Bob Gardner
- Republican
- Senator
- District 12
Primary
The act allows an adult with a disability (adult) to voluntarily enter into a supported decision-making agreement (agreement) with one or more members of the supportive community. Under the agreement, the adult may request the member of the supportive community to do any of the following:Provide supported decision-making, including assistance in understanding the options, responsibilities, and consequences of the adult's life decisions, without making those decisions on behalf of the adult; Assist the adult in accessing, collecting, obtaining, and understanding information that is relevant to a given life decision from any person; and Assist the adult in communicating the adult's decisions to appropriate persons when expressly authorized by the adult. The agreement may be in any form but is only valid if it contains certain information and is voluntarily signed by the adult and each member of the supportive community in the presence of 2 or more attesting and disinterested witnesses who are 18 years of age or older, or a notary public.The act requires any person who receives the original or a copy of the agreement to rely on the agreement. A person is not subject to criminal and civil liability and does not engage in professional misconduct for an act or omission if the act or omission is done in good faith and in reliance on an agreement.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Governor Signed
Sent to the Governor
Signed by the Speaker of the House
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Signed Act (04/26/2021) | |
| Final Act (04/19/2021) | |
| Rerevised (04/13/2021) | |
| Revised (04/12/2021) | |
| Reengrossed (03/10/2021) | |
| Engrossed (03/09/2021) | |
| Introduced (02/16/2021) | |
| PA2 (04/09/2021) | |
| PA1 (03/05/2021) | |
| Committee Amendment | |
| Amendment L.001 | |
| Amendment L.002 |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note FN1 (02/16/2021) | |
| Fiscal Note FN2 (09/15/2021) |
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