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HB3788 • 2026

Insurance; unlawfully operating a motor vehicle; first-party liability claims; third-parties; passengers; nondrivers; Department of Public Safety; license status data; effective date.

Insurance; unlawfully operating a motor vehicle; first-party liability claims; third-parties; passengers; nondrivers; Department of Public Safety; license status data; effective date.

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Sponsor
Adams
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Referred to Civil Judiciary
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Insurance; unlawfully operating a motor vehicle; first-party liability claims; third-parties; passengers; nondrivers; Department of Public Safety; license status data; effective date.

Insurance; unlawfully operating a motor vehicle; first-party liability claims; third-parties; passengers; nondrivers; Department of Public Safety; license status data; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Insurance; unlawfully operating a motor vehicle; first-party liability claims; third-parties; passengers; nondrivers; Department of Public Safety; license status data; effective date.

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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 Civil Judiciary

  3. 2026-02-02 House

    First Reading

  4. 2026-02-02 House

    Authored by Representative Adams

Official Summary Text

Insurance; unlawfully operating a motor vehicle; first-party liability claims; third-parties; passengers; nondrivers; Department of Public Safety; license status data; effective date.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

HOUSE BILL 3788 By: Adams

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to insurance; providing definition of
unlawfully operating a motor vehicle; prohibiting
first-party liability claims for driver who was
unlawfully operating the motor vehicle; clarifying
third-parties, passengers, and other nondrivers may
still collect on claims; permitting insurers to use
Department of Public Safety license status data;
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 7-117 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. As used in this section, the term "unlawfully operating a
motor vehicle" means driving without a valid Oklahoma or reciprocal-
state license, or driving with a suspended, revoked, or cancelled
license, or using fraudulent identification.
B. No first-party liability insurance claims shall be paid to a
driver who was unlawfully operating a motor vehicle at the time of
the loss.

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C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that:
1. Third-parties may not collect compensation for injuries or
property damage; or
2. Passengers or other nondrivers may not collect compensation
for injuries or property damage.
D. Insurers may rely on official Department of Public Safety
license status data for determining whether a claimant was
unlawfully operating a motor vehicle at the time of loss.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

60-2-14368 MJ 01/05/26