SB 345 VA

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Guardianship or conservatorship of incapacitated adult; right to request counsel; right to a jury trial. Provides that, upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated person and where the incapacitated person is unable to communicate verbally, in writing, or with the assistance of any device to the extent that he is unable to request that he be represented by counsel or to have a jury trial, either an immediate family member of the incapacitated person or an agent under a power of attorney authorized to act on behalf of such incapacitated person, provided that such immediate family member or agent has become a party to the proceedings, may make such request on behalf of the incapacitated person.

• Danica A. Roem Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100750D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB345) · upper
4. Feb 4, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
5. Feb 4, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
6. Feb 6, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26107128D-S1 · upper
7. Feb 10, 2026 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) · upper
8. Feb 11, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
9. Feb 11, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
10. Feb 11, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time · upper
12. Feb 12, 2026 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to · upper
13. Feb 12, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
14. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
15. Feb 18, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
16. Feb 18, 2026 Read first time · lower
17. Feb 18, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · lower
18. Feb 19, 2026 Assigned HCJ sub: Civil · lower
19. Feb 23, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB345) · upper
20. Feb 25, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N) · lower
21. Mar 2, 2026 Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · PDF
• Civil Subcommittee Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML