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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 645 By: Paxton
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to automobiles owned by the state;
7 amending 47 O.S. 2021, Section 156.3, which relates
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8 official duties; removing approval requirement for
9 purchase of certain vehicles; updating statutory
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12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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13 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 156.3, is
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14 amended to read as follows:
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15 Section 156.3. A. This act, Section 151 et seq. of this title,
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16 shall not apply to and shall not be so construed as prohibiting the
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17 purchase and use of trucks or pickups by state agencies when the
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18 trucks or pickups are necessary for the performance of official
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19 duties of the state agency.
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20 B. Trucks and pickups owned and operated by the Department of
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21 Transportation shall be painted either yellow or white, and except
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22 as otherwise provided by law, shall be plainly marked with the words
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1 C. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to
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2 permit the purchase of any motor vehicle of ten thousand (10,000)
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3 pounds or less gross vehicle weight.
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4 D. All acquisitions of any motor vehicle of ten thousand
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5 (10,000) pounds or less gross vehicle weight shall be approved by
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6 the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services as
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8 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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