ELECTRONIC NONTEST ESTATE DOCS
Summary
Amends the Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act. Changes the short title of the Act to the Electronic Wills, Electronic Estate Planning Documents, and Remote Witnesses Act. Defines "electronic", "information", "nontestamentary estate planning document", "person", "record", "security procedure", "settlor", "sign", "state", "terms of trust", "trust instrument", and "will". Creates the Electronic Nontestamentary Estate Planning Documents Article. Sets forth provisions related to: construction; scope; principles of law and equity; use of an electronic record or signature; recognition of an electronic nontestamentary estate planning document and electronic signature; attribution and effect of an electronic record and electronic signature; notarization and acknowledgment; witnessing and attestation; retention of an electronic record; certification of a paper copy; admissibility in evidence; relation to the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; application; and severability. Makes conforming changes in the Probate Act of 1975. Effective January 1, 2024.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced Mar 27, 2023
Signed Jul 28, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
109–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 116
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic76
92% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Jul 28, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 006-000-000
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 11, 2023
lower
May 4, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Margaret Croke
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 015-000-000
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Laura Ellman
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Croke
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Ugaste
RRepublican
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