CS/CS/SB 954 (2021) -  Attorney Compensation

General Bill by Rules and Judiciary and Bean
Attorney Compensation: Requiring an attorney representing a personal representative in an estate administration who intends to charge a certain fee to make specified written disclosures; prohibiting an attorney who does not make such disclosures from being paid for legal services except in certain circumstances; requiring an attorney representing a trustee in the initial administration of a trust who intends to charge a certain fee to make specified written disclosures; providing that the complexity of a trust may be considered when determining what is an extraordinary service, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2021
Last Event: 04/22/21 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 625 (Ch. 2021-145) -SJ 640 on Thursday, April 22, 2021 6:37 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/15/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 3
  • Commerce and Tourism
    • On agenda for: 03/29/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 2
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/20/21 8:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 625 Subject: Attorney Compensation Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/21/2021 5:49:44 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 4/19/2021 8:04:26 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/30/2021 2:44:31 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Commerce and Tourism 3/26/2021 3:26:44 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/17/2021 1:29:08 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/17/2021 12:31:15 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 625 (Ch. 2021-145) -SJ 640 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 625 -SJ 640 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 639 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 560 Time: 04/21/2021 - 7:59 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21 -SJ 642 Time: 04/21/2021 - 4:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/21/2021 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/20/2021 - 5:15 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 559 Time: 04/20/2021 - 3:16 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/15/2021 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 03/30/2021 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -SJ 324 Time: 03/29/2021 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/29/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/24/2021 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 276 Time: 03/18/2021 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Commerce and Tourism Time: 03/17/2021 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Commerce and Tourism Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/17/2021 - 2:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -SJ 271 Time: 03/15/2021 - 6:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/10/2021 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 105 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 105 Time: 02/04/2021 - 12:22 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/29/2021 - 1:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
733.6171 CS/HB 625
736.1007 CS/HB 625