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HB2996 • 2026

Service Oklahoma; defining terms; exempting certain records from notarization requirement; effective date.

Service Oklahoma; defining terms; exempting certain records from notarization requirement; effective date.

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Sponsor
Kerbs
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Referred to Public Safety
Effective date
Not listed

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Service Oklahoma; defining terms; exempting certain records from notarization requirement; effective date.

Service Oklahoma; defining terms; exempting certain records from notarization requirement; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Service Oklahoma; defining terms; exempting certain records from notarization requirement; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2996 (House): Introduced (2/2/2026)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 House

    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

  2. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to Public Safety

  3. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  4. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Kerbs

Official Summary Text

Service Oklahoma; defining terms; exempting certain records from notarization requirement; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 2996 (House): Introduced (2/2/2026)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 2996 By: Kerbs

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to Service Oklahoma; defining terms;
exempting certain records from notarization
requirement; specifying that certain other
transactions shall not apply; 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 3-107.1 of Title 47, unless
there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section:
1. "Electronic format" shall have the same meaning as in
Section 1105A of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes and in a manner
approved by Service Oklahoma; and
2. "Eligible entity" means a firm or person who is authorized
to act on behalf of an automobile dealer, used motor vehicle
auction, rental car agency, salvage pool, lender or lienholder, or
any other entity or class authorized by Service Oklahoma.

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B. Any records submitted in an electronic format to Service
Oklahoma by an eligible entity shall not require notarization and
shall be exempt from any notarization requirements pursuant to Title
47 of the Oklahoma Statutes. This subsection shall also apply to
any records being submitted to Service Oklahoma to create an
electronic format document, including, but not limited to, vehicle
titling or registration.
C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to
transactions that do not include an eligible entity.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-14346 JBH 12/18/25