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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 261: Estates and Trusts - Priority of Claims on an Estate - Unpaid Child Support

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 261 is a bill introduced in the Maryland House on October 18, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Estates and Trusts - Priority of Claims on an Estate - Unpaid Child Support. Primary sponsor: Cathi Forbes (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2025): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 225.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cathi ForbesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43B

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 225
  2. Returned Passed
  3. Third Reading Passed
  4. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  5. Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
  6. Referred Judicial Proceedings
  7. Third Reading Passed
  8. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
  9. Favorable Report by Judiciary
  10. Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
  11. First Reading Judiciary
  12. Pre-filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source