2010 Regular Session

Estates and Trusts

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 40

HB 160
Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Malone
Entitled
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 221
Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Kullen, Bartlett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Frush, Haddaway, Hecht, Jameson, Krebs, Mathias, McComas, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murphy, Myers, O'Donnell, Stull, and Jenkins
Entitled
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 312
Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, James, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Norman, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, and Wood
Entitled
Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HB 320
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 269
Sponsored By
Delegate Beitzel
Entitled
Maryland Dormant Mineral Interests Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
HB 327
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 667
Sponsored By
Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario
Entitled
Estates - Disqualification - Conviction for Unlawfully Obtaining Property of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 328
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 545
Sponsored By
Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Guardianship - Payment of Expenses After Death of Ward
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 329
Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 146
Sponsored By
Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Elective Share - Extension of Time for Making Election
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 337
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 282
Sponsored By
Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario
Entitled
Real Property - Effect of Deed Granting Property from Trust or Estate
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 448
Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 64
Sponsored By
Delegates Carter and Vallario
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Maryland International Wills Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 449
Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Delegate Carter
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Construction of References in Will or Trust to Federal Estate Tax or Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 483
Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, James, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rudolph, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Uniform Power of Attorney Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 659
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 689
Sponsored By
Delegates Simmons and Dumais, and Delegates Dwyer, Kipke, Kramer, Schuh, Sophocleus, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, James, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rudolph, Shewell, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled
Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 731
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegate Costa
Entitled
Human Services - Public Assistance - Program Modifications
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations and Ways and Means
HB 800
Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegates Dumais, Cardin, Feldman, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, and Montgomery
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Estates in Probate, Guardianship Proceedings, and Small Estates - Fees
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 869
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 610
Sponsored By
Delegates V. Clagett, Niemann, Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Frush, Gilchrist, Healey, Hucker, Lafferty, and Sossi
Entitled
Real Property - Affordable Housing Land Trusts
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 958
Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Carter
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Minor Child or Incapacitated Child - Forced Shares
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 971
Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Delegate Feldman
Entitled
Maryland Statutory Trust Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 979
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By
Delegate Montgomery
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Relocation of Charitable Trust Administration Outside of State - Requirements
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
HB 1373
Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegates Frush, V. Clagett, Conway, Hecht, James, and Proctor
Entitled
Board of Public Works - Tax Forgiveness - Authority
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters
HB 1451
Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Barve and Dumais
Entitled
Maryland Revised Anatomical Gift Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1571
Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Delegates Conway, Bohanan, Cane, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Haddaway, Jameson, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McDonough, Murphy, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled
Maryland Estate Tax - Pilot Program for Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
SB 25
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 202
Sponsored By
Senators Forehand and Frosh
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Property Held as Tenants by the Entireties - Transfer to Trust
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 155
Status as of January 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Glassman, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Harris, Kittleman, Middleton, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 288
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 268
Sponsored By
Senator Edwards
Entitled
Maryland Dormant Mineral Interests Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
SB 309
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 690
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley and Simonaire and Senators Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled
Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 337
Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 62
Sponsored By
Senator Frosh
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Construction of References in Will or Trust to Federal Estate Tax or Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 338
Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senator Frosh
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Elective Share - Extension of Time for Making Election
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 339
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 544
Sponsored By
Senator Frosh
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Guardianship - Payment of Expenses After Death of Ward
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 340
Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 63
Sponsored By
Senators Frosh and Forehand
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Maryland International Wills Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 341
Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 281
Sponsored By
Senator Frosh
Entitled
Real Property - Effect of Deed Granting Property from Trust or Estate
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 396
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 554
Sponsored By
Senators Middleton, Garagiola, Currie, Kasemeyer, Brinkley, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Zirkin, Glassman, Kittleman, and Dyson
Entitled
Maryland Estate Tax - Pilot Program for Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 519
Status as of February 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By
Senators Simonaire, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, Reilly, and Stone
Entitled
Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
SB 526
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Brochin and Kittleman
Entitled
Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 591
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
Entitled
Maryland Estate Tax
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 592
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Garagiola, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
Entitled
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 780
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 609
Sponsored By
Senators Raskin, Frosh, Gladden, Forehand, Jacobs, Muse, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled
Real Property - Affordable Housing Land Trusts
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
SB 784
Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 611
Sponsored By
Senator Raskin
Entitled
Maryland Statutory Trust Act
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Economic Matters
SB 790
Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By
Senators Garagiola, DeGrange, Dyson, and Lenett
Entitled
Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 929
Status as of April 7, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled
Estates and Trusts - Transfers - Recordation and Transfer Taxes
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 1091
Status as of April 3, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Senator Mooney
Entitled
Religious Corporations - Laws Governing Assets of United Methodist Church - Repeal
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations