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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Maryland Trust Act - In Terrorem Clause - Void"
+description: "Maryland Trust Act - In Terrorem Clause - Void"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
+legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 1345"
+citation: "Maryland HB 1345 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cardin", "Taylor"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-02-12"
+last_action: "2026-05-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/704c3c73-46f3-4903-9b1a-54afdcc4bb35"
+source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1345?ys=2026RS"
+source_hash: "46e2c51fb23e2c5a288fe641553a92be48d4d30b4a00d59b9e9be32b9792e7e8"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
+---
+
+# Maryland HB 1345 (2026) — Maryland Trust Act - In Terrorem Clause - Void
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter - Maryland Trust Act - In Terrorem Clause - Void** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_502_hb1345t.pdf)
+2. **First - Maryland Trust Act - In Terrorem Clause - Void** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1345f.pdf)
+3. **Third - Maryland Trust Act - In Terrorem Clause - Void** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1345t.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- On Third Reading — **132–0** (pass) · lower
+- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cardin — primary (person)
+- Taylor — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-12** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-16** Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2026-03-11** Hearing canceled
+- **2026-03-11** Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m.
+- **2026-03-11** Hearing canceled
+- **2026-03-11** Hearing 3/11 at 2:00 p.m.
+- **2026-03-18** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-18** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2026-03-19** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-24** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2026-04-10** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-10** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-10** Second Reading Passed
+- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2026-04-13** Returned Passed
+- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 502 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/704c3c73-46f3-4903-9b1a-54afdcc4bb35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
+