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CS/SB 786: Trusts

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Berman

Trusts; Authorizing a trustee to obtain a settlement of his or her accounts and be discharged under certain circumstances; requiring a trustee seeking settlement and discharge to send a trust disclosure document to specified persons; providing that a trustee is discharged upon completion of distributions or transfers if no timely written objections are received and is discharged from all liability and claims arising out of any matter disclosed in the trust disclosure document, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 2/6/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
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
    12/8/2025 Senate • Filed
    12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules
    1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/3/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    2/4/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
    • Now in Banking and Insurance
    2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

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  • CS/SB 786, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2026 at 10:19 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 895 Trustee Settlement and Discharge Hodgers, Fabricio Similar Last Action: 1/27/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    736.10081 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 786, Original Filed Version Posted 12/8/2025 at 11:56 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 895 Trustee Settlement and Discharge Hodgers, Fabricio Identical Last Action: 1/27/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    257312 - Amendment
    Delete lines 26 - 31 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Berman)     		2/2/2026
    12:36 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/3/2026     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/3/2026 1:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    736.10081 Page 1 (pdf)

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