HB 123 (2014) -  Fees and Costs in Guardianship Proceedings

General Bill by Schwartz (CO-SPONSORS) McGhee; Pritchett
Fees and Costs in Guardianship Proceedings: Provides that fees & costs incurred by attorney who has rendered services to ward in compensation proceedings are payable from guardianship assets; provides that expert testimony is unnecessary in proceedings to determine compensation for attorney or guardian; provides that court may appoint guardian ad litem to minor if necessary to protect minor's interests in settlement; provides that settlement of minor's claim is subject to certain confidentiality provisions; directs that examining committee be paid from state funds as court-appointed expert witnesses if petition for incapacity is dismissed; requires that petitioner reimburse state for expert witness fees if court finds petition to have been filed in bad faith.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: 05/02/14 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
  • Appropriations
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 125 Subject: Pub. Rec./Claim Settlement on Behalf of Minor or Ward Relationship: Linked
Bill #: SB 120 Subject: Fees and Costs Incurred in Guardianship Proceedings Relationship: Identical
Bill #: CS/SB 108 Subject: Public Records/Claim Settlement on Behalf of a Minor or Ward Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/20/2014 5:09:58 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/18/2014 1:38:12 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee 2/5/2014 5:05:17 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee 1/31/2014 5:01:21 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/14/2014 5:55:26 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/10/2014 11:10:28 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/23/2014 04:31 PM   Yeas: 116 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 669] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 590 Time: 04/23/2014 - 9:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 590 Time: 04/23/2014 - 6:53 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/23/2014 - 6:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 Time: 04/23/2014 - 4:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/23/2014 - 4:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/23/2014 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2014) Time: 04/21/2014 - 6:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/04/2014 - 11:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/04/2014 - 11:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 02/20/2014 - 5:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 02/20/2014 - 5:10 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 02/20/2014 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 02/13/2014 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 02/05/2014 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Healthy Families Subcommittee Time: 02/05/2014 - 5:07 PM Member: Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Healthy Families Subcommittee Time: 02/05/2014 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Healthy Families Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/29/2014 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Healthy Families Subcommittee Time: 01/14/2014 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/14/2014 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/14/2014 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/07/2014 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/05/2013 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 11/05/2013 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Healthy Families Subcommittee Time: 11/05/2013 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/05/2013 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 10/02/2013 - 10:58 AM Member: Schwartz Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
744.108 SB 120, SB 412, HB 1157
744.3025 SB 120
744.331 SB 120, SB 412, HB 1157, CS/SB 1352, HB 7071