CHAPTER NUMBER: 596 
File Code: Estates and Trusts
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 993  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
 Senators Baker, Frosh, Kelley,
 Green, Stone, Jimeno, Hughes, Haines, Forehand, Colburn, Ferguson, and
 Middlebrooks
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Estates - Personal Representatives - Election for Modified
Administration
 
Authorizing a personal representative of an estate to file for an
election for modified administration under specified circumstances;
prohibiting a Register of Wills or a court from extending specified
time periods; providing specified duties for a personal representative
on filing an election for modified administration; requiring that an
election for modified administration contain specified information;
providing circumstances under which a modified administration shall be
revoked; requiring a specified final report; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/30
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/5
 - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/19
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/20
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/21
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 3/31
 - Returned Passed
 - 5/22
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 596
 
House Action
- 3/21
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 3/24
 - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/27
 - Favorable Report by Judiciary
 - 3/25
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/27
 - Third Reading Passed (135-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
 - Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
 - Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
 - Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
 - Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
 - Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks, District 32
 - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - ESTATES AND TRUSTS -see also- FIDUCIARIES
 - FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
 - INHERITANCE TAX
 - NOTICES
 - ORPHANS' COURT
 - PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES
 - REGISTERS OF WILLS
 - REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
 - STATUTES OF LIMITATION
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Estates and Trusts
 - (
 2-206 ,
 5-701 ,
 5-702 ,
 5-703 ,
 5-704 ,
 5-705 ,
 5-706 ,
 5-707 ,
 5-708 ,
 5-709 ,
 5-710 ,
 10-103 
)
 -   Tax - General
 - (
 7-217 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 288348/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 20, 1997     at: 09:17
 Status: Adopted