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CS/CS/HB 301: Probate/Elective Share

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Real Property & Probate ; Goodlette ; Bilirakis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Byrd ; Cosgrove

Probate/Elective Share; revises provisions governing right to elective share; provides for property entering into elective estate & for valuation of elective estate; provides for sources from which elective share is payable; provides for liability of direct recipients & beneficiaries; provides for protection of payors & other third parties; provides who may exercise right of election; provides for personal representative's duty to collect contributions, etc. Amends Ch. 732.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
Last Action: 6/11/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-343
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/12/1999 House • Prefiled
1/21/1999 House • Referred to Real Property & Probate (CJC); Judiciary (CJC)
1/22/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (CJC), 02/03/99, 3:15 pm, 314-HOB
2/3/1999 House • Comm. Action: CS by Real Property & Probate (CJC)
2/11/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
2/12/1999 House • Now in Judiciary (CJC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Real Property & Probate (CJC); Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00039; On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (CJC), 02/03/99, 3:15 pm, 314-HOB; Comm. Action: CS by Real Property & Probate (CJC) -HJ 00103; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -HJ 00096; Pending review of CS under Rule 113; Now in Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00103
3/5/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 03/09/99, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/9/1999 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously CS/CS by Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00385
3/24/1999 House • CS read first time on 03/24/99 -HJ 00377
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 00385
3/23/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
3/30/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00473; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00473
4/6/1999 House • Read third time -HJ 00492; CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 00492
4/8/1999 Senate • In Messages
4/13/1999 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00519
4/22/1999 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 00696; Substituted for CS/SB 298 -SJ 00696; Read second time -SJ 00696; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00696
4/26/1999 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00830; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00830
4/26/1999 House • In returning messages
4/28/1999 House • Concurred -HJ 01491; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01496; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01496
5/28/1999 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/11/1999 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-343