# Oklahoma HB 1817: Waters and water rights; stating legislative findings; creating the Oklahoma Water Resources Board Well Driller and Pump Installer Program; effective date.

Oklahoma HB 1817, Waters and water rights; stating legislative findings; creating the Oklahoma Water Resources Board Well Driller and Pump Installer Program; effective date., is a Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rande Worthen (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-10 (Referred to Appropriations) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Oklahoma HB 1817
- State: Oklahoma
- Session: Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Waters and water rights; stating legislative findings; creating the Oklahoma Water Resources Board Well Driller and Pump Installer Program; effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Referred to Appropriations
- Sponsor: Rande Worthen (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Senate Committee
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (104 yes, 18 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: Rande Worthen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Carl Newton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roland Pederson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Committee vote: Energy | pass | 8 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | THIRD READING | pass | 74 | 15 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | DO PASS | pass | 12 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | DO PASS | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-04-10: Referred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Enacting clause stricken (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Reported Do Pass as amended Energy committee; CR filed (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Second Reading referred to Energy Committee then to Appropriations Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Engrossed, signed, to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-12: Referred for engrossment (House)
- 2025-03-12: Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 15 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Title stricken (House)
- 2025-03-12: Amended (House)
- 2025-03-12: General Order (House)
- 2025-03-05: Authored by Senator Pederson (principal Senate author) (House)
- 2025-03-05: CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee (House)
- 2025-02-05: Coauthored by Representative(s) Newton (House)
- 2025-02-05: Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Energy (House)
- 2025-02-04: Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight (House)
- 2025-02-03: Remove Representative Newton as principal House author and substitute with Representative Worthen (House)
- 2025-02-03: Authored by Representative Newton (House)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading (House)

## Bill text

- Senate Committee Report 1, 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/SENATE/HB1817 SCRDR1.PDF)
- Engrossed, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB1817 ENGR.PDF)
- Floor (House), 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB1817 HFLR.PDF)
- House Committee Report, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1817 HCR.PDF)
- House Committee Substitute, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1817 CS.PDF)
- House Policy Committee Report, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1817 POLHCR.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB1817 INT.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Senate Committee Report 1 (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/SENATE/HB1817 SCRDR1.PDF)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB1817 ENGR.PDF)
- [Floor (House) (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB1817 HFLR.PDF)
- [House Committee Report (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1817 HCR.PDF)
- [House Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE SUBS/HCS/HB1817 CS.PDF)
- [House Policy Committee Report (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 COMMITTEE REPORTS/HOUSE/HB1817 POLHCR.PDF)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB1817 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)
- [SB 1618: Criminal procedure; creating the Public Protection Act; conditions of release;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-SB1618-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/OK-HB1817-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).