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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2172: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in dispositions independent of letters, family exemption, probate of wills and grant of letters, providing for small estate primary residence affidavit.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2172 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in dispositions independent of letters, family exemption, probate of wills and grant of letters, providing for small estate primary residence affidavit. Primary sponsor: Greg Scott (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2026): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Greg ScottPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Aerion AbneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Sean DoughertyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse172
Pat HarkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Lindsay PowellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source