THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY COHEN, BISHOP, BOBACK, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HARKINS, HORNAMAN, KAVULICH, KORTZ, MURPHY, MURT, MYERS, SACCONE, K. SMITH AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 9, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 9, 2011  

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.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 305(a) of Title 20 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended and subsection (e) is amended

by adding a definition to read:

§ 305.  Right to dispose of a decedent's remains.

(a)  General rule.--The determination of the final

disposition of a decedent's remains shall be as set forth in

this section unless otherwise specifically provided by DD Form

93 or waiver and agreement of the person entitled to make such

determination under this section, subject to the provisions of a

valid will executed by the decedent and section 8611(a)

(relating to persons who may execute anatomical gift).

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(e)  Definitions.--As used in this section, the following

words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this

subsection:

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"DD Form 93."  A valid document or a successor form provided

by the Department of Defense that is signed by a member of the

armed services and designates a person to direct the disposition

of the remains of the person who signed the form.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.