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OK HB3695
OK HB3695Motor vehicles; personal injury accidents; modifying scope of certain defined term; effective date.
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Introduced
02/02/2026
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 11-904, as amended by Section 65, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (47 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 11-904), which relates to personal injury accidents; modifying scope of certain defined term; defining term; and providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill modifies Oklahoma law concerning motor vehicle accidents that result in injury, specifically by expanding the definition of "great bodily injury" to include a bone fracture, protracted and obvious disfigurement, protracted loss or impairment of the function of a body part, organ, or mental faculty, or substantial risk of death, and by adding a new definition for "chronic injury" which refers to chronic pain or medical conditions that substantially interfere with a person's normal activities or quality of life. These changes are intended to broaden the scope of what constitutes serious harm in the context of personal injury accidents involving motor vehicles, potentially leading to more severe charges and penalties for drivers who cause such accidents while violating traffic laws, and the bill is set to take effect on November 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary (on 02/12/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb3695&Session=2600 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation | https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB3695%20POLREC%20BILLSUM.PDF |
| Policy Committee Recommendation | https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20COMMITTEE%20SUBS/HCS/HB3695%20POLREC.PDF |
| Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 | https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20COMMITTEE%20AMENDMENTS/House/HB3695%20POLPCS1%20EMILY%20GISE-GRS.PDF |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Introduced | https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB3695%20INT%20BILLSUM.PDF |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - House: Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 | https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/BILLSUM/House/HB3695%20POLPCS1%20BILLSUM.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26%20INT/hB/HB3695%20INT.PDF |
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