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| 28 | - | ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDME NT | |
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| 30 | - | ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO . 688 By: Stanley of the Senate | |
| 29 | + | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION | |
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| 31 | + | STATE OF OKLAHOMA | |
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| 33 | + | 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | |
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| 35 | + | COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE | |
| 36 | + | FOR ENGROSSED | |
| 37 | + | SENATE BILL NO. 688 By: Stanley of the Senate | |
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| 34 | 41 | Steagall of the House | |
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| 45 | + | COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE | |
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| 40 | 47 | An Act relating to driver licenses; amending 47 O.S. | |
| 41 | - | 2021, Section 6-124, as amended by Section 63, | |
| 48 | + | 2021, Section 6-115, as amended by Section 55, | |
| 49 | + | Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022, Section | |
| 50 | + | 6-115), which relates to expiration an d renewal of | |
| 51 | + | driver licenses; requiring persons of a cert ain age | |
| 52 | + | be issued an eight-year driver license; amending 47 | |
| 53 | + | O.S. 2021, Section 6 -124, as amended by Section 63, | |
| 42 | 54 | Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Su pp. 2022, Section | |
| 43 | 55 | 6-124), which relates to issuance of license or | |
| 44 | 56 | identification card to veterans; requiring certain | |
| 45 | 57 | disabled veterans’ disability rating be notated on | |
| 46 | 58 | driver licenses or identification car ds; allowing for | |
| 47 | 59 | spouses and unremarried surviving spouses of certain | |
| 48 | 60 | veterans to receive disability rating or veteran | |
| 49 | 61 | status notation on driver licenses or identification | |
| 50 | 62 | cards; requiring notation be accepted as proof of | |
| 51 | 63 | sales tax exemption and veterans benefits; requiring | |
| 52 | 64 | certain registration to receive notations; requiring | |
| 53 | 65 | implementation of certain information exchange | |
| 54 | 66 | process by certain date; requiring compliance with | |
| 55 | 67 | certain standards for certain licenses; directing | |
| 56 | 68 | Service Oklahoma to seek certain fed eral approval; | |
| 57 | - | and providing an effective date . | |
| 69 | + | providing an effective date ; and declaring an | |
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| 75 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
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| 64 | - | AMENDMENT NO. 1. Strike the title, enacting clause, and entire bill | |
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| 68 | - | "[ driver licenses – eight-year driver license – | |
| 69 | - | issuance of license – disability rating notation – | |
| 70 | - | surviving spouses – proof of sales tax exemption – | |
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| 101 | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
| 102 | 103 | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -115, as | |
| 103 | 104 | amended by Section 55, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022, | |
| 104 | 105 | Section 6-115), is amended to read as follows: | |
| 105 | 106 | Section 6-115. A. Except as otherwise provided in this | |
| 106 | 107 | section, every driver license shall be issued for a period of either | |
| 107 | 108 | four (4) years or eight (8) years; provided, if the applicant or | |
| 108 | 109 | licensee is an alien, the license shall be issued for a period which | |
| 109 | 110 | does not exceed the lesser of: | |
| 110 | 111 | 1. Four (4) years or eight (8) years; o r | |
| 111 | 112 | 2. The expiration date on the valid documentation authorizing | |
| 112 | 113 | the presence of the applicant or licensee in the United States, as | |
| 113 | 114 | required by paragraph 9 of subsection A of Se ction 6-103 of this | |
| 114 | 115 | title. | |
| 115 | 116 | B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the expiration | |
| 116 | 117 | date of an initial license shall be no more than either four (4) | |
| 117 | 118 | years or eight (8) years from the last day of the month of issuance | |
| 118 | 119 | or no more than either four (4) years or eight (8) years from the | |
| 119 | 120 | last day of the birth month of the applicant immediately preceding | |
| 120 | 121 | the date of issuance, if requested by the applicant. | |
| 122 | + | C. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the expiration | |
| 123 | + | date of a renewal license shall be: | |
| 124 | + | 1. For a renewal during the month of expiration, either four | |
| 125 | + | (4) years or eight (8) years from the last da y of the month of | |
| 126 | + | expiration of the expiring license or either four (4) or eight (8) | |
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| 147 | - | C. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the expiration | |
| 148 | - | date of a renewal license shall be: | |
| 149 | - | 1. For a renewal during the month of expiration, either four | |
| 150 | - | (4) years or eight (8) years from the last da y of the month of | |
| 151 | - | expiration of the expiring license or either four (4) or eight (8) | |
| 152 | 154 | years from the last day of the birth month of the licensee | |
| 153 | 155 | immediately preceding the expiration date of the expiring license, | |
| 154 | 156 | if requested by the licensee; or | |
| 155 | 157 | 2. For a renewal prior to the month of expiration, as provided | |
| 156 | 158 | by rule of Service Oklahoma, either four (4) or eight (8) years from | |
| 157 | 159 | the last day of the month of expiration of the current license; | |
| 158 | 160 | provided, no license shall be issued with an expiration date of more | |
| 159 | 161 | than five (5) years from the date of renewal on a four (4) year | |
| 160 | 162 | license or nine (9) years from the date of renewal on an eight (8) | |
| 161 | 163 | year license. | |
| 162 | 164 | D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection E of Section | |
| 163 | 165 | 1550.42 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, any Oklahoma driver | |
| 164 | 166 | license that is not more than one (1) year past the date of | |
| 165 | 167 | expiration provided on the driver license shall be presumed to be a | |
| 166 | 168 | valid form of identification for the purposes of renewing an | |
| 167 | 169 | Oklahoma driver license. | |
| 168 | 170 | E. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every driver | |
| 169 | 171 | license shall be renewable by the licensee upon application to | |
| 170 | 172 | either Service Oklahoma or a licensed operator, furnishing the | |
| 173 | + | current mailing address of the person and payment of the required | |
| 174 | + | fee, if the person is otherwise eligible for renewal. If the | |
| 175 | + | licensee is an alien, the licensee shall appear before a driver | |
| 176 | + | license examiner of Service Oklahoma and shall be issued a renewal | |
| 177 | + | driver license for a period which does not exceed the lesser of: | |
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| 197 | - | current mailing address of the person and payment of the required | |
| 198 | - | fee, if the person is otherwise eligible for renewal. If the | |
| 199 | - | licensee is an alien, the licensee shall appear before a driver | |
| 200 | - | license examiner of Service Oklahoma and shall be issued a renewal | |
| 201 | - | driver license for a period which does not exceed the lesser of: | |
| 202 | 205 | 1. Four (4) years or eight (8) years; or | |
| 203 | 206 | 2. The expiration date on the valid documentation authorizing | |
| 204 | 207 | the presence of the applicant or licensee in the United States, as | |
| 205 | 208 | required by paragraph 9 of subsection A of Section 6-103 of this | |
| 206 | 209 | title. | |
| 207 | 210 | F. All applicants for renewals of driver licenses who have | |
| 208 | 211 | proven collision records or apparent physical defects may be | |
| 209 | 212 | required to take an examination as specified by Service Oklahoma. | |
| 210 | 213 | G. When a person makes application for a driver license, or | |
| 211 | 214 | makes application to renew a driver license, and the person has been | |
| 212 | 215 | convicted of, or received a deferred judgment for, any offense | |
| 213 | 216 | required to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act, | |
| 214 | 217 | the driver license shall be valid for a period of one (1) year from | |
| 215 | 218 | the month of issuance, but may be renewed yearly during the time the | |
| 216 | 219 | person is registered on the Sex Offender Registry. Notwithstanding | |
| 217 | 220 | any other provision of law, the cost for such license shall be the | |
| 218 | 221 | same as for other driver licenses and renewals. | |
| 222 | + | H. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules prescribing forms of | |
| 223 | + | identification acceptable for the renewal of an Oklahoma driver | |
| 224 | + | license. | |
| 225 | + | I. All driver licenses issued to persons sixty-five (65) years | |
| 226 | + | of age or older shall be issued for a period of eight (8) years. | |
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| 245 | - | H. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate rules prescribing forms of | |
| 246 | - | identification acceptable for the renewal of an Oklahoma driver | |
| 247 | - | license. | |
| 248 | - | I. All driver licenses issued to persons sixty-five (65) years | |
| 249 | - | of age or older shall be issued for a period of eight (8) years. | |
| 250 | 254 | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -124, as | |
| 251 | 255 | amended by Section 63, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022, | |
| 252 | 256 | Section 6-124), is amended to read as follow s: | |
| 253 | 257 | Section 6-124. A. As a way to honor and recognize the veterans | |
| 254 | 258 | who have served our country, Service Oklahoma shall make space | |
| 255 | 259 | available in the upper left-hand corner of the front of the driver | |
| 256 | 260 | license and the identification card for a flag emblem and the word | |
| 257 | 261 | “veteran” to. Similarly, when applicable, Service Oklahoma shall, | |
| 258 | 262 | either on the front or back of the driver license or the | |
| 259 | 263 | identification card, include a numeric designation indicating a | |
| 260 | 264 | veteran’s one-hundred-percent disability rating granted to the | |
| 261 | 265 | veteran by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The | |
| 262 | 266 | items required by this subsection shall be designed by Service | |
| 263 | 267 | Oklahoma that will serve as a notation of veteran status as well as | |
| 264 | 268 | a notation of the existence of a United States Departme nt of | |
| 265 | 269 | Veterans Affairs disability rating as applicable. The current | |
| 266 | 270 | spouse of a one-hundred-percent disabled veteran or an unr emarried | |
| 267 | 271 | surviving spouse of a deceased, one-hundred-percent disabled veteran | |
| 268 | 272 | shall be entitled to receive a driver license or id entification card | |
| 273 | + | indicating his or her status as an eligible cu rrent spouse or an | |
| 274 | + | eligible unremarried surviving spouse enti tled to the sales tax | |
| 275 | + | exemption provided in Section 1357 of Titl e 68 of the Oklahoma | |
| 276 | + | Statutes. Representation of veteran status an d disability rating on | |
| 277 | + | the driver license and the identification card shall be adequate | |
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| 295 | - | indicating his or her status as an eligible cu rrent spouse or an | |
| 296 | - | eligible unremarried surviving spouse enti tled to the sales tax | |
| 297 | - | exemption provided in Section 1357 of Titl e 68 of the Oklahoma | |
| 298 | - | Statutes. Representation of veteran status an d disability rating on | |
| 299 | - | the driver license and the identification card shall be adequate | |
| 300 | 305 | confirmation for purposes of veterans benefits offered by public or | |
| 301 | 306 | private entities doing business within this state and no further | |
| 302 | 307 | documentation shall be required exc ept as specifically mandated by | |
| 303 | 308 | federal law. | |
| 304 | 309 | B. Upon application for issuance or re newal of the driver | |
| 305 | 310 | license or identification card and in addition to other | |
| 306 | 311 | documentation required by Service Oklahoma, persons requesting the | |
| 307 | 312 | flag emblem or the flag emblem and the disability notation shall be | |
| 308 | 313 | registered with the veterans registry Oklahoma Veterans Registry | |
| 309 | 314 | created by the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. Provided, | |
| 310 | 315 | that if the person requesting the flag emblem has previously | |
| 311 | 316 | received a flag emblem pursuant to this subsection, no registration | |
| 312 | 317 | with the veterans registry shall be required to receive the flag | |
| 313 | 318 | emblem prior to the deadline established in subsection C of this | |
| 314 | 319 | section. | |
| 315 | 320 | C. Service Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Department of Veterans | |
| 316 | 321 | Affairs shall implement a technology-based information exchange | |
| 317 | 322 | process whereby all motor license agents ar e able to validate, upon | |
| 318 | 323 | application for issuance or renewal of the driver license or | |
| 324 | + | identification card, an applicant ’s claim of veteran status, veteran | |
| 325 | + | disability status, sta tus as a current spouse of an eligible, | |
| 326 | + | disabled veteran or status as an unrema rried surviving spouse of an | |
| 327 | + | eligible, deceased disabled veteran as provided for in subsection A | |
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| 345 | - | identification card, an applic ant’s claim of veteran status, veteran | |
| 346 | - | disability status, sta tus as a current spouse of an eligible, | |
| 347 | - | disabled veteran or status as an unrema rried surviving spouse of an | |
| 348 | - | eligible, deceased disabled veteran as provided for in subsection A | |
| 349 | 355 | of this section. The requir ements of this subsection shall be | |
| 350 | 356 | implemented no later than July 1, 2024. | |
| 351 | 357 | D. With regard to the issuance of REAL -ID compliant licenses | |
| 352 | 358 | containing items described in subs ection A of this section, Service | |
| 353 | 359 | Oklahoma shall comply with all federal design requi rements and shall | |
| 354 | 360 | seek design approval from all necessary federal agencies, including | |
| 355 | 361 | but not limited to the United States Department of Homeland | |
| 356 | 362 | Security. | |
| 357 | 363 | E. Service Oklahoma shall promulgate any rule necessary to | |
| 358 | 364 | implement the provisions of this section. | |
| 359 | 365 | SECTION 3. This act shall become ef fective July 1, 2023. | |
| 360 | 366 | SECTION 4. It being immediately necess ary for the preservation | |
| 361 | 367 | of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | |
| 362 | 368 | declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | |
| 363 | - | be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | |
| 369 | + | be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | |
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| 435 | - | ENGROSSED SENATE | |
| 436 | - | BILL NO. 688 By: Stanley of the Senate | |
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| 440 | - | Steagall of the House | |
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| 445 | - | An Act relating to driver licenses; amending 47 O.S. | |
| 446 | - | 2021, Section 6-124, as amended by Section 63, | |
| 447 | - | Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Su pp. 2022, Section | |
| 448 | - | 6-124), which relates to issuance of license or | |
| 449 | - | identification card to veterans; requiring certain | |
| 450 | - | disabled veterans’ disability rating be notated on | |
| 451 | - | driver licenses or identification car ds; allowing for | |
| 452 | - | spouses and unremarried surviving spouses of certain | |
| 453 | - | veterans to receive disability rating or veteran | |
| 454 | - | status notation on driver licenses or identification | |
| 455 | - | cards; requiring notation be accepted as proof of | |
| 456 | - | sales tax exemption and veterans benefits; requiring | |
| 457 | - | certain registration to receive notations; requiring | |
| 458 | - | implementation of certain information exchan ge | |
| 459 | - | process by certain date; requiring compliance with | |
| 460 | - | certain standards for certain licenses; directing | |
| 461 | - | Service Oklahoma to seek certain fed eral approval; | |
| 462 | - | and providing an effective date . | |
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| 467 | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
| 468 | - | SECTION 5. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -124, as | |
| 469 | - | amended by Section 63, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2022, | |
| 470 | - | Section 6-124), is amended to read as follow s: | |
| 471 | - | Section 6-124. A. As a way to honor and recognize the veterans | |
| 472 | - | who have served our country, Service Oklahoma shall make space | |
| 473 | - | available in the upper lef t-hand corner of the front of the driver | |
| 474 | - | license and the identification card for a flag emblem and the word | |
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| 501 | - | “veteran” to. Similarly, when applicable, Service Oklahoma shall, | |
| 502 | - | either on the front or back of the driver license or the | |
| 503 | - | identification card, include a numeric designation indicating a | |
| 504 | - | veteran’s one-hundred-percent disability rating granted to the | |
| 505 | - | veteran by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The | |
| 506 | - | items required by this subsection shall be designed by Service | |
| 507 | - | Oklahoma that will serve as a notation of veteran status as well as | |
| 508 | - | a notation of the existence of a United States Departme nt of | |
| 509 | - | Veterans Affairs disability rating as applicable. The current | |
| 510 | - | spouse of a one-hundred-percent disabled veteran or an unr emarried | |
| 511 | - | surviving spouse of a deceased, one-hundred-percent disabled veteran | |
| 512 | - | shall be entitled to receiv e a driver license or id entification card | |
| 513 | - | indicating his or her status as an eligible cu rrent spouse or an | |
| 514 | - | eligible unremarried surviving spouse enti tled to the sales tax | |
| 515 | - | exemption provided in Section 1357 of Titl e 68 of the Oklahoma | |
| 516 | - | Statutes. Representation of veteran status an d disability rating on | |
| 517 | - | the driver license and the identification card shall be adequate | |
| 518 | - | confirmation for purposes of veterans benefits offered by public or | |
| 519 | - | private entities doing business within this state and no further | |
| 520 | - | documentation shall be required exc ept as specifically mandated by | |
| 521 | - | federal law. | |
| 522 | - | B. Upon application for issuance or re newal of the driver | |
| 523 | - | license or identification card and in addition to other | |
| 524 | - | documentation required by Service Oklahoma, persons requesting the | |
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| 551 | - | flag emblem or the flag emblem and the disability notation shall be | |
| 552 | - | registered with the veterans registry Oklahoma Veterans Registry | |
| 553 | - | created by the Oklahoma Department of V eterans Affairs. Provided, | |
| 554 | - | that if the person requesting the flag emblem has previously | |
| 555 | - | received a flag emblem pursuant to this subsection, no registration | |
| 556 | - | with the veterans registry shall be required to receive the flag | |
| 557 | - | emblem prior to the deadline established in subsection C of this | |
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| 559 | - | C. Service Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Department of Veterans | |
| 560 | - | Affairs shall implement a technology-based information exchange | |
| 561 | - | process whereby all motor license agents are able to validat e, upon | |
| 562 | - | application for issuance or renewal of the driver license or | |
| 563 | - | identification card, an applicant ’s claim of veteran status, veteran | |
| 564 | - | disability status, sta tus as a current spouse of an eligible, | |
| 565 | - | disabled veteran or status as an unremarried surviving s pouse of an | |
| 566 | - | eligible, deceased disabled veteran as provided for in subsection A | |
| 567 | - | of this section. The requir ements of this subsection shall be | |
| 568 | - | implemented no later than July 1, 2024. | |
| 569 | - | D. With regard to the issuance of REAL -ID compliant license s | |
| 570 | - | containing items described in subsection A of this section, Service | |
| 571 | - | Oklahoma shall comply with all federal design requi rements and shall | |
| 572 | - | seek design approval from all necessary federal agencies, including | |
| 573 | - | but not limited to the United States Department of Homeland | |
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| 602 | - | implement the provisions of this section. | |
| 603 | - | SECTION 6. This act shall become ef fective November 1, 2023. | |
| 604 | - | Passed the Senate the 2nd day of March, 2023. | |
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