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CS/HB 599: Trusts/Perpetuities

GENERAL BILL by Real Property & Probate ; Goodlette ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gottlieb ; Bilirakis ; Constantine

Trusts/Perpetuities; revises certain criteria for application of rule against perpetuities to certain trusts; provides timing for contesting validity of trust; creates provision to govern evidence as to death or status in trust proceedings; provides for judicial & nonjudicial modifications of certain trusts under certain circumstances; provides for representation of certain persons in modification actions, etc. Amends Ch. 737, 689.225.

Effective Date: 12/31/2000
Last Action: 6/7/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-245
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/9/1999 House • Prefiled
1/14/2000 House • Referred to Real Property & Probate (CJC)
1/28/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (CJC), 02/07/00, 1:15 pm, 24-H
2/7/2000 House • Comm. Action:-CS by Real Property & Probate (CJC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0
2/14/2000 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
2/15/2000 House • Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar
3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Real Property & Probate (CJC) -HJ 00041; On Committee agenda-- Real Property & Probate (CJC), 02/07/00, 1:15 pm, 24-H -HJ 00148; Comm. Action:-CS by Real Property & Probate (CJC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0; CS read first time on 03/07/00 -HJ 00129; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00148; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00148
3/9/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00198
3/15/2000 House • Read third time -HJ 00228; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 00228
3/22/2000 Senate • In Messages
3/29/2000 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary -SJ 00319
4/12/2000 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary -SJ 00443; Substituted for CS/SB 830 -SJ 00443; Read second time -SJ 00443; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00443
4/18/2000 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00457; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00457; Immediately certified -SJ 00457
4/18/2000 House • In returning messages
5/4/2000 House • Concurred -HJ 01582; CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01583; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01584
5/26/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2000 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-245