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Votes at a glance: committee actions on multiple bills

2490152 · March 4, 2025
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Summary

The committee advanced a package of bills on topics ranging from licensing compacts to regulatory housekeeping. This roundup lists each bill, a brief description and the committee vote recorded in the transcript.

The committee considered and voted on multiple bills during the session. Below are brief entries for each bill that received a final committee outcome in the transcript. Where the transcript recorded a roll call or tally, the vote is reported as recorded.

- House Bill 22 86: Creates an assistant funeral director position to help address workforce needs cited by a funeral home operator. Committee recorded vote: 14 aye, 0 nay. Outcome: passed by committee. (Introduced: block 3; declared passed: block 11)

- House Bill 2,111: Removes the requirement for fleet management companies (Enterprise Mobility) to obtain a physical VIN inspection when registering/transferring vehicles. Committee recorded vote: 13 aye, 0 nay. Outcome: passed by committee. (Introduced: block 13; declared passed: block 21)

- House Bill 2,735 (PCS): Adds the accountancy board to agencies allowed to consider criminal convictions in licensing decisions for CPAs (simplifies language). Committee recorded vote: 14 aye, 0 nay. Outcome: passed by committee. (Introduced: block 23; declared passed: block 32)

- House Bill 19 57: Allows a golf cart to be registered and tagged as a motor vehicle if it meets federal safety requirements except for a 17‑digit VIN. Committee recorded vote: 13 aye, 1 nay. Outcome: passed by committee. (Introduced: block 33; declared passed: block 53)

- House Bill 11 22: Request bill from the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission to give the commission its own agency number and to expand regulation (including bare‑knuckle fighting and medical requirements). Committee recorded vote: 14 aye, 0 nay. Outcome: passed by committee. (Introduced: block 55; declared passed: block 84)

- House Bill 11 24: Request bill from the Broadband Office to clarify that state/local fiscal recovery funds are not commingled with capital projects funds (clean‑up language). Committee recorded vote: 14 aye, 0 nay. Outcome: passed by committee. (Introduced: block 86; declared passed: block 92)

- House Bill 13 66: Authorizes Oklahoma to join the dental licensure compact; committee discussion focused on enforcement, state rights and hand‑skill exam requirements. Committee recorded vote: 10 aye, 5 nay. Outcome: passed by committee. (Introduced: block 93; declared passed: block 141)

- House Bill 16 46: Request by the Real Estate Appraisers Board to increase pre‑licensing classroom hours (from 75 to 83), effective January 1, 2026. Committee recorded vote: 15 aye, 0 nay. Outcome: passed by committee. (Introduced: block 143; declared passed: block 152)

- House Bill 22 61: Authorizes Oklahoma to join the social work licensure compact; committee recorded vote: 14 aye, 1 nay. Outcome: passed by committee. (Introduced: block 153; recorded vote: block 155)

- House Bill 2,832: Moves oversight of the Military Trail of Honor into the Department of Transportation. Committee recorded vote: 14 aye, 1 nay. Outcome: passed by committee. (Introduced: block 157; declared passed: block 161)

- House Bill 10 24: Repeals a 6% government‑mandated markup on specified retail goods in place since 1949; gasoline excluded by compromise to protect small convenience stores. Committee recorded vote: 16 aye, 0 nay. Outcome: passed by committee. (Introduced: block 169; declared passed: block 191)

Several bills were presented as "request" bills by state agencies or professional boards. Committee members asked clarification questions on enforcement, standards and fiscal implications; most sponsors said there was no fiscal impact or that the agency already covers costs. The transcript shows no recorded amendments to the bills at committee, and several items included adoption of committee substitutes or clean‑up language before the vote.

The committee recessed and later reconvened to complete additional items; the votes above reflect the final recorded tallies in the transcript.