2025 bills / S.B. 199
S.B. 199 Guardianship Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill creates a court process for guardianship of adults with severe intellectual disabilities, covering petitions, venue, in-person hearings, appointed attorneys and examiners, and temporary guardians. It sets rules that favor full guardianship, defines who may serve as guardian, lists the guardian's duties and the individual's rights, and explains how guardians are removed or resign and how guardianships end.
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Official description
- defines terms for guardianship
- clarifies court jurisdiction for guardianships
- enacts a guardianship proceeding for an individual with a severe intellectual disability
- addresses the applicability of a guardianship proceeding for an individual with a severe intellectual disability
- enacts certain rights for an individual with a severe intellectual disability for which a full guardianship is imposed
- provides the requirements for a guardianship proceeding for an individual with a severe intellectual disability, including the requirements for the petition, venue, and in-person hearings
- addresses the appointment of:
- an attorney for a respondent in a guardianship proceeding for an individual with a severe intellectual disability
- a physician, psychologist, physician assistant, or court visitor to examine the respondent
- an emergency or temporary guardian while guardianship proceedings are pending
- provides that a court may appoint a guardian for a respondent if the court makes certain findings
- provides that the court shall prefer a full guardianship for an individual with a severe intellectual disability
- requires the court to include certain provisions in an order of appointment
- provides who may be a guardian for an individual with a severe intellectual disability
- addresses the duties, powers, and rights of a guardian for an individual with a severe intellectual disability in a full guardianship
- addresses the removal or resignation of a guardian for an individual with a severe intellectual disability
- addresses the termination of a guardianship for an individual with a severe intellectual disability
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 7 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 13, 2025Who voted how
- 7 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 13, 2025Who voted how
- 23 yes, 3 no, 3 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 21, 2025Who voted how
- 23 yes, 1 no, 5 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 24, 2025Who voted how
- 9 yes, 1 no, 1 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 27, 2025Who voted how
- 69 yes, 0 no, 6 absentFinal House vote · Mar 6, 2025Who voted how