republic-os/legislation/us/states/ca/20112012/sb-658.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Licensed funeral establishments: price list: Internet posting."
description: "The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Law regulates licensed funeral establishments and requires that they be operated by a licensed funeral director who is required to provide written information regarding funeral services and prices to consumers, as specified. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
legislature: "California Legislature"
session: "20112012"
identifier: "SB 658"
citation: "California SB 658 (20112012)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Licensed funeral establishments: price list: Internet posting."]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Negrete McLeod"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2011-09-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/256c8edb-6009-466b-9309-d92fd412b790"
source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB658"
source_hash: "5ee7ea4165965702d713012f446c9b346f5fb9c5488be787cd67ff70871658d6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
---

# California SB 658 (20112012) — Licensed funeral establishments: price list: Internet posting.

The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Law regulates licensed funeral establishments and requires that they be operated by a licensed funeral director who is required to provide written information regarding funeral services and prices to consumers, as specified. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **02/18/11 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB658&version=20110SB65899INT)
2. **04/06/11 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB658&version=20110SB65898AMD)
3. **06/21/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB658&version=20110SB65897AMD)
4. **06/23/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB658&version=20110SB65896AMD)
5. **07/07/11 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB658&version=20110SB65895AMD)
6. **09/30/11 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB658&version=20110SB65893CHP)
7. **SB658** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB658)
8. **09/06/11 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB658&version=20110SB65894ENR)

## Votes

- Do pass, to Consent Calendar. — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading SB658 Negrete McLeod — **23–14** (pass) · upper
- SB 658 Negrete McLeod Senate Third Reading By HAYASHI — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Do pass as amended, and re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- Unfinished Business SB658 Negrete McLeod Concurrence — **21–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Negrete McLeod — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2011-02-18** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2011-02-18** (Corrected March 15.)
- **2011-02-20** From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
- **2011-03-03** Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D. `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-22** Set for hearing April 4.
- **2011-04-05** From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 3. Page 540.) (April 4). `amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-06** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-04-13** Set for hearing May 2.
- **2011-05-03** From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2011-05-12** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 23. Noes 14. Page 959.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2011-05-12** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1`
- **2011-05-23** Referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. `referral-committee`
- **2011-06-21** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-06-23** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & C.P. `reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-06-28** Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
- **2011-07-06** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-07-07** Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2011-08-18** From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 17). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-08-22** Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. `reading-2, reading-1`
- **2011-08-25** From consent calendar.
- **2011-08-25** Ordered to third reading.
- **2011-09-01** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 2775.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, reading-1, passage`
- **2011-09-01** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- **2011-09-02** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 21. Noes 13. Page 2269.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage`
- **2011-09-09** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
- **2011-09-30** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2011-09-30** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 386, Statutes of 2011.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/256c8edb-6009-466b-9309-d92fd412b790`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).