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CS/HB 1659: Trusts & Trust Powers

GENERAL BILL by Real Property & Probate ; Bilirakis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crow ; Green ; Detert ; Henriquez ; Dockery ; Argenziano

Trusts & Trust Powers; provides for costs & attorney's fees in trust proceedings; provides applicability; requires attorneys to give notice to trustees in specified circumstances; allows courts to adjust attorney's fees when notice is late; revises standards governing when successor trustee is not under duty to institute action against prior trustee or prior trustee's estate. Creates 737.2035; amends 737.306.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 6/11/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-352
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/9/1999 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00246
3/16/1999 House • Referred to Real Property & Probate (CJC); Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00311
3/22/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (CJC), 03/24/99, 4:00 pm, 314-HOB --Meeting cancelled
3/26/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (CJC), 03/30/99, 4:00 pm, 314-HOB
3/30/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Real Property & Probate (CJC) -HJ 00514
4/6/1999 House • CS read first time on 04/06/99 -HJ 00510
4/5/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00514
4/13/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 04/15/99, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
4/15/1999 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00750
4/19/1999 House • Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00750
4/22/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00829; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00829; Read third time -HJ 00829; CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 00829
4/22/1999 Senate • In Messages
4/26/1999 Senate • Received, referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary -SJ 00895; Immediately withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Judiciary -SJ 00802; Substituted for CS/SB 2068 -SJ 00802; Read second time -SJ 00802
4/27/1999 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01165; CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01165
4/27/1999 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01479
5/28/1999 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/11/1999 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-352