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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
HOUSE BILL 4282 By: Miller
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to motor vehicles; creating the
Oklahoma Driver Fairness and Transparency Act;
providing purpose; defining terms; requiring certain
knowledge be provided at the time of offers;
determining certain windows for acceptance of offers;
providing circumstances for uses of estimates or
minimum amounts; requiring certain information be
provided in specific time limits; determining length
of time such information is available; determining
certain requirements for tips; allowing for uses of
certain assistive technologies; allowing for specific
revisions of assistive technologies under specific
circumstances; prohibiting certain adverse or
retaliatory actions because of the use of assistive
technologies; requiring certain filings with the
Oklahoma Corporation Commission; requiring written
notice of certain decisions within certain timelines;
providing additional methods of review; requiring the
use of human review in certain circumstances;
allowing for driver participation in the review
processes; determining notice requirements of certain
decisions; imposing a timeframe for restoration of
drivers; requiring certain documentation be held for
a specific period of time; allowing for certain
previous cases to be considered for review under
specific circumstances; prohibiting certain actions;
prohibiting certain contract terms; allowing the
Oklahoma Corporation Commission to impose certain
fines; allowing the Oklahoma Attorney General's
office to pursue certain cases; allowing for specific
civil actions; requiring the promulgation of rules;
maintaining certain driver statuses; providing for
severability; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date.
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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 1040 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Driver
Fairness and Transparency Act".
SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1041 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The purpose of this act is to ensure that drivers have
transparency in compensation and destinations, protection of tips,
fair deactivation procedures, lawful use of third-party tools and
accessibility services, prohibition of retaliation based on
acceptance behavior, and preservation of independent-contractor
status.
SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1042 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
As used in the Oklahoma Driver Fairness and Transparency Act:
1. "Acceptance rating" means any metric calculated from a
driver's ratio of accepted to offered tasks, including a decline
rate, cancellation rate, or any substantially similar measure;
2. "Assistive technology" means software or hardware used by a
driver to perceive, operate, or communicate with a platform's
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application, including operating-system accessibility services such
as screen readers, voice control, switch control, and third-party
assistive applications;
3. "Courier application service (CAS)" is as defined in Section
1071 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. "Deactivation" means any action of a platform that
terminates or disables a driver's access to accept offers for a
period of seventy-two (72) hours or more;
5. "Driver" means a natural person who uses a platform's
digital application to provide transportation or delivery services
as an independent contractor. This person may be a TNC driver, as
defined in Section 1011 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or a
CAS driver as defined in Section 1071 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
Statutes;
6. "Platform" means a technology-enabled marketplace, including
a transportation network company (TNC) or a courier application
service (CAS), that connects consumers with app-based transportation
or delivery services;
7. "Suspension" means an action to limit a driver's access to
accept offers for a period of less than seventy-two (72) hours;
8. "Tier" means any program or policy that conditions
disclosures, offer access, scheduling access, dispatch priority,
incentives, or other material terms on a driver's acceptance rating
or other acceptance-related behavior;
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9. "Third-party driver tool" means software or hardware
lawfully used by a driver, including navigation, accessibility,
analytics, offer-management, or workflow tools that are not owned or
provided by the platform; and
10. "Tip" means any gratuity designated by the consumer for the
driver, whether done pre- or post-delivery.
SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1043 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Before a driver accepts an offer, a platform shall display
all known information including:
1. The full amount, down to the cent, of the driver's
compensation, including base pay, the known tip, and any other
amounts;
2. Pickup location or locations, exact drop-off location or
locations, including street address and unit number if provided, the
number of stops, and the estimated time and distance of the drive;
and
3. Any incentives or conditions attached to the offer.
B. For CAS offers, a platform shall provide a minimum
acceptance window of sixty (60) seconds. For TNC offers, a platform
shall provide a minimum acceptance window of thirty (30) seconds.
C. A platform shall not condition the disclosures required by
this section, or access to offers, on a driver's acceptance rating,
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tier, or loyalty status. Nor shall the platform suppress, delay, or
degrade such disclosures based on acceptance behavior.
D. A platform shall not mask, conceal, round, or otherwise
obscure any component of compensation or destination information
required by this section. If any component is contingent or
estimated, the platform shall disclose the contingency or estimation
and the exact calculation method or the minimum guaranteed amount.
SECTION 5. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1044 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Within twenty-four (24) hours after completion or
cancellation, a platform shall make available to the driver an
itemized receipt stating:
1. The customer's total amount paid;
2. The driver's total compensation broken down into:
a. the base pay amount,
b. the tip amount, and
c. any incentives or bonuses the driver received;
3. The itemized fees, commissions, or service charges retained
by the platform;
4. The taxes, regulatory fees, and surcharges;
5. The time and distance of the trip; and
6. In the event of a cancellation, whether the consumer or
platform canceled the trip.
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Additionally, any post-trip adjustments, withholdings, or
chargebacks, which shall be identified and explained.
B. Itemized receipts shall remain accessible to the driver for
at least one (1) year.
SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1045 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. One hundred percent (100%) of tips shall be paid to the
driver and shall not be used to offset or reduce pay or other
compensation owed.
B. A consumer's reduction or removal of a tip within twenty-
four (24) hours after completion shall not reduce the driver's
compensation. The platform shall make the driver whole for any such
reduction.
C. After twenty-four (24) hours, a platform may adjust a tip
only upon documented evidence of fraud, duplicate charge, or
mistaken amount with contemporaneous written notice to the driver,
including the reason and evidence relied upon. There shall be a
process for the driver to challenge the determination.
D. Nothing in the section prohibits a consumer from increasing
a tip at any time. Any such increase shall go to the driver in
full.
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SECTION 7. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1046 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A platform shall not deactivate, suspend, limit dispatch,
reduce ranking, block features, downgrade performance, or otherwise
retaliate against a driver solely because the driver uses a third-
party driver tool or any assistive technology or accessibility
service.
B. 1. A platform shall not block, disable, or interfere with
operating-system accessibility services, including, but not limited
to: screen readers, voice control, switch control, AssistiveTouch,
magnification, text-to-speech, or accessibility shortcuts. Nor
shall the platform block a third-party assistive technology used by
the driver to perceive or operate the platform's application.
2. The presence or activation of such services shall not, by
itself, constitute grounds for adverse action against the driver.
C. 1. A platform may restrict a specific functionality of a
third-party tool or assistive technology only if the platform
demonstrates that the particular functionality, as implemented,
materially:
a. compromises traffic safety,
b. violates state or federal law,
c. circumvents identity, security, or fraud-prevention
measures, or
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d. falsifies location or trip data presented to the
platform or consumer, including GPS spoofing tools,
and the platform demonstrated that the risk cannot be
mitigated through reasonable alternatives or
accommodations.
2. Any restrictions shall be narrowly tailored to the specific
functionality and may not be a blanket ban on accessibility services
or a third-party tool.
D. 1. Before enforcing a new or revised restriction affecting
third-party or assistive technologies, a platform shall publish the
restriction with the specific safety or security rationale and shall
provide fourteen (14) days' advance notice to drivers. In the event
where immediate action is necessary because of a legitimate security
concern, the fourteen (14) days' notice may be waived.
2. Where a restriction affects an accessibility service or
assistive technology, the platform shall offer a reasonable
alternative or accommodation that enables the driver to access the
application's core functions.
E. 1. No adverse action shall be taken based solely on
automated detection of device, app, process, or "fingerprint"
signals indicating the presence or use of third-party tools or
accessibility services, without human review and a specific
explanation provided to the driver.
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2. A platform shall not require a driver to uninstall, disable,
or consent to the disabling of any operating system service,
including accessibility services, as a condition of access to the
platform, except as permitted under subsection C for specific
functionality that materially compromises the safety, security, or
fraud prevention and only where no reasonable alternative or
accommodation exists.
F. Nothing in this section shall be construed to reduce or
limit any rights or obligations under federal and state disability
laws.
SECTION 8. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1047 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Each platform shall adopt, publish on its website and drive
app, and file with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission a
deactivation and suspension policy listing violations, specific
consequences, and the procedures for human review and appeal.
B. Within twenty-four (24) hours of any deactivation or
suspension, the platform shall provide the driver a written notice
stating:
1. The specific reasons for the action, including the policy
provision or provisions allegedly violated;
2. The evidence relied upon, redacted only as required by law;
and
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3. A link or method to challenge the action and request a human
review.
C. No deactivation or suspension may be imposed or maintained
based solely on automated flags, device or app fingerprinted, or
algorithmic scoring without timely human review. A platform may
impose an immediate temporary suspension to address an acute safety
or security risk, but a trained human review shall validate or lift
the action within twenty-four (24) hours.
D. 1. All challenges shall be decided by at least one (1)
trained human reviewer who was not the originator of the decision.
2. Any deactivation shall be affirmed only after review by a
panel of at least five (5) human reviewers, including at least one
reviewer who was not involved in the initial determination.
3. Reviewers shall consider any explanation or evidence
submitted by the driver and shall issue a reasoned written decision.
E. 1. The driver shall be offered either a phone or video
conference of at least fifteen (15) minutes, or a written submission
process to be involved in the review.
2. The driver may be represented by counsel or an authorized
representative. Language and accessibility accommodations shall be
provided upon request.
F. 1. The platform shall issue a reasoned decision within
fourteen (14) days after the driver submits a challenge, unless
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extended once for up to seven (7) additional days for good causes
stated in writing to the driver.
2. If the action is reversed, the platform shall restore the
driver's access within twenty-four (24) hours.
G. The platform shall retain the notice, evidence, and
decisions for at least three (3) years, and shall make them
available to the driver upon request.
H. At the driver's request, the challenge and human review
described in subsections B through D of this section, shall be
decided by a review panel that includes at least one member not
employed by the platform, selected from a roster maintained by the
Oklahoma Corporation Commission in consultation with recognized
driver organizations. The panel's decision shall constitute the
platform's final internal decision.
SECTION 9. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1048 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Any driver deactivated within three (3) years prior to the
effective date of this act, shall have twelve (12) months from the
effective date to request a lookback review following the same
procedures in this act. This review shall be limited to the
incident cited by the platform as the reason for the deactivation.
B. Upon request, the platform shall provide the reasons and
evidence it relied upon at the time of deactivation, redacted only
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as required by law, and shall evaluate the request under the current
policy or policy in effect at the time of the deactivation,
whichever is more favorable to the driver.
C. Remedies in these cases shall include reactivation or a
reasoned denial. A platform's failure to timely process a lookback
request may be enjoined by a court. Nothing herein creates
liability for damages solely for a past deactivation decision prior
to the effective date of this act.
SECTION 10. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1049 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. A platform shall not take adverse action against a driver
for lawfully accepting or declining offers, using destination or
areas preferences provided by the platform, or exercising rights
under this act.
B. A platform shall not reduce offer volume, dispatch priority,
incentives, access to promotions, or any other material term based
on a driver's acceptance rating or decline and cancellation
behavior, except as necessary to address documented safety, fraud,
or legal violations consistent with this act.
C. Contract terms that waive or limit rights under this act,
require venue outside of Oklahoma, or impose fee-shifting against
drivers for asserting rights under this act are void as against
public policy.
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SECTION 11. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1050 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission may receive complaints,
investigate, and assess civil penalties against a platform, not to
exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) per violation,
or Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per knowing or repeated
violations.
B. The Oklahoma Attorney General may bring a civil action to
enforce this act.
C. A driver aggrieved by a violation of this act may bring a
civil action for injunctive relief, actual damages, or statutory
damages of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per
violation, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. The court may
order reinstatement where appropriate.
D. Rights and remedies under this act are cumulative and
nonexclusive.
SECTION 12. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1051 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission shall promulgate rules to
implement this act. Such rules shall include:
A. The establishment and maintenance of a roster of qualified
external reviewers for panels convened under this act;
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B. Setting minimum qualifications, training, and conflict-of-
interest standards for reviewers;
C. Specifying the selection procedure for assigning reviews to
particular matters, ensuring impartiality; and
D. Defining notice, timelines, and accessibility accommodations
for the challenge and review process.
SECTION 13. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1052 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter a driver's
status as an independent contractor under state or federal law.
B. The provisions of this act shall be severable and if any
section, subsection, sentence or clause of this act is for any
reason held to be invalid, such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION 14. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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