2011 Regular Session

Estates and Trusts

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 21

HB 247
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 75
Sponsored By
Delegates Simmons, Dumais, and Kramer
Entitled
Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act - Modifications
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 521
Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Delegates Carter, Vallario, Anderson, Gutierrez, and Rosenberg
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Transfers - Recordation and Transfer Taxes
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
HB 627
Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Krebs, Afzali, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Kach, McComas, McDonough, McMillan, Minnick, Murphy, Parrott, Schuh, Schulz, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Vitale, and Wood
Entitled
Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 721
Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Afzali, Alston, Arora, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Cluster, Cullison, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Gaines, Hough, Ivey, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, Krebs, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, Olszewski, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Ross, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Valderrama, Walker, Washington, and Wood
Entitled
Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 750
Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Simmons
Entitled
Maryland Trust Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 799
Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 523
Sponsored By
Delegates Carter, Conaway, McComas, Simmons, and Washington
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Tenancy by the Entirety Property - Transfer to Trustee or Trustees
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 834
Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Bates
Entitled
Orphans' Court - Changing References in Annotated Code to Estate Court
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 885
Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Bates, Afzali, Aumann, Cluster, Frank, Glass, Jacobs, Kipke, Krebs, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Smigiel, and Stocksdale
Entitled
Orphans' Court - Change of Name to Estate Court
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1153
Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Delegate Barve
Entitled
Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1277
Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 562
Sponsored By
Delegates Smigiel and McDermott
Entitled
Trusts - Special Needs, Supplemental Needs, or Pooled Asset Special Needs Trusts - Public Benefits
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 328
Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 449
Sponsored By
Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Transfers - Recordation and Transfer Taxes
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 513
Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 241
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Maryland Estate Tax - Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property - Extension of Payment Deferral
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 529
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 74
Sponsored By
Senators Simonaire, Getty, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Stone
Entitled
Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act - Modifications
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 673
Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 80
Sponsored By
Senator Frosh
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Payment of Attorney's Fees - Contingency Fee
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 678
Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Brinkley
Entitled
Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 696
Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 522
Sponsored By
Senator Forehand
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Tenancy by the Entirety Property - Transfer to Trustee or Trustees
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 745
Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senator Stone
Entitled
Maryland Trust Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 756
Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 541
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Brochin, Forehand, Raskin, Ramirez, and Gladden
Entitled
Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 764
Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Young
Entitled
Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 783
Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senator Middleton
Entitled
Estate Tax - Qualified Agricultural Property - Forest Banking Operations
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 888
Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 561
Sponsored By
Senator Gladden
Entitled
Trusts - Special Needs, Supplemental Needs, or Pooled Asset Special Needs Trusts - Public Benefits
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary