Estates and Trusts

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 40

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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

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  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

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  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
  

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  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

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  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