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HB1485 • 2026

Trust Funds/Creation/Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund/Department of State

Trust Funds/Creation/Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund/Department of State

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Aristide
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
House - Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
Effective date
on the sam

Plain English Breakdown

The exact amount of funding and its sources are not specified in the official bill text.

Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund

This bill creates a trust fund within the Department of State to maintain historic cemeteries in Florida.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund within the Division of Historical Resources at the Department of State.
  • Requires money to be deposited into this trust fund and disbursed by the division for maintaining historic cemeteries as needed.
  • Ensures that any leftover money stays in the trust fund each year to continue supporting its purpose.
  • Provides for a future review before 2030, when the fund might end or start again.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of State and its Division of Historical Resources
  • Historic cemeteries in Florida

Terms To Know

Trust Fund
A special account where money is kept for a specific purpose.
Division of Historical Resources
The part of the Department of State that takes care of historic places and items in Florida.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill will only take effect if another related bill, HB 425, also passes during this session or an extended one.
  • It is not clear how much money the trust fund will have or where it comes from.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 House

    • Died in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  2. 2026-01-15 House

    • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee

  3. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  4. 2026-01-09 House

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Trust Funds/Creation/Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund/Department of State; Creates Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund within Division of Historical Resources of DOS; provides purpose of trust fund; requires that moneys be deposited into trust fund & disbursed by division as provided in specified provision; requires that any balance at end of fiscal year remain in trust fund for specified purpose; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of trust fund.

Current Bill Text

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HB 1485 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to trust funds; creating s. 267.23, 2
F.S.; creating the Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund 3
within the Division of Historical Resources of the 4
Department of State; providing the purpose of the 5
trust fund; requiring that moneys be deposited into 6
the trust fund and disbursed by the division as 7
provided in a specified provision; requiring that any 8
balance at the end of the fiscal year remain in the 9
trust fund for a specified purpose; providing for 10
future review and termination or re-creation of the 11
trust fund; providing a contingent effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Section 267.23, Florida Statutes, is created to 16
read: 17
267.23 Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund.— 18
(1) The Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund is created within 19
the division. The purpose of the trust fund is to act as a 20
depository for the long-term maintenance and upkeep of 21
cemeteries under the Historic Cemeteries Program. 22
(2) Moneys must be deposited into the trust fund and 23
disbursed by the division as provided in s. 267.21. 24
(3) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, 25

HB 1485 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year must 26
remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and must be 27
available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund. 28
(4) In accordance with s. 19(f), Art. III of the State 29
Constitution, the Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund, unless 30
terminated sooner, shall be terminated on July 1, 2030. Before 31
its scheduled termination, the trust fund must be reviewed as 32
provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). 33
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date 34
that HB 425 or similar legislation takes effect, if such 35
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 36
extension thereof and becomes a law. 37