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FL HB 1459

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Serving as Personal Representative After a Felony Conviction

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 1459 pass?

No. FL HB 1459 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

What is FL HB 1459 about?

Serving as Personal Representative After a Felony Conviction; Creates exception to allow person convicted of felony who is not currently incarcerated to serve as personal representative if they have specified relationship to deceased; requires court to consider certain criteria when determining if such person may serve as personal representative.

Who sponsors FL HB 1459?

Gantt is the primary sponsor of FL HB 1459.

Description

Serving as Personal Representative After a Felony Conviction; Creates exception to allow person convicted of felony who is not currently incarcerated to serve as personal representative if they have specified relationship to deceased; requires court to consider certain criteria when determining if such person may serve as personal representative.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ganttprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    failure

  2. 2026-01-15

    Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  3. 2026-01-15

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-15

    Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

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  6. 2026-01-09

    Filed

    filing

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1459/ByCategory

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