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Committee advances guardianship bill after restoring 'limited guardians' language; liability tweak deferred to courts
Summary
The Judiciary Committee approved Senate Bill 2291 as amended to reinstate language allowing limited guardians and removed a proposed expansion of guardian liability pending review by state courts; the bill received a due‑pass recommendation with Senator Paulson to carry it to the floor.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 29 approved Senate Bill 2291, a guardianship reform bill, after voting to unstrike language reinstating a provision for limited guardians and moving the bill to a due‑pass recommendation as amended.
Committee discussion also covered a separate proposed amendment submitted by an outside commenter (Mister Bernstein) that would have expanded a guardian’s liability in third‑party situations. The…
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