All Roll Calls
Yes: 152 • No: 1
OklahomaHB 1688Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse
Vital records; vital statistics; definition; corrections; birth certificates; death certificates; fetal death certificates; effective date; emergency.
Sponsored By: Cynthia Roe (Republican)
Became Law
Senate Committee
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
More time to correct death records
The law extends the deadline for correcting nonmedical death-record information from 60 days to one year after first issuance. A funeral director or someone acting as one must submit the request in writing or electronically. The request must include supporting documents or the funeral director’s sworn statement. This deadline does not cover medical certification information.
Rules can expand estate record access
The law lets Oklahoma’s Health Commissioner authorize access for people working in a record subject’s or estate’s best interest. Commissioner rules determine who qualifies to inspect, receive, or copy the vital record. Access is not automatic.
Amended birth records bar nonbinary labels
Since April 26, 2022, birth certificates amended under this section must list biological sex as male or female. The law bars nonbinary designations and symbols representing them, including “X.”
Minor record fixes require strong proof
The law defines minor fixes to birth, death, and other vital records, including spelling errors and mistaken additions or omissions. Applicants must provide clear and convincing evidence of an objective error knowable when the certificate was made or shortly afterward. Birth certificates receiving minor corrections more than one year after birth must be marked “amended.”
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Cynthia Roe
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Brenda Stanley
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/28/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 44 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/14/2025
Committee vote: Health & Human Services
Yes: 10 • No: 1
House vote • 3/13/2025
THIRD READING
Yes: 79 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 13 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2025
DO PASS
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Bill Text
Enrolled (final version)
4/29/2025
Floor (Senate)
4/15/2025
Senate Committee Report
4/14/2025
Engrossed
3/17/2025
Floor (House)
3/7/2025
House Committee Report
3/6/2025
House Committee Substitute
3/6/2025
House Policy Committee Report
2/25/2025
Introduced
1/16/2025
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