Air emission standards; defining terms; requiring municipal solid waste incinerators to develop certain plan; effective date.
HB 4413 requires facilities burning hospital, medical, or infectious waste to comply with existing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air emission standards. It prohibits any facility not meeting current EPA standards, monitoring, reporting, and permitting requirements from burning such waste in Oklahoma. The bill directly affects municipal solid waste incinerators that handle medical waste, mandating they align with federal rules or cease this activity. The law takes effect November 1, 2026, and codifies EPA definitions for medical waste as used in 40 C.F.R. §60.51c.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Feb 19, 2026
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Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1
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MODERATE
The bill was completely rewritten from a monitoring and reporting requirement for municipal solid waste incinerators into a prohibition on burning medical waste at those facilities. The original version required facilities to develop emission monitoring plans and submit reports, while the new version adds a definition for medical waste and prohibits its incineration at municipal solid waste incinerators.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from regulating emissions monitoring to prohibiting the burning of medical waste at municipal solid waste incinerators.
REQUIREMENT
Removed requirements for facilities to develop emission monitoring plans, submit data, and implement monitoring systems.
Added a prohibition preventing municipal solid waste incinerators from burning hospital or medical/infectious waste.
DEFINITION
Added a new definition for 'hospital, medical, or infectious waste' referencing federal regulations.
TIMELINE
Changed the effective date from November 1, 2027 to November 1, 2026.
ENFORCEMENT
Removed provisions for submitting annual progress reports to the legislature.
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Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Recommendation to the full committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee
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Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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