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Minnesota Senate passes bill to expand electronic signing for estate planning documents
Summary
The Senate passed Senate File 3602 on March 18, 2026, to allow electronic signatures for estate planning documents beyond wills, supporters said it will aid hospitalized, homebound and rural Minnesotans; final vote was 59–7.
Senate File 3602, which would expand the ability to electronically sign estate planning documents beyond wills, passed the Minnesota Senate on March 18, 2026, by a vote of 59–7.
Senator Zachary Westland, sponsor, described the bill as "a joint effort between the Bar Association and the Minnesota Uniform Law Commissioners" and said it builds on the state’s 2023 Uniform Electronic Wills Act. "This bill expands the ability to electronically sign estate…
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