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CS/CS/SB 172: Guardianship

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Passidomo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mayfield ; Powell

Guardianship; Requiring each examining committee member, in a proceeding to determine a person’s incapacity, to file his or her report with the clerk of the court within a specified timeframe after appointment; revising the timeframe within which specified parties must be served with all reports; increasing the timeframe within which a guardian has to file a required annual guardianship plan with the court if the court does not require filing on a calendar-year basis, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 4/13/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 399 (Ch. 2017-16) -SJ 396
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/14/2016 Senate • Filed
1/10/2017 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 49
1/30/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/06/17, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
2/6/2017 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 149
2/7/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/8/2017 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 149
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 49
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 139
3/9/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/14/17, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/14/2017 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 234
3/16/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules -SJ 234
3/21/2017 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 234
4/3/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/06/17, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/6/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 331
4/7/2017 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 331
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/13/17
4/13/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 396
• Substituted CS/HB 399 -SJ 396
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 399 (Ch. 2017-16) -SJ 396