Florida · Senate Bill 598 · 2026 Regular Session

Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services

SB 598 Sponsored by Keith L. Truenow Became law

  1. Introduced Nov 19, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 9, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor Apr 21, 2026
  6. Became law Apr 23, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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.

Every action

39 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 31 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy · Senate Banking and Insurance
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Banking and Insurance
  5. CommitteeCS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Banking and Insurance9–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeNow in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  8. CommitteeCS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time · Senate Banking and Insurance
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  10. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government8–0 vote
  11. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  12. CommitteeNow in Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  13. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Fiscal Policy
  14. CommitteeCS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government read 1st time · Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  15. CommitteeFavorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 · Senate Fiscal Policy18–0 vote
  16. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  17. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
  18. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 515
  19. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 515
  20. SenateCS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 51537–0 vote
  21. HouseIn Messages
  22. HouseBill referred to House Calendar
  23. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2026)
  24. House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  25. HouseRead 2nd time
  26. HouseAmendment 692383 adopted
  27. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  28. HouseRead 3rd time
  29. HouseCS passed as amended; YEAS 111, NAYS 0
  30. SenateIn returning messages
  31. SenateRefused to concur, requested House to recede -SJ 842
  1. HouseIn Messages
  2. HouseAdded to Senate Message List
  3. HouseAmendment 692383 Recede
  4. HouseCS passed; YEAS 104, NAYS 0
  5. SenateOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2026-50

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 515 · Full Senate

37–0
Mar 4, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 37 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 10 yes, 0 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 26 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 37

Not voting · 2

Passage · Full House

111–0
Mar 10, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 111 No 0 Not voting 6
Democrats: 30 yes, 0 no Republicans: 81 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 111

Not voting · 6

Passage · Full House

104–0
Mar 12, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 104 No 0 Not voting 13
Democrats: 26 yes, 0 no Republicans: 78 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 104

Not voting · 13

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 11, 2026 Senate Banking and Insurance CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 9–0
Feb 25, 2026 Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 8–0
Mar 2, 2026 Senate Fiscal Policy Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 18–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Keith L. TruenowR Primary sponsor · District 13
  • AC Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Sponsoring committee
  • Ba Banking and Insurance Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.