An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in dispositions independent of letters, family exemption, probate of wills and grant of letters, further providing for payments to family and funeral directors; and, in powers of appointment, further providing for exercise of powers of appointment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Oct 2017
House Passage
Oct 2017
Senate Passage
Oct 2017
Signed into Law
Oct 2017
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Signed Oct 30, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Oct 30, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor
lower
Oct 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments
lower
Oct 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
lower
Oct 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to RULES
lower
Oct 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Oct 16, 2017
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Oct 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
PN 2519 Reported as amended
upper
Apr 6, 2017
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
upper
Apr 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Apr 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
PN 0171 Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Longietti
DDemocratic
Co
Barry Jozwiak
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Barbin
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Sainato
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Zimmerman
RRepublican
Co
Donna Bullock
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Solomon
DDemocratic
Co
Joseph A. Petrarca
DDemocratic
Co
Kristin Phillips-Hill
RRepublican
Co
Marc J Gergely
DDemocratic
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