AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE - LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS (Increases the guardianship ad litem maximum fee from $400 to $800 in guardian/limited guardianship proceedings.)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2017
Last action Jul 26, 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
16
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2017 House passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 7, 2017
Committee
06/07/2017 Referred to House Judiciary
legislature
Jun 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2017 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/28/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Committee
03/15/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
James E. Doyle II
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
P
PV
Paul V. Jabour
DDemocratic
P
WJ
William J. Conley, Jr.
DDemocratic
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