ENGR. H. B. NO. 1098 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1098 By: Hardin and Cantrell of the House and Woods of the Senate An Act relating to firefighters; prohibiting certain mandatory volunteer or rural firefighter training; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 325.5 of Title 74, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows: No volunteer or rural firefighter shall be required to attend any state or county mandatory training. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. ENGR. H. B. NO. 1098 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Passed the House of Representatives the 11th day of March, 2025. Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2025. Presiding Officer of the Senate