SB 131 (Maryland) - Bill Status, Summary & Sponsor

Overview

Bill Details

Bill Number: SB 131
Bill ID: MD-2026-SB-131
Session: 2026
Status: passed_upper
Committee: Judicial Proceedings; Judiciary

Title: Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege

Summary

Clarifying that a communication between an attorney and a client that acts as a fiduciary is subject to the attorney-client privilege even if fiduciary funds are used to compensate the attorney for services rendered to the client.

Sponsor

Senator West

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History

Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Status	passed_upper
2026-01-14	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-28	Latest Action	In the House - First Reading Judiciary