CS/SB 326: Curators of Estates
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Burgess
Curators of Estates; Revising the authorization for a court to appoint a curator of estates; revising bond requirements for a curator of estates; clarifying who may subject a curator of estates to removal and surcharge; authorizing the court to require more frequent reporting or additional documents under certain circumstances, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/3/2025 Senate • Filed
11/17/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/3/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2/4/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time
• Now in Banking and Insurance
2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/11/2026 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
• Now in Rules
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CS/SB 326, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2026 at 8:06 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Banking and Insurance (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 131 (c1) Curators of Estates Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/11/2026 9:00 AM Banking and Insurance 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 90.5021 Fiduciary lawyer-client privilege. Page 3 (pdf) 733.501 Curators. Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 326, Original Filed Version Posted 11/3/2025 at 12:59 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 131 (c1) Curators of Estates Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/10/2026 H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 908348 - Amendment
Delete lines 40 - 70 and insert:Judiciary
(Burgess)2/2/2026
12:39 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/3/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/3/2026 1:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 90.5021 Fiduciary lawyer-client privilege. Page 3 (pdf) 733.501 Curators. Page 1 (pdf)