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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 11, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 963
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 108
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Stonko
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kerr
- Reilly
- Szeliga
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kipke
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Allen
- Edelson
- Korman
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Alston
- Embry
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McComas
- Schindler
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Odom
- Smith
- Wolek
- Chang
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stein
- Wu
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Young
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Qi
NO: 25
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
- Hester
NO: 0
YES: 99
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kipke
- Rogers
- Toles
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lewis
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Moon
- Shetty
- Williams
- Chang
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stewart
NO: 32
Actions
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (99-32)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {853021/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (108-25)
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Macfarlane, Byron
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Good, Megan (Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Woorman, Teresa (self)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Bornstein, Todd (MSBA Estates and Trusts Section Council)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Latino Caucus, Maryland Legislative
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Anguish, David (Chacón Center for Immigrant Justice)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Amador-Hernandez, Ninfa (We Are CASA)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Amador-Hernandez, Ninfa (We Are CASA)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Woorman, Teresa (self)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Macfarlane, Byron
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All



