Florida House Bill 1439 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: Passed on June 29 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-06-29 - Chapter No. 2020-110
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizes financial institution to pay funds on deposit in certain accounts to specified family member of decedent without court proceeding, order, or judgment; requires family member to provide certified copy of decedent's death certificate & specified affidavit to receive funds; specifies that person does not have right or cause of action against financial institution for taking or failing to take certain actions; provides liability for family member who withdraws funds; authorizes financial institution to provide copies of affidavit to certain persons; provides that specified types of personal property are not subject to probate administration or formal proceedings; requires certain actions relating to decedent's creditors; provides bona fide purchasers protection from specified claims of creditors & from rights of spouses, beneficiaries, & heirs of decedents; provides limitation on liability of decedent's estate & recipients of estate.

Bank Property of Deceased Account Holders

House Commerce Committee

House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee

Sen. Clay Yarborough [R]

2020-03-11 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#13 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#507 (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-06-29		Chapter No. 2020-110
2020-06-27		Approved by Governor
2020-06-17		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2020-03-11	House	Ordered enrolled
2020-03-11	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
2020-03-11	Senate	Read 3rd time
2020-03-10	Senate	Placed on 3rd reading
2020-03-10	Senate	Read 2nd time
2020-03-10	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 380
2020-03-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2020-03-10	Senate	Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules
2020-03-05	Senate	Received
2020-03-05	Senate	Referred to Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Rules
2020-03-03	Senate	In Messages
2020-02-26	House	CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0
2020-02-26	House	Read 3rd time
2020-02-26	House	Read 2nd time
2020-02-20	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20
2020-02-18	House	CS/CS by Commerce Committee read 1st time
2020-02-18	House	Placed on Calendar
2020-02-17	House	Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
2020-02-13	House	CS/CS by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
2020-02-11	House	On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 02/13/20, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
2020-01-31	House	Now in Commerce Committee
2020-01-31	House	CS referred to Commerce Committee
2020-01-31	House	Original reference(s) removed: Civil Justice Subcommittee
2020-01-30	House	CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time
2020-01-30	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
2020-01-28	House	CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
2020-01-24	House	On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 01/28/20, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
2020-01-17	House	Referred to Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Commerce Committee
2020-01-14	House	Introduced
2020-01-14	House	Filed

H397 (Same As) 2020-01-09 - Withdrawn prior to introduction
S380 (Similar To) 2020-03-10 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1439

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
655	059		Amended Code	See Bill Text
735	303		Amended Code	See Bill Text
735	304		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1439
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1439/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1439/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1439/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1439/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1439/Amendment/937555/PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1439/Vote/HouseVote_h01439c2507.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/1439/Vote/SenateVote_h01439c2013.PDF