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IntroducedNov 19, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Florida Senate Bill
Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services; Prohibiting a licensee of funeral or cemetery services from entering into certain contracts, agreements, or arrangements; revising the requirements for an applicant seeking licensure by endorsement to be an embalmer; deleting an exception to the educational requirements for an applicant seeking licensure to be a funeral director; authorizing a licensee or a licensed facility to dispose of human remains in a specified manner if the legally authorized person of the decedent fails, neglects, or refuses to direct the disposition, etc.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 26, 2026: CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Mar 02, 2026 12:00pm
Pat Thomas Committee Room, 412 Knott Building
Summary
Comments on SB 598
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Governmentprimary
- Banking and Insuranceprimary

Votes
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Now in Fiscal Policy
- On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
- CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
- Dec 09, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
- Nov 19, 2025 | Senate
- Filed
Bill Texts
- S 598 FiledHTML
- S 598 c1HTML
- S 598 c2HTML
- Committee Amendment 834316 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/12/2026) -- Banking and Insurance (Truenow)PDF
- Committee Amendment 557304 (Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/25/2026) -- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Truenow)PDF
Documents
- Bill Analysis -- Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) (2/10/2026 8:51 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) (2/12/2026 8:49 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Pre-Meeting) (2/24/2026 1:59 PM)
- Bill Analysis -- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (Post-Meeting) (2/26/2026 12:25 PM)
