Guardianship; copy of appointment, termination, or modification order.
Summary
Guardianship; copy of appointment, termination, or modification order; Department of Medical Assistance Services. Removes the requirement of a clerk of court in a guardianship proceeding to forward a copy of an order appointing a guardian and a copy of the certificate of qualification to the Department of Medical Assistance Services. The bill further removes such a forwarding requirement when a guardianship is terminated or otherwise modified. This bill is identical to HB 1119.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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MINOR
This bill converts the text of SB 216 from an 'Enrolled' draft to a 'Chaptered' final law, adding official session headers, chapter numbers, and an approval date. The substantive legal text regarding guardianship qualifications and clerk duties remains identical to the original version.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill's legal effect is unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Added formatting elements such as session headers, chapter numbering, and an approval date to finalize the bill as official law.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 23, 2026
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Jan 23, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 266 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB216ER)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House Block Vote (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
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