VA SB1072 | 2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 2 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-04-02 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Prohibition against appointing certain persons as guardian or conservator. Prohibits, except for good cause shown, the court from appointing as guardian or conservator for the respondent an attorney who has been engaged by the petitioner to represent the petitioner within three calendar years of the appointment. The bill also applies such prohibition to other attorneys and employees of the law firm with which such attorney is associated. The bill further provides that, in the case of a petitioner that is a medical care facility, the court may, for good cause shown, order that the reasonable costs for the guardian or conservator be paid by the petitioner during the time the respondent is under the care of such medical care facility.

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Title

Guardian or conservator; prohibition against appointing certain persons.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2020-03-05 - Senate - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-03-04 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-28 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-24 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-10 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N) (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-04-02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0649)
2020-04-02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 649 (effective 7/1/20)
2020-03-17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
2020-03-17SenateEnrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
2020-03-12HouseSigned by Speaker
2020-03-12SenateSigned by President
2020-03-12SenateBill text as passed Senate and House (SB1072ER)
2020-03-12SenateEnrolled
2020-03-05SenateTitle replaced 20108895D-H1
2020-03-05SenateHouse substitute agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2020-03-04HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2020-03-04HousePassed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2020-03-04HouseEngrossed by House - committee substitute SB1072H1
2020-03-04HouseCommittee substitute agreed to 20108895D-H1
2020-03-04HouseRead third time
2020-03-03HouseRead second time
2020-02-28HouseCommittee substitute printed 20108895D-H1
2020-02-28HouseReported from Courts of Justice with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
2020-02-24HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
2020-02-21HouseAssigned Courts sub: Civil
2020-02-13HouseReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2020-02-13HouseRead first time
2020-02-13HousePlaced on Calendar
2020-02-10SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2020-02-10SenateEngrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1072S1
2020-02-10SenateCommittee substitute agreed to 20107702D-S1
2020-02-10SenateReading of substitute waived
2020-02-10SenateRead second time
2020-02-07SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
2020-02-05SenateCommittee substitute printed 20107702D-S1
2020-02-05SenateReported from Judiciary with substitute (13-Y 0-N)
2020-01-17SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2020-01-17SenatePresented and ordered printed 20105628D

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
6422007(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB1072
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1072+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1072S1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1072H1+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+SB1072ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0649+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+S03V0224+SB1072
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0410SB1072+SB1072
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0450SB1072+SB1072
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV0451SB1072+SB1072
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H0802V0109+SB1072
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+H08V0399+SB1072
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+HV1891+SB1072
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+vot+SV1565SB1072+SB1072

Bill Comments

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