Florida House Bill 397 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on October 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-01-09 - Withdrawn prior to introduction
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes financial institutions to disclose specified information & provide copies of specified affidavits to certain persons relating to deceased account holders; Authorizes financial institutions to pay certain funds to authorized family member of decedent without court order; requires authorized family member to provide financial institutions certified copy of decedent's death certificate & specified affidavit to receive funds; specifies that person does not have right or cause of action against financial institutions for certain actions or for failing to take certain actions; provides liability for authorized family members.

Bank Property of Deceased Account Holders

Rep. Chuck Clemons [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-09	House	Withdrawn prior to introduction
2020-01-09	House	Withdrawn from Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
2019-10-23	House	Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
2019-10-17	House	Filed

S380 (Similar To) 2020-03-10 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1439
H1439 (Same As) 2020-06-29 - Chapter No. 2020-110

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
655	059		Amended Code	See Bill Text
655	795		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/397
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/397/BillText/Filed/PDF