Bill Title: Amends the Guardians For Adults With Disabilities Article of the Probate Act of 1975. Provides that a guardian shall consider the ward's current preferences to the extent the ward has the ability to participate in decision making when those preferences are known or reasonably ascertainable by the guardian. Provides that decisions by the guardian shall conform to the ward's current preferences unless the guardian reasonably believes that doing so would result in substantial harm to the ward's welfare or personal or financial interests. Provides that if the guardian is unable to ascertain the ward's preferences, then the decisions may be made by conforming as closely as possible to what the ward would have done or intended under the circumstances. Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-5)

Status: (Passed) 2021-08-06 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0258 [HB0266 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2021-08-09	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2021-06-11	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2021-04-13	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2021-01-25	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2021-05-06	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

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