# Maryland HB 0868: Estates and Trusts - Interpretation of Wills - Evidence of Intent (Granny's Law)

Maryland HB 0868, Estates and Trusts - Interpretation of Wills - Evidence of Intent (Granny's Law), is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-10 (Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0868
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Estates and Trusts - Interpretation of Wills - Evidence of Intent (Granny's Law)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-02-10, Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Estates and Trusts, Beneficiaries, Caregivers, Civic Organizations, Civil Rights and Social Equity, Debt Management, Estates and Trusts -see also- Beneficiaries, Evidence, Fraud -see also- Forgery, Gifts, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc, Nonprofit Organizations, Orphans' Court, Personal Property, Personal Representatives, Power of Attorney, Racial Matters -see also- Ethnic Affairs; Minorities, Real Property, Securities, Time
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackie Addison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Edith J. Patterson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew C. Pruski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Malcolm P. Ruff (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chao Wu (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-10: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-30: First Reading Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0868f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0868f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0868-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).