ELECTRONIC WILLS-SCOPE
Summary
Amends the Electronic Nontestamentary Estate Planning Documents Article of the Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act. Provides that the Article does not apply to a nontestamentary estate planning document, will, or terms of a trust if the terms governing the document expressly preclude use of an electronic record or electronic signature (rather than does not apply to a nontestamentary estate planning document, will, or terms of a trust governing the document expressly preclude use of an electronic record or electronic signature).
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Apr 18, 2024
Signed Jul 19, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 17, 2024
How they voted
108–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 118
Apr 17, 2024
D
Democratic78
93% Yea
R
Republican40
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 19, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Laura Ellman
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Croke
DDemocratic
Co
Jenn Ladisch-Douglass
DDemocratic
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