Professions and occupations; Funeral Services Licensing Act; definitions; effective date.
This bill amends Oklahoma's Funeral Services Licensing Act by clarifying key definitions for funeral industry terms, such as "embalmer," "funeral director," "crematory," and "alkaline hydrolysis." It directly affects funeral service professionals, establishments, and crematories by establishing precise language for licensing, operations, and service standards. The definitions cover practices like embalming, cremation, and transportation of remains, and specify that "transportation protection agreements" are exempt from certain regulations. The bill takes effect November 1, 2025, and is procedural in nature without introducing new requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 11, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to transition from the House to the Senate floor, updating the header to reflect the Senate version and correcting the legislative session year from 2025 to 2026. The substantive legal text defining funeral service terms and the effective date of November 1, 2026, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Updated the document header to indicate the 'Senate Floor Version' instead of the 'House of Representatives' version.
Corrected the legislative session date from the 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) to April 9, 2026.
Adjusted the bill's page layout and formatting to match Senate filing standards, including renumbering of sections and removal of House-specific footers.
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026 · House Mar 16, 2026
How they voted
43–5
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
May 5, 2026
D
Democratic9
66% Yea
R
Republican41
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
8
Committee
9
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/07/2026
lower
May 5, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 5
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 73 Nays: 14
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Business
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Business
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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