SB 1272: Guardianship
GENERAL BILL by Jones
Guardianship; Prohibiting a guardian from restricting the ability of an adult ward to maintain contact with a person except in certain circumstances; requiring that an initial guardianship plan identify the persons entitled to certain information; requiring that an initial guardianship plan for an incapacitated person identify persons entitled to certain notice and to visit the incapacitated person, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/2/2025 Senate - Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/2/2025 Senate - Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/26/2025 Senate • Filed
3/6/2025 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
4/1/2025 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
4/2/2025 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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SB 1272, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2025 at 8:11 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 933 Guardianship Aristide Similar Last Action: 3/4/2025 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/1/2025 4:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 744.361 Powers and duties of guardian. Page 1 (pdf) 744.363 Initial guardianship plan. Page 2 (pdf)