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Relating to the provision of certified copies of wills
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil law
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 11, 2022
- Done: House committeeJanuary 20, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 21, 202294–0
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 17, 2022
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 19, 202248–0
- Stopped: To the GovernorDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Currently, court clerks must automatically give a certified copy of a will to an executor once it is approved. This change would mean clerks only provide that copy if the executor specifically asks for it.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the provision of certified copies of wills. Under current law, when a will has been certified and admitted to probate, the clerk must provide a certified copy of the will to the executor. The bill provides that the clerk must provide a certified copy of the will only upon the executor’s request.
Changed since by amendments S-5133, S-5132; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named January 11, 2022 (as HSB 526). On January 19, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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