Maryland House Bill 543 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-2)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 239
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing a court, following the discovery of a check to a decedent or the estate of a decedent payable for a sum not exceeding $1,000 after the estate is closed and the appointment of the personal representative is terminated, to enter an order authorizing a certain interested person to indorse and deposit the check into the interested person's bank account for the limited purpose of distributing the funds in a certain manner; providing that a hearing is not required before a court may enter a certain order; etc.

Estates and Trusts - Closed Estates - Subsequent Discovery of Check

Del. Harry Bhandari [D]	Del. Lauren Arikan [R]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Jon Cardin [D]
Sen. Nick Charles [D]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Catherine Forbes [D]	Sen. Shaneka Henson [D]
Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]	Del. Jay Jalisi [D]	Del. Steve Johnson [D]	Del. Nicholaus Kipke [R]
Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Courtney Watson [D]

2020-03-15 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	House	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 239
2020-03-16	House	Returned Passed
2020-03-15	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2020-03-14	Senate	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2020-03-14	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2020-02-28	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2020-02-27	House	Third Reading Passed (137-0)
2020-02-25	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-02-25	House	Favorable with Amendments {512319/1 Adopted
2020-02-24	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2020-01-28	House	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-27	House	First Reading Judiciary

SB151 (Crossfiled) 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 240

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Estates and Trusts	10	104	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0543?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0543f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0543t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0543_51231901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0543_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0543_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0212.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0766.pdf