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: 2/12/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- 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
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CS/SB 1500, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2026 at 9:04 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1337 (c1) Estates Judiciary Committee Identical Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026) 
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 11 (pdf) 733.106 Costs and attorney fees. Page 12 (pdf) 733.603 Personal representative to proceed without court order. Page 3 (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 4 (pdf) 734.101 Foreign personal representative. Page 11 (pdf) 735.201 Summary administration; nature of proceedings. Page 6 (pdf) 735.302 Income tax refunds in certain cases. Page 6 (pdf) 735.303 Payment to successor without court proceedings. Page 7 (pdf) 735.304 Disposition without administration of intestate property in small estates. Page 10 (pdf) -
SB 1500, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2026 at 3:25 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1337 (c1) Estates Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 227952 - Amendment
Delete line 52 and insert:Banking and Insurance
(Bradley)2/3/2026
10:11 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/4/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 1/27/2026 1:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays 2/4/2026 10:30 AM Banking and Insurance 10 Yeas - 0 Nays 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 11 (pdf) 733.106 Costs and attorney fees. Page 12 (pdf) 733.603 Personal representative to proceed without court order. Page 3 (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 4 (pdf) 734.101 Foreign personal representative. Page 11 (pdf) 735.201 Summary administration; nature of proceedings. Page 6 (pdf) 735.302 Income tax refunds in certain cases. Page 6 (pdf) 735.303 Payment to successor without court proceedings. Page 7 (pdf) 735.304 Disposition without administration of intestate property in small estates. Page 10 (pdf)