OK HB2426

Creates the "Oklahoma Severe Weather Media Tracking and Research Regulatory Act of 2025" establishing a licensing system through Service Oklahoma for professional severe weather trackers affiliated with media outlets, universities, or NSF/NIST-funded research teams

Requires licensed trackers to complete emergency driving courses certified by CLEET, submit to criminal background checks, carry $1,000,000 minimum vehicle liability insurance, and maintain affiliation with a qualified employer for at least one year

Authorizes licensed tracker vehicles to use green and yellow flashing lights visible at 500 feet, display identification markings, and during significant weather events may exceed speed limits, proceed through red lights after stopping, travel on closed roads, and disregard certain traffic regulations

Sets license fees at $500 maximum for initial three-year license and $250 for renewals, with funds deposited into the newly created Severe Weather Tracker Licensure Fund

Violations subject to fines up to $500 and license revocation; act does not restrict unlicensed recreational or commercial storm chasing but prohibits using the license solely for better filming locations; effective November 1, 2025