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SB 412: Guardians and Wards

GENERAL BILL by Diaz de la Portilla

Guardians and Wards; Providing that a guardian or attorney is entitled to a reasonable fee for services and costs if there is a proven benefit to the ward by the actions of the guardian or the attorney; revising the requirements for the composition and appointment of an examining committee; authorizing family members and caregivers to observe and record evaluations; prohibiting financial exploitation of a ward, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/18/2013 Senate • Filed
    12/11/2013 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 38
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 38
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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  • SB 412, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/18/2013 at 3:35 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1157 Guardians and Wards Campbell Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CJS)

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.108 Guardian’s and attorney’s fees and expenses. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.331 Procedures to determine incapacity. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.4461 Page 10 (pdf)
    932.701 Short title; definitions. Page 11 (pdf)

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