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CS/CS/SB 854: Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Banking and Insurance ; Hukill

Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services; Revising required information for licensure to include e-mail addresses; revising the prohibition against withdrawal or transfer of assets within the care and maintenance trust fund to include an exception; requiring a licensed cemetery company to request a method for withdrawal from the cemetery company’s care and maintenance trust fund; providing that an applicant for the embalmer apprentice program may not be licensed without a determination of character by the licensing authority, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 4/1/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-172
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Regulated Industries (RI)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/16/2015 Senate • Filed
    12/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Regulated Industries; Fiscal Policy -SJ 65
    1/4/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 01/11/16, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/11/2016 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 180
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 65
    1/13/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Regulated Industries -SJ 180
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 181
    1/15/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/20/16, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/20/2016 Senate • CS/CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 246
    1/22/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 246
    • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/27/16, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/27/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 246
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 246
    • CS/CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 252
    1/28/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/02/16
    2/2/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 288
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/11/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 361
    • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 362
    2/18/2016 House • In Messages
    3/4/2016 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 829
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/16
    • Received -HJ 829
    3/7/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 873
    • Substituted for CS/CS/CS/HB 473 -HJ 873
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/8/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 910
    • CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 911
    3/8/2016 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 837
    3/18/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/1/2016 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2016-172

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  • CS/CS/SB 854, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2016 at 2:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 473 (c3) Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Roberson Similar Last Action: 3/7/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 854 (Ch. 2016-172) -HJ 873
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (29)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    497.005 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    497.141 Licensing; general application procedures. Page 5 (pdf)
    497.146 Licensing; address of record; changes; licensee responsibility. Page 6 (pdf)
    497.152 Disciplinary grounds. Page 7 (pdf)
    497.161 Other rulemaking provisions. Page 10 (pdf)
    497.266 Care and maintenance trust fund; remedy of department for noncompliance. Page 10 (pdf)
    497.267 Disposition of income of care and maintenance trust fund; notice to purchasers and depositors. Page 11 (pdf)
    497.2675 Page 12 (pdf)
    497.268 Care and maintenance trust fund, percentage of payments for burial rights to be deposited. Page 13 (pdf)
    497.269 Care and maintenance trust fund; financial reports. Page 14 (pdf)
    497.273 Cemetery companies; authorized functions. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.274 Standards for grave spaces. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.283 Prohibition on sale of personal property or services. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.286 Owners to provide addresses; presumption of abandonment; abandonment procedures; sale of abandoned unused burial rights. Page 16 (pdf)
    497.371 Embalmers; establishment of embalmer apprentice program. Page 17 (pdf)
    497.372 Funeral directing; conduct constituting practice of funeral directing. Page 18 (pdf)
    497.381 Solicitation of goods or services. Page 18 (pdf)
    497.452 Preneed license required. Page 18 (pdf)
    497.454 Approval of preneed contract and related forms. Page 19 (pdf)
    497.456 Preneed Funeral Contract Consumer Protection Trust Fund. Page 20 (pdf)
    497.458 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts. Page 22 (pdf)
    497.459 Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts. Page 26 (pdf)
    497.460 Payment of funds upon death of named beneficiary. Page 27 (pdf)
    497.461 Surety bonding as alternative to trust deposit. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.462 Other alternatives to deposits under s. 497.458. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.464 Alternative preneed contracts. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.465 Inactive, surrendered, and revoked preneed licensees. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.601 Direct disposition; duties. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.607 Cremation; procedure required. Page 30 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 854, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 1/22/2016 at 11:21 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2016 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 473 (c3) Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Roberson Similar Last Action: 3/7/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 854 (Ch. 2016-172) -HJ 873
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    602439 - Amendment
    Remove line 689 and insert:     		Roberson 3/7/2016
    7:59 AM     		House: Withdrawn
    3/7/2016     		PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/27/2016 1:00 PM Fiscal Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/11/2016 1:40 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/8/2016 11:22 AM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (29)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    497.005 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    497.141 Licensing; general application procedures. Page 5 (pdf)
    497.146 Licensing; address of record; changes; licensee responsibility. Page 6 (pdf)
    497.152 Disciplinary grounds. Page 7 (pdf)
    497.161 Other rulemaking provisions. Page 10 (pdf)
    497.266 Care and maintenance trust fund; remedy of department for noncompliance. Page 10 (pdf)
    497.267 Disposition of income of care and maintenance trust fund; notice to purchasers and depositors. Page 11 (pdf)
    497.2675 Page 12 (pdf)
    497.268 Care and maintenance trust fund, percentage of payments for burial rights to be deposited. Page 13 (pdf)
    497.269 Care and maintenance trust fund; financial reports. Page 14 (pdf)
    497.273 Cemetery companies; authorized functions. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.274 Standards for grave spaces. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.283 Prohibition on sale of personal property or services. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.286 Owners to provide addresses; presumption of abandonment; abandonment procedures; sale of abandoned unused burial rights. Page 16 (pdf)
    497.371 Embalmers; establishment of embalmer apprentice program. Page 17 (pdf)
    497.372 Funeral directing; conduct constituting practice of funeral directing. Page 18 (pdf)
    497.381 Solicitation of goods or services. Page 18 (pdf)
    497.452 Preneed license required. Page 18 (pdf)
    497.454 Approval of preneed contract and related forms. Page 19 (pdf)
    497.456 Preneed Funeral Contract Consumer Protection Trust Fund. Page 20 (pdf)
    497.458 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts. Page 22 (pdf)
    497.459 Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts. Page 26 (pdf)
    497.460 Payment of funds upon death of named beneficiary. Page 27 (pdf)
    497.461 Surety bonding as alternative to trust deposit. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.462 Other alternatives to deposits under s. 497.458. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.464 Alternative preneed contracts. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.465 Inactive, surrendered, and revoked preneed licensees. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.601 Direct disposition; duties. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.607 Cremation; procedure required. Page 30 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 854, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/13/2016 at 9:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 1/19/2016 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 473 (c1) Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Roberson Similar Last Action: 3/7/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 854 (Ch. 2016-172) -HJ 873
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    601878 - Amendment
    Delete lines 434 - 444.     		Regulated Industries
    (Bean)     		1/19/2016
    1:42 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/22/2016     		Web Page
    PDF
    247344 - Amendment
    Delete lines 662 - 672 and insert:     		Regulated Industries
    (Latvala)     		1/20/2016
    10:32 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/22/2016     		Web Page
    PDF
    513168 - Amendment
    Delete lines 905 - 906 and insert:     		Regulated Industries
    (Bean)     		1/19/2016
    1:43 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/22/2016     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/20/2016 1:30 PM Regulated Industries 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (30)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    497.005 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    497.141 Licensing; general application procedures. Page 5 (pdf)
    497.146 Licensing; address of record; changes; licensee responsibility. Page 6 (pdf)
    497.152 Disciplinary grounds. Page 7 (pdf)
    497.161 Other rulemaking provisions. Page 10 (pdf)
    497.266 Care and maintenance trust fund; remedy of department for noncompliance. Page 10 (pdf)
    497.267 Disposition of income of care and maintenance trust fund; notice to purchasers and depositors. Page 11 (pdf)
    497.2675 Page 12 (pdf)
    497.268 Care and maintenance trust fund, percentage of payments for burial rights to be deposited. Page 13 (pdf)
    497.269 Care and maintenance trust fund; financial reports. Page 14 (pdf)
    497.273 Cemetery companies; authorized functions. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.274 Standards for grave spaces. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.277 Other charges. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.283 Prohibition on sale of personal property or services. Page 16 (pdf)
    497.286 Owners to provide addresses; presumption of abandonment; abandonment procedures; sale of abandoned unused burial rights. Page 16 (pdf)
    497.371 Embalmers; establishment of embalmer apprentice program. Page 17 (pdf)
    497.372 Funeral directing; conduct constituting practice of funeral directing. Page 18 (pdf)
    497.381 Solicitation of goods or services. Page 19 (pdf)
    497.452 Preneed license required. Page 19 (pdf)
    497.454 Approval of preneed contract and related forms. Page 20 (pdf)
    497.456 Preneed Funeral Contract Consumer Protection Trust Fund. Page 20 (pdf)
    497.458 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts. Page 23 (pdf)
    497.459 Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts. Page 27 (pdf)
    497.460 Payment of funds upon death of named beneficiary. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.461 Surety bonding as alternative to trust deposit. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.462 Other alternatives to deposits under s. 497.458. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.464 Alternative preneed contracts. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.465 Inactive, surrendered, and revoked preneed licensees. Page 30 (pdf)
    497.601 Direct disposition; duties. Page 31 (pdf)
    497.607 Cremation; procedure required. Page 31 (pdf)

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  • SB 854, Original Filed Version Posted 11/16/2015 at 10:24 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 1/8/2016 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 473 (c1) Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Roberson Similar Last Action: 3/7/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 854 (Ch. 2016-172) -HJ 873
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    953794 - Amendment
    Delete lines 112 - 861 and insert:     		Banking and Insurance
    (Hukill)     		1/8/2016
    9:41 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/11/2016     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/11/2016 4:00 PM Banking and Insurance 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (28)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    497.005 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    497.141 Licensing; general application procedures. Page 5 (pdf)
    497.152 Disciplinary grounds. Page 6 (pdf)
    497.266 Care and maintenance trust fund; remedy of department for noncompliance. Page 9 (pdf)
    497.267 Disposition of income of care and maintenance trust fund; notice to purchasers and depositors. Page 10 (pdf)
    497.2675 Page 10 (pdf)
    497.268 Care and maintenance trust fund, percentage of payments for burial rights to be deposited. Page 12 (pdf)
    497.269 Care and maintenance trust fund; financial reports. Page 13 (pdf)
    497.273 Cemetery companies; authorized functions. Page 13 (pdf)
    497.274 Standards for grave spaces. Page 14 (pdf)
    497.277 Other charges. Page 14 (pdf)
    497.283 Prohibition on sale of personal property or services. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.286 Owners to provide addresses; presumption of abandonment; abandonment procedures; sale of abandoned unused burial rights. Page 15 (pdf)
    497.371 Embalmers; establishment of embalmer apprentice program. Page 16 (pdf)
    497.372 Funeral directing; conduct constituting practice of funeral directing. Page 17 (pdf)
    497.381 Solicitation of goods or services. Page 17 (pdf)
    497.452 Preneed license required. Page 18 (pdf)
    497.454 Approval of preneed contract and related forms. Page 18 (pdf)
    497.456 Preneed Funeral Contract Consumer Protection Trust Fund. Page 19 (pdf)
    497.458 Disposition of proceeds received on contracts. Page 22 (pdf)
    497.459 Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts. Page 26 (pdf)
    497.460 Payment of funds upon death of named beneficiary. Page 26 (pdf)
    497.461 Surety bonding as alternative to trust deposit. Page 27 (pdf)
    497.462 Other alternatives to deposits under s. 497.458. Page 27 (pdf)
    497.464 Alternative preneed contracts. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.465 Inactive, surrendered, and revoked preneed licensees. Page 28 (pdf)
    497.601 Direct disposition; duties. Page 29 (pdf)
    497.607 Cremation; procedure required. Page 29 (pdf)

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