HB0125 • 2017

Sealing of trust documents.

AN ACT relating to the Uniform Trust Code; providing for the sealing of trust documents in judicial proceedings as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Greear
Last action: 2017-02-21
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2017

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HB0125HS001

Standing Committee • HMinerals

Adopted

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Bill History

2017-02-21 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0020
2017-02-21 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-15 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0020
2017-02-14 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0020
2017-02-13 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0020
2017-02-13 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0
2017-02-10 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-09 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-08 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-08 Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-02-01 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2017-02-01 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-31 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-0-0-1
2017-01-30 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-27 House
H COW:Passed
2017-01-25 House
H Placed on General File
2017-01-25 House
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-1-0-1
2017-01-18 House
:Rerefer to H09 - Minerals
2017-01-13 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2017-01-12 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0125
Effective
:
7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0400

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0020

Chapter No.:
30

Prime Sponsor:
Greear

Catch Title:
Sealing of trust documents.

Subject:
Disclosure of t
rust
documents in trust-related judicial proceedings.

Summary/Major Elements:

Th
is
bill amends the Wyoming Uniform Trust Code by creating provisions regarding the sealing and availability of trust documents in trust-related judicial proceedings.

The bill requires that
,
upon the filing of a petition,
specified

trust documents
and any court order thereon
must
be sealed and

not made a part of the
proceeding's
public record
.

Upon seal
ing
, the documents

must still be
available to the court, the settlor, any fiduciary, any
q
ualifi
ed beneficiary, their attorneys
and any other interested person as the court may order upon a showing of need.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0125

ENROLLED ACT NO. 20,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to the Uniform Trust Code; providing for the sealing of trust documents in judicial proceedings as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 4
‑
10
‑
205 is created to read:

4
‑
10
‑
205
.

Sealing and availability of documents.

The privacy of those who have established a trust shall be protected in any
judicial
proceeding concerning the trust. Upon the filing of any petition, the
trust
instrument, inventory, statement filed by any fiduciary, annual verified report of a fiduciary, final report of a fiduciary and any petition relevant to trust administration and any court order thereon shall be sealed
and
shall not be made a part of the publ
ic record of the proceeding, but
shall be available to the court, the
settlor
, any fiduciar
y, any qualified beneficiary, their
attorney
s
, and any other interested person as the court
may order upon a showing of
need.

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the
Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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