SB 1606 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Serving as Personal Representative after a Felony Conviction

Summary
Serving as Personal Representative after a Felony Conviction; Creating an exception to allow a person convicted of a felony who is not currently incarcerated to serve as a personal representative if they have a specified relationship to the deceased in certain circumstances; requiring a court to consider certain criteria when determining if such person may serve as a personal representative, etc.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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Committee
1
Jan 22, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Committee
Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Shev Jones
DDemocratic
FL
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