HB 131 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Curators of Estates

Summary
Curators of Estates; Revising the requirements 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; requiring a curator to file reports with the court in specified circumstances; requiring that certain details be included in such reports; requiring the court to review such reports; authorizing the court to require more frequent reporting or additional documents under certain circumstances, etc.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Oct 8, 2025 Signed May 21, 2026
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The bill has been formally enrolled and finalized, transitioning from a committee version to the official enrolled text. No substantive policy changes, such as new laws, funding, or eligibility criteria, were made during this process.
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The document header was updated to reflect the 'ENROLLED' status and the '2026 Legislature', indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages and is ready for execution.

The internal tracking identifier was updated from the committee version (c1) to the enrolled version (er), marking the final stage of the legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

370
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 21, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
lower
Oct 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Oct 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Oct 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors