Uniform Power of Attorney Act; recovery of attorney fees. (HB1954)
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Description
Uniform Power of Attorney Act; breach of fiduciary duty; recovery of attorney fees. Provides that in a judicial proceeding brought under the Uniform Power of Attorney Act commenced on or after July 1, 2019, if the court finds that the agent breached his fiduciary duty, the court may award costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, to be paid by the agent found in violation. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/06/2019 | Committee |
01/06/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103331D |
01/06/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/10/2019 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2 |
01/11/2019 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
01/11/2019 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) |
01/21/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (18-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19104514D-H1 |
01/23/2019 | Read first time |
01/24/2019 | Read second time |
01/24/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19104514D-H1 |
01/24/2019 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1954H1 |
01/25/2019 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) |
01/25/2019 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/28/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
01/28/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/11/2019 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2019 | Committee substitute printed 19106751D-S1 |
02/12/2019 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2019 | Passed by for the day |
02/14/2019 | Passed Senate with substitute |
02/14/2019 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/14/2019 | Read third time |
02/14/2019 | Reading of substitute waived |
02/14/2019 | Committee substitute agreed to 19106751D-S1 |
02/14/2019 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1954S1 |
02/14/2019 | Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2019 | Placed on Calendar |
02/18/2019 | Senate substitute agreed to by House 19106751D-S1 (98-Y 0-N) |
02/18/2019 | VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2019 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1954ER) |
02/21/2019 | Enrolled |
02/21/2019 | Signed by Speaker |
02/21/2019 | Signed by President |
02/28/2019 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 28, 2019 |
02/28/2019 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019 |
03/18/2019 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 520 (effective 7/1/19) |
03/18/2019 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0520) |