Florida · Senate Bill 786 · 2026 Regular Session

Trusts

SB 786 Sponsored by Lori Berman Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 8, 2025
  2. In committee Dec 16, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Trusts; 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.

Every action

18 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 10 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Rules · Senate Judiciary
  3. SenateIntroduced
  4. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
  5. CommitteeCS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary11–0 vote
  6. SenatePending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  7. CommitteeCS by Judiciary read 1st time · Senate Judiciary
  8. CommitteeNow in Banking and Insurance · Senate Banking and Insurance
  9. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/11/26, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building · Senate Banking and Insurance
  10. CommitteeFavorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Banking and Insurance9–0 vote
  1. CommitteeNow in Rules · Senate Rules
  2. CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/17/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building · Senate Rules
  3. CommitteeFavorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 · Senate Rules24–0 vote
  4. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  5. SenatePlaced on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/26
  6. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 446
  7. SenateSubstituted HB 895 -SJ 446
  8. SenateLaid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 895 (Ch. 2026-54 ) -SJ 446

Roll calls

3 recorded votes: 0 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 3, 2026 Senate Judiciary CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 11–0
Feb 11, 2026 Senate Banking and Insurance Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 9–0
Feb 17, 2026 Senate Rules Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 24–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Lori BermanD Primary sponsor · District 26
  • J Judiciary Sponsoring committee

From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.