On July 8, Governor Wolf signed S.B. 1104 into law, making it Act 79 of 2016.

Act 79 makes numerous changes to the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code, including including changes affecting how to determine title to real estate, personal jurisdiction over personal representatives, powers to continue businesses, powers of health care agents, powers of agents, releases of powers or interests, powers of appointment, the Uniform Trust Act, and charitable instruments.

Act 79 is generally effective January 1, 2017.

We are working on a more detailed explanation of the changes, which we hope to publish soon.