Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3406: Agriculture; burn bans; declaring extreme fire danger; emergency.
Status: In committee, April 8, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to agriculture; amending 2 O.S. 2021, Section 16-26, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 217, O.S.L. 2024 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 16-26), which relates to emergency drought conditions and burning prohibitions; changing the required conditions for an extreme fire danger; and declaring an emergency.
From the engrossed text, April 7, 2026:
An Act relating to agriculture; amending 2 O.S. 2021, Section 16-26, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 217, O.S.L. 2024 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 16-26), which relates to emergency drought conditions and burning prohibitions; changing the required conditions for an extreme fire danger; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 2 O.S. 2021, Section 16-26, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 217, O.S.L. 2024 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 16-26), is amended to read as follows: Section 16-26. A. 1. It is unlawful for any person to set fire to any forest, grass, range, crop, or other wildlands, or to build a campfire or bonfire, or to burn trash or other material that may cause a forest, grass, range, crop or other wildlands fire in any county, counties or area within a county where, because of emergency drought conditions, there is gubernatorially proclaimed extraordinary danger from fire, unless the setting of any backfire SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB3406 SFLR Page (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) duri ng the drought emergency is necessary to afford protection as determined by a representative of the Division of Forestry Services, or unless it can be established that the setting of the backfire was necessary for the purpose of saving life or property. …
Sponsors
- Kenton Patzkowsky (R, HD-061)
- Stacy Jo Adams (R, HD-050)
- Mike Kelley (R, HD-060)
Latest actions
- : Placed on General Order
- : Reported Do Pass Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed
- : Second Reading referred to Agriculture and Wildlife
- : First Reading
- : Engrossed, signed, to Senate
- : Referred for engrossment
- : Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 2
- : Coauthored by Representative(s) Adams
- : General Order
- : Authored by Senator Hines (principal Senate author)
Votes
- Senate Agriculture & Wildlife Committee (April 6, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading (March 9, 2026): 87 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (February 25, 2026): 13 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Floor Vote (February 9, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB3406?
- HB3406 is a bill in the Oklahoma Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Agriculture; burn bans; declaring extreme fire danger; emergency.
- What does HB3406 do?
- In its own words: An Act relating to agriculture; amending 2 O.S. 2021, Section 16-26, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 217, O.S.L. 2024 (2 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 16-26), which relates to emergency drought conditions and burning prohibitions; changing the required conditions for an extreme fire danger; and declaring an emergency.
- What is the status of HB3406?
- In committee as of April 8, 2026. Latest action: Placed on General Order (April 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3406?
- Kenton Patzkowsky (R, HD-061), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3406?
- On the Oklahoma Legislature website: https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3406&Session=2600
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