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type: "Bill"
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title: "Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives"
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description: "Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 963"
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citation: "Maryland HB 963 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Acevero", "Boyce", "Kaiser", "Kaufman", "Martinez", "Palakovich Carr", "Ruth", "Simmons", "Terrasa", "Wims", "Wolek", "Woorman"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-02-06"
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last_action: "2026-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9178317-986c-4b04-8484-68fe2c1fd274"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0963?ys=2026RS"
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source_hash: "2b8bea1df3ab4cec162dc5e4e1775c77fffd8d836406db2fca5e4b8ca0a92693"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland HB 963 (2026) — Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_537_hb0963e.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled - Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0963e.pdf)
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3. **First - Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0963f.pdf)
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4. **Third - Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0963t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **108–25** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **99–32** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading (Amend) — **42–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Acevero — primary (person)
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- Boyce — primary (person)
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- Kaiser — primary (person)
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- Kaufman — primary (person)
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- Martinez — primary (person)
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- Palakovich Carr — primary (person)
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- Ruth — primary (person)
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- Simmons — primary (person)
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- Terrasa — primary (person)
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- Wims — primary (person)
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- Wolek — primary (person)
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- Woorman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-06** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-10** Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-03-13** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-13** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-03-19** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-20** Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-04-10** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-11** House Concurs Senate Amendments
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- **2026-04-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-11** Passed Enrolled
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- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 537 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9178317-986c-4b04-8484-68fe2c1fd274`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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