2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB315: Task Force to Study Fiduciary Adjudication in Maryland

Legislative Summary

Establishing the Task Force to Study Fiduciary Adjudication in Maryland to examine and analyze the efficiency, uniformity, and quality of fiduciary adjudication in Maryland and make recommendations; requiring the orphans' courts, circuit courts, registers of wills, and Administrative Office of the Courts to comply with certain requests of the Task Force; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and make recommendations on or before January 1, 2026.

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Bill History

1/10/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/17/2025
Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/3/2025
Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {883623/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/6/2025
Third Reading Passed (129-4)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/26/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/26/2025
Favorable with Amendments {933424/1 Adopted
Senate
3/26/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/27/2025
Motion Special Order until 3/28 (Senator Ferguson) Adopted
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Senate
4/2/2025
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (133-3)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
4/22/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 220
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 933424/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 933424/1 Adopted

3/26/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 883623/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 883623/1 Adopted

3/4/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/2/2025
133
Yea
3
Nay
3
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/6/2025
129
Yea
4
Nay
6
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Jon Cardin
Jon Cardin
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/24/2025106.0 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text4/4/2025139.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/4/202599.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/202587.7 KB
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