Oklahoma · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4153: Driver licenses; eighth grade reading level for minors to obtain a driver license; reading proficiency tests; documentation requirements; requirement for school enrollment, completion, or lawful excuse for minors to obtain a driver license; violations; alternate route to obtain driver license for certain employed persons under eighteen; employer fines for falsification; attendance officers; Service Oklahoma; license cancellation; definitions; exceptions; forms; effective date; emergency.

Passed one chamber Last action April 1, 2026: Second Reading referred to Education

Plain-language summary

HB 4153 is a bill introduced in the Oklahoma House on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Driver licenses; eighth grade reading level for minors to obtain a driver license; reading proficiency tests; documentation requirements; requirement for school enrollment, completion, or lawful excuse for minors to obtain a driver license; violations; alternate route to obtain driver license for certain employed persons under eighteen; employer fines for falsification; attendance officers; Service Oklahoma; license cancellation; definitions; exceptions; forms; effective date; emergency. Primary sponsor: Toni Hasenbeck (Republican), Adam Pugh (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Second Reading referred to Education.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Toni Hasenbeck (Republican); Adam Pugh (Republican).