CS/SB 358 (2020) -  Decedents’ Property

General Bill by Judiciary and Berman
Decedents’ Property: Specifying that precious metals are tangible personal property for the purposes of the Florida Probate Code; specifying that certain attorneys and persons are not entitled to compensation for serving as a personal representative unless the attorney or person is related to the testator or unless certain disclosures are made before a will is executed; specifying that certain attorneys and persons are not entitled to compensation for serving as a trustee unless the attorney or person is related to the settlor or unless certain disclosures are made before the trust instrument is executed, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect October 1, 2020
Last Event: 03/10/20 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 505 (Ch. 2020-67) -SJ 583 on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 2:01 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 11/05/19 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 12/10/19 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/26/20 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 15   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 505 Subject: Estates and Trusts Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 231 Subject: Decendent's Property Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/27/2020 7:54:50 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/24/2020 5:07:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 12/10/2019 4:46:55 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 12/9/2019 2:13:57 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 11/7/2019 10:19:27 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 11/4/2019 1:49:25 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 505 (Ch. 2020-67) -SJ 583 Time: 03/10/2020 - 2:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 505 -SJ 583 Time: 03/10/2020 - 2:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 582 Time: 03/10/2020 - 1:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20 -SJ 653 Time: 03/06/2020 - 7:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/27/2020 - 9:03 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 357 Time: 02/26/2020 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/26/20, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/21/2020 - 4:56 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 123 Time: 01/14/2020 - 7:54 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 27 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 12/10/2019 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 132 Time: 12/10/2019 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 12/10/19, 2:00 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 12/02/2019 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Time: 11/07/2019 - 9:07 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 11/07/2019 - 8:48 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 133 Time: 11/05/2019 - 4:55 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 11/05/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 10/28/2019 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 28 Time: 10/15/2019 - 9:04 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/23/2019 - 9:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
731.1065 HB 231, CS/HB 505
731.201 CS/HB 505
731.301 HB 231, CS/HB 505
733.212 CS/HB 505
733.610 HB 231, CS/HB 505
733.612 CS/HB 505
733.617 HB 231, CS/HB 505
736.0708 HB 231, CS/HB 505

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