Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB1091: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in intestate succession, further providing for shares of others than surviving spouse.
Status: In committee, September 10, 2025
What the bill says
Amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in intestate succession, further providing for shares of others than surviving spouse.
From the introduced text, April 1, 2025:
Amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in intestate succession, further providing for shares of others than surviving spouse. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 2103 of Title 20 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: § 2103. Shares of others than surviving spouse. (a) Order of succession.--The share of the estate, if any, to which the surviving spouse is not entitled, and the entire estate if there is no surviving spouse, shall pass in the following order: (1) Issue.--To the issue of the decedent. (2) Parents.--If no issue survives the decedent, then to the parents or parent of the decedent. (3) Brothers, sisters, or their issue.--If no parent survives the decedent, then to the issue of each of the decedent's parents. (4) Grandparents.--If no issue of either of the decedent's parents but at least one grandparent survives the decedent, then half to the paternal grandparents or grandparent, or if both are dead, to the children of each of them and the children of the deceased children of each of them, and half to the maternal grandparents or grandparent, or if both are dead to the children of each of them and the children of the deceased children of each of them. If both …
Sponsors
- Torren Ecker (R, 193) · primary sponsor
- Michael Stender (R, 108)
- Craig Staats (R, 145)
- Brian Smith (R, 66)
- Robert James (R, 64)
- Dan Moul (R, 91)
- Jared Solomon (D, 202)
- Louis Schmitt (R, 79)
- Dane Watro (R, 116)
- Jonathan Fritz (R, 111)
- Alec Ryncavage (R, 119)
- Brenda Pugh (R, 120)
Latest actions
- : Laid on the table, Sept. 10, 2025
- : Re-reported as committed, Sept. 10, 2025
- : Re-committed to RULES, June 17, 2025
- : First consideration, June 17, 2025
- : Reported as committed, June 17, 2025
- : Referred to JUDICIARY, April 1, 2025
Votes
- House Judiciary: Report Bill As Committed (June 17, 2025): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: JUDICIARY, RULES
Common questions
- What is HB1091?
- HB1091 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in intestate succession, further providing for shares of others than surviving spouse.
- What does HB1091 do?
- In its own words: Amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in intestate succession, further providing for shares of others than surviving spouse.
- What is the status of HB1091?
- In committee as of September 10, 2025. Latest action: Laid on the table, Sept. 10, 2025 (September 10, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB1091?
- Torren Ecker (R, 193), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1091?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb1091
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