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Committee advances bill letting Service Oklahoma interface with auto manufacturers to deliver vehicle notices
Summary
Senate Bill 359 would allow Service Oklahoma to interface electronically with auto manufacturers so manufacturers can send vehicle recall or notice information to vehicle owners through state registration channels; the committee advanced the measure after questions about implementation and liability.
Senator Coleman presented Senate Bill 359, which would permit Service Oklahoma to interface with automobile manufacturers so manufacturers can send recall or other vehicle notices to owners through the state’s registration system. "I think the more people see that their car is due for a recall, I think it's a safety issue," the bill’s author said, arguing repeated notices increase the chance owners will take vehicles in for repairs.
Committee members asked technical and liability questions. Senator Stewart asked whether Service Oklahoma had calculated the operational impact of the additional duties; the author said the interaction would be handled by computer systems once initial setup was complete and that the title had been struck. Senator Bergstrom asked whether the bill’s permissive language ("may") might later change to a requirement ("shall") and how that would affect Service Oklahoma. The author said decisions about mandate versus permissive implementation would be up to Service Oklahoma.
Senator Hastur and staff said initial costs to set up the interface would be limited and that recurring work would largely be automated; the author agreed to follow up on liability concerns raised by the committee. The committee voted to advance SB359 by a unanimous roll call of 12 ayes and 0 nays.
