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CS/CS/CS/SB 496: Guardians

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

Guardians; Citing this act as "The Regis Little Act to Protect Children with Special Needs"; requiring the court at the permanency review hearing to review the necessity of continuing guardianship and whether restoration of guardianship proceedings are needed when a young adult reaches a certain age under certain circumstances; requiring that, for a child meeting certain requirements, the updated case plan be developed in a face-to-face conference with specified persons, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 4/22/2015 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2015-112) -SJ 496
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
    1/23/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 65
    2/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/19/15, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
    2/19/2015 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 160
    2/20/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/23/2015 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 160
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 65
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 154
    3/5/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/10/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/10/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 192
    3/12/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations -SJ 192
    3/17/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 203
    4/13/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/16/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/16/2015 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
    4/20/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/15
    4/21/2015 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 429
    4/22/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 495
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 437 -SJ 496
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2015-112) -SJ 496

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  • CS/CS/CS/SB 496, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/20/2015 at 4:51 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 437 (er) Guardians for Dependent Children who are Developmentally Disabled or Incapacitated Adkins Similar Last Action: 6/11/2015 Chapter No. 2015-112
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.6251 Continuing care for young adults. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 3 (pdf)
    393.12 Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.301 Natural guardians. Page 6 (pdf)
    744.3021 Guardians of minors. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 496, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/12/2015 at 2:07 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 437 (c2) Guardians for Dependent Children who are Developmentally Disabled or Incapacitated Adkins Similar Last Action: 6/11/2015 Chapter No. 2015-112
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    694176 - Amendment
    Before line 52 insert:     		Appropriations
    (Simmons)     		4/14/2015
    7:37 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    514250 - Amendment
    Between lines 137 and 138 insert:     		Appropriations
    (Simmons)     		4/14/2015
    7:38 PM     		Withdrawn
    4/16/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/16/2015 9:00 AM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.6251 Continuing care for young adults. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 3 (pdf)
    393.12 Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.301 Natural guardians. Page 6 (pdf)
    744.3021 Guardians of minors. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 496, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/20/2015 at 2:47 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/9/2015 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 437 (c2) Guardians for Dependent Children who are Developmentally Disabled or Incapacitated Adkins Similar Last Action: 6/11/2015 Chapter No. 2015-112
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    902686 - Amendment
    Delete line 58 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Simmons)     		3/9/2015
    5:21 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    461482 - Amendment
    Delete lines 80 - 192 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Simmons)     		3/9/2015
    5:21 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/12/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/10/2015 4:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.6251 Continuing care for young adults. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 3 (pdf)
    393.12 Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.301 Natural guardians. Page 6 (pdf)
    744.3021 Guardians of minors. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 496, Original Filed Version Posted 1/23/2015 at 12:55 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2015 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 437 Guardians for Dependent Children who are Developmentally Disabled or Incapacitated Adkins Identical Last Action: 6/11/2015 Chapter No. 2015-112
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    598170 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Detert)     		2/18/2015
    10:36 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/19/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2015 9:00 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 2 (pdf)
    393.12 Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.301 Natural guardians. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.3021 Guardians of minors. Page 6 (pdf)

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