Bill: SB 1056, 85(R) - 2017
Committee
Senate State Affairs
2nd Chamber Committee
House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Vote Recommendation
| Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
| Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Author(s)
Charles Perry
Sponsor(s)
Andrew Murr
Bill Caption
Relating to venue for a proceeding to admit a will to probate or for the granting of letters testamentary or of administration.
Fiscal Notes
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Bill Analysis
Under current law, venue for a probate proceeding related to a will or letters testamentary is held in the decedent's residential county, county of death, county of principal estate, or the county of the next of kin. If no immediate family member of the decedent resides in the same county in which the decedent resided, SB 1056 would allow a judge to transfer proceedings upon the motion of the executor or administrator to the county in which the executor or
administrator resides.
Vote Recommendation Notes
While this appears to be good public policy to which we have no objection, this bill does not appear to have a connection to our liberty principles and we remain neutral.
