Estates and Trusts

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 32

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  HB 101

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 649

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Anderson, Costa, and Hubbard

  Entitled

  Health - General - Posthumous Use of Donor Sperm and Eggs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 154

  Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Afzali, Barkley, Clagett, Elliott, Feldman, George, Glass, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Ivey, Jacobs, A. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, A. Miller, Myers, Niemann, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 203

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Vitale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 318

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 63

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Estates - Small Estate Administration - Eligibility Thresholds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 444

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 449

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Afzali, Bohanan, Cane, Clagett, Conway, Glass, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Jameson, A. Kelly, Krebs, Lafferty, Love, Luedtke, McComas, Murphy, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, Boteler, Cardin, Frick, George, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Miller, Myers, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, Summers, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Family Farm Preservation Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 491

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Stukes

  Entitled

  Tax Sales - Reimbursement for Attorney's Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 553

  Status as of March 22, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel and McDermott

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Special and Supplemental Needs Trusts - Regulations by State Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 557

  Status as of February 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Deceased Personality - Property Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 682

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Maryland Trust Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 735

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schulz, Aumann, Cluster, Dumais, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Serafini, Szeliga, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Slayer's Rule (Ann Sue Metz Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 772

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 302

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Maryland Uniform Principal and Income Act - Certain Payments to and from Trusts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 773

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 227

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Allowance for Funeral Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 774

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 85

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 822

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 69

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Transfers to Minors Act - Orphans' Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1386

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates F. Turner and Luedtke

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 71

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Health - General - Posthumous Use of Donor Sperm and Eggs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 294

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 448

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Young, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Getty, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pipkin, Reilly, Robey, Shank, Stone, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, Kittleman, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Family Farm Preservation Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 324

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Reilly, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Kasemeyer, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Pipkin, Robey, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 353

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 62

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Estates - Small Estate Administration - Eligibility Thresholds

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 396

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 68

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Transfers to Minors Act - Orphans' Court

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 397

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 226

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Allowance for Funeral Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 402

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Dyson, Edwards, Glassman, Jacobs, Jennings, Klausmeier, Mathias, Reilly, Shank, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 410

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Brinkley, Colburn, Garagiola, Glassman, King, Klausmeier, Manno, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Estate Tax - Exclusion of Qualified Agricultural Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 517

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Slayer's Rule (Ann Sue Metz Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 633

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Elective Share - Augmented Estate

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 703

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Brinkley, Colburn, Glassman, Jacobs, and Shank

  Entitled

  Maryland Estate Tax and Inheritance Tax - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 711

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 84

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 722

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Trust Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 738

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jennings

  Entitled

  State Real Estate Commission - Regulation of Business Brokers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 787

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 301

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Estates and Trusts - Maryland Uniform Principal and Income Act - Certain Payments to and from Trusts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 795

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brochin, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Peters, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Estate Tax - Exemption for Family Farm or Small Business

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1020

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Manno

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Death of Vehicle Owner - Certificate of Title Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings