Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2998 by Rodriguez, Justin (Relating to adoption of the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill proposes adoption of the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act through an amendment of Chapter 1253 (Interstate Guardianships) of the Estates Code and addition of Chapter 1254. The uniform act, as it indicates, only addresses issues for guardianships and protective proceedings for adults. The bill proposes to amend various sections of Chapter 1253 of the Estates Code in order to separately address minors. The uniform act establishes procedures to govern communications and cooperation between courts of this state and those of other states when guardianship issues cross those boundaries. The uniform act provides a jurisdictional scheme based around the concepts of "home state" and "significant-connection state." The uniform act establishes procedures to govern transfer of proceedings from one state to another.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council