SB 250 — Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-16
Conforming the Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act to the Uniform Simultaneous Death Act; providing that a surviving individual who does not survive the death of another individual for at least 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the other individual for purposes relating to the inheritance of property; establishing evidentiary procedures for determining an individual's death or survival in certain circumstances; providing for liability under the Act in connection with the distribution of disputed assets; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 508
Sponsors (2)
- Bryan W. Simonaire (R, MD-31) — sponsor · 2026-01-16
- Chris West (R, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-16
Action timeline (9)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Judicial Proceedings
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable
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referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate judicial proceedings | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan W. Simonaire (R, state_upper MD-31) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Chris West (R, state_upper MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House judiciary · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate judicial proceedings · md-leg