HB 777 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise guardian and conservator laws

HB 777 proposes revisions to laws governing guardianships and conservatorships, affecting individuals appointed to care for adults and manage their assets. It requires all prospective guardians and conservators to disclose any bankruptcy proceedings or certain criminal convictions. Professional guardians and conservators, defined as those serving three or more unrelated individuals, would need to be certified and provide detailed information regarding their background, fees, and any disciplinary history. The bill also clarifies a guardian's duties concerning an adult's visitation and communication, and mandates the submission of a guardianship plan.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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LC3176.pdf HB0777_1.pdf · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 3176 to HB 777.1 and updated with new sponsor names. A new exemption was added to the disclosure requirements, removing the need for state agency employees or the public administrator to disclose certain information when seeking appointment as a guardian.
Scope change
The bill now includes an exemption for state agency employees and the public administrator from specific disclosure requirements.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from LC 3176 to HB 777.1 and sponsor names were added.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection exempting state agency employees and the public administrator from providing certain disclosures required of other guardians.

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Total actions
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Committee
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Amendments
1
Mar 4, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
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Brian Close
DDemocratic
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