OklahomaOklahoma drivers would use lights at night and in poor visibility
Drivers would use required lights at night or in poor visibility, and bicyclists would need lights and reflectors during those conditions.
What it does
Vehicles on Oklahoma highways would have to display required lights at night, when their electric wipers are in use because of bad weather, or when poor light or weather makes people and vehicles hard to see.
Bicycles would need front and rear lights and reflective material during the listed lighting conditions. The front- and rear-light rules do not apply on roads with speed limits of 25 miles per hour or less.
Argument forRequired lights in darkness or poor visibility could help drivers, bicyclists, and other road users see one another sooner.
Argument againstDrivers may face glare or reduced visibility if they misunderstand when required lights apply or how to switch beams around other vehicles.
More detail
The proposed text requires highway vehicles to display required lights at night and in certain poor-visibility conditions. It covers vehicles traveling on Oklahoma highways. The rule has an exception for parked vehicles. The listed conditions include the period from half an hour after sunset until half an hour before sunrise, wiper use due to bad weather, or visibility too poor to clearly see people and vehicles within 1,000 feet.
The proposed text requires bicycles to carry front and rear lights and reflective material during the listed lighting conditions. These requirements cover bicycles in use during the listed lighting conditions. The front- and rear-light requirements do not apply on streets or highways with speed limits of 25 miles per hour or less. The requirements apply at night and during the poor-visibility conditions listed for vehicle lights.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 13Vetoed 05/12/2026Latest
- May 6Sent to GovernorTo Governor
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- May 6Signed, returned to Senate
- May 6Enrolled, to House
- May 6Referred for enrollment
- May 6Signed, returned to Senate
- May 6Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 53 Nays: 38Major
- May 6General Order
- Apr 16CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight CommitteeMinor
- Vote recorded Judiciary And Public Safety Oversight Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 1Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public SafetyMinor
- Vote recorded Public Safety Committee: Do Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30Referred to Public SafetyMinor
- Mar 30Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety OversightMinor
- Mar 26First ReadingMinor
- Mar 26Engrossed to HousePassed House
- Mar 25Referred for engrossment
- Vote recorded Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Advance. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 25Measure passed: Ayes: 26 Nays: 20Passed Senate
- Mar 25Ayes: 42 Nays: 4
- Mar 25Advanced to Third Reading
- Mar 25General Order, Considered
- Mar 16Coauthored by Representative Johns (principal House author)
- Feb 25Placed on General Order
- Feb 23Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Aeronautics and Transportation committee; CR filedMinor
- Vote recorded Aeronautics & Transportation. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Second Reading referred to Aeronautics and TransportationMinor
- Feb 2Authored by Senator Pederson
- Feb 2First ReadingIntroduced
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