# Florida SB 598: Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services Florida SB 598, Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services, is a 2026 Senate bill sponsored by Keith L. Truenow (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-24 (Chapter No. 2026-50) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB598-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida SB 598 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-11-19 - Last action: 2026-04-24, Chapter No. 2026-50 - Sponsor: Keith L. Truenow (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Banking and Insurance, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, Fiscal Policy, House Calendar - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (287 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader entry paths for funeral interns: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, applicants can enter internships before finishing the education required for a full license. Funeral director interns qualify with an associate degree or higher in any field plus attendance in an approved funeral-service program. That degree must come from a regionally accre… - Fewer licensing hurdles for funeral professionals: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law limits extra education and testing for certain applicants seeking licenses through endorsement. This covers embalmer, funeral director, and combined funeral director and embalmer licenses. Applicants must still pass the required exam on local, state, and federal laws… - Exclusive funeral deals with care providers banned: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, funeral licensees cannot arrange to become a public-serving end-of-life care provider's sole service provider. They also cannot make an affiliated licensee the sole provider. The ban covers funeral, cremation, refrigeration, and removal services. It applies to entities provi… - Prepaid funeral insurance gets consent exception: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, prepaid funeral contract insurance is exempt from the insured person's written application or consent requirement. For other covered insurance, a person with legal capacity must apply or consent in writing before the contract is issued. Group policies are excluded from that… - Providers gain authority over unclaimed remains: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, funeral or direct-disposal establishments may dispose of cremated remains unclaimed 90 days after cremation. This shortens the prior 120-day waiting period. Allowed methods include scattering at sea, licensed cemetery scattering gardens or ponds, church columbariums, and met… - Prepaid funeral notices and response deadlines change: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, prepaid funeral cancellation or default notices can use the last known email or mailing address. Permitted delivery methods include certified mail, registered mail, or an allowed delivery service; return receipt is no longer specified. If notice returns undelivered within 30… - Cemetery land flexibility comes with safeguards: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, cemetery applications must list exact acreage and dividing public roads or rights-of-way. Cemeteries generally need 30 contiguous acres; nearby parcels split only by public roads or rights-of-way can count as one property. Distant parcels cannot count together. The law repla… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Keith L. Truenow (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government - Cosponsor: Banking and Insurance ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 104 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 111 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Fiscal Policy Vote | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Vote | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Banking and Insurance Vote | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/er/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/er/PDF) - c2, 2026-02-26: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/c2/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/c2/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/c1/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-11-19: [HTML](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/Filed/HTML), [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/er/HTML) - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/er/PDF) - [c2 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/c2/HTML) - [c2 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/c2/PDF) - [c1 (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/c1/HTML) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (HTML)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/Filed/HTML) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/598/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6509: Relief/Estate of Mark LaGatta/Department of Transportation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6509-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB598-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).