PA SB53 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: Passed on October 27 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-10-27 - Act No. 85
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An Act amending Titles 15 (Corporations and Unincorporated Associations) and 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in intestate succession, further providing for forfeiture; in wills, further providing for modification of wills; providing for formula clauses for Federal tax purposes; in grant of letters, further providing for advertisement of grant of letters; in administration and personal representatives, further providing for duty of personal representative; in apportionment of death taxes, further providing for enforcement of contribution or exoneration of Federal estate tax; in powers of attorney, further providing for implementation of power of attorney; in estates, further providing for applicability of rule against perpetuities and for modification of conveyance by divorce and for effect of divorce on designation of beneficiaries; in trusts, further providing for notice of representation, for creditor's claim against settlor, for actions contesting validity of revocable trusts, for claims and distribution after settlor's death, for removal of trustee, for trustee's duty to inform and report, for illustrative powers of trustee and for limitation of action against trustee; in principal and income, further providing for power to convert to unitrust and for retirement benefits, individual retirement accounts, deferred compensation, annuities and similar payments; and making conforming amendments.

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Title

In intestate succession, further providing for forfeiture; in wills, further providing for modification of wills; providing for formula clauses for Federal tax purposes; in grant of letters, further providing for advertisement of grant of letters; in administration and personal representatives, further providing for duty of personal representative; in apportionment of death taxes, further providing for enforcement of contribution or exoneration of Federal estate tax; in powers of attorney, further providing for implementation of power of attorney; in estates, further providing for applicability of rule against perpetuities and for modification of conveyance by divorce and for effect of divorce on designation of beneficiaries; in trusts, further providing for notice of representation, for creditor's claim against settlor, for actions contesting validity of revocable trusts, for claims and distribution after settlor's death, for removal of trustee, for trustee's duty to inform and report, for illustrative powers of trustee and for limitation of action against trustee; in principal and income, further providing for power to convert to unitrust and for retirement benefits, individual retirement accounts, deferred compensation, annuities and similar payments; and making conforming amendments.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2010-10-14 - Senate - SB 53 PN 2228, CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-10-05 - House - SB 53 PN 2228, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 195 N: 1 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2010-09-21 - Senate - SB 53 PN 2140, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2010-10-27 Act No. 85
2010-10-27 Approved by the Governor
2010-10-18 Presented to the Governor
2010-10-18 Signed in House
2010-10-14 Signed in Senate
2010-10-14 Senate concurred in House amendments
2010-10-13 Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
2010-10-12 Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
2010-10-05 In the Senate
2010-10-05 Third consideration and final passage
2010-10-04 Second consideration
2010-10-04 Re-reported as committed
2010-09-28 Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
2010-09-28 Removed from table
2010-09-28 Laid on the table
2010-09-28 First consideration
2010-09-28 Reported as amended
2010-09-24 Referred to JUDICIARY
2010-09-21 In the House
2010-09-21 Third consideration and final passage
2010-09-20 Removed from table
2010-07-03 Laid on the table
2010-07-02 Amended on third consideration
2010-06-29 Removed from table
2010-03-17 Laid on the table
2010-03-08 Second consideration
2010-02-01 Re-reported as amended
2009-03-09 Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
2009-02-11 Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 195
2009-02-10 First consideration
2009-02-10 Reported as amended
2009-01-20 Referred to JUDICIARY

Pennsylvania State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=53
Texthttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0053&pn=0038
Texthttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0053&pn=0190
Texthttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0053&pn=0195
Texthttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0053&pn=1663
Texthttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0053&pn=2140
Texthttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0053&pn=2228
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2009&sess_ind=0&rc_body=S&rc_nbr=569
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2009&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=1898
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2009&sess_ind=0&rc_body=S&rc_nbr=644

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