establishing community property trusts.
HB 88 clarifies that property held in a community property trust remains subject to creditors' claims, meaning debts can still be paid from this property. The bill ensures mortgages and other secured interests in trust property stay fully enforceable, and debts incurred by one spouse can be paid from that spouse's share of the trust or their other assets. Debts from both spouses during marriage may be satisfied using the shared trust assets. This directly affects married couples who establish such trusts, modifying how their shared property interacts with debt collection.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 23, 2024
Last action May 15, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 20, 2025
How they voted
110–94
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 221
Mar 20, 2025
D
Democratic106
87% Nay
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican113
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 8, 2025
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 05/15/2025; SC 21
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9
upper
Mar 20, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-94-17)
house
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0706h: MA RC 211-155 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 57
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Amendment # 2025-0706h: AA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 57
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0706h 03/03/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
lower
Dec 23, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 2 P. 5
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan McGuire
RRepublican
Co
Bob Lynn
RRepublican
Co
John Hunt
RRepublican
Co
Keith Ammon
RRepublican
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