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Committee amends guardianship bill with coalition language on end‑of‑life decisions and advances measure
Summary
The House Committee on Judiciary on Thursday added a coalition‑drafted amendment to House Bill 2359 that clarifies end‑of‑life procedures for adults under guardianship and reported the bill favorably for passage.
The House Committee on Judiciary amended and advanced House Bill 2359 on Thursday, adopting language developed with a coalition of disability‑rights and advocacy groups to clarify how courts should handle end‑of‑life decisions for incapacitated adults.
HB 2359 would replace the current guardianship and conservatorship act with an updated Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act and the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act. During committee hearings opponents representing disability‑rights groups and other organizations…
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