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SB 1338: Guardianship

GENERAL BILL by Rodriguez

Guardianship; Applying provisions relating to the determination of venue in proceedings for the appointment of a guardian to minors; requiring that a court dismiss a petition for determination of incapacity if all members of the examining committee conclude that the person is not incapacitated, unless a certain motion is filed within a specified period, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/22/2019 Senate • Filed
    3/4/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 134
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 134
    3/13/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/18/2019 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 255
    3/19/2019 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    3/27/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    4/1/2019 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 283
    4/2/2019 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/18/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/23/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    4/23/2019 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 451
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/19 -SJ 496
    4/25/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 494
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/26/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 576
    • Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 576
    4/26/2019 House • In Messages
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages

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  • SB 1338, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2019 at 3:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2019 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2019 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/2/2019 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2019 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/22/2019 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/23/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1085 (c1) Guardianship Proceedings Geller, Diamond Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Health and Human Services Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/18/2019 4:00 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/1/2019 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/23/2019 2:00 PM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/26/2019 3:58 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.1097 Venue. Page 1 (pdf)
    744.331 Procedures to determine incapacity. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3701 Confidentiality. Page 3 (pdf)

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