Transportation; prohibiting liability of traffic control contractors and subcontractors under certain circumstances. Effective date.

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ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 401 By: Frix of the Senate

and

Johns of the House

An Act relating to road construction; prohibiting
liability of traffic control contractors and
subcontractors under certain circumstances; 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 1239 of Title 69, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A traffic control contractor or subcontractor who provides
traffic control services to the Department of Transportation shall
not be liable to a claimant for personal injury, property damage, or
death arising from the performance of the traffic control services
if, at the time of the personal injury, property damage, or death,
the traffic control contractor or subcontractor is in compliance
with all applicable safety regulations provided by the Department
related to the condition or defect that was the proximate cause of
the personal injury, property damage, or death.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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Passed the Senate the 26th day of March, 2025.

Presiding Officer of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________,
2025.

Presiding Officer of the House
of Representatives