SENATE BILL 537

File Code: Estates and Trusts

Sponsored By:

Senator Frosh

Entitled:

Maryland Probate Reform Act

Synopsis:

Authorizing a personal representative of a decedent's estate to serve without continuing court supervision under specified circumstances; providing that inventories, accounts, and specified payments are not subject to court review and approval in unsupervised administration except as provided; allowing use of tax assessments for valuation of real property included in an estate; providing that for inheritance tax purposes the value of property that passes from a decedent is the value at the date of the decedent's death; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action

2/2

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

2/7

Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.

3/11

Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ASSESSMENTS

COMPTROLLER

ESTATES AND TRUSTS -see also- FIDUCIARIES

INCOME TAX

INHERITANCE TAX

NOTICES

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

PRIVACY

REAL PROPERTY

REGISTERS OF WILLS

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Estates and Trusts

( 1-101 , 1-101 , 2-206 , 2-210 , 2-211 , 5-203 , 5-206 , 7-101 , 7-106 , 7-201 , 7-202 , 7-203 , 7-301 , 7-307 , 7-502 , 7-601 , 7-602 , 10-101.1 , 10-103 )

Tax - General

( 2-104 , 7-204 , 7-207 , 7-210 , 7-214 , 7-215 , 7-215 , 7-217 , 7-219 , 7-225 , 10-205 , 10-205 , 13-201 , 13-601 , 13-601 , 13-701 , 13-806 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None available