Estates and Trusts

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 21

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  HB 247

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 75

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Dumais, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 521

  Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Vallario, Anderson, Gutierrez, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Transfers - Recordation and Transfer Taxes

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 627

  Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Afzali, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Kach, McComas, McDonough, McMillan, Minnick, Murphy, Parrott, Schuh, Schulz, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Vitale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 721

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Afzali, Alston, Arora, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Cluster, Cullison, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Feldman, Frank, Gaines, Hough, Ivey, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, Krebs, Love, Luedtke, McComas, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, Olszewski, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Ross, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Valderrama, Walker, Washington, and Wood

  Entitled

  Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 750

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Maryland Trust Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 799

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 523

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Conaway, McComas, Simmons, and Washington

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Tenancy by the Entirety Property - Transfer to Trustee or Trustees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 834

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bates

  Entitled

  Orphans' Court - Changing References in Annotated Code to Estate Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 885

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Afzali, Aumann, Cluster, Frank, Glass, Jacobs, Kipke, Krebs, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Smigiel, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Orphans' Court - Change of Name to Estate Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1153

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1277

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 562

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel and McDermott

  Entitled

  Trusts - Special Needs, Supplemental Needs, or Pooled Asset Special Needs Trusts - Public Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  SB 328

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 449

  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 513

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 241

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property - Extension of Payment Deferral

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 529

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 74

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire, Getty, Jacobs, Ramirez, Raskin, Shank, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 673

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 80

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Payment of Attorney's Fees - Contingency Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 678

  Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brinkley

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 696

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 522

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Tenancy by the Entirety Property - Transfer to Trustee or Trustees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 745

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland Trust Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 756

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 541

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Brochin, Forehand, Raskin, Ramirez, and Gladden

  Entitled

  Maryland Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 764

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Young

  Entitled

  Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 783

  Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Estate Tax - Qualified Agricultural Property - Forest Banking Operations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 888

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 561

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Trusts - Special Needs, Supplemental Needs, or Pooled Asset Special Needs Trusts - Public Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary