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2023 SESSION
HB 2028 Guardianship; duties of guardian, visitation requirements.
Introduced by: Danica A. Roem | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Guardianship; duties of guardian; visitation requirements. Requires a guardian to visit an incapacitated person at least three times per year and at least once every 120 days. The bill requires that at least two of the visits be conducted by the guardian and directs that at least one of such visits be in-person. The bill allows the second visit by the guardian to be conducted by the guardian via virtual conference or video call. The bill allows the remaining visit to be conducted (i) by the guardian; (ii) by a person other than the guardian, including (a) a family member monitored by the guardian or (b) a skilled professional retained by the guardian to perform guardianship duties on behalf of the guardian and who is experienced in the care of individuals, including older adults or adults with disabilities; or (iii) via virtual conference or video call between either the guardian or such family member monitored by the guardian or skilled professional and the incapacitated person, provided that the technological means by which such conference or call can take place are readily available. The bill requires a person who visits the incapacitated person in lieu of the guardian to provide a written report to the guardian regarding any such visit.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103725D pdf | impact statement
- 01/27/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105525D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106970D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2028ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0540) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate amendments not adopted
HISTORY
- 01/10/23 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103725D
- 01/10/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/23/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/25/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/23 House: Committee substitute printed 23105525D-H1
- 01/31/23 House: Read first time
- 02/01/23 House: Read second time
- 02/01/23 House: Committee substitute agreed to 23105525D-H1
- 02/01/23 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2028H1
- 02/02/23 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/20/23 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/20/23 Senate: Committee substitute printed 23106970D-S1
- 02/21/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/22/23 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/22/23 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23106970D-S1
- 02/22/23 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/22/23 Senate: Amendment by Senator Peake rejected
- 02/22/23 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2028S1
- 02/22/23 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 1-N)
- 02/23/23 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 23106970D-S1 (95-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/23 House: VOTE: Adoption (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/23 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2028ER)
- 03/08/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 13, 2023
- 03/13/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/26/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 540 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/26/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0540)