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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3202 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1950
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Allen Robertson
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to voluntary personal representatives.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3202 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1950
By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1950)
of David Allen Robertson relative to voluntary personal representatives. The Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to voluntary personal representatives.
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to
Expedite the settlement of interstate estate settlements., therefore it is hereby declared to be an
emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 The fourth paragraph of section 3-1201 of part 12 of article III of chapter 190B of the
2General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the
3first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:-
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5 Upon the presentation of a copy of such a statement duly attested by the register,
6the tender of a proper receipt in writing and the surrender of any policy, passbook, note,
7certificate or other evidentiary instrument, a voluntary personal representative may, as the legal
8representative of the deceased and his estate: (i) receive payment of any debt or obligation in the
9nature of a debt, (ii) receive delivery of any chattel or asset scheduled in such statement or (iii)
10open a bank account for the estate of the decedent. A bank shall accept a copy of such a 2 of 2
11statement duly attested by the register as acceptable documentation to open a bank account for
12the estate of the decedent and the appointment of the voluntary personal representative as the
13personal representative to the bank account.