2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB529: Estates and Trusts - Supported Decision Making
Legislative Summary
Authorizing the use of supported decision making to assist an adult through the provision of certain support for the adult in making, communicating, or effectuating certain decisions and preventing the need for the appointment of certain substitute decision makers for the adult; Recognizing the right of an adult to enter into a supported decision-making agreement with one or more supporters under certain circumstances; providing immunity from civil or criminal liability under certain circumstances; etc.
Bill History
1/21/2022
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/16/2022
Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/6/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/6/2022
Favorable with Amendments {513428/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/6/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/7/2022
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
House of Delegates
4/7/2022
Referred Rules
Senate
4/8/2022
Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 513428/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 513428/1 Adopted
4/6/2022Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/7/2022
137
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/7/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judicial Proceedings(Senate)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 7
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat