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Committee adopts H‑1 substitute to guardianship bill HB 4959 clarifying renewal fees
Summary
The House Families and Veterans Committee voted 10‑0 to adopt the H‑1 substitute for House Bill 4959, which clarifies that guardianship renewal fees are collected every three years rather than annually; Representative Fox moved the substitute and the clerk recorded a roll-call vote.
The House Families and Veterans Committee adopted the H‑1 substitute to House Bill 4959 by roll-call vote after Representative Fox moved adoption.
The clerk called the roll on the motion to adopt the substitute. Chair Schmaltz and the committee’s members present recorded ten affirmative votes, zero nays and zero passes; the committee clerk announced “10 yays, 0 nays, 0 pass. The motion prevails.” The transcript records Representative Fox as the mover; no second was named on the motion record in the transcript.
The substitute, described by staff as a technical cleanup in the committee record, clarifies that renewal fees associated with licenses created under House Bill 4728 (part of the guardianship package) are not annual but occur every three years. Committee staff said the change is required by the occupational code and that the item is part of a broader guardianship package; members were invited to consult policy staff with substantive questions.
The clerk announced the substitute was adopted and the committee proceeded to take testimony on HB 4959. No further recorded action on HB 4959 appears in the provided transcript.
Action at a glance: Representative Fox moved to adopt the H‑1 substitute to HB 4959; roll-call vote recorded 10–0 in favor; substitute adopted.
Next steps: Committee opened the hearing for testimony on HB 4959 following adoption of the substitute.
