Curators of Estates
Summary
Curators of Estates; Revising the requirements for a court to appoint a curator of estates; revising bond requirements for a curator of estates; clarifying who may subject a curator of estates to removal and surcharge; requiring a curator to file reports with the court in specified circumstances; requiring that certain details be included in such reports; requiring the court to review such reports; authorizing the court to require more frequent reporting or additional documents under certain circumstances, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Oct 8, 2025
Signed May 21, 2026
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The document header was updated to reflect the 'ENROLLED' status and the '2026 Legislature', indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages and is ready for execution.
The internal tracking identifier was updated from the committee version (c1) to the enrolled version (er), marking the final stage of the legislative process.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2026
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 21, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 110, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
lower
Oct 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
Oct 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Oct 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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