---
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).