# Florida HB 895: Trustee Settlement and Discharge Florida HB 895, Trustee Settlement and Discharge, is a 2026 House bill sponsored by Brian Hodgers (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-30 (Chapter No. 2026-54) (as of 2026-10-15). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB895-2026 - 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 895 - State: Florida - Session: 2026 - Title: Trustee Settlement and Discharge - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-23 - Last action: 2026-04-30, Chapter No. 2026-54 - Sponsor: Brian Hodgers (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Appropriation, Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee, Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Rules - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (147 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Trustees get protection; beneficiaries face claim deadlines: mixed, low. Florida law creates a way for trustees to settle accounts and gain protection from claims without a final court order. It covers trusts that are irrevocable, or become irrevocable, on or after the law’s effective date. Trustees must substantially comply with their duties to inform beneficiaries and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brian Hodgers (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tom Fabricio (Republican), House ## 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 (40) - 2026-04-30: Chapter No. 2026-54 - 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: Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 446 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Read 3rd time -SJ 446 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Read 2nd time -SJ 446 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Substituted for CS/SB 786 -SJ 446 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 446 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Received (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-17: In Messages (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Passed as amended; YEAS 110, NAYS 0 (House) - 2026-02-17: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-17: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-17: Amendment 322807 adopted (House) - 2026-02-17: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-10: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2026) (House) - 2026-01-27: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-01-27: Bill released to House Calendar (House) - 2026-01-27: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-27: Favorable by Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-23: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House) - 2026-01-22: Now in Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-22: Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-21: Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-16: Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-14: Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-14: Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-14: Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-13: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House) - 2026-01-12: Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda (House) - 2026-01-05: Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee (House) - 2026-01-05: Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (House) - 2025-12-23: Filed (House) ## Bill text - er, 2026-04-29: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/895/BillText/er/PDF) - e1, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/895/BillText/e1/PDF) - Filed, 2025-12-23: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/895/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related bills - SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine (vetoed) - HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates (vetoed) - HB 145: Claims Against the Government (vetoed) - SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County (signed) - HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families (signed) - HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County (signed) ## Sources - [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/895/BillText/er/PDF) - [e1 (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/895/BillText/e1/PDF) - [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/895/BillText/Filed/PDF) ## Related - [SB 688: Naturopathic Medicine](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB688-2026) - [HB 325: Education and Workforce Development for Inmates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB325-2026) - [HB 145: Claims Against the Government](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB145-2026) - [SB 14: Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-SB14-2026) - [HB 6507: Relief/L.E./Department of Children and Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6507-2026) - [HB 6515: Relief/Lourdes Latour and Edward Latour/Miami-Dade County](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6515-2026) - [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-HB895-2026 (as of 2026-10-15).