2026 Regular Session
SB131
Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Clarifying that a communication between an attorney and a client that acts as a fiduciary is subject to the attorney-client privilege even if fiduciary funds are used to compensate the attorney for services rendered to the client.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 26, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
44 yea–0 nay · 3 absent
April 3, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
119 yea–0 nay · 9 not voting · 13 absent
Committee referrals
February 27, 2026 · House
Judiciary
January 14, 2026 · Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 500
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (119-0) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Judiciary
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House Referred Judiciary
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Senate Third Reading Passed (44-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
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Senate First Reading Judicial Proceedings
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Senate Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Pre-filed