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HB1634 • 2026

Turnpikes; requiring Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to install road spikes on exit ramps; effective date.

Turnpikes; requiring Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to install road spikes on exit ramps; effective date.

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Sponsor
Sneed
Last action
2025-02-04
Official status
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Turnpikes; requiring Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to install road spikes on exit ramps; effective date.

Turnpikes; requiring Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to install road spikes on exit ramps; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Turnpikes; requiring Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to install road spikes on exit ramps; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1634 (House): Introduced (2/8/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget

  2. 2025-02-04 House

    Referred to Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee

  3. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  4. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Sneed

Official Summary Text

Turnpikes; requiring Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to install road spikes on exit ramps; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1634 (House): Introduced (2/8/2025)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

HOUSE BILL 1634 By: Sneed

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to turnpikes; requiring Oklahoma
Turnpike Authority to install road spikes on exit
ramps; stating requirements for road spikes;
requiring development and adherence of safety
standards; requiring routine inspection and
maintenance; authorizing the promulgation of 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 1914 of Title 69, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority shall install and maintain
retractable road spikes on all exit ramps under its jurisdiction.
The road spikes shall:
1. Automatically retract to allow safe passage for vehicles
exiting the turnpike in the proper direction;
2. Deploy to impede vehicles attempting to enter the exit ramp
in the wrong direction; and

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3. Be clearly marked and accompanied by appropriate signage to
warn drivers.
B. The Authority shall develop and adhere to safety standards
for the installation, operation, and maintenance of road spikes,
ensuring they do not pose a hazard to vehicles traveling in the
proper direction. The Authority shall conduct routine inspections
and maintenance to ensure the road spikes remain functional and
effective.
C. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is authorized to promulgate
any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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