---
type: "Bill"
title: "Oklahoma Funeral Board; extending sunset date. Effective date. Emergency."
description: "Oklahoma Funeral Board; extending sunset date. Effective date. Emergency."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 161"
citation: "Oklahoma SB 161 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniels", "Kendrix"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac974b2a-97bc-4911-a4eb-9a0fa8a039ea"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB161&session=2400"
source_hash: "2317199deb1ac13404c956b76b47d39b853e90eb9756782b0be1067bc5eb54d1"
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 SB 161 (2024) — Oklahoma Funeral Board; extending sunset date. Effective date. Emergency.

## 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/2023-24 INT/SB/SB161 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENGR/SB/SB161 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 ENR/SB/SB161 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/HFLR/SB161 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf_pdf/2023-24 FLR/SFLR/SB161 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **84–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **42–4** (pass) · upper
- Committee On Business & Commerce — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Administrative Rules Committee: Do Pass — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniels — primary (person)
- Kendrix — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** Authored by Senator Daniels
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading referred to Business and Commerce `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Reported Do Pass Business and Commerce committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-13** Coauthored by Representative Kendrix (principal House author)
- **2023-02-22** General Order, Considered
- **2023-02-22** Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 4 `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Referred for engrossment
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed to House `passage`
- **2023-02-23** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-29** Second Reading referred to Administrative Rules `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** CR; Do Pass Administrative Rules Committee `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-18** General Order
- **2023-04-18** Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 84 Nays: 0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2023-04-18** Referred for enrollment
- **2023-04-19** Enrolled, to House
- **2023-04-19** Signed, returned to Senate
- **2023-04-19** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Approved by Governor 04/20/2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac974b2a-97bc-4911-a4eb-9a0fa8a039ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).