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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 1422 By: Grego and Hardin
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
An Act relating to motor vehicle; amending 47 O.S.
2021, Section 11-406, which relates to farm tractors
or implements; allowing certain tractors to operate
on certain roadways; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKL AHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021 , Section 11-406, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 11-406. A. A farm tractor, as defi ned in Section 1-118
of this title, used for agricultural, commercial or any other lawful
purpose, or any implement of husbandry , as defined in Section 1 -125
of this title, except trailers and semitrailers when operated in
accordance with statutory limits or provisions of Section 14 -101 of
this title, shall not be permitted to travel upon any highway in
this state which is a part o f the National System of Interstate and
Defense Highways. However, the Department of Public Safety shall
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have the authority to permit such travel in certain geographic areas
of the state as deemed necessary. Such tractor o r implement may be
operated on any other roadway in this state if the o perator has
attached all the safety devices required by law and has taken
reasonable steps to reduce the width of the tractor or implement as
provided for by the manufacturer. Whenever the width of a farm
tractor or implement of husbandry exceeds the widt h of that portion
of a roadway on which the tractor or implement is driven, which is
marked as a single lane of traffic, or, if the roadway has not been
marked for lanes of traffic and the width of the tractor or
implement exceeds more than fifty percent ( 50%) of the width of the
roadway, the operator shall move the tractor or implement, as so on
as possible, as far to the right -hand side of the roadway as is
practicable and safe upon app roach of any oncoming or followi ng
vehicle and upon approaching the cre st of a hill.
B. Upon the immediate approach of a farm tractor or implement
of husbandry which cannot be moved by the operator thereof to the
far right-hand side of the roadway, as req uired in subsection A of
this section, due to the existence of any brid ge or guardrail, sign
or any other physical impediment which would not safely allow such
tractor or implement to travel on the far right -hand side of the
road, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right -of-way
and shall immediately pull over t o the far right-hand side of the
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road and remain in such position until the tractor or im plement has
passed.
C. This section shall not operate to relieve any operator of a
farm tractor or implement of husbandry from the duty to drive with
due regard for the safety of all persons using the roadway.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, dated 02/28/2023 -
DO PASS, As Amended and Coau thored.