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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 6438

AN ACT CONCERNING PROBATE COURT OPERATIONS.

Became law as Public Act 11-128, signed July 8, 2011, 135 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To make various changes regarding probate court operations, including, but not limited to: (1) Update provisions on the Regional Children's Probate Courts; (2) provide workers' compensation coverage for probate judges; (3) eliminate the panel for interdisciplinary teams in proceedings to determine an individual's ability to give informed consent to a sterilization procedure and allow professionals who have a personal working relationship with the respondent to appear on the interdisciplinary team; (4) establish a fee structure of twenty dollars per day when an individual copies probate court records with a hand-held scanner; (5) update statutory references to sections governing order of payment of claims; (6) update provisions concerning sealed and confidential records; (7) permit the Probate Court Administrator to establish a fee structure for electronic access to data processing systems in the probate courts; (8) conform statutory references concerning probate appeals; (9) clarify the powers of a probate court with respect to accountings, removal of a fiduciary of an inter vivos trust, and waiver of bond requirements for a successor fiduciary when bond is not required by the governing instrument; and (10) make technical and conforming changes.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    Paul R. Doyle, Edith G. Prague, Anthony J. Musto, Toni Nathaniel Harp, Edwin A. Gomes

    Its course

    February 23 to July 8, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action27 actions on 14 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 23 to May 3197 days

    Judiciary CommitteeFeb 23 to Apr 541 days

    Finance, Revenue and Bonding CommitteeMay 10 to May 177 days

    In the SenateMay 31 to Jun 77 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 7 to Jun 2417 days

    With the GovernorJun 24 to Jul 814 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 31 · Adopted Jun 7

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 31 · Adopted Jun 7

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 23 – May 31

    1. Feb 23Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Feb 24Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Apr 5Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 10Sent to Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
    5. May 17Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee recommended it
    6. May 31The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment B
    8. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A and B

    In the Senate Jun 2 – Jun 7

    1. Jun 2Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 7The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendments A and B
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendments A and B

    To the Governor Jun 21 – Jul 8

    1. Jun 21Numbered Public Act 11-128
    2. Jun 24Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Jul 8Signed by the Governor
    All 27 actions, as published
    1. Feb 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 24PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Apr 5Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Apr 6FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 15REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 21RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 21FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 21HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 21FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 10REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. May 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. May 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. May 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. May 17NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. May 17TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. May 31HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 31HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    18. May 31HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    19. Jun 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    20. Jun 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    21. Jun 2FILE NO.Both houses
    22. Jun 7SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    23. Jun 7SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    24. Jun 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    25. Jun 21PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    26. Jun 24TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    27. Jul 8SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor