- Title
- Corporations and Associations - Methodist Churches - Trust Requirement Repeal and Disaffiliation
- Sponsored by
- Senator Muse
- Status
- In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m.
- Analysis
Synopsis
Repealing a requirement that the assets of any Methodist Church be held in trust for the United Methodist Church and be subject to the control of the Church; repealing a provision of law providing that the absence of a trust clause in any deed or conveyance executed before June 1, 1953, does not exclude certain local churches from certain provisions of law; providing that a local church that disaffiliates from the United Methodist Conference shall retain ownership of its real property, subject to certain reimbursement requirements; etc.
Committees
- Original:
- Judicial Proceedings
Details
Introduced in a prior session as: SB0586 Session: 2025 Regular Session
Bill File Type: Pre-Filed
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026
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