---
type: "Bill"
title: "Professions and occupations; funeral director in charge; definitions; license requirements; effective date."
description: "Professions and occupations; funeral director in charge; definitions; license requirements; effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ok"
legislature: "Oklahoma Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 4322"
citation: "Oklahoma HB 4322 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Kendrix"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1316749a-b0cf-46bc-b6ba-ed13bfbb6428"
source_url: "http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4322&session=2600"
source_hash: "09cc526710aa8225fa9b4a5cb82d4c68723acbb709baa52a3d5e0a22e0c18063"
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 4322 (2026) — Professions and occupations; funeral director in charge; definitions; license requirements; effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 INT/hB/HB4322 INT.PDF)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENGR/hB/HB4322 ENGR.PDF)
3. **Enrolled (final version)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 ENR/hB/HB4322 ENR.PDF)
4. **Floor (House)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/HFLR/HB4322 HFLR.PDF)
5. **Floor (Senate)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2025-26 FLR/SFLR/HB4322 SFLR.PDF)

## Votes

- Business Committee: Do Pass — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–7** (pass) · upper
- Commerce And Economic Development Oversight Committee: Do Pass — **12–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **61–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Howard — primary (person)
- Kendrix — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-02** Authored by Representative Kendrix
- **2026-02-03** Second Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Referred to Business `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass Business `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** CR; Do Pass Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
- **2026-03-17** General Order
- **2026-03-17** Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 61 Nays: 17 `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** Referred for engrossment
- **2026-03-23** Engrossed, signed, to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-23** First Reading `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-01** Second Reading referred to Business and Insurance `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-23** Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-28** Placed on General Order
- **2026-05-05** General Order, Considered
- **2026-05-05** Measure passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 7 `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Engrossed measure signed, returned to House `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Referred for enrollment
- **2026-05-06** Enrolled, signed, to Senate
- **2026-05-06** Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
- **2026-05-06** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-12** Approved by Governor 05/12/2026 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1316749a-b0cf-46bc-b6ba-ed13bfbb6428`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oklahoma legislature records).