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OK HB3660
OK HB3660Natural organic reduction; Class D1 criminal offenses; licenses; requiring certain records be maintained for certain time period; effective date.
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Introduced
02/02/2026
02/02/2026
In Committee
04/23/2026
04/23/2026
Crossed Over
03/25/2026
03/25/2026
Passed
05/06/2026
05/06/2026
Dead
Vetoed
05/12/2026
05/12/2026
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act relating to natural organic reduction; amending Section 14, Chapter 366, O.S.L. 2024 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 20N), which relates to Class D1 criminal offenses; modifying certain felony offense; creating certain felony offense; amending 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1162, as amended by Section 402, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (21 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1162), which relates to purchasing dead body; establishing certain felony offenses; amending 59 O.S. 2021, Sections 396.2, 396.3a, 396.4, as amended by Section 3, Chapter 381, O.S.L. 2025, 396.12, 396.12c, 396.29, 396.32, and 396.33, as amended by Section 534, Chapter 486, O.S.L. 2025 (59 O.S. Supp. 2025, Sections 396.4 and 396.33), which relate to the Funeral Services Licensing Act; defining terms; requiring certain persons to be licensed; establishing certain license and renewal fee; providing certain powers to Oklahoma Funeral Board; allowing Board to revoke or suspend certain license based on certain actions; including natural organic reduction in certain remains requirements; exempting natural organic reduction from certain disposition permit requirements; updating statutory language; updating statutory references; prohibiting certain persons from disposing of certain body without certain license; requiring certain application for certain license; requiring certain application to include certain provisions; prohibiting a natural organic reduction facility from being licensed separately from a funeral or embalming establishment; requiring certain establishment to have a licensed funeral director in charge; requiring certain records to be maintained for certain time period; subjecting certain establishment to certain requirements; subjecting certain facility to certain inspection; requiring a body to undergo reduction only in certain facility; requiring certain building to comply with certain standards; requiring certain holding facility to be secure; requiring certain holding facility to maintain certain requirements; requiring certain facility to maintain certain identification system; establishing certain requirements for certain facility; requiring certain facility to provide for certain disposition of certain residue; allowing for certain records to be destroyed; requiring certain records to include certain provisions; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 1-329.1, as amended by Section 12, Chapter 58, O.S.L. 2025 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 1-329.1), which relates to burial permits; including natural organic reduction in certain permitting provisions; updating statutory language; amending 63 O.S. 2021, Section 948.1, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 262, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 948.1), which relates to fee schedules; including natural organic reduction in certain permitted fee schedules; providing for codification; and providing an effective date. SUBJECT: Natural organic reduction
AI Summary
This bill, titled the Natural Organic Reduction Act, introduces and regulates a new method of body disposition called "natural organic reduction," which is the process of converting human remains into soil within a specialized facility. The bill amends various Oklahoma statutes to define natural organic reduction, establish licensing requirements for facilities performing it, and integrate it into existing funeral service laws. Key provisions include requiring natural organic reduction facilities to be licensed by the Oklahoma Funeral Board, prohibiting their separate licensing from funeral or embalming establishments, and mandating that a licensed funeral director be in charge. The bill also updates criminal offense classifications, specifically adding offenses related to the sale or use of remains processed through natural organic reduction to a Class D1 felony, and establishes record-keeping requirements for these facilities, including detailed logs of each reduction process and its resulting soil. Furthermore, it exempts natural organic reduction from certain disposition permit requirements while imposing new ones, such as specific temperature and pathogen reduction standards for the process, and mandates that the resulting soil be tested for contaminants before release. The bill also clarifies that the residue from natural organic reduction can be transported without a permit and outlines procedures for handling unclaimed remains. Finally, it sets an effective date of November 1, 2026.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Vetoed 05/12/2026 (on 05/12/2026)
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