SB 559 Oklahoma Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Funeral services licensing; permitting sales of merchandise without license. Effective date.

SB 559 amends Oklahoma's Funeral Services Licensing Act to clarify that businesses selling funeral merchandise (like caskets or burial supplies) without providing other funeral services no longer need a funeral licensing permit. This directly affects retail sellers of these items who do not offer full funeral services, such as embalming or directing funerals. The bill updates Section 396.2 of the law to explicitly exclude such standalone merchandise sales from the licensing requirements. The change takes effect November 1, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Apr 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Floor (Senate) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from an Engrossed version to a Senate Floor version, with minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a committee report. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including definitions of funeral service terms and the effective date of November 1, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Header and title formatting changed from 'ENGROSSED SENATE' to 'SENATE FLOOR VERSION' with updated date and page numbering.

Added committee report section at the end indicating the bill was approved by the Committee on Business and Insurance on February 13, 2025.

Removed original sponsor list details and formatting elements from the Engrossed version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

28–20

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 49

Mar 24, 2025

D Democratic9

9 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican40

28 Yea 11 Nay 1

70% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Business

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Business

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Engrossed to House

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Committee

Referred for engrossment

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Measure passed: Ayes: 28 Nays: 18

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

First Reading

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors