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H0895Introduced in the House

Trustee Settlement and Discharge

Passed

Introduced by Brian Hodgers, District 32

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Authorizing a trustee to obtain a settlement of his or her accounts and be discharged under certain circumstances; requiring a trustee seeking settlement and discharge to send a trust disclosure document to specified persons; providing that a trustee is discharged upon completion of distributions or transfers if no timely written objections are received and is discharged from all liability and claims arising out of any matter disclosed in the trust disclosure document, etc.

Where it stands

Chapter No. 2026-54

April 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate: Third Reading RCS#2 · February 26, 2026

37

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  3. Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  5. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  6. Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

  7. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  8. Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  9. Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  10. Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  11. Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda

  12. Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  13. Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee

  14. Now in Judiciary Committee

  15. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  16. Favorable by Judiciary Committee

  17. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  18. Bill released to House Calendar

  19. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  20. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026)

  21. Read 2nd time

  22. Amendment 322807 adopted

  23. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  24. Read 3rd time

  25. Passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0

  26. In Messages

  27. Referred to Rules

  28. Received

  29. Withdrawn from Rules

  30. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  31. Substituted for CS/SB 786

  32. Read 2nd time

  33. Read 3rd time

  34. Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

  35. Immediately certified

  36. In Messages

  37. Ordered enrolled

  38. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  39. Approved by Governor

  40. Chapter No. 2026-54

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