HB 3404 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture; Oklahoma Controlled Burn Indemnity Fund; Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Indemnity Fund; damages; requirements; effective date.

HB 3404 establishes the Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Indemnity Fund to reimburse landowners for damages caused when prescribed fires spread beyond intended areas (excluding insurance-covered losses or damage to the landowner's own property). Landowners must develop approved burn plans with local conservation offices, notify adjacent landowners, pay a $250 fee, and file plans 30 days before burning to participate. The fund covers up to $1 million per fire event, with payments made pro-rata if insufficient funds exist, and claims must be filed within 60 days of the incident. This directly affects landowners conducting prescribed burns who meet the administrative requirements.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Apr 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was revised to transition from a House version to a Senate floor version, incorporating specific amendments to the Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Indemnity Fund. The changes clarify the fund's purpose, update the administrative requirements for burn plans, and adjust notification and filing deadlines for landowners seeking reimbursement for fire-related damages.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Indemnity Fund, but the Senate version introduces more specific procedural requirements for burn plans and modifies the notification timeline for adjacent landowners.
REQUIREMENT

Burn plan requirements were updated to include specific details like fire department notifications, firebreak descriptions, and smoke management considerations.

Notification requirements for local fire departments and sheriff's offices were clarified to specify the timing and content of the notification.

The requirement for landowners to provide payment of One Hundred Dollars or Two Hundred Fifty Dollars to the Conservation Commission at the time of filing the plan was retained but rephrased.

TIMELINE

The deadline for notifying adjacent landowners was changed from sixty days prior to conducting the burn to within sixty days prior to the burn date.

The deadline for filing the burn plan with the Conservation Commission was adjusted from thirty days prior to conducting the burn to at least thirty days prior to the burn date.

FISCAL

The allocation of interest income was clarified, specifying that fifty thousand dollars annually must be used for plan development and administration, with the balance remaining in the fund.

Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

894
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 100
Mar 10, 2026
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican82
72 Yea 4 Nay 6
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Apr 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Agriculture and Wildlife committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 4
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget General Government Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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