MD HB1518 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-26 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Pending: House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 26 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-26 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Pending: House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizing, under certain circumstances, a personal representative to petition the Orphans' Court to interpret a decedent's will in accordance with the decedent's intent as demonstrated by certain extrinsic evidence; establishing a certain rebuttable presumption as to a decedent's intent; authorizing the personal representative to require a certain legatee to demonstrate the use of a legacy under the decedent's will; authorizing the personal representative to petition the court to issue a certain order or judgment; etc.
Title
Estates and Trusts - Interpretation of Wills - Extrinsic Evidence of Intent (Granny's Law)
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-02-26 | House | First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
Subjects
Beneficiaries
Civil Rights and Social Equity
Estates and Trusts
Evidence
Health
Health Care Facilities
Nonprofit Organizations
Orphans' Court
Personal Representatives
Racial Matters
Time
Civil Rights and Social Equity
Estates and Trusts
Evidence
Health
Health Care Facilities
Nonprofit Organizations
Orphans' Court
Personal Representatives
Racial Matters
Time
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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Estates and Trusts | 7 | 402 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1518?ys=2024RS |
Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1518f.pdf |