2026 Regular Session
SB145
Motor Vehicles and Marine Vessels - Transfer-on-Death Designations
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Authorizing an individual who is the sole owner of a marine vessel or multiple individuals who jointly co-own a marine vessel to apply to the Department of Natural Resources to designate a beneficiary to take ownership of the marine vessel on the death of the sole owner or each co-owner; and altering certain provisions of law governing the transfer-on-death designation for motor vehicles to allow multiple individuals who jointly co-own a motor vehicle to designate a transfer-on-death beneficiary.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 19, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
42 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent
April 7, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
137 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent
Committee referrals
February 20, 2026 · House
Environment and Transportation
January 14, 2026 · Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 73
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (137-0) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
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House Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Environment and Transportation
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Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
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Senate First Reading Judicial Proceedings
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Senate Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m.
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Senate Pre-filed