Bill Summary

SB 598 Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Truenow  CS Sponsors: Banking and Insurance, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
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Summary
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
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committees of reference
   S Banking and Insurance
   S Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
11/19/25
SENATE
Filed
12/09/25
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Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
02/06/26
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On Committee agenda - Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 K
02/11/26
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Favorable with CS by Banking and Insurance; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/12/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/12/26
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Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
02/20/26
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, 02/25/26, 1:30 pm, 412 K
02/25/26
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Favorable with CS by Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/26/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/26/26
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Now in Fiscal Policy
02/26/26
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On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 412 K
03/02/26
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Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/03/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/03/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
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bill text & filed amendments
0598
Filed on 11/19/25
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Amendment 834316
Truenow
Filed on 02/09/26
Replaced by CS
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0598C1
Filed on 02/12/26
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Amendment 557304
Truenow
Filed on 02/24/26
Replaced by CS
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0598C2
Filed on 02/26/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
497.164
497.26
497.263
497.27
497.369
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497.375
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497.377
497.386
497.459
497.607
627.404
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