H.B. No. 0176

Guardians.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Robinson, Alden, Jansen and Ross and Senator(s) Decaria and Meier

AN ACT relating to guardians; specifying who may be appointed as a guardian for an incompetent person or a minor; specifying the order of preference for appointments of guardians; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

02/10/2004 Bill Number Assigned

02/11/2004 H Received for Introduction

02/12/2004 H Introduced and Referred to H01

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays: Representative(s) Anderson, R.

Excused: Representative(s) Tipton

Ayes 58 Nays 1 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/16/2004 H01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Buchanan, Landon, Olsen, Petersen, Reese and Simpson

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/16/2004 H Placed on General File

02/18/2004 H Passed CoW

02/19/2004 H Passed 2nd Reading

02/20/2004 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused: Representative(s) McMurtrey and Tipton.

Ayes 58 Nays 0 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/20/2004 S Received for Introduction

02/20/2004 S Introduced and Referred to S01

02/25/2004 S01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Goodenough and Meier

Nays: Senator(s) Hanes

Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

02/25/2004 S Placed on General File

02/26/2004 S Passed CoW

HB0176S2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 10 Before "3-2-107" delete "and" insert ","; after "3‑2‑107" insert "and 3-2-109(a)(ii)".

Page 3-lines 2 and 3 Delete.

Page 3-line 4 Delete "entity" insert "nonprofit organization".

Page 7-after line 6 Insert:

"3‑2‑109. Guardian's report.

(a) The guardian shall present to the court and file in the guardianship proceedings a signed, written, report on the physical condition, including level of disability or functional incapacity, principal residence, treatment, care and activities of the ward, as well as providing a description of those actions the guardian has taken on behalf of the ward:

(ii) Annually, within sixty (60) days Every six (6) months following the anniversary date of his appointment initial report;". DECARIA

02/27/2004 S Passed 2nd Reading

03/01/2004 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey.

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

03/02/2004 H Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused: Representative(s) Luthi and Tipton.

Ayes 58 Nays 0 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

03/02/2004 Assigned Number HEA No. 0035

03/02/2004 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0035

03/02/2004 S President Signed HEA No. 0035

03/04/2004 Governor Signed HEA No. 0035

03/04/2004 Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0068 Session Laws of Wyoming 2004.