KY SB53 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 2 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-03 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 2 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-03 - to Judiciary (S)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amend various sections of KRS 387.500 to 387.770 to change the term "ward" to "protected person"; allow the respondent the right to retain private counsel; set out the respondent's right to an attorney who does not act as a guardian ad litem; increase maximum allowable hourly rate for court-appointed attorneys; create new sections of KRS 387.500 to 387.770 to allow the court to address the needs of marital parties after the appointment of a guardian or conservator; allow the court to appoint a guardian ad litem for the respondent in certain circumstances.
Title
AN ACT relating to guardianship proceedings.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-03 | Senate | to Judiciary (S) |
| 2024-01-02 | Senate | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| 2024-01-02 | Senate | introduced in Senate |
Subjects
Kentucky State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/sb53.html |
| Text | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/sb53/orig_bill.pdf |
