Kentucky Senate Bill 85 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-09 - to Families & Children (S)
Pending: Senate Families & Children Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

AN ACT relating to guardianship proceedings.

Sen. Reginald Thomas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-09	Senate	to Families & Children (S)
2023-02-07	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2023-02-07	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb85.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb85/orig_bill.pdf