2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

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.

In committee Last action October 5, 2026: Referred to Judiciary

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 13

Prime sponsor

Tim Briggs

Cosponsors (12)

Benjamin Sanchez, Dan Williams, Ed Neilson, John Inglis Iii, Kristine Howard, La'Tasha Mayes, Liz Hanbidge, Manuel Guzman, Maureen Madden, Robert Merski, Sean Dougherty, Tim Brennan

Status

In committee as of October 5, 2026. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 1

Date	Chamber	Action
October 5, 2026	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.