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2019 SESSION
HB 1954 Uniform Power of Attorney Act; recovery of attorney fees.
Introduced by: Jeffrey L. Campbell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Uniform Power of Attorney Act; breach of fiduciary duty; recovery of attorney fees. Provides that in a judicial proceeding brought under the Uniform Power of Attorney Act commenced on or after July 1, 2019, if the court finds that the agent breached his fiduciary duty, the court may award costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, to be paid by the agent found in violation.
FULL TEXT
- 01/06/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103331D pdf
- 01/21/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19104514D-H1 pdf
- 02/11/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106751D-S1 pdf
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1954ER) pdf
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0520) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
HISTORY
- 01/06/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103331D
- 01/06/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/19 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/11/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/19 House: Committee substitute printed 19104514D-H1
- 01/23/19 House: Read first time
- 01/24/19 House: Read second time
- 01/24/19 House: Committee substitute agreed to 19104514D-H1
- 01/24/19 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1954H1
- 01/25/19 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/19 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/19 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/19 Senate: Committee substitute printed 19106751D-S1
- 02/12/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/14/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/14/19 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/14/19 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 19106751D-S1
- 02/14/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1954S1
- 02/14/19 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/19 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106751D-S1 (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/19 House: Enrolled
- 02/21/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1954ER)
- 02/21/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/19 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019
- 02/28/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/18/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 520 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/18/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0520)