SB 158 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

This bill clarifies the required methods for notifying beneficiaries when a trust is "decanted" (restructured under Maryland's existing trust decanting law). It mandates that trust managers must deliver notice via personal delivery, certified mail, or courier service, with email or fax permitted only if beneficiaries agree in writing. The law ensures beneficiaries receive proper notice of trust changes and sets procedures for revoking alternative notice methods or switching to verified delivery if initial notice fails. It directly affects trust beneficiaries and fiduciaries managing trust assets under Maryland's Estates and Trusts code.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Oct 19, 2024 Signed Apr 22, 2025
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The bill text was reorganized and reformatted, moving from a pre-filed draft version to a final adopted version with signatures. The core legal content regarding trust decanting notification methods remained substantively unchanged, though line numbers and section numbering were adjusted during the legislative process.
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Bill header information was updated to reflect Senate adoption, including adding 'Committee Report: Favorable', 'Senate action: Adopted', and 'Read second time: February 21, 2025'.

Formatting and numbering were reorganized throughout the document, including changes to section headers, line numbers, and the placement of explanatory notes about capitalization and underlining.

Signature lines for the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Delegates were added at the end of the bill.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 16, 2025

How they voted

460
Passed
Total votes 46
Feb 23, 2025
D Democratic33
33 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican13
13 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 222
executive
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Judiciary
lower
Mar 16, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (130-0-9)
house of delegates
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Referred Judiciary
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Feb 23, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0)
senate
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
upper
Oct 19, 2024
Introduced
Pre-filed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Chris West
Chris West
RRepublican
MD
42