Maryland Senate Bill 559 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Passed on May 29 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-29 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 631
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing the use of supported decision making to assist an adult through the provision of certain support for the adult in making, communicating, or effectuating certain decisions and preventing the need for the appointment of certain substitute decision makers for the adult; recognizing the right of an adult to enter into a supported decision-making agreement with one or more supporters under certain circumstances; providing immunity from civil or criminal liability under certain circumstances; etc.

Estates and Trusts - Supported Decision Making

Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]
Sen. Craig Zucker [D]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]

2022-04-07 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-03-04 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 44 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-29	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 631
2022-04-07	Senate	Returned Passed
2022-04-07	House	Third Reading Passed (138-0)
2022-04-06	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2022-04-06	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2022-03-16	House	Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2022-03-07	House	Referred Judiciary
2022-03-04	Senate	Third Reading Passed (44-0)
2022-03-02	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2022-03-02	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {973621/1 Adopted
2022-02-28	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2022-02-03	Senate	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2022-01-31	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB529 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-08 - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Estates and Trusts	18	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Estates and Trusts	18	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Estates and Trusts	18	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Estates and Trusts	18	104	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Estates and Trusts	18	105	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Estates and Trusts	18	106	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Estates and Trusts	18	107	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Estates and Trusts	18	108	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Estates and Trusts	18	109	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Health - General	5	601	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0559?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0559f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0559t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_631_sb0559t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0559_97362101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/sb0559_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/sb0559_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/Senate/0315.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/House/1047.pdf