SAFE DEPOSIT BOX-PUBLIC ADMIN
Summary
Amends the Safe Deposit Box Opening Act. Provides that a public administrator may gain access to a decedent's safe deposit box by delivering to the lessor his or her letters of office or an affidavit stating that he or she is conducting a preliminary investigation of the decedent's estate and believes that the safety deposit box may contain assets and estate information. Provides that with letters of office the public administrator may remove the contents from the safety deposit box, but without letters of office only an inventory may be conducted. Provides that the lessor shall open the box for a public administrator with an affidavit regardless of whether the decedent's key or combination is available. Makes other changes.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2012
Committee Review
Mar 2012
Senate Passage
Mar 2012
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2012
Last action Jan 8, 2013
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2012
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 58
Mar 22, 2012
D
Democratic34
85% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Mar 26, 2012
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2012
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 22, 2012
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0-6)
senate
Feb 28, 2012
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 28, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Feb 27, 2012
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
upper
Feb 22, 2012
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Feb 22, 2012
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Feb 7, 2012
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 1, 2012
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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