Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Estate Administration topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
House special-orders House Bill 1258 on estate-notice publication until Jan. 27
Summary
On Jan. 20, 2025, the Maryland House of Delegates moved and approved a voice motion to place House Bill 1258 (estates and trusts: publication of notice) on special order for Monday, Jan. 27, after the clerk read the bill. No roll-call vote or sponsor name was recorded in the transcript.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Majority Leader moved on Jan. 20, 2025, to place House Bill 1258, entitled "Estates and Trusts: Estate Administration — Publication of Notice," on special order for Monday, Jan. 27. "I move to special order HB 12 58 until Monday, January 27," the Majority Leader said during the House session.
The clerk read the bill on the House floor before the motion. The presiding officer asked for voice votes; members responded "aye" and the motion passed by voice vote. The clerk's reading and the special-order motion were the only substantive record of the bill in the transcript; no sponsor, committee report, amendment text, or roll-call tally appears in the provided text.
Why it matters: the bill title indicates it would affect how notice is published in estate administration matters under Maryland law. The transcript does not include the bill's full text, sponsor, committee recommendation, or any floor debate on the policy merits.
Supporting details: the clerk read the caption for the bill on the special-order calendar before the Majority Leader's motion. The presiding officer then called for a voice vote; the transcript records the ayes prevailing and that "the bill has been special ordered." The special-order date was stated as Monday, Jan. 27. The transcript does not record any amendment, fiscal note, or further procedural steps taken at the Jan. 20 session.
Next steps: the bill was set for special order for Jan. 27; the transcript does not show whether the bill had been scheduled for committee hearings, nor does it list a sponsor or committee assignment in the provided excerpt.
