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.
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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4/13/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 397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
5/9/2017 • Approved by Governor
5/10/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-16
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CS/HB 399, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/19/2017 at 1:09 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/24/2017 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 172 (c2) Guardianship Passidomo Similar Last Action: 4/13/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 399 (Ch. 2017-16) -SJ 396 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 744.3215 Rights of persons determined incapacitated. Page 7 (pdf) 744.331 Procedures to determine incapacity. Page 2 (pdf) 744.367 Duty to file annual guardianship report. Page 5 (pdf) 744.3725 Procedure for extraordinary authority. Page 5 (pdf) 744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 7 (pdf) -
CS/HB 399, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/24/2017 at 11:47 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/9/2017 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2017 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 172 (c2) Guardianship Passidomo Similar Last Action: 4/13/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 399 (Ch. 2017-16) -SJ 396
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/5/2017 5:00 PM House 93 Yeas - 22 Nays 4/18/2017 10:11 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 744.3215 Rights of persons determined incapacitated. Page 7 (pdf) 744.331 Procedures to determine incapacity. Page 2 (pdf) 744.367 Duty to file annual guardianship report. Page 5 (pdf) 744.3725 Procedure for extraordinary authority. Page 5 (pdf) 744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 7 (pdf) -
HB 399, Original Filed Version Posted 1/23/2017 at 6:38 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 172 (c1) Guardianship Passidomo Similar Last Action: 4/13/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 399 (Ch. 2017-16) -SJ 396
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 572113 - Amendment
Remove lines 56-90 and insert:Diamond 2/22/2017
4:17 PMAdopted without Objection
2/23/2017PDF 
172745 - Amendment to Amendment (572113)
Remove line 12 of the amendment and insert:Harrison 2/23/2017
11:48 AMAdopted without Objection
2/23/2017PDF Citations - Statutes (4)
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) 744.3725 Procedure for extraordinary authority. Page 4 (pdf) 744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 6 (pdf)