ESSB 5589 — Concerning probate.

What this bill does

Modifies the family award available to a decedent's surviving spouse or domestic partner and dependent children. Revises the process for increasing or decreasing the amount of the award. Clarifies the priority of awarded property over other claims against the estate and the exemptions from attachment, execution, and forced sale that apply after a decedent's death. Establishes the process for allocating the exempt property among claimants.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 2024
  93 yea · 2 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 17, 2024
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 7, 2023
  48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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