Relating to guardianships of the person of wards with profound intellectual disabilities who are minors or were minors when their guardianship proceedings commenced.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Last action May 2, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2023
How they voted
105–39
Passed
Total votes 144
Apr 27, 2023
D
Democratic60
58% Yea
R
Republican84
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 1, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Spiller
RRepublican
P
Lacey Hull
RRepublican
P
SA
Steve Allison
RRepublican
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