Senate Bill 598 (2026) - The Florida Senate

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SB 598: Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services

GENERAL BILL by Truenow

Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services; Prohibiting a licensee of funeral or cemetery services from entering into certain contracts, agreements, or arrangements; limiting the total liability for damages for certain civil actions against a person or company licensed under ch. 497, F.S.; 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: 2/6/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Banking and Insurance (BI)
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
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

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 1231 (c1)	Final Disposition, Funeral, and Cemetery Services	Insurance & Banking Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 2/6/2026 H Now in Commerce Committee

Version	Posted	Format
S 598 Filed	11/19/2025 3:28 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Citations - Statutes (16)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
497.164	Solicitation of goods or services.	Page 3 (pdf)
497.169	Private actions; actions on behalf of consumers; attorney’s fee.	Page 3 (pdf)
497.260	Cemeteries; exemption; investigation and mediation.	Page 20 (pdf)
497.263	Cemetery companies; license required; licensure requirements and procedures.	Page 4 (pdf)
497.270	Minimum acreage; sale or disposition of cemetery lands.	Page 5 (pdf)
497.369	Embalmers; licensure as an embalmer by endorsement; licensure of a temporary embalmer.	Page 5 (pdf)
497.374	Funeral directing; licensure as a funeral director by endorsement; licensure of a temporary funeral director.	Page 6 (pdf)
497.375	Funeral directing; licensure of a funeral director intern.	Page 6 (pdf)
497.376	License as funeral director and embalmer permitted.	Page 7 (pdf)
497.377	Combination funeral director and embalmer internships.	Page 7 (pdf)
497.386	Storage, preservation, and transportation of human remains.	Page 8 (pdf)
497.459	Cancellation of, or default on, preneed contracts; required notice.	Page 8 (pdf)
497.602	Direct disposers, license required; licensing procedures and criteria; regulation.	Page 10 (pdf)
497.604	Direct disposal establishments, license required; licensing procedures and criteria; license renewal; regulation; display of license.	Page 13 (pdf)
497.607	Cremation; procedure required.	Page 19 (pdf)
627.404	Insurable interest; personal insurance.	Page 20 (pdf)

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