HB 2989 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Electric utilities; creating the Wildland Fire Mitigation Act; defining terms; authorizing development of electrical wildland fire mitigation plan; effective date.

HB 2989, the Wildland Fire Mitigation Act, requires Oklahoma electric utilities to develop and maintain public "electrical wildland fire mitigation plans" addressing risks like vegetation management and infrastructure upgrades. These plans must cover geographic risk areas, inspection procedures, facility modifications, and fire response protocols, with utilities able to recover related costs through rate adjustments. The bill limits liability for utilities in fire-related lawsuits by shielding them from negligence claims if they followed safety codes, and caps property damage awards at restoration costs rather than market value. It also establishes a state program to incentivize landowners to adopt fire mitigation practices, directly affecting utilities, property owners, and land managers across Oklahoma.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026

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Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → Floor (House) · 3 edits

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The bill text was converted from a 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' version to the official 'Floor Version' for the House of Representatives. This change updates the document header, authorship lines, and page numbering to reflect that the bill has moved from the committee stage to the full legislative floor for debate and voting.

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The document title and header were updated to indicate this is the 'Floor Version' rather than the 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute'.

The authorship line was updated to include 'Woods of the Senate' alongside the House sponsor, reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Page numbers and internal reference codes were adjusted to match the official floor version formatting.

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Committee

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Utilities

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Utilities

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors