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SB 36

EnactedEmergency billCrossfile HB 576
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Wills and Trust Instruments – Electronic Execution

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Estates and TrustsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 177 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a person to execute an electronic will or remotely witnessed will without a notary public if the supervising attorney creates a certified will that contains a certain form attached or annexed to the will; prohibiting a supervising attorney from being a witness to an electronic will or remotely witnessed will if the will is executed without a notary public; and authorizing a notary public located in the State to perform a notarial act using communication technology for a remotely located individual for a trust instrument.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 6Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCarrington, DarrellCarrington & Associates, LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMuffoletto, MichaelaMSBA Trusts & Estates SectionOral
FAVWest, ChristopherSenator Chris WestWritten (PDF)
FAVHubbard, ChristineIndividualOral
FAVKahl, SarahIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator West, Senator WestlegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record