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1                           STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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2                 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

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3 SENATE BILL 178           By: Bullard
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6                           AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to state government; directing state

7   agencies to maintain motor vehicle fleet; amending 74

8   O.S. 2021, Sections 78d, as amended by Section 2,

8   Chapter 351, O.S.L. 2023, 85.5a, and 110.3 (74 O.S.

9   Supp. 2024, Section 78d), which relate to state

9   governmental functions; directing agencies to

10  electronically report certain information to certain

10  officials; conforming language; updating statutory

11  language; updating statutory reference; repealing 74

11  O.S. 2021, Sections 78, as amended by Section 1,

12  Chapter 351, O.S.L. 2023, 78a, 78b, 78c, 78e, 78f,

12  80.1, and 3317 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 78),

13  which relate to the State Fleet Management Division;

13  providing for codification; providing an effective

14  date; and declaring an emergency.

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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17  SECTION 1.     NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

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18 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 80 of Title 74, unless there is
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19 created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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20  On and after the effective date of this act, all state agencies

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21 that own, operate, and utilize motor vehicles in this state shall be
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22 responsible for the purchase, management, and maintenance of motor
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23 vehicles for the agency. Each agency shall promulgate rules,
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24 develop a plan for routine maintenance and inspection, and maintain
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1 accurate recordkeeping for all motor vehicles within the fleet for
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2 reporting as prescribed by law.
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3   SECTION 2.    AMENDATORY       74 O.S. 2021, Section 78d, as

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4 amended by Section 2, Chapter 351, O.S.L. 2023 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024,
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5 Section 78d), is amended to read as follows:
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6   Section 78d. The Fleet Management Division Each state agency

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7 which maintains inventory of motor vehicles shall furnish to the
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8 Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of
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9 the House of Representatives, at the close of each fiscal year a
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10 statement showing the financial condition of the Division, an
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11 inventory of all motor vehicles regardless of exemption or oversight
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12 status, an electronic report providing information on motor vehicle
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13 fleet inventory, maintenance records, financial data, and such other
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14 information regarding the state motor vehicle transportation system
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15 as is necessary for a proper understanding of the operation of such
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16 system and of the and financial condition of the motor pool
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17 operations vehicle fleet of the agency.
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18  SECTION 3.    AMENDATORY       74 O.S. 2021, Section 85.5a, is

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19 amended to read as follows:
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20  Section 85.5a. A. Except for the state fleet card, the The

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21 state purchase card program administered by the Purchasing Division
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22 is the only card program authorized for use by state agencies.
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23  B. On a monthly basis the State Purchasing Director and

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24 institutions of higher education shall provide to the Director of
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1 the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) a complete
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2 listing in electronic format of all transactions paid by a state
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3 purchase card. The list shall contain the name of the purchaser and
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4 purchasing agency, amount of purchase, and all available
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5 descriptions of items purchased.
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6   C. Upon receipt of the list described in subsection B of this

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7 section, the Director of the OMES shall allow the public access to
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8 the list in searchable format through its website defined in Section
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9 46 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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10  D. The State Purchasing Director may authorize the use of a

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11 state purchase card for acquisitions within the following
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12 parameters:
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13  1. No limit on the amount of the transaction for the following:

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14  a. purchases from statewide contracts and from contracts

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15                awarded by the State Purchasing Director for the

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16                benefit of a state agency,

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17  b. utilities,

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18  c. interagency payments,

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19  d. emergency acquisitions; provided, requirements to

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20                establish an emergency pursuant to Section 5 85.41A of

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21                this act title or other applicable statute or rule

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22                have been met, and

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23  e. professional services as defined in Section 803 of

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24                Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes; and

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1   2. For any other transaction with a state purchase card, the

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2 transaction shall not exceed the greater of Five Thousand Dollars
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3 ($5,000.00) or the limit determined by the State Purchasing
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4 Director, not to exceed the fair and reasonable acquisition
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5 threshold amount.
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6   E. The State Purchasing Director may authorize personnel of the

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7 Oklahoma Department of Commerce, upon a finding by the Secretary of
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8 Commerce that such personnel have a legitimate need therefore, to
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9 utilize a state purchase card for acquisitions for programs,
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10 functions, or services essential to the mission of the agency while
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11 traveling on Oklahoma Department of Commerce business in foreign
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12 locations with transaction limits not to exceed Thirty-five Thousand
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13 Dollars ($35,000.00). The purchase cardholders are required to sign
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14 a purchase card agreement prior to becoming a cardholder cardholders
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15 and to attend purchase card procedure training. The Oklahoma
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16 Department of Commerce will conduct quarterly internal auditing on
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17 all purchase card transactions associated with business and travel
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18 in foreign locations.
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19  SECTION 4.       AMENDATORY  74 O.S. 2021, Section 110.3, is

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20 amended to read as follows:
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21  Section 110.3. A. All state agencies shall maintain inventory

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22 records of its their motor vehicles. The records shall include:
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23  1. A detailed description of each vehicle, including its

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24 original cost;
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1   2. The vehicle identification number;

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2   3. The license tag number;

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3   4. The make, model, and year of the vehicle; and

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4   5. A designation of loaned or leased vehicles and the name of

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5 the vendor.
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6   B. Each state agency regardless of the exceptions granted in

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7 Section 78 of this title shall provide motor vehicle inventory
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8 records to the Office of Management and Enterprise Services at such
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9 times as may be requested by the Fleet Management Division of the
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10 Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
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11  SECTION 5.    REPEALER      74 O.S. 2021, Sections 78, as

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12 amended by Section 1, Chapter 351, O.S.L. 2023, 78a, 78b, 78c, 78e,
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13 78f, 80.1, and 3317 (74 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section 78), are hereby
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14 repealed.
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15  SECTION 6. This act shall become effective July 1, 2025.

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16  SECTION 7. It being immediately necessary for the preservation

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17 of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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18 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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19 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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