Indiana Senate Bill 145 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-03 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Probate matters. Provides that the $25,000 allowance to which a spouse of a decedent is entitled from the decedent's estate is subordinate to any specific liens on the tangible personal property and real property of the estate that were perfected before the date of the decedent's death. Repeals laws that: (1) impose a three-month delay for certain creditor actions, including foreclosures; and (2) require that a personal representative be named in any suit by a creditor against an estate.

Probate matters. Provides that the $25,000 allowance to which a spouse of a decedent is entitled from the decedent's estate is subordinate to any specific liens on the tangible personal property and real property of the estate that were perfected before the date of the decedent's death. Repeals laws that: (1) impose a three-month delay for certain creditor actions, including foreclosures; and (2) require that a personal representative be named in any suit by a creditor against an estate.

Sen. Andy Zay [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-03	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2018-01-03	Senate	Authored by Senator Zay

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2018/bills/senate/145/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/6/e/6/16e60e1c/SB0145.01.INTR.pdf