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CS/CS/SB 954: Attorney Compensation

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Bean

Attorney Compensation; Requiring an attorney representing a personal representative in an estate administration who intends to charge a certain fee to make specified written disclosures; prohibiting an attorney who does not make such disclosures from being paid for legal services except in certain circumstances; requiring an attorney representing a trustee in the initial administration of a trust who intends to charge a certain fee to make specified written disclosures; providing that the complexity of a trust may be considered when determining what is an extraordinary service, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/22/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 625 (Ch. 2021-145) -SJ 640
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/29/2021 Senate • Filed
2/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules -SJ 105
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 105
3/10/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/15/2021 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 3 -SJ 271
3/17/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Commerce and Tourism
3/18/2021 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 276
3/24/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/29/21, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/29/2021 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -SJ 324
3/30/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
4/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/20/2021 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 559
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/21/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21 -SJ 642
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 560
4/22/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 639
• Substituted CS/HB 625 -SJ 640
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 625 (Ch. 2021-145) -SJ 640