SB 1059 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Cemeteries; requiring certain utilization; requiring county maintenance in certain circumstances. Effective date.

This bill requires Oklahoma county commissioners to use county resources (like employees and equipment) to maintain public cemeteries or cemeteries not owned by private groups. It specifically mandates that counties document any tribal burial sites before work begins and allows counties to charge a fee up to the actual service cost for maintenance. The law applies directly to county governments and affects all publicly maintained cemeteries within Oklahoma counties. It becomes effective November 1, 2025.
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Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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