Bill > H1231

Introduced Session

An act relating to final disposition, funeral, and cemetery services; amending s. 497.005, F.S.; revising and providing definitions; amending s. 497.164, F.S.; prohibiting solicitations of sales of final disposition, funeral, and cemetery services by licensees of such services under certain circumstances; amending s. 497.263, F.S.; revising land requirements for proposed cemeteries; amending s. 497.270, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending ss. 497.369 and 497.374, F.S.; specifying educational and testing requirements for licensure as embalmers and funeral directors by endorsement, respectively; amending s. 497.375, F.S.; revising requirements for licensure for funeral director interns; amending s. 497.376, F.S.; specifying educational and testing requirements for licensure as both funeral directors and embalmers by endorsement; amending s. 497.377, F.S.; revising requirements for combination licensure as funeral director and embalmer interns; amending s. 497.386, F.S.; authorizing persons, establishments, and facilities licensed in final disposition, funeral, and cemetery services to dispose of human remains under certain circumstances; amending s. 497.459, F.S.; revising requirements for notices to purchasers and legally authorized persons of unfulfilled preneed contracts; providing rulemaking authority; creating s. 497.6065, F.S.; requiring licensure of natural organic reduction facilities; providing requirements for the application for and approval of licensure; requiring the Department of Financial Services, the Department of Health, and the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt specified rules; providing requirements for licensure of such facilities, including licensure on a probationary basis; providing requirements for the renewal of such licenses and changes to licensure; providing requirements for the supervision of such facilities; requiring the adoption of standards for such facilities by rule; providing requirements for the practice of natural organic reduction and facilities conducting such practice; amending s. 497.607, F.S.; decreasing the waiting time period for funeral and direct disposal establishments to dispose of cremated remains; creating s. 497.6075, F.S.; providing requirements for the performance of natural organic reduction and reduced human remains; authorizing the Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services to adopt and enforce specified rules and regulations; amending s. 627.404, F.S.; excluding preneed contracts from requirements that insured persons apply for or consent to such contracts and terms; providing an effective date.

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Vanessa Oliver (R)*, 

Other Sponsors (1)

Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 598 (on 03/10/2026)

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