Uniform law commissioners from around the country met in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the 134th Annual Meeting of the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), held from July 18 through July 24, 2025. In addition to the approval of three new uniform or model acts, there was one new drafting committee appointed, two new study committees appointed, and a new slate of officers elected.
Highlights from the 2025 annual meeting include:
Three new uniform acts were approved :
- Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act
Uniform Judicial Interview of Children Act
Model State Uniform Law Commission Act
Other drafts which were debated at the ULC annual meeting, but which were not scheduled for final approval, include:
- Conflict of Law in Trust and Estate Act
Transfers to Minors Act
Child Digital Entertainers Act
Occupational Licenses of Servicemembers and Military Spouses Act
Commercial Financing Disclosure Act
Indian Child Welfare Act Issues Act
One new drafting committee was approved :
- Drafting Committee on Updates to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Two new study committees were approved :
- Study Committee on Child Support Orders for Parents of Children in Foster Care
Study Committee on Genetic Information Privacy and Discrimination
ULC officers for 2025-2026 were also elected:
- ULC President: Lisa Jacobs, Pennsylvania
ULC Vice President: William C. Clark, Pennsylvania
ULC Secretary: Suzanne Walsh, Connecticut
ULC Treasurer: Thomas J. Buiteweg, Michigan
Other leadership positions include:
- Chair, ULC Executive Committee: Steve Willborn, Nebraska
Chair, ULC Scope and Program Committee: William Barrett, Indiana
Chair, ULC Legislative Committee: Cliff McKinney, Arkansas
The ULC, now in its 134th year, comprises more than 350 practicing lawyers, governmental lawyers, judges, law professors, and lawyer-legislators from every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Commissioners are appointed by their states to draft and promote enactment of uniform laws that are designed to solve problems common to all the states.
After receiving the ULC s seal of approval, a uniform act is officially promulgated for consideration by the states, and legislatures are urged to adopt it. Since its inception in 1892, the ULC has been responsible for more than 200 acts, among them such bulwarks of state statutory law as the Uniform Commercial Code, the Uniform Probate Code, the Uniform Partnership Act, and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
More information: www.uniformlaws.org
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Uniform Law Commission / 111 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 1010 / Chicago IL 60602 / 312/450-6600
Contact: Katie Robinson, ULC Senior Director, Strategy & Communications, krobinson@...
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Katie Robinson
Senior Director for Strategy and Communications
Chicago IL
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