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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 20, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 596
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 129
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Coley
- Howard
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Hutchinson
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Cullison
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Jacobs
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, A.
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Reilly
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Korman
- Roberts
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Rose
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Ross
- Watson
- Behler
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Chang
- Healey
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 6
- Bouchat
- Long, J.
- Nkongolo
- Wilson
- Young
- Johnson, S.
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 45
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Third Reading Passed (129-0)
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Westrick, Sara (AARP Maryland)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Maldjian, Mariana
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Price, Elizabeth
- JUD Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Orzeske, Benjamin (Uniform Law Commission)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Cage, Julia
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Nkongolo, LaToya


