HB1384 • 2026

Transportation; storm pipe inspection by Department of Transportation; inspections; requirements; expense; rules; effective date.

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Sponsor: Dempsey
Last action: 2025-04-01
Official status: Second Reading referred to Aeronautics and Transportation
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Transportation; storm pipe inspection by Department of Transportation; inspections; requirements; expense; rules; effective date.

What This Bill Does

Transportation; storm pipe inspection by Department of Transportation; inspections; requirements; expense; rules; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1384 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/20/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1384 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/6/2025) Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1384 (House): Committee Substitute (3/12/2025)

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Amendments

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Policy Committee Recommendation

None

Filed

Plain English: Req.

Req.
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12808 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
1384 By: Dempsey POLICY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION An Act relating to transportation; requiring inspection of certain storm pipe by Oklahoma Department of Transportation; requiring inspections be performed by certain individuals; listing certain requirements; requiring contractor bear certain expense; requiring inspection for acceptance; requiring certain corrective actions; requiring the Department to promulgate certain rules; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1

None

Filed

Plain English: HB1384 POLPCS1 Eddy Dempsey-JBH 2/12/2025 1:11:25 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Eddy Dempsey Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1384 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

HB1384 POLPCS1 Eddy Dempsey-JBH 2/12/2025 1:11:25 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: Eddy Dempsey Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1384 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
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12505 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
1384 By: Dempsey PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to transportation; requiring inspection of certain storm pipe by Oklahoma Department of Transportation; requiring inspections be performed by certain individuals; listing certain requirements; requiring contractor bear certain expense; requiring inspection for acceptance; requiring certain corrective actions; requiring the Department to promulgate certain rules; providing for codification; and providing an effective date.

Bill History

2025-04-01 Senate
Second Reading referred to Aeronautics and Transportation
2025-03-17 House
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
2025-03-17 Senate
First Reading
2025-03-13 House
General Order
2025-03-13 House
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 81 Nays: 2
2025-03-13 House
Referred for engrossment
2025-03-10 House
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
2025-02-24 House
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Transportation
2025-02-24 House
Authored by Senator Frix (principal Senate author)
2025-02-17 House
Withdrawn from Rules Committee
2025-02-17 House
Referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
2025-02-17 House
Referred to Transportation
2025-02-04 House
Second Reading referred to Rules
2025-02-03 House
First Reading
2025-02-03 House
Authored by Representative Dempsey

Official Summary Text

Transportation; storm pipe inspection by Department of Transportation; inspections; requirements; expense; rules; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1384 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/20/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1384 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Recommendation (3/6/2025)
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1384 (House): Committee Substitute (3/12/2025)

Current Bill Text

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ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 1384 By: Dempsey of the House

and

Frix of the Senate

An Act relating to transportation; requiring
inspection of certain storm pipe by Oklahoma
Department of Transportation; requiring inspections
be performed by certain individuals; listing certain
requirements; requiring contractor bear certain
expense; requiring inspection for acceptance;
requiring certain corrective actions; requiring the
Department to promulgate certain rules; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 4019.1 of Title 69, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall require a
post-installation inspection for any storm pipe that does not pass a
structural dead load test prior to installation.
B. The post-installation inspection shall be conducted by a
qualified engineer or inspector approved by the Department to ensure
compliance with industry standards, including, but not limited to:
1. Structural integrity under expected loads;
2. Proper bedding and backfill placement;

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3. Joint integrity and alignment; and
4. Absence of significant defects such as cracks, deformations,
or separations.
C. The contractor shall bear the cost of the post-installation
inspection and any corrective measures required to meet the
Department’s standards. If a storm pipe fails the post-installation
inspection, the contractor shall take corrective action, which may
include removal and replacement, reinforcement, or other remediation
as directed by the Department.
D. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall promulgate
rules necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this
section, including, but not limited to, specifications for
inspections, testing protocols, and qualifications for inspectors.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
Passed the House of Representatives the 13th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives

Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate