HB0017 — Estates and Trusts - Venue for Administrative and Judicial Probate and Application of Inheritance Tax
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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6 sponsors
1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Altering certain criteria for determining the venue for administrative or judicial probate of decedents who were not domiciled in the State; providing that, for purposes of the application of the Maryland inheritance tax, the situs of intangible personal property is the domicile of the decedent; repealing a certain exemption from the Maryland inheritance tax for personal property that passes from a nonresident decedent; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0017 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Conaway · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin · Primary
- Delegate Susan K. McComas · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin Democrat
Co-sponsors (5)
- Delegate Conaway
- Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 132 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 135 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0017 do?
- Altering certain criteria for determining the venue for administrative or judicial probate of decedents who were not domiciled in the State; providing that, for purposes of the application of the Maryland inheritance tax, the situs of intangible personal property is the domicile of the decedent; repealing a certain exemption from the Maryland inheritance tax for personal property that passes from a nonresident decedent; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0017?
- HB0017 is sponsored by Delegate Conaway, Delegate Jon S. Cardin (Democrat), Delegate Susan K. McComas (Republican), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), and Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0017?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0017?
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