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Neutral Bill Mar 16, 2026

AN ACT relating to disposition of property.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 394 to enact the Uniform Electronic Wills Act; define terms; establish the applicability of electronic wills; address the effect of a will electronically executed in another jurisdiction; establish requirements for executing and revoking an electronic will; address records that are not executed in compliance with the requirements for an electronic will; provide requirements for an electronic will to be self-proving; allow for certified paper copies of an electronic will; create new sections of KRS Chapter 394 to enact the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act; define terms; establish that a non-testamentary estate planning document or a signature on a non-testamentary estate planning document may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form; provide that an electronic record of a document satisfies a requirement for a non-testamentary estate planning document to be in writing; establish notarization, acknowledgment, and verification requirements; create new sections of KRS Chapter 386 to enact the Kentucky Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act; define terms; establish requirements for qualified affidavit; prohibit claims by creditors against property subject to a qualified disposition to a qualified trust except under limited circumstances; provide that limitations on actions by creditors do not apply to past due child support, past due maintenance to a spouse or former spouse, or a written agreement, judgment, or order of a court for division of marital property of a spouse or former spouse; limit powers and rights of transferor to those conferred by the qualified trust; establish rules for avoiding a qualified disposition to a qualified trust; address rights of trustee and beneficiary when a qualified disposition has been avoided; provide that a spendthrift provision acts as a restriction on the transferor's beneficial interest in the trust under law other than bankruptcy law; enum

https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB720/2025
Matt Lockett State Representative
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