2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB623: Estates and Trusts - Estate Administration - Publication of Notice

Legislative Summary

Requiring the registers of wills for each county and Baltimore City to, in coordination, establish a centralized website for use by all registers to publish certain notice; altering certain requirements for publication of notice relating to the appointment of a personal representative, a request for judicial probate, and estates administered by a foreign personal representative; and requiring each county and Baltimore City to report annually certain information to the Maryland Register of Wills Association beginning December 1, 2025.

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Bill History

1/23/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/28/2025
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Favorable with Amendments {703125/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/13/2025
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 703125/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 703125/1 Adopted

3/12/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/13/2025
132
Yea
0
Nay
8
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judicial Proceedings(Senate)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/12/2025155.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/23/2025115.3 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197059.6 KB