HB 1337: Estates
GENERAL BILL by Tuck ; Fabricio
Estates; Revises provisions related to estates including exemptions from filing fees, access to safe-deposit boxes, termination of leases, rights. responsibilities, & duties of personal representatives, summary administration, income tax refunds & attorney fees, payments to successors, administration of intestate small estates.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/15/2026 House - Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 1/15/2026 House - Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 House • Filed
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
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HB 1337, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 11:09 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1500 Estates Bradley Identical Last Action: 1/16/2026 S Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules 
Citations - Statutes (13)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 655.933 Access by fiduciaries. Page 2 (pdf) 655.936 Delivery of safe-deposit box contents or property held in safekeeping to personal representative. Page 3 (pdf) 655.937 Access to safe-deposit boxes leased in two or more names. Page 13 (pdf) 733.106 Costs and attorney fees. Page 14 (pdf) 733.603 Personal representative to proceed without court order. Page 4 (pdf) 733.612 Transactions authorized for the personal representative; exceptions. Page 4 (pdf) 733.6125 Page 4 (pdf) 733.6171 Compensation of attorney for the personal representative. Page 5 (pdf) 734.101 Foreign personal representative. Page 13 (pdf) 735.201 Summary administration; nature of proceedings. Page 7 (pdf) 735.302 Income tax refunds in certain cases. Page 7 (pdf) 735.303 Payment to successor without court proceedings. Page 8 (pdf) 735.304 Disposition without administration of intestate property in small estates. Page 12 (pdf)