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HB3729 • 2025

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.

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.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative McIntire, Representative Levy B,, Nelson
Last action
2025-06-23
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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.

Digest: This Act says that a person does not have to do cremations at more than 1600 degrees Fahrenheit.

What This Bill Does

  • Digest: This Act says that a person does not have to do cremations at more than 1600 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).
  • 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.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-23 House

    Chapter 306, (2025 Laws): effective on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.

  2. 2025-06-11 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-03 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-03 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Sollman. Passed. Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Hayden.

  6. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Carried over to 05-29 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Carried over to 05-28 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-05-23 Senate

    Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.

  10. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.

  11. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Carried over to 05-21 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  14. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-05-12 Senate

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  17. 2025-04-23 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  18. 2025-04-23 Senate

    Referred to Energy and Environment.

  19. 2025-04-22 House

    Third reading. Carried by McIntire. Passed. Ayes, 55; Excused, 3--Nguyen H, Smith G, Valderrama; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Hartman, Speaker Fahey.

  20. 2025-04-21 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.

  21. 2025-04-17 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.

  22. 2025-04-16 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 17, 2025 Calendar.

  23. 2025-04-15 House

    Second reading.

  24. 2025-04-14 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  25. 2025-04-08 House

    Work Session held.

  26. 2025-04-03 House

    Public Hearing held.

  27. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.

  28. 2025-02-25 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: This Act says that a person does not have to do cremations at more than 1600 degrees Fahrenheit. (Flesch Readability Score: 61.6).
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.
Relating to: Relating to crematory incinerators; and prescribing an effective date.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2025 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 3729
Sponsored by Representative MCINTIRE; Representatives LEVY B, NELSON
CHAPTER .................................................
AN ACT
Relating to crematory incinerators; and prescribing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
Section 2 of this 2025 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 468A.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Department of Environ-
mental Quality, the Environmental Quality Commission or a regional air quality control au-
thority formed under ORS 468A.105 may not adopt or enforce any rule or standard that
requires a person to operate a human or animal crematory incinerator at a temperature
greater than 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit.
SECTION 3. This 2025 Act takes effect on the 91st day after the date on which the 2025
regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly adjourns sine die.
Passed by House April 22, 2025
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Timothy G. Sekerak, Chief Clerk of House
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Julie Fahey, Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 2, 2025
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Rob Wagner, President of Senate
Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Tina Kotek, Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
........................M.,........................................................., 2025
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Tobias Read, Secretary of State
Enrolled House Bill 3729 (HB 3729-INTRO) Page 1