TO REQUIRE NOTIFICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROBATE OF AN ESTATE IF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION HAS FILED A CERTIFICATE OF INDEBTEDNESS AGAINST THE DECEDENT.

SB 404 would have required the personal representative of a deceased person's estate to notify the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) when the estate enters probate. This notification would be specifically required if the DFA had previously filed a certificate of indebtedness against the deceased individual. The bill outlined that this notice must include a copy of the petition for probate and the decedent's Social Security number, and specified the correct division within the DFA to receive it. This amendment aimed to ensure the DFA is informed of probate proceedings when it holds a claim against the decedent.