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HB1426 • 2026

Volunteer firefighters; Oklahoma Volunteer Firefighters Act of 2025; effective date.

Volunteer firefighters; Oklahoma Volunteer Firefighters Act of 2025; effective date.

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Sponsor
Smith
Last action
2025-02-13
Official status
Referred to Transportation
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Volunteer firefighters; Oklahoma Volunteer Firefighters Act of 2025; effective date.

Volunteer firefighters; Oklahoma Volunteer Firefighters Act of 2025; effective date.

What This Bill Does

  • Volunteer firefighters; Oklahoma Volunteer Firefighters Act of 2025; effective date.
  • Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1426 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/19/2025)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: HB1426 POLPCS1 David Smith-MJ 2/4/2025 4:37:19 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: David Smith Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1426 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.

  • HB1426 POLPCS1 David Smith-MJ 2/4/2025 4:37:19 pm AMEND TITLE TO CONFORM TO AMENDMENTS Amendment submitted by: David Smith Adopted: _____________________________ ______________________________________ Reading Clerk COMMITTEE AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES State of Oklahoma SPEAKER: CHAIR: I move to amend HB1426 Of the printed Bill Page Section Lines Of the Engrossed Bill By deleting the content of the entire measure, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following language: Req.
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  • 12305 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 1426 By: Smith PROPOSED POLICY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE An Act relating to firefighters; amending 47 O.S.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-13 House

    Withdrawn from Rules Committee

  2. 2025-02-13 House

    Referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight

  3. 2025-02-13 House

    Referred to Transportation

  4. 2025-02-04 House

    Second Reading referred to Rules

  5. 2025-02-03 House

    First Reading

  6. 2025-02-03 House

    Authored by Representative Smith

Official Summary Text

Volunteer firefighters; Oklahoma Volunteer Firefighters Act of 2025; effective date.
Bill Summaries/Fiscal Impact for HB 1426 (House): Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 (2/19/2025)

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF OKLAHOMA

1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

HOUSE BILL 1426 By: Smith

AS INTRODUCED

An Act relating to volunteer firefighters; creating
the Volunteer Firefighters Act of 2025; providing for
noncodification; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
Volunteer Firefighters Act of 2025".
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

60-1-10828 JL 01/11/25