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CS/CS/HB 1173: Florida Trust Code

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee ; Duggan

Florida Trust Code; Specifies circumstances in which Attorney General has exclusive authority to represent certain interests relating to charitable trust having its principal place of administration in this state; prohibits certain public officers of another state from asserting such rights.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/1/2025 - Chapter No. 2025-18
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2025 House • Filed
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    3/18/2025 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
    3/20/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/21/2025 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    3/25/2025 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
    3/27/2025 House • Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    3/31/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    4/2/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    4/3/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/9/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/9/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 107, NAYS 3
    4/10/2025 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules
    4/14/2025 Senate • Received
    4/16/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 431
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 806 -SJ 431
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 431
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 431
    • CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 4 -SJ 431
    • Immediately certified -SJ 444
    4/16/2025 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    4/22/2025 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/29/2025 • Approved by Governor
    5/1/2025 • Chapter No. 2025-18

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  • CS/CS/HB 1173, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/16/2025 at 4:50 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 806 (c1) Florida Trust Code Yarborough Similar Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1173 -SJ 431

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    736.0106 Common law of trusts; principles of equity. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0110 Others treated as qualified beneficiaries. Page 1 (pdf)
    736.0405 Charitable purposes; enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    738.303 Authority of fiduciary. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 1173, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/2/2025 at 7:16 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 806 (c1) Florida Trust Code Yarborough Similar Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1173 -SJ 431

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 4:49 PM House 107 Yeas - 3 Nays
    4/16/2025 2:14 PM Senate 32 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    736.0106 Common law of trusts; principles of equity. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0110 Others treated as qualified beneficiaries. Page 1 (pdf)
    736.0405 Charitable purposes; enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    738.303 Authority of fiduciary. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1173, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/20/2025 at 6:36 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 806 (c1) Florida Trust Code Yarborough Identical Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1173 -SJ 431

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    123443 - Amendment
    Remove line 29 and insert:
    Duggan 4/1/2025
    9:10 AM
    Adopted
    4/2/2025
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    736.0106 Common law of trusts; principles of equity. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0110 Others treated as qualified beneficiaries. Page 1 (pdf)
    736.0405 Charitable purposes; enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    738.303 Authority of fiduciary. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • HB 1173, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 12:01 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 806 (c1) Florida Trust Code Yarborough Similar Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1173 -SJ 431

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    338873 - Amendment
    Remove lines 26-33 and insert:
    Duggan 3/19/2025
    5:39 PM
    Adopted
    3/20/2025
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    736.0106 Common law of trusts; principles of equity. Page 2 (pdf)
    736.0110 Others treated as qualified beneficiaries. Page 1 (pdf)
    736.0405 Charitable purposes; enforcement. Page 2 (pdf)
    738.303 Authority of fiduciary. Page 3 (pdf)

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