Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

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29		-	BILL NO. 2126 By: Sterling of the House
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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	35	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
	36	+	FOR
	37	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 2126 By: Sterling of the House
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	47	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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40		-	[ motor vehicles - Shelby Johnson and Logan Deardorff
41		-	Act of 2025 – application - license - diagnosis
42		-	report - public record – rules – noncodification -
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	49	+	An Act relating to motor vehicles; creating the
	50	+	Shelby Johnson and Logan Deardorff Act of 2025;
	51	+	amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -207, as amended by
	52	+	Section 70, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp.
	53	+	2023, Section 6-207), which relates to authority to
	54	+	deny application for or cancel license for certain
	55	+	ailments; deleting certain reporting requirement;
	56	+	requiring certain diagnosis report; stating certain
	57	+	report shall not be considered public record;
	58	+	authorizing the promulgation of certain rules;
	59	+	providing for noncodification; and providing an
	60	+	effective date.
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50	65		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	66		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
52	67		codified in the Oklahoma Statutes rea ds as follows:
53	68		This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Shelby Johnson
54	69		and Logan Deardorff Act of 2025".
55		-	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -207, as
56		-	amended by Section 70, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024,
57		-	Section 6-207), is amended to read as follows:
58		-	Section 6-207. Whenever Service Oklahoma is furnished with
59		-	information or, from the records on file in Service Oklahoma, it is
60		-	established that the holder of a driver license is afflicted with a
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	97	+	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6 -207, as
	98	+	amended by Section 70, Chapter 282, O.S.L. 2022 (47 O.S. Supp. 2024,
	99	+	Section 6-207), is amended to read as follows:
	100	+	Section 6-207. Whenever Service Oklahoma is furnished with
	101	+	information or, from the records on file in Service Oklahoma, it is
	102	+	established that the holder of a driver license is afflicted with a
87	103		physical disease with a history of seizures, or mental disease, or
88	104		momentary lapses of consciousness or any other ailment which may
89	105		result in temporary loss of control or partial control of a motor
90	106		vehicle, Service Oklahoma may, in its discretion, execute an orde r
91	107		of cancellation of any driver license issued to such individual, or,
92	108		should such information be available at the time of application for
93	109		a driver license, Service Oklahoma may execute an order denying the
94	110		issuance of said license to any such individual a nd shall cause any
95	111		such license that may have been issued to be picked up or to be
96	112		delivered to Service Oklahoma as specified for other such orders.
97	113		Every physician or surgeon, including doctors of medicine and
98	114		osteopathy, examining, attending or treating an individual for any
99	115		illness or injury that would impair the ability of the individual in
100	116		any manner as to affect the performance of the person to operate a
101	117		motor vehicle, may make a written report of the diagnosis to Service
102	118		Oklahoma. Any person who is diagnosed with a disorder that causes a
103	119		momentary lapse of consciousness that would impair the ability of
104	120		the individual in any manner as to affect the performance of the
105		-	person to operate a motor vehicle shall report his or her diagnosis
106		-	to Service Oklahoma. Service Oklahoma may, in its discretion,
107		-	suspend or cancel the license of such person for such period of time
108		-	as in its judgment is justified.
109		-	In addition thereto, any person or physician or any medical
110		-	personnel participating in good faith and without negligence or
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	148	+	person to operate a motor vehicle shall report his or her diagnosis
	149	+	to Service Oklahoma. Service Oklahoma may, in its discretion,
	150	+	suspend or cancel the license of such person for such period of time
	151	+	as in its judgment is justified.
	152	+	In addition thereto, any person or physician or any medical
	153	+	personnel participating in good faith and withou t negligence or
137	154		malicious intent in making of a report pursuant to this act shall
138	155		have the immunity from civil liability that might otherwise be
139	156		incurred or imposed. Any such participant shall have the same
140	157		immunity with respect to participation in any ju dicial proceeding
141	158		resulting from such report.
142	159		Provided further that, in any proceeding resulting from a report
143	160		made pursuant to this act or in any proceeding where such a report
144	161		or any contents thereof are sought to be introduced in evidence,
145	162		such report or contents or any other fact or facts related thereto,
146	163		or the condition of the individual who is the subject of the report
147	164		shall only be admitted in evidence in actions regarding the
148	165		revocation, suspension, cancellation or denial of the subject's
149	166		driver's license and. The report shall not be considered to be a
150	167		public record provided that the report shall not be excluded on the
151	168		ground that the matter is or may be the subject of a physician -
152	169		patient privilege or similar privilege or rule against disclosure.
153		-	Any person whose license has been canceled or denied under the
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156		-	Service Oklahoma is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate
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158		-	SECTION 3. This act shall become eff ective November 1, 2025.
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185		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 24th day of March, 2025.
	197	+	Any person whose license has been canceled or denied under the
	198	+	provisions of this section shall have the right of appeal from said
	199	+	order, as provided under Section 6 -211 of this title.
	200	+	Service Oklahoma is authorized to promulgate rules to effectuate
	201	+	the provisions of this section.
	202	+	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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	204	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY
	205	+	OVERSIGHT, dated 03/04/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.
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