All Roll Calls
Yes: 111 • No: 0
OklahomaSB 216Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Driver licenses; extension of certain driver license; requiring mailing of driver license to certain individual. Effective date.
Sponsored By: Micheal Bergstrom (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
ID and job documents before release
Beginning July 1, 2026, if you plan to live in Oklahoma and qualify, DOC checks nine months before release if you have state ID and helps gather papers to get one. DOC can use inmate trust funds, DOC funds, or donations to pay for ID cards. DOC gives you job‑ready documents: training and work records (if available), a certified birth certificate and Social Security card (if obtainable), a resume, proof of a practice interview, and notice about occupational license options. Some people are exempt from the resume and interview step, such as those age 65+, medically paroled, or released from a DOC mental health unit. Before release, DOC also provides the paperwork you need to apply for a provisional driver license.
Provisional licenses for suspended drivers
Beginning July 1, 2026, Service Oklahoma issues provisional licenses to some people with a suspended or revoked license. You can drive from 6:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Overnight driving (12:00 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.) is only for set reasons like going to or from work, during work, school or training, worship, or court‑ordered programs. Unpaid fines and fees do not block eligibility, and no driving test is needed if your suspended license has not expired. People with certain serious convictions listed in state law are not eligible. If you commit an offense that would suspend a regular license, your provisional license is revoked; missed payments alone do not revoke it while you are on an approved payment plan.
License help when you leave prison
Beginning July 1, 2026, if your Oklahoma license was valid when you were imprisoned and it expired within the last three years during your sentence, it stays valid for six months after your release. When you are released, Service Oklahoma mails a replacement license to the address you provide. Service Oklahoma and the Department of Corrections share data to make these steps work.
One reinstatement fee, faster notice
Beginning July 1, 2026, when you reinstate your driving privilege, Service Oklahoma charges one reinstatement fee that covers all suspensions or revocations on record at that time. Within three days after reinstatement, the agency must notify you to apply for a new driver license. This rule applies to the reinstatement fee; other legal requirements may still apply.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Micheal Bergstrom
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Nicole Miller
Republican • House
Danny Williams
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/6/2025
Top_of_Page
Yes: 92 • No: 0
House vote • 4/17/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 12 • No: 0
House vote • 4/9/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/19/2025
Emergency
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor 05/13/2025
5/13/2025SenateSent to Governor
5/7/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/7/2025HouseEnrolled, to House
5/7/2025SenateReferred for enrollment
5/6/2025SenateSigned, returned to Senate
5/6/2025HouseThird Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 92 Nays: 0
5/6/2025HouseCoauthored by Representative(s) Williams
5/6/2025HouseGeneral Order
5/6/2025HouseCR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
4/17/2025HousePolicy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Public Safety
4/9/2025HouseReferred to Public Safety
4/1/2025HouseSecond Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
4/1/2025HouseFirst Reading
3/5/2025HouseEngrossed to House
3/5/2025SenateReferred for engrossment
3/4/2025SenateMeasure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
3/4/2025SenateGeneral Order, Considered
3/4/2025SenateCoauthored by Representative Miller (principal House author)
2/26/2025SenatePlaced on General Order
2/24/2025SenateEmergency removed
2/19/2025SenateReported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety committee; CR filed
2/19/2025SenateSecond Reading referred to Public Safety
2/4/2025SenateAuthored by Senator Bergstrom
2/3/2025SenateFirst Reading
2/3/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
5/7/2025
Floor (House)
4/21/2025
House Committee Report
4/17/2025
House Policy Committee Report
4/9/2025
Engrossed
3/5/2025
Floor (Senate)
2/20/2025
Committee Substitute
2/19/2025
Senate Committee Report
2/19/2025
Introduced
12/30/2024
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