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SB1360 • 2026

Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund/Department of State

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
Sharief
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
Senate - Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 299
Effective date
On the sam

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's effective date is contingent on another piece of legislation.

Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund

This bill creates a trust fund within the Department of State's Division of Historical Resources to help maintain historic cemeteries in Florida.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund within the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State.
  • Requires money to be deposited into and disbursed from the trust fund as specified by law for cemetery maintenance.
  • Ensures any leftover money stays in the trust fund at the end of each fiscal year.
  • Sets a review process before 2030, when the trust fund might end or continue.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of State's Division of Historical Resources
  • Historic cemeteries and their caretakers

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 sites and artifacts in Florida.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill will only take effect if similar legislation also passes.
  • It is not clear how much money will be put into the trust fund or where it will come from.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 Senate

    • Withdrawn from Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules -SJ 299 • Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 299

  2. 2026-02-06 Senate

    • Pending withdrawal

  3. 2026-01-22 Senate

    • Introduced

  4. 2026-01-16 Senate

    • Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Rules

  5. 2026-01-07 Senate

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund/Department of State; Creating the Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund within the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State; requiring that moneys be deposited into the trust fund and disbursed by the division as provided in a specified provision, etc.

Current Bill Text

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Florida Senate
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2026

SB 1360

By
Senator Sharief

35-01817-26 20261360__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to trust funds; creating s. 267.23,
3 F.S.; creating the Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund
4 within the Division of Historical Resources of the
5 Department of State; providing the purpose of the
6 trust fund; requiring that moneys be deposited into
7 the trust fund and disbursed by the division as
8 provided in a specified provision; requiring that any
9 balance at the end of the fiscal year remain in the
10 trust fund for a specified purpose; providing for
11 future review and termination or re-creation of the
12 trust fund; providing a contingent effective date.
13
14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
15
16 Section 1. Section 267.23, Florida Statutes, is created to
17 read:
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267.23
Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund
.—

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(1)

The Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund is created within

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the division. The purpose of the trust fund is to act as a

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depository for the long-term maintenance and upkeep of

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cemeteries under the Historic Cemeteries Program.

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(2)

Moneys must be deposited into the trust fund and

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disbursed by the division as provided in s. 267.21.

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(3)

Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351,

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any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year must

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remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and must be

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available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

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(4)

In accordance with s. 19(f), Art. III of the State

30
Constitution, the Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund, unless

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terminated sooner, shall be terminated on July 1, 2030. Before

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its scheduled termination, the trust fund must be reviewed as

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provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).

34 Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date that
35 SB 34 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation
36 is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension
37 thereof and becomes a law.