HB 88 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Estates and Trusts - Maryland Trust Decanting Act - Notification and Document Transmittal

This bill clarifies how trustees must notify beneficiaries when modifying a trust under Maryland's Trust Decanting Act. It specifies acceptable notice methods: personal delivery, certified mail with return receipt, courier with confirmation, or email/fax if the beneficiary agrees in writing. Beneficiaries can revoke electronic notice preferences at any time by notifying the trustee via required methods. The law applies to all trust modifications under the Decanting Act and takes effect October 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Oct 31, 2024 Signed Apr 22, 2025
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First - Estates and Trusts - Maryland Trust Decanting Act - Notification and Document Transmittal Third - Estates and Trusts - Maryland Trust Decanting Act - Notification and Document Transmittal · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to add a committee report indicating favorable action and house adoption, while reorganizing the notice and document delivery requirements for trust decanting. The substantive policy content regarding how notices must be delivered to interested parties remains largely the same, though the text was restructured for clarity.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the amendments are primarily procedural and organizational.
TIMELINE

Added committee report status showing favorable recommendation and house adoption date of February 22, 2025

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the notice delivery requirements text to improve clarity while maintaining the same legal standards for personal service, mail, courier, and alternative methods

Added signature lines for Governor, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate at the end of the document

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 24, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 221
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Feb 24, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (129-0-8)
house of delegates
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
First Reading Judiciary
lower
Oct 31, 2024
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Jon Cardin
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MD
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