Maryland House Bill 199

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2026 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-02-23 - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Conforming the Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act to the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act; providing that a surviving individual who does not survive the death of another individual for at least 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the other individual for purposes relating to the inheritance of property; establishing evidentiary procedures for determining an individual's death or survival in certain circumstances; providing for liability under the Act in connection with the distribution of disputed assets; etc.

Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act

Del. Brian Crosby [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-23	House	Withdrawn by Sponsor
2026-01-14	House	First Reading Judiciary
2025-09-04	House	Pre-filed

SB250 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 508

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	10	801	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	10	802	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	10	803	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	10	804	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	10	805	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	10	806	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Courts and Judicial Proceedings	10	807	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0199?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0199f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0199_jud.pdf