AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING ACT (Establishes the supported decision-making act which is a less restrictive alternative to guardianship for utilization of the probate courts.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2018
Last action May 31, 2018
Floor votes · House May 29, 2018
How they voted
69–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 72
May 29, 2018
D
Democratic62
96% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 31, 2018
Committee
05/31/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
May 29, 2018
Lower · Passed
05/29/2018 House read and passed
lower
May 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/23/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 25, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/25/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 23, 2018
Introduced
03/23/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
Jason Knight
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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