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CS/SB 1500: Estates

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Bradley

Estates; Revising the issues a court may resolve for a personal representative; requiring the court to award taxable costs and attorney fees in certain proceedings; authorizing the court to direct such payment from certain persons; revising when summary administration proceedings may commence for either a resident or nonresident decedent’s estate; revising the sum for funds certain financial institutions may make payable to a decedent’s family member, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/23/2026 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
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
1/8/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
• Introduced
1/27/2026 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
• Now in Banking and Insurance
1/30/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
2/4/2026 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2/5/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time
2/12/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/17/2026 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
2/18/2026 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/23/2026 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26