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CS/SB 1154: Decedents’ Property

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Berman

Decedents’ Property; Specifying that precious metals are tangible personal property for the purposes of the Florida Probate Code; expanding the list of sales or encumbrances that are voidable by interested persons under certain circumstances; specifying when an attorney or a person related to the attorney is deemed appointed in a trust instrument, 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, 2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/18/2019 Senate • Filed
2/28/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 121
3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 120
3/13/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/18/2019 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 255
3/19/2019 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
3/27/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
4/1/2019 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 284
4/2/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/3/2019 Senate • Now in Rules
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 316
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Rules