AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS (Provides persons under limited guardianship, guardianship conservatorship with rights designed to protect them from mental, physical and financial abuse by guardians and conservators retroactively and prospectively.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Mar 1, 2017
Signed Jul 18, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 18, 2017
Signed into law
07/18/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/29/2017 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2017 House read and passed
legislature
Jun 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/29/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/14/2017 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/15/2017)
legislature
Mar 1, 2017
Committee
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
Katie Kazarian
DDemocratic
P
Mary Messier
DDemocratic
P
RH
Raymond H. Johnston Jr.
DDemocratic
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