# Pennsylvania HB 1176: 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; and, in . . .dispositions independent of letters, family exemption, probate of wills and grant of letters, further providing for payments to family and funeral directors.

Pennsylvania HB 1176, 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; and, in . . .dispositions independent of letters, family exemption, probate of wills and grant of letters, further providing for payments to family and funeral directors., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Ciresi (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-11-24 (Act No. 50 of 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania HB 1176
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: 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; and, in . . .dispositions independent of letters, family exemption, probate of wills and grant of letters, further providing for payments to family and funeral directors.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Last action: 2025-11-24, Act No. 50 of 2025
- Sponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (779 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher direct account payments to families: benefit, high. Beginning 60 days after enactment, the law raises the limit for direct family payments from $10,000 to $20,000. A financial institution may pay a deceased person’s funds directly, without the usual estate process, when its total holdings do not exceed $20,000. Payment priority is spouse, then child…
- Higher unclaimed property payments to heirs: benefit, high. Beginning 180 days after enactment, the law raises the successor-payment limit for unclaimed property from $11,000 to $20,000. The Pennsylvania State Treasurer may distribute property or pay funds to qualifying successors of a deceased Pennsylvania resident. The property must have been reported to…
- Local charities inherit when relatives cannot: benefit, low. Beginning 60 days after enactment, local charitable funds become last-in-line heirs for assets passing without a will. A surviving spouse’s share is protected, and descendants, parents, siblings and their descendants, grandparents, and qualifying aunt-and-uncle relatives come first. When none of th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joe Ciresi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Abigail Salisbury (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Arvind Venkat (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dan K. Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darisha K. Parker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Madsen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Neilson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Boyd (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Olsommer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe McAndrew (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jose Giral (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Donahue (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Perry S. Warren (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Freeman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Torren Ecker
- Cosponsor: Valerie S. Gaydos (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-11-18 | committee | 21 0 | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-11-18 | Senate | House Bill 1176 PN2599, Final Passage | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-10-28 | committee | 14 0 | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2025-10-01 | House | House Bill 1176 PN2382, FINAL PASSAGE | pass | 203 | 0 |   |
| 2025-09-30 | committee | 36 0 | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-09-30 | House | House Bill 1176 PN1313 A01781, MOTION TO SUSPEND RULES | pass | 202 | 1 |   |
| 2025-09-30 | House | House Bill 1176 PN1313 A01781 | pass | 202 | 1 |   |
| 2025-07-09 | committee | 26 0 | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-30 | committee | 26 0 | pass | 26 | 0 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-11-24: Act No. 50 of 2025 (Governor)
- 2025-11-24: Approved by the Governor (Governor)
- 2025-11-19: Presented to the Governor (House)
- 2025-11-19: Signed in Senate (House)
- 2025-11-19: Signed in House (House)
- 2025-11-19: House concurred in Senate amendments (House)
- 2025-11-19: Re-reported on concurrence, as committed (House)
- 2025-11-19: Referred to Rules (House)
- 2025-11-18: Third consideration and final passage (49-0) (Senate)
- 2025-11-18: Re-reported as committed (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: Re-referred to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-11-17: Amended on third consideration (Senate)
- 2025-10-29: Second consideration (Senate)
- 2025-10-28: First consideration (Senate)
- 2025-10-28: Reported as committed (Senate)
- 2025-10-03: Referred to Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-10-01: Third consideration and final passage (203-0) (House)
- 2025-10-01: Re-reported as committed (House)
- 2025-09-30: Re-committed to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-09-30: Second consideration, with amendments (House)
- 2025-09-10: Removed from table (House)
- 2025-09-10: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-09-10: Re-reported as committed (House)
- 2025-07-14: Re-committed to Rules (House)
- 2025-07-14: First consideration (House)
- 2025-07-14: Reported as committed (House)
- 2025-06-30: Re-referred to Judiciary (House)
- 2025-06-30: Reported with request to re-refer to Judiciary (House)
- 2025-04-09: Referred to Finance (House)

## Bill text

- PN 2599, 2025-11-17: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1176/PN2599), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1176/PN2599), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1176/PN2599)
- PN 2382, 2025-09-30: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1176/PN2382), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1176/PN2382), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1176/PN2382)
- PN 1313, 2025-04-09: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1176/PN1313), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1176/PN1313), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1176/PN1313)

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## Sources
- [PN 2599 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1176/PN2599)
- [PN 2599 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1176/PN2599)
- [PN 2599 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1176/PN2599)
- [PN 2382 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1176/PN2382)
- [PN 2382 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1176/PN2382)
- [PN 2382 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1176/PN2382)
- [PN 1313 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1176/PN1313)
- [PN 1313 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1176/PN1313)
- [PN 1313 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1176/PN1313)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1176-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).