---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public health and safety; autopsies; deceased child; exceptions; conditions; consent; medical examiner; effective date."
description: "Public health and safety; autopsies; deceased child; exceptions; conditions; consent; medical examiner; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 3469"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 3469 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lawson", "Stanley"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-07"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5645f678-197a-4dae-bb8a-56c3a80f99c3"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB3469&session=2200"
source_hash: "04e39e60f9ac9fd97b1e044e9db60be2d218b4c6052e514196f4d657d57b2fdd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ok"]
---

# Oklahoma HB 3469 (2022) — Public health and safety; autopsies; deceased child; exceptions; conditions; consent; medical examiner; effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 INT/hB/HB3469 INT.PDF)
2. **1 Floor Amendment by LAWSON (UNTIMELY FILED)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLOOR AMENDMENTS/House/HB3469 FA1 LAWSONMA-CMA(UNTIMELY FILED).PDF)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENGR/hB/HB3469 ENGR.PDF)
4. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 ENR/hB/HB3469 ENR.PDF)
5. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/HFLR/HB3469 HFLR.PDF)
6. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2021-22 FLR/SFLR/HB3469 SFLR.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Lawson — primary (person)
- Stanley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-07** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** Authored by Representative Lawson
- **2022-02-08** Second Reading referred to Children, Youth and Family Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** CR; Do Pass Children, Youth and Family Services Committee `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-15** General Order
- **2022-03-15** Authored by Senator Stanley (principal Senate author)
- **2022-03-15** House Rule suspended
- **2022-03-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-15** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 5 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-15** Referred for engrossment
- **2022-03-21** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2022-03-21** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-04** Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-19** General Order, Considered
- **2022-04-19** Measure passed: Ayes: 43 Nays: 1 `passage`
- **2022-04-19** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2022-04-19** Referred for enrollment
- **2022-04-20** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2022-04-20** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2022-04-20** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-21** Approved by Governor 04/21/2022 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5645f678-197a-4dae-bb8a-56c3a80f99c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).