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FL SB 1500

died on adjournment

Estates

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 1500 pass?

No. FL SB 1500 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1337 (Ch. 2026-57)

What is FL SB 1500 about?

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.

Who sponsors FL SB 1500?

Bradley, Banking and Insurance are the primary sponsors of FL SB 1500.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-02-26 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1337 (Ch. 2026-57)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bradleyprimary
  • Banking and Insuranceprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-26

    Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1337 (Ch. 2026-57)

    deferral

  2. 2026-02-26

    Substituted CS/HB 1337

  3. 2026-02-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  4. 2026-02-23

    Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26

  5. 2026-02-18

    Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  6. 2026-02-17

    Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-12

    On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  8. 2026-02-10

    CS by Banking and Insurance read 1st time

  9. 2026-02-05

    Now in Rules

  10. 2026-02-05

    Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  11. 2026-02-04

    CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

  12. 2026-01-30

    On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building

  13. 2026-01-27

    Now in Banking and Insurance

  14. 2026-01-27

    Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  16. 2026-01-22

    On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/27/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  17. 2026-01-16

    Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-01-08

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable

    2026-01-27 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Leek: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Polsky: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Yarborough: yes
    • Berman: other

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-04 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Boyd: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Passidomo: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Truenow: yes
    • Sharief: yes
    • Gruters: yes

  • Favorable

    2026-02-17 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Avila: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Boyd: yes
    • Bradley: yes
    • Brodeur: yes
    • Burgess: yes
    • Burton: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • DiCeglie: yes
    • Gaetz: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Grall: yes
    • Harrell: yes
    • Hooper: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Osgood: yes
    • Pizzo: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Rouson: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Trumbull: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Passidomo: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1500/ByCategory

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