Bryan Lake reports for the MSBA that several of the bar association’s bills have passed and are headed for the governor.
The Senate unanimously passed HF19 on Wednesday under the guidance of its chief author, lawyer-legislator Sen. Scott Newman (R-Hutchinson). The bill was drafted by the MSBA’s Probate and Trust Law Section and would allow a person to act as an agent on a bank account without acquiring a property interest in the account. Senator Newman also attached to HF19 the language of another one of his bills, SF28, a proposal from the Tax Law Section that creates a “postmark rule” for MN Tax Court filings. The two bills were authored in the House by Rep. Barb Yarusso (D-Shoreview) and lawyer-legislator Rep. Melissa Hortman (D-Brooklyn Park). The House concurred with the Senate amendment and the bill is now headed to Governor Dayton’s desk for his signature or veto.
Bills already signed include Ch. 24 (the Uniform Community Property Rights at Death Act); Ch. 23 (modifying the statutory short form power of attorney); Ch.21 (providing that claims for contribution or indemnity cannot be brought more than 14 years after substantial completion of construction); Ch. 17 (clarifying the definition of a foreclosure consultant); and Ch. 16 (modifying false claims provisions to bring the Minnesota statute into federal conformity). For a complete list of new laws, click here.
Lake also reports that neither the House or Senate tax bills include a tax on legal services.
Source: http://minnlawyer.com/minnlawyerblog/2013/04/29/msba-bills-are-headed-for-the-governors-desk/
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