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CS/CS/CS/SB 634: Guardianship

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Judiciary ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Brandes

Guardianship; Revising the requirements and authorizations of the court to require specified guardians to submit to a credit history investigation and background screening; authorizing a clerk of the court to obtain and review records and documents relating to guardianship assets and to issue subpoenas to nonparties upon application to the court; providing for the removal of a guardian for a bad faith failure to submit records during an audit, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 4/25/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 635 (Ch. 2014-124) -SJ 688
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/14/2014 Senate • Filed
    1/22/2014 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 52
    2/3/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/11/14, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    2/11/2014 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 139
    2/12/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/13/2014 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 139
    2/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/04/14, 8:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 52
    • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 206
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 128
    3/5/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/6/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 206
    3/10/2014 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 222
    4/17/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/22/2014 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 584
    4/23/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 584
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/14
    • CS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 586
    4/25/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 688
    • Substituted CS/HB 635 -SJ 688
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 635 (Ch. 2014-124) -SJ 688

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 634, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/23/2014 at 5:43 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/23/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 635 (er) Guardianship Passidomo Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-124
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.102 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3135 Credit and criminal investigation. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.368 Responsibilities of the clerk of the circuit court. Page 3 (pdf)
    744.3685 Order requiring guardianship report; contempt. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.474 Reasons for removal of guardian. Page 6 (pdf)
    943.0585 Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records. Page 6 (pdf)
    943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 634, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/28/2014 at 4:19 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 635 (c1) Guardianship Passidomo Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-124
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    569002 - Amendment
    Delete line 59 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Thrasher)     		4/18/2014
    5:33 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/23/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/22/2014 9:00 AM Appropriations 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.102 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3135 Credit and criminal investigation. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.368 Responsibilities of the clerk of the circuit court. Page 3 (pdf)
    744.3685 Order requiring guardianship report; contempt. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.474 Reasons for removal of guardian. Page 6 (pdf)
    943.0585 Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records. Page 6 (pdf)
    943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 634, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/12/2014 at 3:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/28/2014 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/5/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 635 (c1) Guardianship Passidomo Similar Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-124
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    640150 - Amendment
    Delete lines 43 - 150 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Thrasher)     		2/28/2014
    5:20 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/5/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/4/2014 8:00 AM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.102 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3135 Credit and criminal investigation. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.368 Responsibilities of the clerk of the circuit court. Page 3 (pdf)
    744.3685 Order requiring guardianship report; contempt. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.474 Reasons for removal of guardian. Page 6 (pdf)
    943.0585 Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records. Page 6 (pdf)
    943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SB 634, Original Filed Version Posted 1/14/2014 at 1:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2014 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 635 Guardianship Passidomo Identical Last Action: 6/13/2014 Chapter No. 2014-124
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    612984 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Clemens)     		2/10/2014
    9:46 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/11/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/11/2014 10:00 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.102 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    744.3135 Credit and criminal investigation. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3678 Annual accounting. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.368 Responsibilities of the clerk of the circuit court. Page 3 (pdf)
    744.474 Reasons for removal of guardian. Page 3 (pdf)
    943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. Page 4 (pdf)

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