---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to crematory incinerators; and prescribing an effective date."
description: "Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality, the Environmental Quality Commission or a regional air quality control authority from requiring a person to operate a human or animal crematory incinerator at a temperature greater than 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die."
jurisdiction: "us/states/or"
legislature: "Oregon Legislative Assembly"
session: "2025R1"
identifier: "HB 3729"
citation: "Oregon HB 3729 (2025R1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Emily McIntire"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-25T19:45:35+00:00"
last_action: "2025-06-24T02:25:10+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a972f5ce-b2e1-4284-9d4b-d211006720ee"
source_url: "https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3729"
source_hash: "912b6410d3438b2a9ffb22e3489cc5b1c726837977b0f3c91099429439bb7ca0"
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-or"]
---

# Oregon HB 3729 (2025R1) — Relating to crematory incinerators; and prescribing an effective date.

Prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality, the Environmental Quality Commission or a regional air quality control authority from requiring a person to operate a human or animal crematory incinerator at a temperature greater than 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3729/Introduced)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3729/Enrolled)

## Votes

- Heard and Reported Out — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Heard and Reported Out — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Third reading. Carried by McIntire. Passed. — **55–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emily McIntire — primary (person)
- Bobby Levy — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Nelson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-25T19:45:35+00:00** First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27T19:41:05+00:00** Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03T15:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-04-08T15:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-04-14T21:18:50+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-15T18:26:09+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T19:50:15+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-17T22:37:38+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-21T19:59:47+00:00** Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.
- **2025-04-22T18:49:40+00:00** Third reading. Carried by McIntire. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-23T18:10:26+00:00** First reading. Referred to President's desk. `introduction, reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23T20:35:25+00:00** Referred to Energy and Environment. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07T22:01:00+00:00** Public Hearing held.
- **2025-05-12T22:02:00+00:00** Work Session held.
- **2025-05-19T16:48:08+00:00** Recommendation: Do pass. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-19T18:21:23+00:00** Second reading. `reading-2`
- **2025-05-20T19:31:29+00:00** Carried over to 05-21 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-21T19:19:17+00:00** Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-22T19:23:08+00:00** Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-27T19:17:19+00:00** Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-28T20:29:31+00:00** Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-05-29T21:59:57+00:00** Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.
- **2025-06-02T19:05:19+00:00** Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-03T17:29:53+00:00** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-03T22:25:52+00:00** President signed. `passage`
- **2025-06-11T23:16:13+00:00** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-24T02:25:10+00:00** Chapter 306, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a972f5ce-b2e1-4284-9d4b-d211006720ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Oregon legislature records).