Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1337: Estates
Status: Chaptered, April 30, 2026
Revising the issues a court may resolve for a personal representative; requiring the court to award taxable costs and attorney fees in certain proceedings; authorizing the court to direct such payment from certain persons; revising when summary administration proceedings may commence for either a resident or nonresident decedent's estate; revising the sum for funds certain financial institutions may make payable to a decedent's family member, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to estates; amending ss. 655.933 and 655.936, F.S.; revising the responsibilities a lessor of a safe-deposit box has to certain persons; amending s. 733.603, F.S.; revising the issues a court may resolve for a personal representative; amending s. 733.612, F.S.; revising the list of transactions a personal representative may make if acting reasonably for the benefit of certain persons; creating s. 733.6125, F.S.; requiring the court to award taxable costs and attorney fees in certain proceedings; authorizing the court to direct such payment from certain persons…
From the enrolled text, February 26, 2026:
An act relating to estates; amending ss. 655.933 and 655.936, F.S.; revising the responsibilities a lessor of a safe-deposit box has to certain persons; amending s. 733.603, F.S.; revising the issues a court may resolve for a personal representative; amending s. 733.612, F.S.; revising the list of transactions a personal representative may make if acting reasonably for the benefit of certain persons; creating s. 733.6125, F.S.; requiring the court to award taxable costs and attorney fees in certain proceedings; authorizing the court to direct such payment from certain persons; providing that such payment may be satisfied from certain property; amending s. 733.6171, F.S.; revising what constitutes an extraordinary service of an attorney; making technical changes; amending s. 735.201, F.S.; revising when summary administration proceedings may commence for either a resident or nonresident decedent's estate; amending s. 735.302, F.S.; revising the sum at which an overpayment of taxes by a decedent may be refunded by the United States Treasury Department; amending s. 735.303, F.S.; revising the sum for funds certain financial institutions may make payable to a decedent's family member; conforming provisions to ENROLLED CS/HB 1337 2026 Legislature CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1337 -01-er Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES changes made by the act; amending s. 735.304, F.S.; revising the prohibition against certain proceedings for a decedent …