor version status with February 17, 2025 date and added committee amendment notation.

Reorganized section numbering and spacing throughout the document, with some lines reformatted for Senate floor markup conventions.

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Committee

Feb 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors