Bill Text: IA SF306 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Enrolled

Iowa Senate Bill 306 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to communication and visitation between an adult ward and another person. (Formerly SSB 1162.) Effective 7-1-15.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-04-24 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 932. [SF306 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-SF306-Enrolled.html

Senate File 306 - Enrolled




                              SENATE FILE       
                              BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                              (SUCCESSOR TO SSB
                                  1162)
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                                   A BILL FOR
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                                        Senate File 306

                             AN ACT
 RELATING TO COMMUNICATION AND VISITATION BETWEEN AN ADULT WARD
    AND ANOTHER PERSON.

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    Section 1.  Section 633.635, subsection 1, Code 2015, is
 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
    NEW PARAGRAPH.  0f.  Placing reasonable time, place,
 or manner restrictions on communication, visitation, or
 interaction between the adult ward and another person.
    Sec. 2.  Section 633.635, subsection 2, Code 2015, is amended
 by adding the following new paragraph:
    NEW PARAGRAPH.  d.  Denying all communication, visitation, or
 interaction by an adult ward with a person with whom the adult
 ward has expressed a desire to communicate, visit, or interact
 or with a person who seeks to communicate, visit, or interact
 with the adult ward. A court shall approve the denial of all
 communication, visitation, or interaction with another person
 only upon a showing of good cause by the guardian.
    Sec. 3.  NEW SECTION.  633.637A  Rights of ward under
 guardianship.
    An adult ward under a guardianship has the right of
 communication, visitation, or interaction with other persons
 upon the consent of the adult ward, subject to section 633.635,
 subsection 1, paragraph "0f", and section 633.635, subsection 2,
 paragraph "d". If an adult ward is unable to give express
  consent to such communication, visitation, or interaction with
 a person due to a physical or mental condition, consent of an
 adult ward may be presumed by a guardian or a court based on an
 adult ward's prior relationship with such person.


                                                             
                               PAM JOCHUM
                               President of the Senate


                                                             
                               KRAIG PAULSEN
                               Speaker of the House
    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
 is known as Senate File 306, Eighty=sixth General Assembly.


                                                             
                               MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
                               Secretary of the Senate
 Approved                , 2015


                                                             
                               TERRY E. BRANSTAD
                               Governor

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