Maryland Senate Bill 151 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 240
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

Sen. Chris West [R]

2020-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 132 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2020-02-20 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 240
2020-03-18	Senate	Returned Passed
2020-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (132-0)
2020-03-14	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2020-03-14	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2020-03-14	House	Hearing canceled
2020-03-12	House	Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-21	House	Referred Judiciary
2020-02-20	Senate	Third Reading Passed (46-0)
2020-02-18	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-02-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {448776/1 Adopted
2020-02-17	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2020-01-14	Senate	Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-10	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB543 (Crossfiled) 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 239

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/SB0151?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0151f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0151t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0001/sb0151_44877601.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0151_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0151_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0303.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0879.pdf