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SB 446: Supported Decisionmaking Authority

GENERAL BILL by Simon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Harrell

Supported Decisionmaking Authority; Requiring a circuit court to consider certain needs and abilities of a person with a developmental disability when determining whether to appoint a guardian advocate; defining the term “supported decisionmaking agreement”; prohibiting such agreement from acting as a durable power of attorney; requiring a petition to determine incapacity of a person to include specified information relating to the alleged incapacitated person’s use of assistance, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/14/2023	Senate	• Filed
  11/28/2023	Senate	• Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
  1/4/2024	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/09/24, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  1/9/2024	Senate	• Introduced • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  1/12/2024	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
  1/17/2024	Senate	• Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 • Now in Rules
  1/25/2024	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/30/24, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  1/30/2024	Senate	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  1/31/2024	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  2/8/2024	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/14/24
  2/14/2024	Senate	• Retained on Calendar
  2/29/2024	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/24
  3/4/2024	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 636 • Substituted HB 73 -SJ 637 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 73 (Ch. 2024-242) -SJ 637

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• SB 446, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/14/2023 at 9:54 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/8/2024 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/9/2024 (pdf) Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/15/2024 (pdf) Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/17/2024 (pdf) Rules (Pre-Meeting) 1/29/2024 (pdf) Rules (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 73 (er)	Supported Decisionmaking Authority	Tant, Koster	Identical	Last Action: 6/17/2024 Chapter No. 2024-242

  Committee Votes (3)

  Date	Committee	Result
  1/9/2024 2:30 PM	Judiciary	9 Yeas - 0 Nays
  1/17/2024 8:30 AM	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs	6 Yeas - 0 Nays
  1/30/2024 3:30 PM	Rules	18 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (7)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  393.12	Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate.	Page 2 (pdf)
  709.2201	Authority of agent.	Page 5 (pdf)
  709.2209		Page 5 (pdf)
  744.3201	Petition to determine incapacity.	Page 6 (pdf)
  744.331	Procedures to determine incapacity.	Page 7 (pdf)
  744.464	Restoration to capacity.	Page 8 (pdf)
  1003.5716	Transition to postsecondary education and career opportunities.	Page 9 (pdf)

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