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Senate advances Uniform Probate Code revisions, moves SB 75 to third reading
Summary
The Senate voted to send Senate Bill 75 — a package of updates to Utah’s adoption of the Uniform Probate Code — to third reading after floor debate over intestacy shares, treatment of life-insurance proceeds, homestead and exempt-property allowances, and trust duration.
An unnamed senator on the floor described a package of updates to Utah’s adoption of the Uniform Probate Code and the Senate voted to move Senate Bill 75 to the third-reading calendar. The presiding officer announced the roll-call result as 23 'aye' votes, no 'nay' votes and six members absent.
The bill, as explained during floor remarks, would modernize how property passes when a person dies intestate (without a will), adjust how certain second-marriage situations are handled, set rules for per stirpes distribution among grandchildren, modify the calculation of an "augmented estate" used to protect surviving spouses, and clarify how living trusts and "pour-over" wills are treated. The sponsor summarized the intent as harmonizing older Utah law with a Uniform Probate Code…
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