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• </c> charging guardianship fees. charging guardianship fees.
• <01:03:18.559><c> those</c><01:03:18.799><c> guardianships</c> guardianship those guardianships guardianship
• So if the court felt like um that the guardianship didn't need to be plenary, which means full, um they
• </c> investigates guardianship complaints. investigates guardianship complaints.
• </c> non-person by the guardianship. non-person by the guardianship.

Bills: HB0101, HB0062, HB0109

Keywords: guardianship, monitoring, ward protection, financial independence, case management, governmental claims, liability limits, inflation adjustment, public safety, local government insurance, property tax, tax exemption, homeowner, armed forces, residency requirement, 916, all

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• of the ward's estate. guardianship association to resolve ambiguities related to overly broad and unclear
• Generally, Senate Bill 23. 42 would require applications for guardianship to include the phone number
• person under care limit background checks to caregivers directly responsible for a person under guardianship
• I'm also on the, I'm now in visiting status mode and And on the board of directors of the Texas Guardianship
• Generally, then, Senate Bill 2903 would require guardians to submit full bank or investment reports.

Bills: SB66, SB2165, SB2342, SB2878, SB2903

Keywords: disability, supported decision-making, legal assistance, confidentiality, access to justice, autonomy, civil rights, advocacy, Texas Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child welfare, foster care, substitute care, missing child, missing from placement, permanency hearing, parent-child relationship, SAPCR, conservatorship

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• Recent years, there have been issues with transferring guardianships between courts throughout Texas.
• But when a probate case gets moved up, a guardianship case goes up to Dallas County, they'll tell But
• Thank you very much. 1760 as a matter of pending business before the full committee without objection
• 628 as a matter of pending business for the full committee without objection. Chair is none.
• Before the full committee without objection, the chair hears none. Chair lays out at this time.

Bills: SB387, SB1335, HB1671, SB1760, SB1839, SB1923, HB1928, HB4942, HB5628, HB5642, HB1980

Keywords: judicial bond, guardianship, probate law, county judge, statutory county court, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, retroactive child support, parentage, genetic testing, family code, child's conception, incapacitated persons, court proceedings, guardianship fees, estate management, probate

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• Senator Creighton moves that Senate Bill 2052, as substituted, be reported to the full Senate with a
• There being four ayes and no nays, Senate Bill 1734 will be reported favorably to the full Senate.
• There being four ayes and no nays, Senate Bill 1760 will be reported favorably to the full Senate.
• There being four ayes and no nays, Senate Bill 1975 will be reported favorably to the full Senate.
• There being four ayes and no nays, Senate Bill 2127 will be reported favorably to the full Senate.

Bills: SB302, SB1335, SB1734, SB1760, SB1975, SB2127

Keywords: probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud

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• Chairman and members, Senate Bill 1760 relates to guardianships for persons who are incapacitated, changing
• Generally, the bill would set a fee of $45 for filing a guardianship case transferred from another county
• , ensure the guardianship is concluded fully before the guardian is dismissed, and... streamline and
• It's not a full-blown lawsuit at that point, and it is an expedited process with form affidavits and

Bills: SB302, SB1335, SB1734, SB1760, SB1975, SB2127

Keywords: probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud

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• Chairman and members, Senate Bill 1760 relates to guardianships for persons who are incapacitated changing
• Generally, the bill would set a fee of $45 for filing a guardianship case transferred from another county
• and ensure the guardianship is concluded fully before the guardian is dismissed and streamline and specified
• filing of these affidavits to make sure it gets done correctly and pursuant to the statute, it's not a full

Bills: SB 302, SB 1335, SB 1734, SB 1760, SB 1975, SB 2127

Keywords: probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud

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• this, and I thought that we should, as the select committee, review it during interim and give it a full
• Um, I don't know the full answer to that.
• know, they tried to hit me with a I missed jury duty, please put $9,000 into this Bitcoin ATM. the full
• I I do know the full answer to that.
• Um, and I would like to just echo what Jesse said, we are in full support of this bill.

Bills: HB0098, HB0075, HB0041, HB0101

Keywords: gun control, Second Amendment, constitutional rights, misdemeanor, law enforcement, virtual currency, kiosk, financial institutions, regulation, Wyoming Money Transmitters Act, penalties, death benefits, retirement, survivor support, public safety, guardianship, monitoring, ward protection, financial independence, case management

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s97HMIXXwks, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Due to technical issues, the full video of this meeting cannot be uploaded. However, minutes for this meeting will be available at some point. You will be able to find them on the Capital Projects committee page at the Kentucky Legislature's website., 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Bills: SB 711, SB 746, SB 942, SB 1403, SB 1404, SB 1448, SB 1536, SB 1559

Keywords: property owners' association, condominium, management company, homeowner rights, architectural review, child support, family law, Title IV-D agency, administrative adjustment, enforcement, legal representation, probate, decedents' estates, inheritance, community property, court procedures, electronic filing, guardianship, training, Alzheimer's disease

Bills: SB 711, SB 746, SB 942, SB 1403, SB 1404, SB 1448, SB 1536, SB 1559

Keywords: property owners' association, condominium, management company, homeowner rights, architectural review, child support, family law, Title IV-D agency, administrative adjustment, enforcement, legal representation, probate, decedents' estates, inheritance, community property, court procedures, electronic filing, guardianship, training, Alzheimer's disease

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• Chairman and members, Senate Bill 1760 relates to guardianships for persons who are incapacitated, changing
• Generally, the bill would set a fee of $45 for filing a guardianship case transferred from another county
• and ensure the guardianship has concluded fully before the guardian is dismissed, and streamline and
• Generally, the bill would set a fee of $45 for filing a guardianship case transferred from another county
• and ensure the guardianship has concluded fully before the guardian is dismissed, and streamline and

Bills: SB302, SB1335, SB1734, SB1760, SB1975, SB2127

Keywords: probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud

Summary: The committee heard several probate, family law, judicial, property, and contract-related bills. Senate Bill 1335, relating to decedents’ estates, would remove outdated references to a clerk’s certificate, allow courts to remove personal representatives on their own motion with notice by qualified delivery method, and add independent administrators to provisions that referenced only independent executors; an estate-planning attorney testified in support, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1760, concerning guardianship transfer fees and procedures, was described as setting a $45 filing fee for transferred guardianship cases and clarifying completion and dismissal procedures; it received no testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 2127 would shorten the eligibility period for retired judges to serve as visiting judges from eight years to six, restrict practice in their assigned region for two years, and require conflict-related certification; it also was left pending without testimony. Senate Bill 302 would shift the cost of a traveling probate judge to the requesting estate or parties rather than the county; one witness registered in favor, no one testified, and the bill was left pending. The committee then considered a committee substitute for Senate Bill 252, which would clarify the parental presumption in conservatorship cases, require non-parents seeking relief against a parent to file an affidavit showing significant impairment to the child if relief is denied, require courts to state specific findings when overcoming the presumption, confirm the clear-and-convincing standard, and clarify that agreed prior orders do not defeat the presumption. The substitute was explained as consensus language from a work group, public testimony was reopened, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1734, on deed fraud, would create a streamlined ex parte process for property owners to have fraudulent deeds declared void, modeled on the fraudulent lien statute; county clerk and title association representatives testified that it would provide a low-cost self-help remedy for a growing problem, and the bill was left pending subject to the chair. Senate Bill 1975 would prevent Texas contractors from being forced to litigate disputes in foreign jurisdictions and require disputes to be handled in the county where the project is located; it was presented as a repeat of a previously vetoed bill and was left pending. Finally, the committee took up a substitute for Senate Bill 1940, concerning transfer-on-death style beneficiary designations for manufactured homes. The substitute would allow one or more beneficiaries instead of only one, transfer the interest to surviving designated beneficiaries who survive by 120 hours, extend the application period for transfer to 365 days, void the designation if not timely filed, and require mailing by certified or registered mail with return receipt requested. The substitute was adopted without objection. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Representative Leach moves that Senate Bill 30, as substituted, be reported to the full House with the
• Representative Leach moves that Senate Bill 2878, as substituted, be reported to the full House with
• All right, Senate Bill 2342 amends the estate codes to enhance the guardianship application process,
• Seeing none, Representative Leach moves that Senate Bill 2501 be reported to the full House.
• Seeing none, Representative Leach moves that Senate Bill 2903 be reported to the full House.

Bills: SB1960, SB1730, SB766, SB2342, SB2501, SB2903

Keywords: digital rights, replication, Voice likeness, visual likeness, private causes of action, fee structure, online service providers, postmortem rights, self-defense, stand your ground, castle doctrine, use of force, deadly force, civil immunity, civil liability, tort claims, attorney fees, court costs, lost income, Chapter 9 Penal Code

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• Justice, referring to the 6109 bill that was just recently passed, we haven't been able to see the full
• among trial lawyers and saying, look, we want DCYF to make good, sound, thoughtful decisions with full
• information and provide ...to make good, sound, thoughtful decisions with full information and provide
• that we're really locking down on what we're seeing and the significance of it, and then providing full

Bills: HB2511, HB2660

Keywords: child welfare, dependency, imminent physical harm, child abuse, neglect, foster care, extended foster care, shelter care, out-of-home placement, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, DCYF, family law, juvenile court, child protection, unsafe home, substance use, caregiver impairment, relative placement, guardianship, adoption

Bills: HB 148, HB 334, HB 554, HB 762, HB 1520, HB 1593, HB 3526, HB 3810, HB 5092, SB 2215, HB 2607

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, severance pay, political subdivision, contract termination, misconduct, public funds, suicide prevention, peer support, fire departments, mental health, advisory committee, fiscal transparency, local government

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh_gyJG2q6k, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Reuploaded to restore full recording Meeting Start: 00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:16 House Bill 580 (Rep. Decker): 01:37 House Bill 99 (Rep. Johnson): 18:08 House Bill 635 (Rep. Meade): 21:11 House Bill 472 (Rep. Freeland): 23:58 House Bill 482 (Rep. Dietz): 28:26 House Bill 583 (Rep. Lawrence): 30:30 House Bill 509 (Rep. Hodgson): 32:17, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• So that is for all guardianship: state, family, private guardianship, and then specifically state guardianship
• </c> division of guardianship. division of guardianship.
• So that is for all guardianship: state, family, private guardianship, and then specifically state guardianship
• </c> to guardianship. The first is family. to guardianship. The first is family.
• the route of guardianship.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24 Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46 Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22 Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41 Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all

Summary: The Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children opened its first meeting with roll call and a reminder about the number of children in out-of-home care with active placements, which the chair said was 8,641 as of June 1, 2025. The committee then heard a presentation from the Center for Courageous Kids, a donor-funded camp in Scottville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medically safe and inclusive model, and examples of campers gaining confidence and independence. They said the camp has served more than 43,000 campers from Kentucky, other states, and other countries, and that it is seeking legislative support for two capital projects: a new art barn and a medical lodge, with a combined request of $3.2 million. Members praised the program and asked about awareness, staffing, volunteer recruitment, accreditation, and how the projects would expand capacity; the camp said the medical lodge would help increase volunteer housing and allow future growth beyond its current summer cap of 128 campers per session. The committee then moved to adult protective services and state guardianship programs. Jessica Wayne, director of the Division of Guardianship, and Cliff Bryant of DCBS explained the legal framework for guardianship and conservatorship, including state guardianship as a last-resort option when no family member or private entity is available or appropriate. They outlined the court petition process, emergency appointments, and the distinction between full and limited guardianship or conservatorship. They emphasized that guardianship is based on legal incapacity to make decisions, not simply on a medical disability diagnosis, and noted that state guardianship can be arranged for some 17-year-olds aging out of youth services. The presenters said the state currently serves 4,645 individuals under guardianship, with most cases involving developmental intellectual disabilities, supported community living waiver participants, and people in nursing homes or long-term care facilities. They also described the division’s three branches: field services, which handles visits and day-to-day decisions in all 120 counties; a benefits branch that applies for public benefits; and a fiduciary branch that manages funds and pays bills. They reported 89 field workers statewide, an average caseload of 52, and said the agency is hiring to reduce that load. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

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• gross negligence by failing to monitor a guardian properly and cause certain serious loss to a guardianship
• sued or in danger of being sued for failing to properly monitor these cases, and the loss to the guardianship
• We are doing the vast bulk of this guardianship, but there are some out in the rural areas, and those
• Senator Johnson, moves to reconsider the vote whereby Senate Bill 1536 was reported favorably to the full
• Senator Johnson moves that Senate Bill 1536 as substituted be reported favorably to the full Senate with

Bills: SB387, SB1650, SB1838, SB1839, SB1923, SB1940, SB2052

Keywords: judicial bond, guardianship, probate law, county judge, statutory county court, attorney general, criminal prosecution, public order, law enforcement, jurisdiction, attorney ad litem, parent-child relationship, compensation, legal representation, government entity, probate, court proceedings, record delivery, wills, legal documentation

Summary: The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence heard several family-law and probate bills. Senate Bill 2052 would codify a rebuttable presumption that a parent acts in the best interest of a child and require clear and convincing evidence to overcome that presumption in disputes involving non-parents; the author and several witnesses supported the bill as a clarification of existing case law, while one witness suggested refining the modification language. Public testimony was closed and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1923, which would allow child support to follow a child placed temporarily with kin or fictive kin under a parental child safety placement or authorization agreement; the bill’s author and a grandparent caregiver testified in support, while one witness suggested the Attorney General could handle the change administratively. That bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 1838 would standardize fee schedules and compensation rules for attorneys ad litem and related court-appointed counsel in DFPS child-protection cases. The author said the bill would clarify unclear current law, and witnesses from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and family-defense bar supported it, though one asked that expert-witness expenses be expressly included. Senate Bill 387 would raise the bond requirement for county judges handling guardianship proceedings to at least $500,000; the author described it as a refiling of a prior bill that passed unanimously but was vetoed, and a statutory probate judge testified in support. Senate Bill 1839 would require original or paper wills to be delivered to the transferee court when probate proceedings are transferred; the committee substitute broadened the delivery methods, and the district clerk witness supported the change. All three bills were left pending. The committee also took up Senate Bill 1536, which had previously been voted out with the wrong committee substitute; members reconsidered the vote, adopted the corrected substitute, and then voted 3-0 to report the bill favorably to the full Senate, with local and contested calendar certification. Finally, Senate Bill 1940 would create a transfer-on-death mechanism for manufactured homes classified as personal property, similar to existing tools for real property and vehicles; the author and an estate-planning attorney testified that it would streamline transfers and reduce probate costs. A non-substantive committee substitute was still being prepared, and the bill was left pending.

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• commit gross negligence by failing to monitor a... guardian properly and cause serious loss to a guardianship
• Lost to the guardianship of state is far greater than the bond provided for by the county.
• We are doing the vast bulk of this guardianship, but there are some out in the rural areas.
• Whereby Senate Bill 1536 was reported favorably to the full Senate that was during our March 20th hearing
• Senator Johnson moves that the Senate 1536 as substituted be reported favorably to the full Senate with

Bills: SB387, SB1650, SB1838, SB1839, SB1923, SB1940, SB2052

Keywords: judicial bond, guardianship, probate law, county judge, statutory county court, attorney general, criminal prosecution, public order, law enforcement, jurisdiction, attorney ad litem, parent-child relationship, compensation, legal representation, government entity, probate, court proceedings, record delivery, wills, legal documentation

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc1Gen8cEh8, 2026-06-21T07:17:06+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, The live stream for this meeting cut off before the meeting was finished. This version is the full version of that meeting. 00:00:00 – Roll Call Attendance 00:01:55 – 24RS HB 200 Discussion 00:05:30 – 24RS HB 200 Vote 00:07:15 – 24RS HB 357 Discussion 00:14:50 – 24RS HB 357 Vote 00:17:30 – 24RS HB 453 Discussion 00:18:50 – 24RS HB 453 Vote, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• Uh, just a full with a full interim.
• So that is for all guardianship state, family, private guardianship, and then specifically to state guardianship
• So, we work guardianship and APS.
• </c> to guardianship. The first is family. to guardianship. The first is family.
• the route of guardianship.

Keywords: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:24 2. Discussion of The Center for Courageous Kids – 00:02:46 3. Discussion of Adult Protective Services and State Guardianship Programs – 00:25:22 4. Discussion of Annual Report of the External Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel – 01:00:34 5. Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 01:33:41 6. Adjournment – 01:42:07, 958, all

Summary: The committee’s first interim meeting opened with roll call and a reminder that Kentucky had 8,641 children in out-of-home care with active placements as of June 1, 2025. The first presentation was from the Center for Courageous Kids (CCK), a donor-funded camp in Scottsville that serves children with lifelong illnesses and disabilities at no charge. Representatives described the camp’s history, its year-round family retreats and summer sessions, its medical and accessibility supports, and its impact on campers’ confidence and independence. They said CCK has served more than 43,000 campers from 46 states and 13 countries, including 22,000 from Kentucky, and noted plans to reach all 120 Kentucky counties. CCK also outlined future capital needs: a new art barn and a medical lodge. The organization said the art barn project would cost $2.5 million, with a legislative request of $1.5 million, and the medical lodge would cost $2.875 million, with a legislative request of $1.75 million. Members responded very positively, with several praising the camp’s work and one member asking about operational challenges. CCK said its main challenges are awareness, staff and volunteer recruitment, and expanding medical and housing capacity; it also said it is accredited by the American Camp Association and receives health and safety visits and audits. The committee then moved to a presentation on adult protective services and state guardianship programs from Jessica Wayne and Cliff Bryant of DCBS. They explained the legal framework for guardianship, the difference between full and limited guardianship/conservatorship, emergency appointments, and the state’s role as a last-resort guardian when no family member or private entity is available. They reported 4,464 individuals under state guardianship as of June 1, with most cases involving dementia, developmental disability, intellectual disability, nursing home or long-term care placement, severe mental illness, or brain injury. They also said the division has 89 field workers across 14 regional offices, with an average caseload of 52 and a goal of reducing that into the mid-40s through additional hiring.