2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 167

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.

Out of committee Last action March 26, 2025: Laid on the table

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 13

Prime sponsor

Timothy Bonner

Cosponsors (12)

Danilo Burgos, Jill Cooper, Joe Ciresi, John Schlegel, Kathleen Tomlinson, Mark Gillen, Mike Armanini, R. Lee James, Rob Kauffman, Stephenie Scialabba, Tarik Khan, Tina Pickett

Status

Out of committee as of March 26, 2025. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 1

March 25, 2025House of RepresentativesCommittee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As CommittedPassed26–0

yes (26) Andre Carroll, Andrew Kuzma, Benjamin Sanchez, Chris Pielli, Christopher Rabb, Dan Miller, Emily Kinkead, Jim Rigby, Joe Hamm, Joe Kerwin, Joseph Hohenstein, Joshua Kail, Kate Klunk, Kristine Howard, Kyle Donahue, La'Tasha Mayes, Liz Hanbidge, Malcolm Kenyatta, Melissa Shusterman, Rob Kauffman, Robert Leadbeter, Stephanie Borowicz, Stephenie Scialabba, Tim Briggs, Timothy Bonner, Torren Ecker

Official roll call

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
March 26, 2025	House	Laid on the table
March 26, 2025	House	First consideration
March 26, 2025	House	Reported as committed
January 16, 2025	House	Referred to Judiciary

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated), updated November 5, 2026. Official record: palegis.us. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.