AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY
Summary
Defines the apportionment of financial responsibilities for expenses and improvements to the real property of the life estate between the life tenant and remainder man.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Last action Jun 20, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2025
How they voted
69–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 75
Jun 12, 2025
D
Democratic64
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 20, 2025
Committee
06/20/2025 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/12/2025 House read and passed
lower
May 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
02/11/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 31, 2025
Introduced
01/31/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Matthew Dawson
DDemocratic
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