Maryland Senate bill in Session 2026.
Status: passed_upper. Latest action: May 1, 2026.
Corporations and Associations - Methodist Churches - Trust Requirement Repeal and Disaffiliation.
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; providing that a local church that disaffiliates from the United Methodist Conference shall retain ownership of its real property, subject to certain reimbursement requirements; etc.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Status | passed_upper |
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-05-01 | Latest Action | In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |