Guardianship
- Introduced Feb 26, 2025
- In committee Mar 6, 2025
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Guardianship; Prohibiting a guardian from restricting the ability of an adult ward to maintain contact with a person except in certain circumstances; requiring that an initial guardianship plan identify the persons entitled to certain information; requiring that an initial guardianship plan for an incapacitated person identify persons entitled to certain notice and to visit the incapacitated person, etc.
Every action
8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules · Senate Judiciary
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeOn Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building · Senate Judiciary
- CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 · Senate Judiciary9–0 vote
- CommitteeNow in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- SenateIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- CommitteeDied in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs · Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Roll calls
1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.
Committee votes
| Date | Where | Question | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | Senate Judiciary | Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 MembersYes · 9
Not voting · 2 |
9–0 |
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Shevrin D. "Shev" JonesD Primary sponsor · District 34
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.