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SB 590: Fees and Costs Incurred in Guardianship Proceedings

GENERAL BILL by Joyner

Fees and Costs Incurred in Guardianship Proceedings; Providing that fees and costs incurred by an attorney who has rendered services to a ward in compensation proceedings are payable from guardianship assets; directing that the examining committee be paid from state funds as court-appointed expert witnesses if a petition for incapacity is dismissed; requiring that a petitioner reimburse the state for expert witness fees if the court finds the petition to have been filed in bad faith, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law and shall apply to all proceedings pending on that date
Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  4. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/4/2013 Senate • Filed
2/7/2013 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 45
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 45
3/27/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/13, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
4/3/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/13, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/8/2013 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 363
4/9/2013 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 363
4/10/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/15/13, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
4/15/2013 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 476
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 476
5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice