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2023–2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1231

An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in trusts, further providing for definitions - UTC 103, for trust instrument controls and mandatory rules - UTC 105, for governing law - UTC 107, for situs of trust, for nonjudicial settlement agreements - UTC 111, for charitable purposes; enforcement - UTC 405, for trust for care of animal - UTC 408, for noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary - UTC 409, for reformation to correct mistakes - UTC 415, for modification to achieve settlor's tax objectives - UTC 416, for spendthrift provision - UTC 502, for creditor's claim against settlor - UTC 505(a), for overdue distribution - UTC 506, for revocation or amendment of revocable trust - UTC 602, for trustee's duties and powers of withdrawal - UTC 603, for accepting or declining trusteeship - UTC 701, for trustee's bond - UTC 702, for cotrustees - UTC 703, for vacancy in trusteeship and appointment of successor - UTC 704, for resignation of trustee and filing resignation, for compensation of trustee - UTC 708, for duty to administer trust - UTC 801, for duty of loyalty - UTC 802, for powers to direct - UTC 808, for duty to inform and report, for discretionary powers and for powers of trustees - UTC 815, providing for directed trusts, further providing for remedies for breach of trust--UTC 1001, providing for nonjudicial account settlement and further providing for reliance on trust instrument - UTC 1006, for exculpation of trustee - UTC 1008, for certification of trust - UTC 1013 and for title of purchaser.

Became law as Act 64 of 2024, signed July 15, 2024, 45 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.

Its course

May 31 to July 15, 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 13 days

In the SenateMay 31 to Jun 2424 days

JudiciaryMay 31 to Jun 44 days

AppropriationsJun 5 to Jun 105 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 24 to Jul 39 days

JudiciaryJun 26 to Jun 271 day

AppropriationsJul 2 to Jul 31 day

Waiting to be sentJul 3 to Jul 96 days

With the GovernorJul 9 to Jul 156 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading50–0

    Passed · Jun 24

  • House of Representatives, third reading202–0

    Passed · Jul 3

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 Senate May 31 – Jun 24

  1. Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the Senate, 50 to 0

In the House of Representatives Jun 26 – Jul 3

  1. Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Passed the House of Representatives, 202 to 0

To the Governor Jul 8 – Jul 15

  1. Signed in the Senate
  2. Signed in the House of Representatives
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed by the Governor
  5. Became Act 64 of 2024
All 23 actions, as published