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FL SB 786

died on adjournment

Trusts

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 786 pass?

No. FL SB 786 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 HB 895 (Ch. 2026-54)

What is FL SB 786 about?

Trusts; 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.

Who sponsors FL SB 786?

Berman, Judiciary are the primary sponsors of FL SB 786.

Description

Trusts; 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.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-26 — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 895 (Ch. 2026-54)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bermanprimary
  • Judiciaryprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-26

    Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 895 (Ch. 2026-54)

    deferral

  2. 2026-02-26

    Substituted HB 895

  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. 2026-02-11

    Now in Rules

  9. 2026-02-11

    Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-02-06

    On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

  11. 2026-02-04

    Now in Banking and Insurance

  12. 2026-02-04

    CS by Judiciary read 1st time

  13. 2026-02-04

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

  14. 2026-02-03

    CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0

  15. 2026-01-29

    On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building

  16. 2026-01-13

    Introduced

    introduction

  17. 2025-12-16

    Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-12-08

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Favorable with Committee Substitute

    2026-02-03 · pass · 11-0

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

  • Favorable

    2026-02-11 · pass · 9-0

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

  • 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/2026/786/ByCategory

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