---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor vehicles; requiring drivers to proceed with caution upon approach of tow trucks displaying amber flashing lamps; effective date."
description: "Motor vehicles; requiring drivers to proceed with caution upon approach of tow trucks displaying amber flashing lamps; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 2629"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 2629 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Echols", "Kirt"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5070b992-99be-4ce7-b1d8-f19c3ba24269"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB2629&session=2000"
source_hash: "ba100f6f5440d32e82a8cb593ae9ce3c18129df1bbdd3f84a194d722b132421c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
---

# Oklahoma HB 2629 (2020) — Motor vehicles; requiring drivers to proceed with caution upon approach of tow trucks displaying amber flashing lamps; effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 INT/hB/HB2629 INT.PDF)
2. **Amended And Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 AMENDMENTS/Amendment & Engr/HB2629 SAHB & ENGR.PDF)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2629 PCS.PDF)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENGR/hB/HB2629 ENGR.PDF)
5. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 ENR/hB/HB2629 ENR.PDF)
6. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/HFLR/HB2629 HFLR.PDF)
7. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLR/SFLR/HB2629 SFLR.PDF)
8. **HB2629 (4-10-19) (KIRT) FS FA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2629 (4-10-19) (KIRT) FS FA1.PDF)
9. **HB2629 (4-10-19) (KIRT) FS WDFA1.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2629 (4-10-19) (KIRT) FS WDFA1.PDF)
10. **HB2629 (4-17-19) (KIRT) FS FA2.PDF** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/Senate/HB2629 (4-17-19) (KIRT) FS FA2.PDF)
11. **Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2019-20 COMMITTEE SUBS/SCSH/HB2629 SCSH.PDF)

## Votes

- THIRD READING — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- THIRD READING — **40–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Echols — primary (person)
- Kirt — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-04** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Authored by Representative Echols
- **2019-02-05** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-02-28** CR; Do Pass Public Safety Committee `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-07** General Order
- **2019-03-07** Authored by Senator Kirt (principal Senate author)
- **2019-03-07** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-07** Referred for engrossment
- **2019-03-11** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2019-03-11** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** Second Reading referred to Public Safety `referral-committee, reading-2`
- **2019-04-08** Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Safety committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-24** General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
- **2019-04-24** Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Referred for engrossment
- **2019-04-25** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2019-04-25** SA's received
- **2019-05-08** SA's read, adopted
- **2019-05-08** Fourth Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 88 Nays: 2 `passage`
- **2019-05-08** Referred for enrollment
- **2019-05-09** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2019-05-09** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2019-05-09** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-15** Approved by Governor 05/15/2019 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5070b992-99be-4ce7-b1d8-f19c3ba24269`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).