AN ACT CONCERNING ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT.

HB 6896 adopts Connecticut's version of the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act, allowing property owners to transfer real estate directly to named beneficiaries upon death without probate. The bill creates a new "transfer on death deed" that must be recorded before the owner's death, requires no beneficiary acceptance during the owner's life, and does not affect the owner's rights to sell or mortgage the property during their lifetime. Key provisions include ensuring beneficiaries must survive the owner to inherit, preventing the deed from impacting creditors or public assistance eligibility, and allowing revocation by the owner at any time before death. This bill directly affects Connecticut property owners seeking to simplify estate transfers and beneficiaries named in such deeds.