CS/CS/HB 1439: Bank Property of Deceased Account Holders
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Yarborough
Bank Property of Deceased Account Holders; Authorizes financial institution to pay funds on deposit in certain accounts to specified family member of decedent without court proceeding, order, or judgment; requires family member to provide certified copy of decedent's death certificate & specified affidavit to receive funds; specifies that person does not have right or cause of action against financial institution for taking or failing to take certain actions; provides liability for family member who withdraws funds; authorizes financial institution to provide copies of affidavit to certain persons; provides that specified types of personal property are not subject to probate administration or formal proceedings; requires certain actions relating to decedent's creditors; provides bona fide purchasers protection from specified claims of creditors & from rights of spouses, beneficiaries, & heirs of decedents; provides limitation on liability of decedent's estate & recipients of estate.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/14/2020 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 128
1/17/2020 House • Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 402
1/24/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
1/28/2020 House • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 472
1/30/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) -HJ 472
• CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 470
1/31/2020 House • Original reference(s) removed: Civil Justice Subcommittee
• CS referred to Commerce Committee -HJ 476
• Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 476
2/11/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/13/20, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
2/13/2020 House • CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -HJ 585
2/17/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
2/18/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 584
• CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time -HJ 584
2/20/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
2/26/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 661
• Read 3rd time -HJ 661
• CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 661
3/3/2020 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 476
• Received -SJ 476
3/10/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 579
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 380 -SJ 579
• Read 2nd time -SJ 579
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/11/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 669
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 669
3/11/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1129
6/17/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/27/2020 • Approved by Governor
6/29/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-110
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CS/CS/HB 1439, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2020 at 6:35 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 380 (c2) Disposition of Personal Property Baxley Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1439 (Ch. 2020-110) -SJ 579 
H 397 Bank Property of Deceased Account Holders Clemons Compare Last Action: 1/9/2020 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1439 (Ch. 2020-110) -HJ 34
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 655.059 Access to books and records; confidentiality; penalty for disclosure. Page 3 (pdf) 735.303 Page 5 (pdf) 735.304 Page 11 (pdf) -
CS/CS/HB 1439, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/17/2020 at 6:03 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 380 (c2) Disposition of Personal Property Baxley Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1439 (Ch. 2020-110) -SJ 579
H 397 Bank Property of Deceased Account Holders Clemons Compare Last Action: 1/9/2020 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1439 (Ch. 2020-110) -HJ 34
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 2/26/2020 3:26 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays 3/11/2020 3:43 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 655.059 Access to books and records; confidentiality; penalty for disclosure. Page 3 (pdf) 735.303 Page 5 (pdf) 735.304 Page 11 (pdf) -
CS/HB 1439, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/30/2020 at 1:41 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/17/2020 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 380 (c1) Disposition of Personal Property Baxley Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1439 (Ch. 2020-110) -SJ 579
H 397 Bank Property of Deceased Account Holders Clemons Compare Last Action: 1/9/2020 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1439 (Ch. 2020-110) -HJ 34
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 374043 - Amendment
Remove lines 106-277 and insert:Yarborough 2/12/2020
6:43 PMAdopted without Objection
2/13/2020PDF Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 655.059 Access to books and records; confidentiality; penalty for disclosure. Page 3 (pdf) 735.303 Page 5 (pdf) 735.304 Page 11 (pdf) -
HB 1439, Original Filed Version Posted 1/14/2020 at 9:44 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Insurance and Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/2/2020 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 397 Bank Property of Deceased Account Holders Clemons Identical Last Action: 1/9/2020 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1439 (Ch. 2020-110) -HJ 34
S 380 Bank Property of Deceased Account Holders Baxley Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1439 (Ch. 2020-110) -SJ 579
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 937555 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Yarborough 1/27/2020
6:41 PMAdopted without Objection
1/28/2020PDF Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 655.059 Access to books and records; confidentiality; penalty for disclosure. Page 2 (pdf) 655.795 Page 4 (pdf)