Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Persons Disqualified from Being Appointed as a Guardian; Authorizes court to appoint person who has been convicted of felony to be guardian of proposed ward; requires court to consider imposing additional requirements on certain guardians to safeguard proposed ward & his or her property; authorizes court to deny appointment as guardian if it determines appointment would place proposed ward, or his or her property, at risk.

Every action

35 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 25, 2026HouseRead 2nd time
2. Feb 25, 2026HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
3. Feb 25, 2026HouseRead 3rd time
4. Feb 25, 2026HouseCS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
5. Feb 25, 2026SenateIn Messages
6. Feb 26, 2026CommitteeReferred to Rules · Senate Rules
7. Feb 26, 2026SenateReceived
8. Mar 13, 2026CommitteeDied in Rules · Senate Rules

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

• Adam BotanaR Primary sponsor · District 80
• JC Judiciary Committee Sponsoring committee
• HS Human Services Subcommittee Sponsoring committee