CS/HB 399: Guardianship
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee ; Diamond ; Spano
Guardianship; Requires each examining committee member in proceeding to determine incapacity to file report with clerk of court within specified time; requires clerk to serve each report on specified persons within specified time; revises time before hearing on petition within which specified parties must be served; authorizes petitioner & alleged incapacitated person to move for continuance if service is not timely & to object to introduction of all or any part of report; specifies that admissibility of report is governed by rules of evidence; requires that adjudicatory hearing be conducted within specified time; changes time that guardian has to file required annual guardianship plan; eliminates requirement that court must first find that ward's spouse has consented to dissolution of marriage before authorizing guardian to exercise specified rights; removes cap on funeral expenses.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/6/2017 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 58 |
| 2/16/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 02/23/17, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall |
| 2/23/2017 | House |
• CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 276 |
| 2/24/2017 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) |
| 2/28/2017 | House |
• Now in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee -HJ 269 |
| 3/6/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/08/17, 12:00 pm, 12 HOB |
| 3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 58 • CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 263 |
| 3/8/2017 | House |
• Favorable by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 336 |
| 3/9/2017 | House |
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 336 |
| 3/21/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/23/17, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 3/23/2017 | House |
• Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -HJ 458 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 458 |
| 3/30/2017 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17 |
| 4/4/2017 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 541 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/5/2017 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 575 • CS passed; YEAS 93 NAYS 22 -HJ 575 |
| 4/12/2017 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 394 • Received -SJ 394 |
| 4/13/2017 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 397 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 397 • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 172 -SJ 397 • Read 2nd time -SJ 397 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/18/2017 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 419 • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 419 |
| 4/19/2017 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 744 |
| 5/4/2017 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 5/9/2017 |
• Approved by Governor |
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| 5/10/2017 |
• Chapter No. 2017-16 |
172745 - Amendment to Amendment (572113)