FL SB 598

enacted

Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 598 pass?

Yes. FL SB 598 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-24): Chapter No. 2026-50

What is FL SB 598 about?

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.

Who sponsors FL SB 598?

Truenow, Banking and Insurance, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government are the primary sponsors of FL SB 598.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-13
Latest action: 2026-04-24 — Chapter No. 2026-50
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

subject index

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-24
Chapter No. 2026-50
2026-04-23
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-04-21
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-17
Ordered enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-12
CS passed; YEAS 104, NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-12
Amendment 692383 Recede
2026-03-12
Added to Senate Message List
2026-03-12
In Messages
2026-03-12
Refused to concur, requested House to recede
2026-03-10
In returning messages
2026-03-10
CS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-10
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-10
Added to Third Reading Calendar
2026-03-10
Amendment 692383 adopted
2026-03-10
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-09
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
reading-1
2026-03-09
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
2026-03-09
Bill referred to House Calendar
2026-03-04
In Messages
2026-03-04
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
passage
2026-03-04
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-04
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-03
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
2026-03-03
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2026-03-02
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time
2026-02-26
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-26
Now in Fiscal Policy
2026-02-26
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-25
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2026-02-20
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2026-02-18
CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
2026-02-12
Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
2026-02-12
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2026-02-11
CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2026-02-06
On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2026-01-13
Introduced
introduction
2025-12-09
Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
referral-committee
2025-11-19
Filed
filing

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Votes

Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-11 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Boyd: yes
- Burton: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Martin: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Pizzo: other
Favorable with Committee Substitute
2026-02-25 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Arrington: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Massullo: yes
- McClain: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Berman: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Grall: other
- Pizzo: other
- Sharief: other
Favorable
2026-03-02 · pass · 18-0
Member-level votes (20)
- Arrington: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Burton: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- Davis: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Jones: yes
- Leek: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simon: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Osgood: yes
- Avila: other
- Gruters: other
Third Reading
2026-03-04 · pass · 37-0
Member-level votes (39)
- Arrington: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Polsky: yes
- Avila: excused
- Grall: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Berman: yes
- Gruters: yes
- Rouson: yes
- Bernard: yes
- Harrell: yes
- Sharief: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Hooper: yes
- Simon: yes
- Bracy Davis: yes
- Jones: yes
- Smith: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Leek: yes
- Truenow: yes
- Brodeur: yes
- Martin: yes
- Trumbull: yes
- Burgess: yes
- Massullo: yes
- Wright: yes
- Burton: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Yarborough: yes
- Calatayud: yes
- McClain: yes
- Albritton: yes
- Davis: excused
- Osgood: yes
- DiCeglie: yes
- Passidomo: yes
- Gaetz: yes
- Pizzo: yes
Passage, Third Reading
2026-03-10 · pass · 111-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Esposito: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Antone: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Gonzalez Pittman: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Gottlieb: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Salzman: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Steele: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Trabulsy: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Daniels: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Young: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Plasencia: not voting
- Griffitts: not voting
- Hinson: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Valdés: not voting
- Dunkley: not voting
Passage
2026-03-12 · pass · 104-0
Member-level votes (117)
- Abbott: yes
- Eskamani: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Albert: yes
- Overdorf: yes
- Alvarez, D.: yes
- Fabricio: yes
- Owen: yes
- Alvarez, J.: yes
- Franklin: yes
- Partington: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Gantt: yes
- Perez: yes
- Andrade: yes
- Garrison: yes
- Persons-Mulicka: yes
- Gentry: yes
- Plakon: yes
- Aristide: yes
- Gerwig: yes
- Baker: yes
- Giallombardo: yes
- Porras: yes
- Bankson: yes
- Rayner: yes
- Barnaby: yes
- Gossett-Seidman: yes
- Redondo: yes
- Bartleman: yes
- Rizo: yes
- Basabe: yes
- Greco: yes
- Robinson, F.: yes
- Benarroch: yes
- Griffitts: yes
- Robinson, W.: yes
- Berfield: yes
- Grow: yes
- Rosenwald: yes
- Black: yes
- Harris: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Hart-Lowman: yes
- Sapp: yes
- Booth: yes
- Hinson: yes
- Shoaf: yes
- Borrero: yes
- Hodgers: yes
- Sirois: yes
- Botana: yes
- Holcomb: yes
- Skidmore: yes
- Boyles: yes
- Hunschofsky: yes
- Smith: yes
- Brackett: yes
- Jacques: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Brannan: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Spencer: yes
- Buchanan: yes
- Stark: yes
- Busatta: yes
- Kendall: yes
- Kincart Jonsson: yes
- Tant: yes
- Canady: yes
- Koster: yes
- Tendrich: yes
- Cassel: yes
- LaMarca: yes
- Tomkow: yes
- Chamberlin: yes
- Long: yes
- Chambliss: yes
- López, J.: yes
- Tramont: yes
- Chaney: yes
- Maggard: yes
- Tuck: yes
- Cobb: yes
- Maney: yes
- Valdés: yes
- Conerly: yes
- McClure: yes
- Weinberger: yes
- Cross: yes
- McFarland: yes
- Daley: yes
- Melo: yes
- Yarkosky: yes
- Michael: yes
- Yeager: yes
- Driskell: yes
- Miller: yes
- Duggan: yes
- Mooney: yes
- Dunkley: yes
- Nix: yes
- Edmonds: yes
- Nixon: yes
- Esposito: not voting
- Antone: not voting
- Plasencia: not voting
- Gonzalez Pittman: not voting
- Gottlieb: not voting
- Salzman: not voting
- Joseph: not voting
- Steele: not voting
- Campbell: not voting
- Trabulsy: not voting
- Woodson: not voting
- Daniels: not voting
- Young: not voting

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