OK Senate Approves ‘Uber Bill’
State Senate approves bill on regulating ride-sharing services
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday passed a measure to set up the framework to regulate ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft.
The companies rely on individual drivers and an electronic application.
House Bill 1614, by Rep. Katie Henke, R-Tulsa, and Sen. Jason Smalley, R-Stroud, passed by 35-11.
It returns to the House for consideration of Senate amendments and then for final passage, Henke said. It could then go to Gov. Mary Fallin for consideration, she said.