Pennsylvania bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB 2824
An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in ownership of property and legal title and equitable estate, further providing for right to dispose of a decedent's remains; in dispositions independent of letters and family exemption and probate of wills and grant of letters, repealing provisions relating to payments to family and funeral directors, providing for collection of personal property by affidavit and for collection of unclaimed property and further providing for settlement of small estates on petition; in accounts and distribution, further providing for income on distributive shares; in health care, further providing for authority of health care agent; in powers of attorney, providing for judicial relief; in estates, further providing for applicability of rule against perpetuities; and, in trusts, further providing for income on distributive shares.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Tim Briggs (Democratic)
Cosponsors (12)
- Tim Brennan (Democratic)
- Liz Hanbidge (Democratic)
- Kristine Howard (Democratic)
- Benjamin Sanchez (Democratic)
- Sean Dougherty (Democratic)
- Maureen Madden (Democratic)
- La'Tasha Mayes (Democratic)
- Robert Merski (Democratic)
- Manuel Guzman (Democratic)
- Dan Williams (Democratic)
- John Inglis Iii (Democratic)
- Ed Neilson (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Oct 5, 2026): Referred to Judiciary
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Oct 5, 2026 · House
Referred to Judiciary