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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)

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  • 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

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  • SB 590, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2013 at 11:47 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2013 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2013 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2013 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 941 Fees and Costs Incurred in Guardianship Proceedings Schwartz Identical Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)     		Track This Bill
    H 943 (c1) Public Records Schwartz Compare Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    Location: In committee/council (CF)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2013 4:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/15/2013 1:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.108 Guardian’s and attorney’s fees and expenses.
    744.3025 Claims of minors.
    744.331 Procedures to determine incapacity.

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