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2012 Regular Session

Senate Bill 309

AN ACT CONCERNING PROBATE COURT OPERATIONS.

Became law as Public Act 12-66, signed May 31, 2012, 92 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To: (1) Codify existing practices regarding retirement contributions and calculations for administrative judges for regional children's probate courts and special assignment probate judges; (2) require the Probate Court Administrator to submit business reports to the Chief Court Administrator biennially, rather than annually; (3) provide for a probate court officer to perform certain functions in regional children's probate court matters; (4) replace "temporary administrators" with "estate examiners" with respect to certain limited investigatory powers; and (5) revise various probate court operation provisions, including those related to costs for estates of nondomiciliary testators, transfer of proceedings, review of guardianships for persons with intellectual disability, and service of process on nonresident fiduciaries.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

4 co-sponsors

Paul R. Doyle, Edwin A. Gomes, Steve Cassano, Anthony J. Musto

In the House of Representatives

    3 co-sponsors

    Marie Lopez Kirkley-Bey, Bob Godfrey, T.R. Rowe

    Its course

    February 29 to May 31, 2012, 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 action17 actions on 12 days

    In the SenateFeb 29 to May 263 days

    Judiciary CommitteeFeb 29 to Mar 2626 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 2 to May 75 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 7 to May 1811 days

    With the GovernorMay 18 to May 3113 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

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

    In the Senate Feb 29 – May 2

    1. Feb 29Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 1Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 26Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 2Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives May 4 – May 7

    1. May 4Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 7Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor May 15 – May 31

    1. May 15Numbered Public Act 12-66
    2. May 18Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. May 31Signed by the Governor
    All 17 actions, as published
    1. Feb 29REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 1PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 26Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 9REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 16RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 16FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 16SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 16FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 2SENATE PASSEDSenate
    11. May 4FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    12. May 4HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    13. May 7HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    14. May 7IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    15. May 15PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. May 18TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. May 31SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor