MD HB261 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 22 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-22 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 225
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 22 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-22 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 225
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Prioritizing the payment of unpaid child support over certain other claims on an estate of a decedent with insufficient assets to pay all claims in full.
Title
Estates and Trusts - Priority of Claims on an Estate - Unpaid Child Support
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-02 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-22 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 225 |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Returned Passed |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (47-0) |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Third Reading Passed (138-0) |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Favorable Report by Judiciary |
| 2025-01-10 | House | Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-08 | House | First Reading Judiciary |
| 2024-10-18 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
SB110 (Crossfiled) 2025-03-07 - Referred Judiciary
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estates and Trusts | 8 | 105 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
