Subject Estates and Trusts | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | HB8 | Authorizing a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person to petition the court to deposit cash belonging to the minor or disabled person in an amount not exceeding $200,000 into a single restricted account; requiring specified excess amou... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB332 | Requiring each State agency that provides public benefits to individuals of any age with disabilities to adopt specified regulations that are not more restrictive than any State law regarding trusts and that do not require disclosure of a beneficiary... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455 |
| MD | SB489 | Clarifying that a person who feloniously and intentionally kills, conspires to kill, or procures the killing of the decedent is disqualified from inheriting, taking, enjoying, receiving, or otherwise benefiting from the death, probate estate, or nonp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 485 |
| MD | HB626 | Increasing the limit on the maximum salary that the Board of Public Works may set for a register of wills from $98,500 to $114,500; and providing that the Act does not apply to the salary or compensation of an incumbent register of wills. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | SB658 | Providing that, for purposes of calculating Maryland estate tax, the surviving spouse of a decedent shall include any individual to whom, at the time of the decedent's death, the decedent was lawfully married under State law; providing an income tax ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 517 |
| MD | HB859 | Providing that an individual who creates a specified trust may not be considered the settlor of the trust under specified circumstances; providing that a creditor of an individual who creates a specified trust may not compel specified distributions; ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 646 |
| MD | HB858 | Altering the circumstances under which a personal representative of an estate may file for an election for modified administration; providing that, if a personal representative discovers property after the time for filing a verified final report, the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 645 |
| MD | HB857 | Requiring that a copy of a birth record and specified consents concerning posthumous conception and birth of a child be filed with a specified register of wills within specified times under specified circumstances; providing that a person who distrib... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 644 |
| MD | HB1328 | Requiring each State agency that provides public benefits to individuals of any age with disabilities to adopt specified regulations that are not more restrictive than any State law regarding trusts and that do not require disclosure of a beneficiary... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
| MD | HB1211 | Clarifying that a person who feloniously and intentionally kills, conspires to kill, or procures the killing of the decedent is disqualified from inheriting, taking, enjoying, receiving, or otherwise benefiting from the death, probate estate, or nonp... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 486 |
| MD | HB1031 | Providing that, for purposes of calculating Maryland estate tax, the surviving spouse of a decedent shall include any individual to whom, at the time of the decedent's death, the decedent was lawfully married under State law; providing an income tax ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518 |
| MD | SB168 | Authorizing a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person to petition the court to deposit cash belonging to the minor or disabled person in an amount not exceeding $200,000 into a single restricted account; requiring specified excess amou... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 196 |
| MD | SB198 | Increasing the allowance for a surviving spouse of a decedent from $5,000 to $10,000; and increasing the allowance for an unmarried minor child of a decedent from $2,500 to $5,000. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 204 |
| MD | SB198 | Increasing the allowance for a surviving spouse of a decedent from $5,000 to $10,000; and increasing the allowance for an unmarried minor child of a decedent from $2,500 to $5,000. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-02 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 204 |
| MD | SB196 | Increasing the limit on the maximum salary that the Board of Public Works may set for a register of wills from $98,500 to $114,500; and providing that the Act does not apply to the salary or compensation of an incumbent register of wills. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 29 |
| MD | HB702 | Altering the definition of "electronic transmission", for purposes of provisions of law governing business entities, to clarify that it includes electronic mail, facsimile transmission, and Internet transmission; clarifying the authority of the State... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 68 |
| MD | SB622 | Altering the definition of "electronic transmission", for purposes of provisions of law governing business entities, to clarify that it includes electronic mail, facsimile transmission, and Internet transmission; clarifying the authority of the State... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 67 |
| MD | HB946 | Establishing the Maryland Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act; providing for the construction of the Act; authorizing an individual to transfer specified property to one or more beneficiaries effective at the transferor's death by a transfer ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| MD | HB946 | Establishing the Maryland Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act; providing for the construction of the Act; authorizing an individual to transfer specified property to one or more beneficiaries effective at the transferor's death by a transfer ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| MD | HB965 | Altering the definition of "legal interest" to include an interest in a dwelling as a settlor, grantor, or beneficiary of a trust under specified circumstances, so as to include specified settlors, grantors, or beneficiaries of trusts as eligible to ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-04 |
| MD | HB722 | Altering the determination of the Maryland estate tax under specified circumstances to exclude from the value of the gross estate $5,000,000 of the value of qualified family-owned business property; providing that the Maryland estate tax imposed on q... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-03 Referred to interim study by Ways and Means |
| MD | SB649 | Defining "serious crime" to provide that a register of wills or court may not grant letters of administration to a person convicted of a crime that reflects adversely on an individual's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness to perform the duties of a ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-02 |
| MD | HB125 | Providing that a plaintiff or holder of a certificate of sale in a foreclosure action may be reimbursed for reasonable attorney's fees up to $1,200 for specified participation in a bankruptcy proceeding or for opening an estate for specified purposes... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 |
| MD | SB387 | Prohibiting a person, with fraudulent intent, from knowingly and willfully possessing, obtaining, or helping another to possess or obtain personal identifying information of a specified vulnerable child in order to use, sell, or transfer the informat... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| MD | HB1271 | Authorizing a specified individual whose name or likeness has commercial value and is used for a commercial or advertising purpose without the written consent of the individual or the written consent of a specified party to bring an action to enjoin ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-28 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn |
| MD | SB170 | Altering the circumstances under which a personal representative of an estate may file for an election for modified administration; providing that, if a personal representative discovers property after the time for filing a verified final report, the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-27 |
| MD | HB437 | Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 |
| MD | HB437 | Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 |
| MD | SB469 | Altering specified fees collected by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation for the filing of specified documents by specified corporations and business entities; requiring specified corporations to compute Maryland taxable income using a s... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation |
| MD | HB1492 | Prohibiting a person, with fraudulent intent, from knowingly and willfully possessing, obtaining, or helping another to possess or obtain personal identifying information of a specified vulnerable child in order to use, sell, or transfer the informat... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-23 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| MD | SB982 | Requiring a court or a register of wills, after an estate has been closed, to provide the personal representative of the estate a document stating the amount of compensation received by the personal representative and informing the personal represent... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| MD | SB891 | Designating a motor vehicle insurer or the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund as the agent for a driver or the estate of the driver with regard to a subpoena, summons, or other process issued in an action involving a motor vehicle under specified cir... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 |
| MD | HB658 | Requiring the Register of Wills for each county and Baltimore City to submit a specified report to the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and the House Judiciary Committee by a specified date; and requiring the report to include specified informat... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
| MD | HB1246 | Altering specified fees collected by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation for the filing of specified documents by specified corporations and business entities; requiring specified corporations to compute Maryland taxable income using a s... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-08 |
| MD | SB753 | Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |
| MD | SB753 | Repealing and revising provisions of law relating to trusts; providing that the Act may be cited as the Maryland Trust Act; providing for the scope of the Act; establishing whether a person has knowledge of a fact under the Act; establishing that a t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |
| MD | HB280 | Repealing a limit on the unified credit used for determining the Maryland estate tax; repealing a requirement that the Maryland estate tax shall be in effect even if the federal estate tax is not in effect on the date of the decedent's death; repeali... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-26 |
| MD | SB29 | Authorizing a personal representative to take control of, conduct, continue, or terminate an account of a decedent on a social networking Web site, microblogging or short message service Web site, or electronic mail service Web site. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| MD | SB29 | Authorizing a personal representative to take control of, conduct, continue, or terminate an account of a decedent on a social networking Web site, microblogging or short message service Web site, or electronic mail service Web site. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| MD | SB252 | Altering a specified limit on the unified credit used for determining the Maryland estate tax; repealing a specified limit on the unified credit used for determining the Maryland estate tax for decedents dying on or after July 1, 2016; and altering a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-13 |
