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<p class="MsoNormal">1. <b><u>2026 Real Property, Probate, and Trust Section Midyear Conference</u>.</b> The RPPT Midyear will be June 5<sup>th</sup> – 7<sup>th</sup> at the Hilton in Vancouver, Washington. The deadline to get in on the RPPT room block at the
hotel is May 13<sup>th</sup>. You can register here: <a href="https://www.mywsba.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=1356&productId=28499234">
https://www.mywsba.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=1356&productId=28499234</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2. <b><u>Legislative Update</u>. </b>The following bills passed during the recent legislative session and will go into effect soon:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>SB 6347</b> – Changes to Estate Tax Rates and Estate Tax Exemption for deaths on or after
<i><u>7/1/26</u></i>. <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=6347&Year=2026">
https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=6347&Year=2026</a> <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>HB 2445</b> – Ending Probates for Profit. Effective on
<i><u>6/11/26</u></i>. Brent Williams-Ruth will be doing a full hour-long presentation at the RPPT Midyear about the changes to the probate process because of this bill. There are major changes especially for intestate estates.
<a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2445&Year=2025&Initiative=false">
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2445&Year=2025&Initiative=false</a>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>SB 6346</b> – Millionaires’ Tax. Effective dates are all over the place and it is already being challenged.
<a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6346&Year=2025&Initiative=false">
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?BillNumber=6346&Year=2025&Initiative=false</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b>d.<b> HB 2158</b> – Electronic Notarial Acts effective
<i><u>1/1/27</u></i>. <a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2158%20&Year=2025&Initiative=false">
https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=2158%20&Year=2025&Initiative=false</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy reading!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Liberty Upton<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="color:red;mso-ligatures:none">Please note our new firm name and address.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="color:red;mso-ligatures:none">Vacation Notice: I will be out of the office June 5<sup>th</sup> – June 24<sup>th</sup>.
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