republic-os/legislation/us/states/md/2026/hb-963.md

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Bill	Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives	Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives	us/states/md	Maryland General Assembly	2026	HB 963	Maryland HB 963 (2026)	bill		enacted	Acevero Boyce Kaiser Kaufman Martinez Palakovich Carr Ruth Simmons Terrasa Wims Wolek Woorman	4	15	3	2026-02-06	2026-05-12	openstates	ocd-bill/f9178317-986c-4b04-8484-68fe2c1fd274	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0963?ys=2026RS	2b8bea1df3ab4cec162dc5e4e1775c77fffd8d836406db2fca5e4b8ca0a92693	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-md

Maryland HB 963 (2026) — Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Chapter - Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives (committee substitute) — source
2. Enrolled - Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives (committee substitute) — source
3. First - Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives (committee substitute) — source
4. Third - Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• On Third Reading — 108–25 (pass) · lower
• On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — 99–32 (pass) · lower
• On Third Reading (Amend) — 42–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Acevero — primary (person)
• Boyce — primary (person)
• Kaiser — primary (person)
• Kaufman — primary (person)
• Martinez — primary (person)
• Palakovich Carr — primary (person)
• Ruth — primary (person)
• Simmons — primary (person)
• Terrasa — primary (person)
• Wims — primary (person)
• Wolek — primary (person)
• Woorman — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-02-06 First Reading Judiciary referral-committee
• 2026-02-10 Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
• 2026-03-13 Favorable Report by Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-13 Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-03-18 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2026-03-19 Referred Judicial Proceedings referral-committee
• 2026-03-20 Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
• 2026-04-10 Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-10 Favorable with Amendments { committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-10 Second Reading Passed with Amendments
• 2026-04-10 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2026-04-11 House Concurs Senate Amendments
• 2026-04-11 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2026-04-11 Passed Enrolled
• 2026-05-12 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 537 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f9178317-986c-4b04-8484-68fe2c1fd274. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).