Florida House Bill 481 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: Failed on May 5 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-05 - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1379 (Ch. 2017-155)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Deletes requirement that trust be for benefit of trust's beneficiaries; revises requirements for notice or sending of electronic trust documents; provides AG has standing in certain proceedings; authorizes trustee to appoint principal of trust to second trust or supplemental needs trust; provides requirements for second trust & its beneficiaries; prohibits distribution of principal of trust in manner that would reduce specified tax benefits; clarifies that certain knowledge by beneficiary does not cause a claim for breach of trust or commence running of limitations period or laches; provides for retroactive application.

Trusts

House Judiciary Committee

House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee

Rep. George Moraitis [R]

2017-04-20 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#201 (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-05	Senate	Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1379 (Ch. 2017-155)
2017-05-05	Senate	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2017-04-25	Senate	Received
2017-04-25	Senate	Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules
2017-04-25	Senate	In Messages
2017-04-20	House	CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0
2017-04-20	House	Read 3rd time
2017-04-19	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2017-04-19	House	Amendment(s) adopted (839065)
2017-04-19	House	Read 2nd time
2017-04-18	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/17
2017-04-13	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
2017-04-07	House	Placed on Calendar
2017-04-06	House	CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time
2017-04-06	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
2017-04-06	House	CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
2017-04-04	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/06/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2017-03-07	House	CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time
2017-03-07	House	Introduced
2017-02-28	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2017-02-27	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2017-02-23	House	CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
2017-02-16	House	PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 02/23/17, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
2017-02-06	House	Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2017-01-24	House	Filed

S1554 (Similar To) 2017-05-05 - Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1379 (Ch. 2017-155)
S1626 (Similar To) 2017-05-03 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1379 (Ch. 2017-155)
H1379 (Similar To) 2017-06-26 - Chapter No. 2017-155
S206 (Similar To) 2017-04-28 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1379 (Ch. 2017-155)
H277 (Similar To) 2017-06-26 - Vetoed by Governor, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1379 (Ch. 2017-155)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
736	0103		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	0105		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	0109		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	0110		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	0404		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	04117		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	0708		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	08135		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	1008		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	1201		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	1205		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	1206		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	1207		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	1208		Amended Code	See Bill Text
736	1209		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/481
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/0481/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/481/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/481/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/481/BillText/e1/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/481/Amendment/654697/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/481/Amendment/839065/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/481/Vote/HouseVote_h00481e1201.PDF