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IA HF2532

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a 2-year statute of limitations from decedent's death for claims involving nontestamentary transfers procured through tortious interference, undue influence, fraud, or other wrongful conduct.

  • Authorizes courts to award costs, attorney fees, and expenses to any party in disputed estate administration proceedings, payable by another party or from the estate.

  • Revises wrongful death damages procedures, requiring probate courts to determine amounts belonging to the estate versus persons suffering loss of services and support, with estate portions covering court costs, representative fees, and Medicaid reimbursements.

  • Extends the deadline for personal representatives to file estate inventory reports from 90 days to 120 days after qualification.

  • Creates new trust code provisions establishing that trust contests are triable as law actions, other trust matters as equity proceedings, and that court orders without notice are reviewable until jurisdiction terminates.

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to probate and trust matters, including time limitations on actions, attorney fees, trust code proceedings and notice requirements, damages for wrongful death, and filing deadlines, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(Formerly HSB 614.)

Last Action

Read first time, attached to SF 2364. S.J. 546.

3/10/2026

Full Bill Text

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