Legislation

Title: Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Property of Disabled Persons - Court-Appointed Attorneys
Sponsored by: Delegate Crutchfield
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 628
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the State to pay reasonable attorney's fees incurred in representing an alleged disabled person who is indigent in a petition for the appointment of a guardian of the property of the person; and requiring the court, under certain circumstances, to appoint, for the alleged disabled person, an attorney who has contracted with the Department of Human Services.

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Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0694

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0477 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2022 Legislative Date 2/10/2022 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2022 Legislative Date 2/11/2022 Action Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Property of Disabled Persons - Court-Appointed Attorneys Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2022 Legislative Date 3/11/2022 Action Favorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2022 Legislative Date 3/06/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Property of Disabled Persons - Court-Appointed Attorneys Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2022 Legislative Date 3/07/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2022 Legislative Date 3/04/2022 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 4/08/2022 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2022 Legislative Date 3/27/2022 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 67AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2022 Legislative Date 3/30/2022 Action Third Reading Passed (43-0) Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/09/2022 Legislative Date 4/02/2022 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/29/2022 Legislative Date 5/29/2022 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 628 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Property of Disabled Persons - Court-Appointed Attorneys Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2022	2/10/2022	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/11/2022	2/11/2022	Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Property of Disabled Persons - Court-Appointed Attorneys
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/11/2022	3/11/2022	Favorable Report by Judiciary
House	3/14/2022	3/06/2022	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	27 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Property of Disabled Persons - Court-Appointed Attorneys
House	3/15/2022	3/07/2022	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	28 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2022	3/04/2022	Referred Judicial Proceedings	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2022	4/08/2022	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	4/08/2022	3/27/2022	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	67AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2022	3/30/2022	Third Reading Passed (43-0)	70 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/09/2022	4/02/2022	Returned Passed	54 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/29/2022	5/29/2022	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 628
			Text - Chapter - Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Property of Disabled Persons - Court-Appointed Attorneys

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