File Code: Estates and Trusts
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 517
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Schulz, Aumann, Cluster, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank,
Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, Kipke, Krebs, McComas,
McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Serafini, Szeliga, and
Vitale
- Entitled:
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Estates and Trusts - Slayer's Rule (Ann Sue Metz Law)
Clarifying that a person who feloniously and intentionally kills the
decedent is disqualified from inheriting, taking, enjoying, receiving,
or otherwise benefitting from the estate, insurance proceeds, or
property of the decedent; clarifying that a person may not inherit,
take, enjoy, receive, or otherwise benefit from the estate, insurance
proceeds, or property of the decedent as a direct result of the
disqualification of the killer of a decedent, even though that person
is innocent of any wrongdoing; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
For explanation of terms
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House Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Kelly Schulz, District 4A
- Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Don H. Dwyer, Jr., District 31
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate Glen Glass, District 34A
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, District 37B
- Delegate Stephen S. Hershey, Jr., District 36
- Delegate Patrick N. Hogan, District 3A
- Delegate Michael J. Hough, District 3B
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs, District 36
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
- Delegate Michael A. McDermott, District 38B
- Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
- Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Charles J. Otto, District 38A
- Delegate Andrew A. Serafini, District 2A
- Delegate Kathy Szeliga, District 7
- Delegate Cathy Vitale, District 33A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
- Estates and Trusts
- Fiduciaries
- Homicide -see also- Manslaughter; Murder
- Insurance -see also- Health Ins; MAIF; Motor Vehicle Ins
- Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
- Restitution
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Estates and Trusts
- (
11-112
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
