Guardian or conservator; prohibition against appointing certain persons.
Summary
Prohibition against appointing certain persons as guardian or conservator. Prohibits, except for good cause shown, the court from appointing as guardian or conservator for the respondent an attorney who has been engaged by the petitioner to represent the petitioner within three calendar years of the appointment. The bill also applies such prohibition to other attorneys and employees of the law firm with which such attorney is associated. The bill further provides that, in the case of a petitioner that is a medical care facility, the court may, for good cause shown, order that the reasonable costs for the guardian or conservator be paid by the petitioner during the time the respondent is under the care of such medical care facility.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Signed Apr 2, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 10, 2020
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Apr 2, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 649 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1072H1
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108895D-H1
lower
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Civil
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1072S1
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107702D-S1
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 20105628D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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