CS/HB 1337: Estates

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee, Tuck, Fabricio; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Valdés

Estates; 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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/26/2026 02:48 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1500 (c1) by Bradley Estates Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1337	Identical

• Citations - Statute (13)

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  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)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	H	• Filed
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	H	• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  1/27/2026	H	• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
  1/29/2026	H	• Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  1/30/2026	H	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  2/3/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
  2/4/2026	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/10/2026	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)
  2/17/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
  2/17/2026	S	• In Messages
  2/18/2026	S	• Referred to Rules • Received
  2/26/2026	S	• Withdrawn from Rules • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 1500 • Read 2nd time • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 • Immediately certified
  2/26/2026	H	• In Messages • Ordered enrolled