2010 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of December 10, 2010 - 9:14 p.m.

	Estates and Trusts	Another Session
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HB 160	Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegate Malone
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 221	Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Bartlett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Frush, Haddaway, Hecht, Jameson, Krebs, Mathias, McComas, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murphy, Myers, O'Donnell, Stull, and Jenkins
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 312	Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Krebs, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, James, Jenkins, Jennings, Kach, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Norman, Riley, Robinson, Schuh, Serafini, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Weir, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Death Taxes - Family Property Protection Act
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

HB 320	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 269
Sponsored By	Delegate Beitzel
Entitled	Maryland Dormant Mineral Interests Act
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings

HB 327	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 667
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario
Entitled	Estates - Disqualification - Conviction for Unlawfully Obtaining Property of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 328	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 545
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Guardianship - Payment of Expenses After Death of Ward
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 329	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 146
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Elective Share - Extension of Time for Making Election
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 337	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 282
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter, Conaway, McConkey, and Vallario
Entitled	Real Property - Effect of Deed Granting Property from Trust or Estate
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 448	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 64
Sponsored By	Delegates Carter and Vallario
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Maryland International Wills Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 449	Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Carter
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Construction of References in Will or Trust to Federal Estate Tax or Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 483	Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, James, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rudolph, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Uniform Power of Attorney Act
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 659	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 689
Sponsored By	Delegates Simmons and Dumais, and Delegates Dwyer, Kipke, Kramer, Schuh, Sophocleus, Barkley, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, James, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kullen, Lee, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rudolph, Shewell, Stocksdale, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
Entitled	Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 731	Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By	Delegate Costa
Entitled	Human Services - Public Assistance - Program Modifications
Committee Assignments	House: Appropriations and Ways and Means

HB 800	Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegates Dumais, Cardin, Feldman, Gilchrist, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, and Montgomery
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Estates in Probate, Guardianship Proceedings, and Small Estates - Fees
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 869	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 610
Sponsored By	Delegates V. Clagett, Niemann, Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Frush, Gilchrist, Healey, Hucker, Lafferty, and Sossi
Entitled	Real Property - Affordable Housing Land Trusts
Committee Assignments	House: Environmental Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 958	Status as of March 15, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Carter
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Minor Child or Incapacitated Child - Forced Shares
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 971	Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Delegate Feldman
Entitled	Maryland Statutory Trust Act
Committee Assignments	House: Economic Matters Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 979	Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary
Sponsored By	Delegate Montgomery
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Relocation of Charitable Trust Administration Outside of State - Requirements
Committee Assignments	House: Judiciary

HB 1373	Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Delegates Frush, V. Clagett, Conway, Hecht, James, and Proctor
Entitled	Board of Public Works - Tax Forgiveness - Authority
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters

HB 1451	Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Barve and Dumais
Entitled	Maryland Revised Anatomical Gift Act
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1571	Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By	Delegates Conway, Bohanan, Cane, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Haddaway, Jameson, Krebs, Kullen, Levy, Malone, Mathias, McDonough, Murphy, Rudolph, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Pilot Program for Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	House: Ways and Means

SB 25	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 202
Sponsored By	Senators Forehand and Frosh
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Property Held as Tenants by the Entireties - Transfer to Trust
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 155	Status as of January 26, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Glassman, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Garagiola, Harris, Kittleman, Middleton, Mooney, and Munson
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Family Farm Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 288	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 268
Sponsored By	Senator Edwards
Entitled	Maryland Dormant Mineral Interests Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 309	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 690
Sponsored By	Senators Kelley and Simonaire and Senators Astle, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Haines, Harrington, Jacobs, Jones, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 337	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 62
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Construction of References in Will or Trust to Federal Estate Tax or Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 338	Status as of May 20, 2010: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Elective Share - Extension of Time for Making Election
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 339	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 544
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Guardianship - Payment of Expenses After Death of Ward
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 340	Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 63
Sponsored By	Senators Frosh and Forehand
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Maryland International Wills Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 341	Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 281
Sponsored By	Senator Frosh
Entitled	Real Property - Effect of Deed Granting Property from Trust or Estate
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Judiciary

SB 396	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 554
Sponsored By	Senators Middleton, Garagiola, Currie, Kasemeyer, Brinkley, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones, King, Kramer, Madaleno, McFadden, Munson, Peters, Robey, Stoltzfus, Zirkin, Glassman, Kittleman, and Dyson
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Pilot Program for Payment Deferral for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 519	Status as of February 3, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored By	Senators Simonaire, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, Reilly, and Stone
Entitled	Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act (Loretta's Law)
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings

SB 526	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Brochin and Kittleman
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit Effective Exemption Amount and Deduction for State Death Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 591	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 592	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Kittleman, and Klausmeier
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusion for Qualified Agricultural Property
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 780	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 609
Sponsored By	Senators Raskin, Frosh, Gladden, Forehand, Jacobs, Muse, Simonaire, and Stone
Entitled	Real Property - Affordable Housing Land Trusts
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Environmental Matters

SB 784	Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 611
Sponsored By	Senator Raskin
Entitled	Maryland Statutory Trust Act
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: Economic Matters

SB 790	Status as of February 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, DeGrange, Dyson, and Lenett
Entitled	Maryland Estate Tax - Exclusions for Family Farms Subject to Agricultural Preservation Easements
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation

SB 929	Status as of April 7, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means
Sponsored By	Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled	Estates and Trusts - Transfers - Recordation and Transfer Taxes
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation House: Ways and Means

SB 1091	Status as of April 3, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By	Senator Mooney
Entitled	Religious Corporations - Laws Governing Assets of United Methodist Church - Repeal
Committee Assignments	Senate: Judicial Proceedings House: House Rules and Executive Nominations