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2023–2024 Regular Session

House Bill 115

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.

Became law as Act 65 of 2024, signed July 17, 2024, 498 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

19 co-sponsors

Carol Hill-Evans, Maureen E. Madden, Jeanne McNeill, MaryLouise Isaacson, David M. Delloso, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Michael H. Schlossberg, Nancy Guenst, JOHN T. GALLOWAY, Emily Kinkead, Napoleon J. Nelson, Melissa Cerrato, Dan K. Williams, Tarik Khan, Perry S. Warren, Nick Pisciottano, TINA M. DAVIS, Steven R. Malagari, TIM BRIGGS

Its course

March 7, 2023 to July 17, 2024, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action23 actions on 11 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 7 to May 155 days

JudiciaryMar 7 to Apr 2145 days

AppropriationsApr 26 to May 15 days

In the SenateMay 1 to Jul 11437 days

JudiciaryMay 15 to Jul 1413 days

AppropriationsJul 2 to Jul 119 days

Waiting to be sentJul 11 to Jul 121 day

With the GovernorJul 12 to Jul 175 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading201–0

    Passed · May 1

  • Senate, third reading49–0

    Passed · Jul 11, 2024

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 21

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 7 – May 1

  1. Mar 7Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Apr 21JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. Apr 26Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 1APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0

In the Senate May 15 – Jul 11, 2024

  1. May 15Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Jul 1, 2024JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Jul 2, 2024Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Jul 11, 2024APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the Senate, 49 to 0

To the Governor Jul 11, 2024 – Jul 17, 2024

  1. Jul 11, 2024Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Jul 12, 2024Sent to the Governor
  4. Jul 17, 2024Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 65 of 2024
All 23 actions, as published
  1. Mar 7Referred to JUDICIARY, March 7, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Apr 21Reported as amended, April 21, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Apr 21First consideration, April 21, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Apr 21Laid on the table, April 21, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Apr 25Removed from table, April 25, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Apr 26Second consideration, April 26, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Apr 26Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 26, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  8. May 1Re-reported as committed, May 1, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  9. May 1Third consideration and final passage, May 1, 2023 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
  10. May 1(Remarks see House Journal Page 276-277), May 1, 2023 [House]House of Representatives
  11. May 15In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  12. May 15Referred to JUDICIARY, May 15, 2023 [Senate]Senate
  13. Jul 1, 2024Reported as committed, July 1, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  14. Jul 1, 2024First consideration, July 1, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  15. Jul 2, 2024Second consideration, July 2, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  16. Jul 2, 2024Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, July 2, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  17. Jul 11, 2024Re-reported as committed, July 11, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  18. Jul 11, 2024Third consideration and final passage, July 11, 2024 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
  19. Jul 11, 2024Signed in House, July 11, 2024 [House]House of Representatives
  20. Jul 11, 2024Signed in Senate, July 11, 2024 [Senate]Senate
  21. Jul 12, 2024Presented to the Governor, July 12, 2024Governor
  22. Jul 17, 2024Approved by the Governor, July 17, 2024Governor
  23. Jul 17, 2024Act No. 65 of 2024, July 17, 2024Governor