Legislation

To make changes to the law, it’s important to get in touch with your local lawmakers. You should tell them how a new law would impact you, the people who buy from you, the people who work for you, and the place you live. Call them often because they will listen to what their voters have to say.

Engage directly with your representatives – explore Find Your Legislator and reach out! Your involvement can make a real difference! Do not wait – your participation is pivotal. 🌟

November 2025

The Oklahoma Auto Body Association (OKABA) and 13 auto body shops are calling two new laws unconstitutional in separate lawsuits they’ve filed against the state. (A court date has been set for January 2026, more details to come).

Both suits request a temporary injunction and declaratory judgment from a judge, claiming that the laws, which took effect on Nov. 1, are unconstitutional. 

House Bill 1084, passed by the 2025 legislature, creates a law that bans consumers from assigning benefits to an auto body shop. Read the full suit filed against the law here. 

Senate Bill 641, also passed by the 2025 legislature, created a law that caps the daily storage fees for total loss vehicles at $39 for gas vehicles and $125 for EVs with a damaged battery. It can be increased to $75 for gas and $200 for EVs on the 11th day.  

Read the full suit filed against the law here.

Peyton Bell, a plaintiff in the case, owns Bell Auto Body and was the verifying signer for the suits.

“We are finally starting this war of David and Goliath,” Bell said Thursday. 

The laws are unconstitutional because they violate the free market clause, Bell said. 

If storage rates are capped, insurance companies have no incentive to move total loss vehicles that can sit in review for, at times, up to six or seven months, he said. 

During this time, customers are not getting paid, they don’t have a vehicle, and they can’t get a new vehicle, he said. He added that repair shops have real estate tied up during the process as well. 

HB1084 and SB641 Effective

Your OKABA Legislative Committee is working hard right now (Feb – June 2025) to ask for these bills to be amended and/or rewritten (SB784 & SB641).

May 2025

Your OKABA legislation team has been working overtime this legislative session. With their help, SB 784 is dead. Regarding SB 641, since last quarter of 2024, our legislative committee has been attempting to negotiate the language to a more fair ruling for shops, insurers and consumers. The current document can be read here. Although it is not ideal, it it the fairest version we have seen yet. As it is on the Governor’s desk, we have just a short amount of time to voice our vote. Please find your legislator and call (email may not be read in time).

January 2025

We have received a copy of SB 784 and will be working diligently to stop it. Please tell your legislators to vote NO! This will cause further delays to consumers.

AUGUST 2024 📢 Breaking News!! 🌟

We are excited for this small step to be accomplished. Check out the new Rule Change that states: “insurer shall conduct a market survey of the prices charged for repairs performed in accordance with manufacturing standards by repair facilities within the CBSA the facility performing the repairs is located within or is nearest to. A competitive price shall be an amount equal to or greater than the mean of all of the prices provided to the insurer by repair facilities within the CBSA that are capable of making the repairs in accordance with the applicable manufacturing standards.” and “Upon request by the Department, insurers shall provide copies of the market surveys and all related documentation to the Department within twenty (20) days.” Read the full bulletin.

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