HB 2158 Summary

• Prohibits factories, manufacturers, and their affiliated entities from engaging in dealer activities or being licensed as new motor vehicle dealers in Oklahoma, except under limited circumstances (dealer development programs, transition periods, or pre-2000 operations).

• Modifies definitions to clarify that "common entities" include dealerships where factories control more than 30% ownership or equity interest, with exceptions for certain grandfathered distributors as of March 1, 2025.

• Requires dealer management system providers to implement commercially reasonable data security standards and prohibits imposing access fees or restricting dealers' ability to share, copy, or use protected dealer data.

• Expands factory compliance violations subject to license denial, revocation, or suspension to include restrictions on electric vehicle charging station requirements, prohibition of dealer data access restrictions, and unlawful disclosure of protected dealer data.

• Effective date: November 1, 2025.