Bill Summary

HB 1231 Final Disposition, Funeral, and Cemetery Services (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Oliver  CS Sponsors: Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
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Summary
Final Disposition, Funeral, and Cemetery Services : Revises provisions relating to solicitations of sales of final disposition, funeral, & cemetery services by licensees of such services; cemetery land requirements; licensure of specified positions relating to final disposition, funeral, & cemetery services; disposal of human remains; & requirements for notices to purchasers & legally authorized persons of unfulfilled preneed contracts; provides requirements for licensure of natural organic reduction facilities & requirements for practice of natural organic reduction; revises provisions relating to waiting time period for funeral & direct disposal establishments to dispose of cremated remains; excludes preneed contracts from requirements that insured persons apply for or consent to such contracts & terms. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
   H Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
   H Commerce Committee
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Actions
01/08/26
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Filed
01/15/26
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Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
01/15/26
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Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
01/30/26
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On Committee agenda - Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, 02/03/26, 2:30 pm, 17 H
02/03/26
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Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; 15 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/04/26
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/06/26
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Now in Commerce Committee
02/16/26
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 02/18/26, 8:00 am, 404 H
02/18/26
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Favorable by Commerce Committee; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/18/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/26/26
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26
03/04/26
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Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading
03/04/26
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/10/26
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Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 598
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bill text & filed amendments
1231
Filed on 01/08/26
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Amendment 27301 DE
Oliver
Filed on 02/02/26
Adopted
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1231C1
Filed on 02/04/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
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