Maryland Senate Bill 1029

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 19 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-21 - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing, under certain circumstances, a personal representative to petition the Orphans' Court to interpret a decedent's will in accordance with the decedent's intent as demonstrated by certain extrinsic evidence; establishing a certain rebuttable presumption as to a decedent's intent; authorizing the personal representative to require a certain legatee to demonstrate the use of a legacy under the decedent's will; authorizing the personal representative to petition the court to issue a certain order or judgment; etc.

Estates and Trusts - Interpretation of Wills - Extrinsic Evidence of Intent (Granny's Law)

Sen. Dalya Attar [D]	Sen. Cory McCray [D]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Sen. Anthony Muse [D]
Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-21	Senate	Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
2025-02-19	Senate	First Reading Senate Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Estates and Trusts	7	402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	1	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB1029?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb1029f.pdf