Bill Summary

HB 1459 Serving as Personal Representative After a Felony Conviction (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Gantt
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Summary
Serving as Personal Representative After a Felony Conviction: Creates exception to allow person convicted of felony who is not currently incarcerated to serve as personal representative if they have specified relationship to deceased; requires court to consider certain criteria when determining if such person may serve as personal representative. Effective Date: July 1, 2026
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committees of reference
» H Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
01/09/26
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Filed
01/15/26
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Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
01/15/26
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Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
1459
Filed on 01/09/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
733.303
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