Persons authorized to exercise trust or fiduciary powers, provisions

added; eligible out-of-state banks and trust companies required to

file with Bank Commissioner ............................................................

Recovery of funeral expenses by a. personal representative in a tort

action, maximum amount altered......................................................

Restrictions on trustee's exercise of powers which benefit the trustee,

provisions added..............................................................................

Small trusts, termination, prohibitions added....................................

Tenant of a tenancy by the entireties, disclaimer of property interest

devolved by right of survivorship without consent of deceased

spouse, provisions added...................................................................

Termination of a trust, transfer of unexpended trust property,

provisions clarified .............................................................................

Trust assets from recovery by minor in tort, investment and

reinvestment by trustee, provisions altered ......................................

Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, required distribution of custodial

property to minor, provisions for age of minor altered...................

Ethics - -
Charles County -

Ethics Commission, appointment of members, public local law

provisions repealed; legislative intent language added ................

Commission, State, appropriation to ...................................................

Fines imposed for violations of the Public Ethics Law, required to be

paid to the State Treasurer and deposited in the General Fund ...
Howard County -

Zoning proceeding applicant, disclosure of campaign contribution
to county executive or county council member or candidates for
those offices, provisions added ......................................................

Interests held by a blind trust approved by the State Ethics
. Commission, not required to be disclosed under State ethics law .

Judicial branch employees included as public officials for ethics law
purposes, exclusions added................................................................

Limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships treated
as partnerships under the Public Ethics Law provisions,

clarification added..............................................................................

Lobbying by former General Assembly members, restrictions added .

Lobbyist Gifts -

Admission to sporting, charitable, cultural, or political events for

General Assembly members, reporting requirements added;

lobbyist payment of expenses or State officials for speaking

engagements, notification requirements added ............................

Meals or beverages for State officials, lobbyist disclosure
requirements added; $75 cumulative gift reporting threshold for

lobbyists, provisions altered ...........................................................

Unsolicited gifts of nominal value costing over $15, acceptance by
State officials prohibited; lobbyists prohibited from knowingly
making gifts in violation of ethics law..........................................

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INDEX

583	3340
424	2580
385	2482
426	2582
427	2586
337	2287
445	2625
387	2485

259	2092
7	376
80	1386
614	3500
588	3358
594	3370
552	3210
511	2934

550	3202
617	3513
618	3518