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FL SB 1606

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Serving as Personal Representative after a Felony Conviction

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 1606 pass?

No. FL SB 1606 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Judiciary

What is FL SB 1606 about?

Serving as Personal Representative after a Felony Conviction; Creating an exception to allow a person convicted of a felony who is not currently incarcerated to serve as a personal representative if they have a specified relationship to the deceased in certain circumstances; requiring a court to consider certain criteria when determining if such person may serve as a personal representative, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 1606?

Jones is the primary sponsor of FL SB 1606.

Description

Serving as Personal Representative after a Felony Conviction; Creating an exception to allow a person convicted of a felony who is not currently incarcerated to serve as a personal representative if they have a specified relationship to the deceased in certain circumstances; requiring a court to consider certain criteria when determining if such person may serve as a personal representative, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Jonesprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Judiciary

    failure

  2. 2026-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-16

    Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules

    referral-committee

  4. 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/2026/1606/ByCategory

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