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Regular Session 2015-2016
Senate Bill 568


Short Title:
An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in orphans' court divisions, further providing for appointment and purpose and for compensation; and, in incapacitated persons, providing for venue and for confidentiality and disclosure of information, further providing for petition and hearing and independent evaluation, repealing provisions relating to county of appointment and qualifications, further providing for review hearing, providing for affidavit in uncontested termination matters and for counsel, further providing for emergency guardian, repealing provisions relating to provisions similar to other estates, providing for removal and discharge of guardian, for appointment of guardian in conveyance and for bond, further providing for evidence of incapacity, for cross-examination of witnesses and for provisions concerning powers, duties and liabilities, providing for protection of person dealing with guardian, and further providing for when accounting filed, for distributions of income and principal during incapacity and for guardianship services.
Prime Sponsor:
Last Action:
Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 10, 2016 [House]
Printer's No.:
Printer's No. Text (H) Amendments (S) Amendments (H) Fiscal Note (S) Fiscal Note Actuarial Note
541*
* denotes current Printer's Number
Statute References :

This bill amends Title 20 (Decedents, Estates And Fiduciaries). Other bills that also amend the same statute are listed below.

SB 180 Sen. GREENLEAF Memo: Donate Life PA Act
SB 398 Sen. WHITE Memo: Organ Donor Designation on PA Driver’s License
SB 518 Sen. PILEGGI Memo: ​Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
SB 547 Sen. LEACH Memo: Advanced Healthcare Directives
SB 549 Sen. LEACH Memo: Death With Dignity
Only the first 5 bills are included here. Looking for more? View all legislation amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates And Fiduciaries)