Pennsylvania Senate Bill 117 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 14 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-12 - Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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; further providing for when accounting filed, for distributions of income and principal during incapacity and for guardianship services.

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; further providing for when accounting filed, for distributions of income and principal during incapacity and for guardianship services.

Sen. Stewart Greenleaf [R]	Sen. Patrick Browne [R]	Sen. Mike Stack [D]	Sen. Randy Vulakovich [R]
Sen. Vincent Hughes [D]	Sen. Jay Costa [D]	Sen. Edwin Erickson [R]

2013-02-12 - Senate - Reported as Committed (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-12	Senate	Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
2013-02-12	Senate	First consideration
2013-02-12	Senate	Reported as committed
2013-01-14	Senate	Referred to JUDICIARY

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2013&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=117
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2013&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0117&pn=0073
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2013&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0117&pn=0073
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummary.cfm?sYear=2013&sInd=0&chamber=S&cteeCde=39&theDate=02/12/2013&rNbr=50