Florida Senate Bill 116

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on March 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-13 - Died in Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Revising the list of persons who must report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults to include the clerk of the court; requiring that any deed or instrument purporting to convey real property or an interest therein be executed in the presence of a specified number of independent witnesses; authorizing a specified adult to file with the clerk the contact information of a trusted person; requiring the clerk to refer an objection to a not-for-profit legal aid organization to investigate whether the deed or instrument was obtained through fraudulent or exploitative means, etc.

Protection of Specified Persons Against the Fraudulent and Exploitative Conveyance of Property Interests

Sen. Shevrin Jones [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-13	Senate	Died in Judiciary
2026-01-13	Senate	Introduced
2025-10-21	Senate	Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
2025-10-07	Senate	Filed

H1195 (Similar To) 2026-03-13 - Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
415	1034		Amended Code	See Bill Text
415	1104		Amended Code	See Bill Text
415	1105		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/116
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/116/BillText/Filed/HTML