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MD HB1382

MD HB1382
Corporations and Associations - Methodist Church Trust Requirement - Repeal


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Introduced
02/09/2024
In Committee
02/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/08/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Repealing a requirement that the assets of any Methodist Church be held in trust for the United Methodist Church and be subject to the control of the Church; repealing a provision of law providing that the absence of a trust clause in any deed or conveyance executed before June 1, 1953, does not exclude certain local churches from certain provisions of law or responsibilities related to the United Methodist Church; etc.

AI Summary

This bill repeals the requirement that the assets of any Methodist Church be held in trust for the United Methodist Church and subject to the control of the Church. It also repeals a provision that the absence of a trust clause in a deed or conveyance executed before June 1, 1953, does not exclude certain local churches from certain provisions of law or responsibilities related to the United Methodist Church. The bill renumbers sections of the Corporations and Associations Article of the Maryland Annotated Code and takes effect on October 1, 2024.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

House Economic Matters Hearing (13:00:00 3/5/2024 ) (on 03/05/2024)

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