# Oklahoma HB 1098: Firefighters; prohibiting certain mandatory volunteer or rural firefighter training; effective date.

Oklahoma HB 1098, Firefighters; prohibiting certain mandatory volunteer or rural firefighter training; effective date., is a Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Hardin (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-01 (Second Reading referred to Public Safety) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Oklahoma HB 1098
- State: Oklahoma
- Session: Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Firefighters; prohibiting certain mandatory volunteer or rural firefighter training; effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-04-01, Second Reading referred to Public Safety
- Sponsor: David Hardin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Senate Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (104 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Hardin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Cantrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Woods (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-11 | House | THIRD READING | pass | 83 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | House | DO PASS | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | DO PASS | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-04-01: Second Reading referred to Public Safety (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Engrossed, signed, to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-11: Referred for engrossment (House)
- 2025-03-11: Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 4 (House)
- 2025-03-11: Coauthored by Representative(s) Cantrell (House)
- 2025-03-11: General Order (House)
- 2025-03-04: Authored by Senator Woods (principal Senate author) (House)
- 2025-03-04: CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee (House)
- 2025-02-17: Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Agriculture (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Agriculture (House)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight (House)
- 2025-02-06: Withdrawn from Rules Committee (House)
- 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Rules (House)
- 2025-02-03: Authored by Representative Hardin (House)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB1098 ENGR.PDF)
- Floor (House), 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB1098 HFLR.PDF)
- House Committee Report, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1098 HCR.PDF)
- House Committee Substitute, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1098 CS.PDF)
- House Policy Committee Report, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1098 POLHCR.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB1098 INT.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB1098 ENGR.PDF)
- [Floor (House) (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB1098 HFLR.PDF)
- [House Committee Report (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1098 HCR.PDF)
- [House Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1098 CS.PDF)
- [House Policy Committee Report (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1098 POLHCR.PDF)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB1098 INT.PDF)

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- [SB 1806: Foster care; directing the Department of Human Services to implement certain ex…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-SB1806-2026)
- [SB 1687: Driver licenses; adding certain age requirement to qualification for certain li…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-SB1687-2026)
- [SB 1632: Schools; directing career-readiness assessments and assessment-based credential…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-SB1632-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-HB1098-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).