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OklahomaHB 3931Oklahoma 2026 Regular SessionHouse

Death certificates; amendment of certificate or record; corrections of a death certificate after one year; emergency.

Sponsored By: Marilyn Stark (Republican)

Became Law

Senate Committee

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Correcting death certificates after one year

You can seek a death certificate correction one year or more after it was first issued. You must petition Oklahoma’s administrative hearing clerk under OAC 310:2, and an administrative law judge makes the final decision. You must provide clear and convincing evidence that the change corrects incorrect facts the funeral home supplied to the State Registrar. Oklahoma’s health commissioner must also set rules for minor vital-record corrections and other corrections needed to protect accuracy and integrity. The law takes effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Marilyn Stark

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Darcy Jech

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 162 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/29/2026

THIRD READING

Yes: 42 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/20/2026

emergency

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/20/2026

Committee vote: Health & Human Services

Yes: 12 • No: 0

House vote • 3/9/2026

THIRD READING

Yes: 90 • No: 0

House vote • 2/25/2026

DO PASS

Yes: 12 • No: 0

House vote • 2/18/2026

DO PASS

Yes: 6 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Becomes law without Governor's signature 05/07/2026

    5/7/2026House

  2. Sent to Governor

    4/30/2026House

  3. Enrolled measure signed, returned to House

    4/30/2026Senate

  4. Enrolled, signed, to Senate

    4/30/2026House

  5. Referred for enrollment

    4/29/2026House

  6. Engrossed measure signed, returned to House

    4/29/2026Senate

  7. Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 42 Nays: 0

    4/29/2026Senate

  8. General Order, Considered

    4/29/2026Senate

  9. Placed on General Order

    4/22/2026Senate

  10. Reported Do Pass Health and Human Services committee; CR filed

    4/20/2026Senate

  11. Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services

    4/1/2026Senate

  12. First Reading

    3/10/2026Senate

  13. Engrossed, signed, to Senate

    3/10/2026House

  14. Referred for engrossment

    3/9/2026House

  15. Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 0

    3/9/2026House

  16. General Order

    3/9/2026House

  17. Authored by Senator Jech (principal Senate author)

    2/26/2026House

  18. CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services Oversight Committee

    2/26/2026House

  19. Emergency added

    2/18/2026House

  20. Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health

    2/18/2026House

  21. Referred to Public Health

    2/3/2026House

  22. Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight

    2/3/2026House

  23. Authored by Representative Stark

    2/2/2026House

  24. First Reading

    2/2/2026House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled (final version)

    4/30/2026

    PDF

  • Floor (Senate)

    4/21/2026

    PDF

  • Senate Committee Report

    4/20/2026

    PDF

  • Engrossed

    3/10/2026

    PDF

  • Floor (House)

    3/2/2026

    PDF

  • House Committee Substitute

    2/26/2026

    PDF

  • House Policy Committee Report

    2/18/2026

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/15/2026

    PDF

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