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PA HB2035

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Carl Metzgar

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends the validation date for defectively acknowledged property conveyances from 2013 to 2020, covering deeds, mortgages, assignments, and other real estate instruments with acknowledgment errors

  • Protects bona fide purchasers who acquired property for valuable consideration where the acknowledgment was informal, defective, predated the instrument, or made by a trustee/attorney in fact in the wrong capacity

  • Applies to property transfers involving lands, tenements, and hereditaments executed by married couples, individuals, trustees, or attorneys in fact

  • Excludes lawsuits that are pending and undetermined as of the effective date from the amendment's application

  • Takes effect January 1, 2026, or 60 days after enactment, whichever is later

Legislative Description

Amending the act of August 11, 1967 (P.L.205, No.69), entitled "An act to validate conveyances and other instruments which have been defectively acknowledged," extending the date for validation of certain conveyances and other instruments.

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary

11/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary11/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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