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CS/CS/SB 994: Guardianship

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Passidomo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Stewart ; Thurston ; Cruz

Guardianship; Expanding factors for a court to consider when appointing a guardian; revising requirements for a petition for the appointment of a guardian; prohibiting professional guardians from petitioning for their own appointment except under certain circumstances; prohibiting guardians from taking certain actions on behalf of an alleged incapacitated person or minor, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 6/19/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-35
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
    11/19/2019 Senate • Filed
    12/13/2019 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 74
    1/10/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/15/20, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 74
    1/15/2020 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 154
    • Now in Judiciary
    1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    1/28/2020 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 230
    1/30/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/31/2020 Senate • Now in Rules
    2/4/2020 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 232
    2/7/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/12/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/12/2020 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 307
    2/13/2020 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 308
    3/2/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/20 -SJ 411
    3/4/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 380
    • Amendment(s) adopted (839922) -SJ 380
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 380
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/5/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 425
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 425, 426
    3/5/2020 House • In Messages
    3/9/2020 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 1004
    • Received -HJ 1004
    3/10/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/10/20
    • Read 2nd time -HJ 1050
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/11/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1105
    • CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 1105
    3/11/2020 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 725
    6/3/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/18/2020 • Approved by Governor
    6/19/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-35

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  • CS/CS/SB 994, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2020 at 6:37 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 709 (c1) Guardianship Burton Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 994 (Ch. 2020-35) -HJ 1070 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.312 Considerations in appointment of guardian. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.334 Petition for appointment of guardian or professional guardian; contents. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.363 Initial guardianship plan. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.367 Duty to file annual guardianship report. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.3675 Annual guardianship plan. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 6 (pdf)
    744.446 Conflicts of interest; prohibited activities; court approval; breach of fiduciary duty. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 994, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/4/2020 at 12:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 709 (c1) Guardianship Burton Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 994 (Ch. 2020-35) -HJ 1070 Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/5/2020 10:48 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/11/2020 5:24 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.312 Considerations in appointment of guardian. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.334 Petition for appointment of guardian or professional guardian; contents. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.363 Initial guardianship plan. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.367 Duty to file annual guardianship report. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.3675 Annual guardianship plan. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 6 (pdf)
    744.446 Conflicts of interest; prohibited activities; court approval; breach of fiduciary duty. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 994, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/13/2020 at 4:08 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 709 (c1) Guardianship Burton Compare Last Action: 3/10/2020 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 994 (Ch. 2020-35) -HJ 1070 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    839922 - Amendment
    Delete lines 262 - 264 and insert:     		Passidomo 3/3/2020
    12:44 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/4/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.312 Considerations in appointment of guardian. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.334 Petition for appointment of guardian or professional guardian; contents. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.363 Initial guardianship plan. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.367 Duty to file annual guardianship report. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.3675 Annual guardianship plan. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.441 Powers of guardian upon court approval. Page 6 (pdf)
    744.446 Conflicts of interest; prohibited activities; court approval; breach of fiduciary duty. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 994, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/30/2020 at 8:41 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 709 (c1) Guardianship Burton Compare Last Action: 3/10/2020 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 994 (Ch. 2020-35) -HJ 1070 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    309876 - Amendment
    Delete lines 43 - 60 and insert:     		Rules
    (Passidomo)     		2/11/2020
    3:08 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/12/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/12/2020 4:00 PM Rules 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.312 Considerations in appointment of guardian. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3215 Rights of persons determined incapacitated. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.334 Petition for appointment of guardian or professional guardian; contents. Page 3 (pdf)
    744.363 Initial guardianship plan. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.367 Duty to file annual guardianship report. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.3675 Annual guardianship plan. Page 6 (pdf)
    744.446 Conflicts of interest; prohibited activities; court approval; breach of fiduciary duty. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 994, Original Filed Version Posted 11/19/2019 at 1:28 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/14/2020 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/15/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 709 Guardianship Burton Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 994 (Ch. 2020-35) -HJ 1070 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    785084 - Amendment
    Delete line 49 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Passidomo)     		1/27/2020
    3:44 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/30/2020     		Web Page
    PDF
    870686 - Amendment
    Delete line 87 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Passidomo)     		1/27/2020
    3:44 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/30/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/15/2020 10:30 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/28/2020 4:00 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.312 Considerations in appointment of guardian. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.3215 Rights of persons determined incapacitated. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.334 Petition for appointment of guardian or professional guardian; contents. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.363 Initial guardianship plan. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.367 Duty to file annual guardianship report. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.3675 Annual guardianship plan. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.446 Conflicts of interest; prohibited activities; court approval; breach of fiduciary duty. Page 6 (pdf)

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