HB0596 — Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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 28, 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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5 sponsors
1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 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
Conforming the Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act to the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act; providing that a surviving individual who does not survive the death of another individual for at least 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the other individual for purposes relating to the inheritance of property; establishing evidentiary procedures for determining an individual's death or survival in certain circumstances; providing for liability under the Act in connection with the distribution of disputed assets; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0596 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate LaToya Nkongolo · Primary
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Brian Chisholm · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mike Griffith · Cosponsor
- Delegate Darrell Odom · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate LaToya Nkongolo Republican
Co-sponsors (4)
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Brian Chisholm Republican
- Delegate Mike Griffith Republican
- Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat
Not signed on (183)
183 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 183 →"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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| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 129 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0596 do?
- Conforming the Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act to the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act; providing that a surviving individual who does not survive the death of another individual for at least 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the other individual for purposes relating to the inheritance of property; establishing evidentiary procedures for determining an individual's death or survival in certain circumstances; providing for liability under the Act in connection with the distribution of disputed assets; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0596?
- HB0596 is sponsored by Delegate LaToya Nkongolo (Republican), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Brian Chisholm (Republican), Delegate Mike Griffith (Republican), and Delegate Darrell Odom (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0596?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0596?
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