Guardianship and conservatorship; notice of hearing, cross-petitions.
Summary
Guardianship and conservatorship; notice of hearing. Requires the notice of hearing for a guardianship or conservatorship petition to include a notice that any adult individual or entity whose name and post office address appears in the initial petition for appointment may become a party to the action by filing a pleading with the circuit court in which the guardianship or conservatorship proceeding is pending.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 18, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2022 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2022
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 2, 2022
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
3
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 278 (effective 7/1/22)
executive
Mar 4, 2022
Introduced
Senate amendments agreed to by House (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendments (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Feb 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1212H1
lower
Feb 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 22105682D-H1
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 1-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22101034D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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