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FL HB 737

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Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 737 pass?

No. FL HB 737 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Rules

What is FL HB 737 about?

Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian; Authorizes court to appoint person who has been convicted of felony to be guardian of proposed ward; requires court to consider imposing additional requirements on certain guardians to safeguard proposed ward & his or her property; authorizes court to deny appointment as guardian if it determines appointment would place proposed ward, or his or her property, at risk.

Who sponsors FL HB 737?

Botana, Human Services Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee are the primary sponsors of FL HB 737, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian; Authorizes court to appoint person who has been convicted of felony to be guardian of proposed ward; requires court to consider imposing additional requirements on certain guardians to safeguard proposed ward & his or her property; authorizes court to deny appointment as guardian if it determines appointment would place proposed ward, or his or her property, at risk.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Rules
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Botanaprimary
  • Human Services Subcommitteeprimary
  • Judiciary Committeeprimary
  • Valdéscosponsor
  • Rizocosponsor
  • Gottliebcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Rules

    failure

  2. 2026-02-26

    Received

    enrolled

  3. 2026-02-26

    Referred to Rules

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-25

    In Messages

  5. 2026-02-25

    CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

    passage

  6. 2026-02-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  7. 2026-02-25

    Added to Third Reading Calendar

  8. 2026-02-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  9. 2026-02-19

    Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)

  10. 2026-02-18

    Added to Second Reading Calendar

  11. 2026-02-18

    Bill referred to House Calendar

  12. 2026-02-17

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

    reading-1

  13. 2026-02-17

    CS Filed

    filing

  14. 2026-02-17

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  15. 2026-02-17

    Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  16. 2026-02-17

    Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-02-13

    Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  18. 2026-02-06

    Now in Judiciary Committee

  19. 2026-02-06

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-02-04

    1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  21. 2026-02-04

    CS Filed

    filing

  22. 2026-02-04

    Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  23. 2026-02-04

    Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee

  24. 2026-02-04

    Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2026-02-02

    Added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda

  26. 2026-01-21

    Now in Human Services Subcommittee

  27. 2026-01-21

    Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  28. 2026-01-21

    Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2026-01-16

    Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

  30. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  31. 2025-12-16

    Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  32. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Judiciary Committee

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Human Services Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-12-10

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee)

    2026-01-21 · pass · 16-0

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Human Services Subcommittee)

    2026-02-04 · pass · 17-0

  • Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee)

    2026-02-17 · pass · 17-0

  • Passage, Third Reading

    2026-02-25 · pass · 116-0

    Member-level votes (117)
    • Abbott: yes
    • Eskamani: yes
    • Oliver: yes
    • Albert: yes
    • Esposito: yes
    • Overdorf: yes
    • Alvarez, D.: yes
    • Fabricio: yes
    • Owen: yes
    • Alvarez, J.: yes
    • Franklin: yes
    • Partington: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Gantt: yes
    • Perez: yes
    • Andrade: yes
    • Garrison: yes
    • Persons-Mulicka: yes
    • Antone: yes
    • Gentry: yes
    • Plakon: yes
    • Aristide: yes
    • Gerwig: yes
    • Plasencia: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Giallombardo: yes
    • Porras: yes
    • Bankson: yes
    • Gonzalez Pittman: yes
    • Rayner: yes
    • Barnaby: yes
    • Gossett-Seidman: yes
    • Redondo: yes
    • Bartleman: yes
    • Gottlieb: yes
    • Rizo: yes
    • Basabe: yes
    • Greco: yes
    • Robinson, F.: yes
    • Benarroch: yes
    • Griffitts: yes
    • Robinson, W.: yes
    • Berfield: yes
    • Grow: yes
    • Rosenwald: yes
    • Black: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Salzman: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Hart-Lowman: yes
    • Sapp: yes
    • Booth: yes
    • Hinson: yes
    • Shoaf: yes
    • Borrero: yes
    • Hodgers: yes
    • Sirois: yes
    • Botana: yes
    • Holcomb: yes
    • Skidmore: yes
    • Boyles: yes
    • Hunschofsky: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Brackett: yes
    • Jacques: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Brannan: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Spencer: yes
    • Buchanan: yes
    • Stark: yes
    • Busatta: yes
    • Kendall: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Kincart Jonsson: yes
    • Tant: yes
    • Canady: yes
    • Koster: yes
    • Tendrich: yes
    • Cassel: yes
    • LaMarca: yes
    • Tomkow: yes
    • Chamberlin: yes
    • Long: yes
    • Trabulsy: yes
    • Chambliss: yes
    • López, J.: yes
    • Tramont: yes
    • Chaney: yes
    • Maggard: yes
    • Tuck: yes
    • Cobb: yes
    • Maney: yes
    • Valdés: yes
    • Conerly: yes
    • McClure: yes
    • Weinberger: yes
    • Cross: yes
    • McFarland: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Daley: yes
    • Melo: yes
    • Yarkosky: yes
    • Daniels: yes
    • Michael: yes
    • Yeager: yes
    • Driskell: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Duggan: yes
    • Mooney: yes
    • Dunkley: yes
    • Nix: yes
    • Edmonds: yes
    • Nixon: yes
    • Joseph: not voting

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Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/737/ByCategory

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