CS/HB 1337: Estates
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Tuck ; Fabricio
Estates; Revises provisions related to estates including exemptions from filing fees, access to safe-deposit boxes, termination of leases, rights. responsibilities, & duties of personal representatives, summary administration, income tax refunds & attorney fees, payments to successors, administration of intestate small estates.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/10/2026 House - Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/10/2026 House - Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 House • Filed
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/27/2026 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
1/29/2026 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
1/30/2026 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/3/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/4/2026 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/10/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
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CS/HB 1337, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/3/2026 at 2:50 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1500 (c1) Estates Bradley Identical Last Action: 2/10/2026 S CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time 
Citations - Statutes (13)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 655.933 Access by fiduciaries. Page 2 (pdf) 655.936 Delivery of safe-deposit box contents or property held in safekeeping to personal representative. Page 3 (pdf) 655.937 Access to safe-deposit boxes leased in two or more names. Page 13 (pdf) 733.106 Costs and attorney fees. Page 14 (pdf) 733.603 Personal representative to proceed without court order. Page 4 (pdf) 733.612 Transactions authorized for the personal representative; exceptions. Page 4 (pdf) 733.6125 Page 4 (pdf) 733.6171 Compensation of attorney for the personal representative. Page 5 (pdf) 734.101 Foreign personal representative. Page 13 (pdf) 735.201 Summary administration; nature of proceedings. Page 7 (pdf) 735.302 Income tax refunds in certain cases. Page 7 (pdf) 735.303 Payment to successor without court proceedings. Page 8 (pdf) 735.304 Disposition without administration of intestate property in small estates. Page 12 (pdf) -
HB 1337, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2026 at 11:09 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1500 Estates Bradley Identical Last Action: 2/10/2026 S CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 231079 - Amendment
Remove line 52 and insert:Fabricio 2/2/2026
5:44 PMAdopted
2/3/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (13)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 655.933 Access by fiduciaries. Page 2 (pdf) 655.936 Delivery of safe-deposit box contents or property held in safekeeping to personal representative. Page 3 (pdf) 655.937 Access to safe-deposit boxes leased in two or more names. Page 13 (pdf) 733.106 Costs and attorney fees. Page 14 (pdf) 733.603 Personal representative to proceed without court order. Page 4 (pdf) 733.612 Transactions authorized for the personal representative; exceptions. Page 4 (pdf) 733.6125 Page 4 (pdf) 733.6171 Compensation of attorney for the personal representative. Page 5 (pdf) 734.101 Foreign personal representative. Page 13 (pdf) 735.201 Summary administration; nature of proceedings. Page 7 (pdf) 735.302 Income tax refunds in certain cases. Page 7 (pdf) 735.303 Payment to successor without court proceedings. Page 8 (pdf) 735.304 Disposition without administration of intestate property in small estates. Page 12 (pdf)