HB 895: Trustee Settlement and Discharge
GENERAL BILL by Hodgers ; Fabricio ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gantt ; Valdés
Trustee Settlement and Discharge; 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.
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/23/2025 House • Filed
1/5/2026 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/12/2026 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/14/2026 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/16/2026 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
1/21/2026 House • Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/22/2026 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
1/23/2026 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
1/27/2026 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/10/2026 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
2/17/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 322807 adopted
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
2/17/2026 Senate • In Messages
2/18/2026 Senate • Referred to Rules
• Received
2/26/2026 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 786
• Read 2nd time
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
2/26/2026 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
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HB 895, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2026 at 2:47 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 786 (c1) Trusts Berman Identical Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 895 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 736.10081 Page 2 (pdf) -
HB 895, Engrossed 1 Posted 2/17/2026 at 1:56 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 786 (c1) Trusts Berman Identical Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 895
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/26/2026 9:15 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 736.10081 Page 2 (pdf) -
HB 895, Original Filed Version Posted 12/23/2025 at 10:48 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2026 (pdf)
Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/22/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 786 (c1) Trusts Berman Similar Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 895
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 322807 - Amendment
Remove lines 27-32 and insert:Hodgers 2/11/2026
2:03 PMHouse: Adopted
2/17/2026PDF Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 2/17/2026 1:14 PM House 110 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 736.10081 Page 2 (pdf)