Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1099: Guardianship
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires that order appointing guardian identify persons entitled to certain information upon incapacitated person's death; authorizes that order appointing guardian identify persons entitled to notice if incapacitated person is transferred to medical facility & persons entitled to visit incapacitated person; authorizes guardian to restrict ability of minor ward to maintain certain contacts in certain circumstances; authorizes guardian to restrict ability of adult ward to maintain contact with person in certain circumstances; requires guardian to provide ward with notice of change in residential setting in certain circumstances; requires guardian to provide notice to any person identified in order of appointment.
What the bill says
An act relating to guardianship; amending s. 744.2005, F.S.; requiring that an order appointing a guardian identify the persons entitled to certain information upon the incapacitated person's death; authorizing that an order appointing a guardian identify the persons entitled to notice if the incapacitated person is transferred to a medical facility and identify the persons entitled to visit the incapacitated person; providing construction; amending s. 744.361, F.S.…
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to guardianship; amending s. 744.2005, F.S.; requiring that an order appointing a guardian identify the persons entitled to certain information upon the incapacitated person's death; authorizing that an order appointing a guardian identify the persons entitled to notice if the incapacitated person is transferred to a medical facility and identify the persons entitled to visit the incapacitated person; providing construction; amending s. 744.361, F.S.; authorizing a guardian to restrict the ability of a minor ward to maintain certain contacts in certain circumstances; authorizing a guardian to restrict the ability of an adult ward to maintain contact with a person in certain circumstances; requiring a guardian to provide a ward with a notice of a change in residential setting in certain circumstances; requiring a guardian to provide notice to any person identified in an order of appointment; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsections (3) through (7) of section 744.2005, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) words underlined are additions. hb1099-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 1099 2026 through (8), respectively, subsection (2) and present subsection (3) are amended, and a new subsection (3) is added to that section, to read: 744.2005 Order of appointment.-- (2) The order appointing a guardian must: (a) State …
Sponsors
- Aristide, Wallace (D, HD-107) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- : Referred to Judiciary Committee
- : Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
- : Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1099?
- H1099 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Guardianship.
- What does H1099 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to guardianship; amending s. 744.2005, F.S.; requiring that an order appointing a guardian identify the persons entitled to certain information upon the incapacitated person's death; authorizing that an order appointing a guardian identify the persons entitled to notice if the incapacitated person is transferred to a medical facility and identify the persons entitled to visit the incapacitated person; providing construction; amending s. 744.361, F.S.…
- What is the status of H1099?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1099?
- Aristide, Wallace (D, HD-107).
- Where is the official record for H1099?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1099
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