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CS/HB 635: Guardianship

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Passidomo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Caldwell ; Hager ; Pilon

Guardianship; Revises provisions relating to requirements for & court authority concerning requirements for specified guardians to submit to credit history investigation & background screening; authorizes nonprofessional guardian to petition court for reimbursement for costs of investigation & screening; authorizes clerk of court to obtain & review records impacting guardianship assets & to issue subpoenas to nonparties upon application to court; provides requirements for affidavits, notice, & subpoenas; provides for objection to subpoena; authorizes court to require production of records & documents by guardian who fails to submit them during audit; provides for removal of guardian for bad faith failure to submit records during audit; provides that person seeking appointment as guardian may not lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge arrests covered by expunged or sealed record.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 6/13/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-124
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/16/2014 House • Filed
2/3/2014 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 55
2/12/2014 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/19/14, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/19/2014 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 160
2/25/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/27/2014 House • Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 151
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 151
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 55
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 147
3/11/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/13/14, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/13/2014 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 279
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 279
3/24/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/26/14
3/26/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 355
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/27/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 375
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 376
4/1/2014 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 376
• Received -SJ 376
4/25/2014 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 688
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 688
• Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 634 -SJ 688
• Read 2nd time -SJ 688
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 723
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 724
4/28/2014 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 823
6/5/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/13/2014 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2014-124