CS/CS/SB 994 (2020) -  Guardianship

General Bill by Rules and Judiciary and Passidomo (CO-SPONSORS) Stewart; Thurston; Cruz
Guardianship: Expanding factors for a court to consider when appointing a guardian; revising requirements for a petition for the appointment of a guardian; prohibiting professional guardians from petitioning for their own appointment except under certain circumstances; prohibiting guardians from taking certain actions on behalf of an alleged incapacitated person or minor, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 06/19/20 Chapter No. 2020-35 on Friday, June 19, 2020 11:46 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/15/20 10:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/28/20 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/12/20 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 709 Subject: Guardianship Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/13/2020 3:55:44 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/10/2020 12:21:49 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/30/2020 7:58:14 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/27/2020 4:13:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 1/15/2020 2:09:14 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 1/14/2020 10:36:36 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/05/2020 10:48 AM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 6] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/11/2020 05:24 PM   Yeas: 117 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 700] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2020-35 Time: 06/19/2020 - 11:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/18/2020 - 9:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/03/2020 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 725 Time: 03/11/2020 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/11/2020 - 6:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 Time: 03/11/2020 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/11/2020 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/10/2020 - 9:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/10/2020 - 6:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/10/2020 - 6:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/10/2020) Time: 03/10/2020 - 12:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/09/2020 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/09/2020 - 11:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/05/2020 - 11:26 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 425, 426 Time: 03/05/2020 - 10:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 425 Time: 03/05/2020 - 10:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/04/2020 - 10:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 380 Time: 03/04/2020 - 10:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (839922) -SJ 380 Time: 03/04/2020 - 10:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 380 Time: 03/04/2020 - 10:10 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/20 -SJ 411 Time: 03/02/2020 - 6:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 308 Time: 02/13/2020 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/13/2020 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/13/2020 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 307 Time: 02/12/2020 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/12/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/07/2020 - 2:33 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 232 Time: 02/04/2020 - 6:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 01/31/2020 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/30/2020 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 230 Time: 01/28/2020 - 6:41 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/23/2020 - 3:34 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 01/15/2020 - 2:18 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 154 Time: 01/15/2020 - 1:05 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 74 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/15/20, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building Time: 01/10/2020 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 74 Time: 12/13/2019 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/19/2019 - 1:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
744.312 CS/HB 709
744.334 CS/HB 709
744.363 CS/HB 709
744.367 CS/HB 709
744.3675 CS/HB 211, CS/SB 344, CS/CS/HB 607*, CS/HB 709, CS/CS/SB 1676, CS/CS/HB 7053
744.441
744.446 CS/HB 709

(*) Not the latest version