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Committee votes 'do not pass' on bill proposing change to guardianship process; members point to existing civil-commitment and guardianship remedies
Summary
The committee voted to recommend 'do not pass' on House Bill 1262 after members said existing civil-commitment and guardianship procedures, along with vulnerable-adult services and public guardians, provide remedies for the case described at the bill hearing.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to recommend 'do not pass' on House Bill 1262 following committee discussion that existing civil-commitment and guardianship statutes — as well as vulnerable-adult services — offer remedies for the individual case described at the hearing.
Chairman Clamine and several members described the factual background from public testimony: an individual charged with terrorizing was found not fit to proceed and, as a result, could not be criminally prosecuted. Chairman Clamine explained that when a person is determined not fit to proceed "they can't be…
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