Legislative record

SB 598STATE · FloridaIntroduced

Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services

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.

Voted 4/24/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

252 yea·0 nay·21 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/24/2026Chapter No. 2026-50
  2. 4/23/2026Approved by Governor
  3. 4/21/2026Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  4. 3/17/2026Ordered enrolled
  5. 3/12/2026Refused to concur, requested House to recede
  6. 3/12/2026In Messages
  7. 3/12/2026Added to Senate Message List
  8. 3/12/2026Amendment 692383 Recede
  9. 3/12/2026CS passed; YEAS 104, NAYS 0
  10. 3/10/2026Read 2nd time