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CS/CS/SB 598: Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government ; Banking and Insurance ; Truenow

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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 3/3/2026 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/19/2025 Senate • Filed
12/9/2025 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/11/2026 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
2/20/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/25/2026 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/26/2026 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
3/2/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
3/3/2026 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26