Introduced
by
To require a court to review the propriety of persons hired by a state or county public administrator acting as a personal representative of a decedent's estate that includes real estate, and revise notice requirements if estate property is subject to foreclosure for unpaid mortgage debt or property taxes. (Public administrators are lawyers appointed by the Attorney General and paid from the estates they work on.) Reportedly intended to to combat potential abuse and ensure that public administrators are working for the benefit of heirs and not for themselves, this and House Bill 4821 prescribe or revise procedures, timetables, notification and disclosure requirements for these estates.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
To clarify a cap on the amount of certain real-estate related fees a public administrator can pay and to whom they may be paid.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
by
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To require a court to review the propriety of persons hired by a state or county public administrator acting as a personal representative of a decedent's estate that includes real estate, and revise notice requirements if estate property is subject to foreclosure for unpaid mortgage debt or property taxes. (Public administrators are lawyers appointed by the Attorney General and paid from the estates they work on.) Reportedly intended to to combat potential abuse and ensure that public administrators are working for the benefit of heirs and not for themselves, this and House Bill 4821 prescribe or revise procedures, timetables, notification and disclosure requirements for these estates.
Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)
