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CS/SB 1368: Trusts

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Gruters

Trusts; Revising criteria for application of the rule against perpetuities to trusts created on or after a specified date; specifying that the terms of a trust do not prevail over a trustee’s duty to account to qualified beneficiaries under certain circumstances; clarifying circumstances under which notice, or the sending of a document, to a person under the Florida Trust Code is deemed satisfied; providing that the terms of a trust may permit for accounting to the qualified beneficiaries only under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 5/6/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-96
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/27/2021 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules -SJ 122
    1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 121
    1/26/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/31/2022 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 242
    2/1/2022 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance
    2/3/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/08/22, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    2/8/2022 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 364
    2/10/2022 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time -SJ 366
    2/11/2022 Senate • Now in Rules
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/15/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/15/2022 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 370
    2/16/2022 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/17/2022 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/22 -SJ 451
    2/23/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 441
    • Amendment(s) adopted (364794) -SJ 442
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 442
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
    • Immediately certified -SJ 451
    2/23/2022 House • In Messages
    3/7/2022 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/8/2022)
    • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
    3/8/2022 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    3/9/2022 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 99, NAYS 19
    3/9/2022 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 761
    5/3/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/6/2022 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2022-96

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  • CS/SB 1368, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/9/2022 at 6:15 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1001 (c2) Trusts Insurance and Banking Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1368 (Ch. 2022-96)
    H 1229 Pub. Rec./Proceedings Involving Family Trust Companies Fetterhoff Compare Last Action: 1/11/2022 H Withdrawn prior to introduction; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1304 (Ch. 2022-211), CS/SB 1368 (Ch. 2022-96)

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    689.225 Statutory rule against perpetuities. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0105 Default and mandatory rules. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0109 Methods and waiver of notice. Page 3 (pdf)
    736.0303 Representation by fiduciaries and parents. Page 4 (pdf)
    736.0409 Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary. Page 5 (pdf)
    736.04115 Judicial modification of irrevocable trust when modification is in best interests of beneficiaries. Page 5 (pdf)
    736.0412 Nonjudicial modification of irrevocable trust. Page 5 (pdf)
    736.0813 Duty to inform and account. Page 6 (pdf)
    736.08135 Trust accountings. Page 7 (pdf)
    736.08145 Grantor trust reimbursement. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1368, Engrossed 1 Posted 2/23/2022 at 5:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1001 (c2) Trusts Insurance and Banking Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1368 (Ch. 2022-96)
    H 1229 Pub. Rec./Proceedings Involving Family Trust Companies Fetterhoff Compare Last Action: 1/11/2022 H Withdrawn prior to introduction; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1304 (Ch. 2022-211), CS/SB 1368 (Ch. 2022-96)

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/9/2022 4:59 PM House 99 Yeas - 19 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    689.225 Statutory rule against perpetuities. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0105 Default and mandatory rules. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0109 Methods and waiver of notice. Page 3 (pdf)
    736.0303 Representation by fiduciaries and parents. Page 4 (pdf)
    736.0409 Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary. Page 5 (pdf)
    736.04115 Judicial modification of irrevocable trust when modification is in best interests of beneficiaries. Page 5 (pdf)
    736.0412 Nonjudicial modification of irrevocable trust. Page 5 (pdf)
    736.0813 Duty to inform and account. Page 6 (pdf)
    736.08135 Trust accountings. Page 7 (pdf)
    736.08145 Grantor trust reimbursement. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1368, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/10/2022 at 2:32 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/14/2022 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1001 (c2) Trusts Insurance and Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1368 (Ch. 2022-96)
    H 1229 Pub. Rec./Proceedings Involving Family Trust Companies Fetterhoff Compare Last Action: 1/11/2022 H Withdrawn prior to introduction; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1304 (Ch. 2022-211), CS/SB 1368 (Ch. 2022-96)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    364794 - Amendment
    Delete lines 124 - 136 and insert:
    Gruters 2/22/2022
    9:13 AM
    Senate: Adopted
    2/23/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/15/2022 10:00 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/23/2022 4:49 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    689.225 Statutory rule against perpetuities. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0105 Default and mandatory rules. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0109 Methods and waiver of notice. Page 3 (pdf)
    736.0303 Representation by fiduciaries and parents. Page 4 (pdf)
    736.0409 Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary. Page 4 (pdf)
    736.0813 Duty to inform and account. Page 5 (pdf)
    736.08135 Trust accountings. Page 6 (pdf)
    736.08145 Grantor trust reimbursement. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • SB 1368, Original Filed Version Posted 12/27/2021 at 4:17 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/28/2022 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2022 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 2/7/2022 (pdf)
    Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1001 (c1) Trusts Insurance and Banking Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 3/8/2022 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1368 (Ch. 2022-96)
    H 1229 Pub. Rec./Proceedings Involving Family Trust Companies Fetterhoff Compare Last Action: 1/11/2022 H Withdrawn prior to introduction; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1304 (Ch. 2022-211), CS/SB 1368 (Ch. 2022-96)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    503122 - Amendment
    Delete lines 53 - 153 and insert:
    Banking and Insurance
    (Gruters)
    2/7/2022
    2:51 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/10/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/31/2022 3:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/8/2022 3:00 PM Banking and Insurance 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    689.225 Statutory rule against perpetuities. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0105 Default and mandatory rules. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0109 Methods and waiver of notice. Page 3 (pdf)
    736.0303 Representation by fiduciaries and parents. Page 4 (pdf)
    736.0409 Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary. Page 4 (pdf)
    736.08135 Trust accountings. Page 5 (pdf)
    736.08145 Grantor trust reimbursement. Page 6 (pdf)

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