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SB 994 Florida Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Guardianship

Summary
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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Signed Jun 18, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2020

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Jun 18, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Calendar
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 425, 426
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (839922)
upper
Feb 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/12/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/15/20, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building
upper
Dec 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.