# Florida HB 1337: Estates Florida HB 1337, Estates, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Kaylee Tuck (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-30 (Chapter No. 2026-57); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-15). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1337-2026 - As of: 2026-10-15 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Florida HB 1337 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Estates - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-04-30, Chapter No. 2026-57 - Sponsor: Kaylee Tuck (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Appropriation, Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, House Calendar, Rules - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (147 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More estates qualify for simpler probate: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida raises its summary administration limit from $75,000 to $150,000. This simpler probate process counts only estate property subject to Florida administration, after subtracting property protected from creditors. Estates also qualify when the person died more than two… - More estates without wills avoid probate: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Florida raises the personal-property limit for qualifying estates without wills from $10,000 to $20,000. The estate must contain only personal property, including property protected from creditors. Unprotected property cannot exceed $20,000 plus qualifying funeral expenses a… - Survivors can claim larger tax refunds: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, survivors can seek federal income tax overpayments up to $5,000 without estate administration, up from $2,500. The Treasury must confirm the refund is due, whether the deceased person filed a joint or separate return. A surviving spouse applies; without a spouse, all childre… - Estate representatives gain safe-deposit box access: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, safe-deposit providers must allow estate representatives access with a copy of their court appointment papers. For boxes held by fiduciaries—people managing property for others—the lease or governing documents may set different access rules. Another fiduciary needs written a… - Families can collect larger small accounts: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, banks may pay eligible surviving family members qualifying account funds without court proceedings. The limit rises from $1,000 to $2,000, both at the paying bank and across all banks known to the applicant. Eligible applicants include a spouse, certain adult relatives, or a… - Estate enforcement gains power and fee-shifting: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, estate representatives can bring court cases to enforce their probate authority without first getting court permission. They must act reasonably for interested people and follow limits in the probate law, will, and court orders. Courts must award recoverable court costs and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kaylee Tuck (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Fabricio (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Judiciary Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 110 | 0 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-04-30: Chapter No. 2026-57 - 2026-04-29: Approved by Governor - 2026-04-21: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - 2026-02-26: Ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-02-26: In Messages (House) - 2026-02-26: Immediately certified -SJ 463 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 462 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Read 3rd time -SJ 462 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Read 2nd time -SJ 462 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Substituted for CS/SB 1500 -SJ 462 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 461 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-17: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-17: CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-02-17: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-17: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-17: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026) (House) - 2026-02-04: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-04: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) (House) - 2026-02-04: Bill referred to House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: CS Filed (House) - 2026-02-03: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) (House) - 2026-02-03: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-02-03: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-29: Now in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-29: Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-29: Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-27: Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-15: Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-15: Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-09: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1337/BillText/er/PDF) - c1, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1337/BillText/c1/PDF) - Filed, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1337/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1337/BillText/er/PDF) - [c1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1337/BillText/c1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1337/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [Florida bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida/bills) - [Florida state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/florida) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1337-2026 (as of 2026-10-15).