Legislation - HB0623

Title: Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice
Sponsored by: Delegates Embry, Arikan, Conaway, Kaufman, Phillips, Simmons, and Stinnett
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the registers of wills for each county and Baltimore City to, in coordination, establish a centralized website for use by all registers to publish certain notice; altering certain requirements for publication of notice relating to the appointment of a personal representative, a request for judicial probate, and estates administered by a foreign personal representative; and requiring each county and Baltimore City to report annually certain information to the Maryland Register of Wills Association beginning December 1, 2025.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1258 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/23/2025 Legislative Date 1/23/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2025 Legislative Date 1/28/2025 Action Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 3/12/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 3/01/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {703125/1 Adopted Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 3/01/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2025 Legislative Date 3/03/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (132-0) Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/23/2025	1/23/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice
House	1/28/2025	1/28/2025	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2025	3/12/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/12/2025	3/01/2025	Favorable with Amendments {703125/1 Adopted	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2025	3/01/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice
House	3/13/2025	3/03/2025	Third Reading Passed (132-0)	43 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2025	3/19/2025	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.

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