Insurance; prepaid funeral services; permit; application; Insurance Commissioner; violations; penalties; examination; repealer; effective date.
HB 1498 regulates prepaid funeral services in Oklahoma by requiring insurance permits for providers and clarifying oversight by the Insurance Commissioner. It directly affects funeral service businesses selling prepaid plans, mandating they obtain permits and follow commissioner-prescribed application procedures. Key provisions include updated penalty rules for violations, streamlined permit renewal processes (removing "new" from permit references), and administrative updates to repealed statutes. The bill became law on May 6, 2025, without requiring the Governor's signature.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 6, 2025
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The bill text was converted from the House version to the Senate floor version, with the Senate adding a date stamp and reformatting the header. The substantive content of the bill remains identical, with no changes to the actual policy provisions regarding insurance information security requirements, prepaid funeral permits, or related regulations.
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Header formatting changed from 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with added date 'April 17, 2025'
Page numbering and version labels updated to reflect Senate floor version
Line breaks and spacing adjusted throughout the document to match Senate formatting standards
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025 · House Mar 24, 2025
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Apr 28, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Insurance
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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