Legislation

Title: Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Electronic Filing and Signatures
Sponsored by: Delegates Terrasa, Attar, Bartlett, Ebersole, Foley, Guzzone, Henson, Hill, A. Johnson, S. Johnson, Lehman, McCaskill, Ruth, Stewart, Taveras, Wu, and Ziegler
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 661
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring a register of wills to accept certain documents filed electronically through a system established by the register of wills; and prohibiting a register of wills from refusing to accept a document based on the manner in which it was signed.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0253

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/23/2023 Legislative Date 1/23/2023 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Electronic Filing and Signatures Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/25/2023 Legislative Date 1/25/2023 Action Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2023 Legislative Date 2/20/2023 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2023 Legislative Date 2/22/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Electronic Filing and Signatures Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2023 Legislative Date 2/24/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/27/2023 Legislative Date 2/24/2023 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 33AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 4/05/2023 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 3/23/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2023 Legislative Date 3/23/2023 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2023 Legislative Date 3/24/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2023 Legislative Date 3/27/2023 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2023 Legislative Date 5/16/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 661 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Electronic Filing and Signatures Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/23/2023	1/23/2023	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Electronic Filing and Signatures
House	1/25/2023	1/25/2023	Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/20/2023	2/20/2023	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	2/22/2023	2/22/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Electronic Filing and Signatures
House	2/24/2023	2/24/2023	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	33 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/27/2023	2/24/2023	Referred Judicial Proceedings	33AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2023	4/05/2023	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/05/2023	3/23/2023	Favorable Adopted	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2023	3/23/2023	Second Reading Passed	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2023	3/24/2023	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2023	3/27/2023	Returned Passed	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/16/2023	5/16/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 661
			Text - Chapter - Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Electronic Filing and Signatures

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