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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)

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  • 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

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  • CS/CS/SB 172, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/16/2017 at 8:33 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/5/2017 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 399 (er) Guardianship Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/10/2017 Chapter No. 2017-16 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/6/2017 10:30 AM Rules 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.3215 Rights of persons determined incapacitated. Page 6 (pdf)
    744.331 Procedures to determine incapacity. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.367 Duty to file annual guardianship report. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.3725 Procedure for extraordinary authority. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 172, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/7/2017 at 3:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2017 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 399 (c1) Guardianship Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/10/2017 Chapter No. 2017-16 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    695286 - Amendment
    Delete lines 62 - 91 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Passidomo)     		3/13/2017
    1:57 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/15/2017     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2017 2:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.3215 Rights of persons determined incapacitated. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.331 Procedures to determine incapacity. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.367 Duty to file annual guardianship report. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.3725 Procedure for extraordinary authority. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 172, Original Filed Version Posted 12/14/2016 at 3:57 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2017 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/7/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 399 Guardianship Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 5/10/2017 Chapter No. 2017-16 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    141566 - Amendment
    Between lines 90 and 91 insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Passidomo)     		2/6/2017
    10:57 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/6/2017     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/6/2017 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.3215 Rights of persons determined incapacitated. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.331 Procedures to determine incapacity. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3725 Procedure for extraordinary authority. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 5 (pdf)

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