H.B. 181: Uniform Estate Planning Amendments

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 23, 2026. This bill enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act.

• Defines terms
• Enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act
• Establishes the scope of the provisions this bill enacts
• Provides that a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature may not be denied legal effect because the non-testamentary estate planning document or electronic signature is in electronic form
• Provides that a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature is attributable to a person if the non-testamentary estate planning document or the electronic signature was the act of the person
• Provides notarization and acknowledgment requirements for a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature on an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Nelson T. Abbott