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SB 1072 Guardian or conservator; prohibition against appointing certain persons.
Introduced by: T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Prohibition against appointing certain persons as guardian or conservator. Prohibits, except for good cause shown, the court from appointing as guardian or conservator for the respondent an attorney who has been engaged by the petitioner to represent the petitioner within three calendar years of the appointment. The bill also applies such prohibition to other attorneys and employees of the law firm with which such attorney is associated. The bill further provides that, in the case of a petitioner that is a medical care facility, the court may, for good cause shown, order that the reasonable costs for the guardian or conservator be paid by the petitioner during the time the respondent is under the care of such medical care facility.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105628D pdf
- 02/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107702D-S1 pdf
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108895D-H1 pdf
- 03/12/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1072ER) pdf
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/17/20 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 20105628D
- 01/17/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/05/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107702D-S1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107702D-S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1072S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/20 House: Read first time
- 02/13/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/24/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20108895D-H1
- 03/03/20 House: Read second time
- 03/04/20 House: Read third time
- 03/04/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20108895D-H1
- 03/04/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1072H1
- 03/04/20 House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/20 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/20 Senate: Title replaced 20108895D-H1
- 03/12/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/12/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1072ER)
- 03/12/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/12/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/17/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
- 03/17/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- 04/02/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 649 (effective 7/1/20)
- 04/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649)