Senate Bill No. 308 CHAPTER 56 An act to amend Section 45 of the Probate Code, relating to estates and trusts. [ Approved by Governor July 01, 2019. Filed with Secretary of State July 01, 2019. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 308, Jones. Estates and trusts: instrument.Existing law defines instrument for purposes of the Probate Code to mean a will, trust, deed, or other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. Existing law, the Trust Law, regulates the creation, modification, and termination of trusts and the administration of trusts by trustees on behalf of beneficiaries.This bill would revise the definition of instrument under the Probate Code to mean a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 45 of the Probate Code is amended to read:45. Instrument means a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. Senate Bill No. 308 CHAPTER 56 An act to amend Section 45 of the Probate Code, relating to estates and trusts. [ Approved by Governor July 01, 2019. Filed with Secretary of State July 01, 2019. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 308, Jones. Estates and trusts: instrument.Existing law defines instrument for purposes of the Probate Code to mean a will, trust, deed, or other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. Existing law, the Trust Law, regulates the creation, modification, and termination of trusts and the administration of trusts by trustees on behalf of beneficiaries.This bill would revise the definition of instrument under the Probate Code to mean a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Senate Bill No. 308 CHAPTER 56 Senate Bill No. 308 CHAPTER 56 An act to amend Section 45 of the Probate Code, relating to estates and trusts. [ Approved by Governor July 01, 2019. Filed with Secretary of State July 01, 2019. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 308, Jones. Estates and trusts: instrument. Existing law defines instrument for purposes of the Probate Code to mean a will, trust, deed, or other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. Existing law, the Trust Law, regulates the creation, modification, and termination of trusts and the administration of trusts by trustees on behalf of beneficiaries.This bill would revise the definition of instrument under the Probate Code to mean a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. Existing law defines instrument for purposes of the Probate Code to mean a will, trust, deed, or other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. Existing law, the Trust Law, regulates the creation, modification, and termination of trusts and the administration of trusts by trustees on behalf of beneficiaries. This bill would revise the definition of instrument under the Probate Code to mean a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 45 of the Probate Code is amended to read:45. Instrument means a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 45 of the Probate Code is amended to read:45. Instrument means a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. SECTION 1. Section 45 of the Probate Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 45. Instrument means a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. 45. Instrument means a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. 45. Instrument means a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property. 45. Instrument means a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property.