Sunset; Oklahoma Funeral Board; extending sunset year.
HB 1029 extends the sunset date for Oklahoma's Funeral Board from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025, ensuring the board continues operating under the Oklahoma Sunset Law. The bill re-establishes the seven-member board, requiring five members to be licensed funeral directors/embalmers with seven years of active practice, and two public members (one from healthcare) with no funeral industry ties. This directly affects funeral service professionals, licensing regulations, and the governance structure of the Oklahoma Funeral Board. The change is procedural, maintaining the board's current composition and responsibilities without altering its operational rules.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Vetoed May 14, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was amended during Senate review to change the Oklahoma Funeral Board's sunset date from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2026, and to modify member appointment requirements. The Senate version clarifies that board members can serve two consecutive terms and requires specific qualifications for public and professional members.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on the Oklahoma Funeral Board, but the sunset date extension and appointment term clarifications affect how long the board operates and how members are selected.
TIMELINE
Extended the Oklahoma Funeral Board's sunset date from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2026, giving the board additional time before potential dissolution.
REQUIREMENT
Clarified that board members can serve up to two consecutive terms and that unexpired terms do not count toward this limit.
Added explicit requirement that the two public members must not have any interest in funeral establishments or related businesses.
Changed the appointment process to require a list of five qualified persons submitted by the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association for professional member positions.
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2025 · House Feb 24, 2025
How they voted
35–4
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 49
May 7, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
67% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
4
May 14, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed 05/14/2025
lower
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 33 Nays: 4
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Administrative Rules committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Administrative Rules Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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