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IntroducedNov 19, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 04, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 10, 2026
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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.
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Senate • Mar 17, 2026: Ordered enrolled
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Summary
Comments on SB 598
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Governmentprimary
- Banking and Insuranceprimary

Votes
YES: 111
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Esposito
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Franklin
- Partington
- Anderson
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Antone
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Gonzalez Pittman
- Rayner
- Barnaby
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Bartleman
- Gottlieb
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Black
- Harris
- Salzman
- Blanco
- Hart-Lowman
- Sapp
- Booth
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Steele
- Campbell
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- Trabulsy
- Chambliss
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- McFarland
- Woodson
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Daniels
- Michael
- Yeager
- Driskell
- Miller
- Young
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Nix
- Edmonds
- Nixon
NO: 0
YES: 104
- Abbott
- Eskamani
- Oliver
- Albert
- Overdorf
- Alvarez, D.
- Fabricio
- Owen
- Alvarez, J.
- Franklin
- Partington
- Anderson
- Gantt
- Perez
- Andrade
- Garrison
- Persons-Mulicka
- Gentry
- Plakon
- Aristide
- Gerwig
- Baker
- Giallombardo
- Porras
- Bankson
- Rayner
- Barnaby
- Gossett-Seidman
- Redondo
- Bartleman
- Rizo
- Basabe
- Greco
- Robinson, F.
- Benarroch
- Griffitts
- Robinson, W.
- Berfield
- Grow
- Rosenwald
- Black
- Harris
- Blanco
- Hart-Lowman
- Sapp
- Booth
- Hinson
- Shoaf
- Borrero
- Hodgers
- Sirois
- Botana
- Holcomb
- Skidmore
- Boyles
- Hunschofsky
- Smith
- Brackett
- Jacques
- Snyder
- Brannan
- Johnson
- Spencer
- Buchanan
- Stark
- Busatta
- Kendall
- Kincart Jonsson
- Tant
- Canady
- Koster
- Tendrich
- Cassel
- LaMarca
- Tomkow
- Chamberlin
- Long
- Chambliss
- López, J.
- Tramont
- Chaney
- Maggard
- Tuck
- Cobb
- Maney
- Valdés
- Conerly
- McClure
- Weinberger
- Cross
- McFarland
- Daley
- Melo
- Yarkosky
- Michael
- Yeager
- Driskell
- Miller
- Duggan
- Mooney
- Dunkley
- Nix
- Edmonds
- Nixon
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 13
Actions
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Ordered enrolled
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- In Messages
- Added to Senate Message List
- Amendment 692383 Recede
- CS passed; YEAS 104, NAYS 0
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Refused to concur, requested House to recede
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- In returning messages
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment 692383 adopted
- Added to Third Reading Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Bill referred to House Calendar
- Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
- 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- In Messages
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Read 2nd time
- Read 3rd time
- CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
- 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
- S 598 erHTML
- 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
- Floor Amendment 692383 (House: Recede 3/12/2026) -- OliverPDF
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)
- Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) (2/27/2026 11:52 AM)
- Bill Analysis -- Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) (3/3/2026 8:12 AM)
- House Message Summary -- Banking and Insurance (3/11/2026 5:27 PM)
