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Guardianship or conservatorship of incapacitated adult; right to request counsel; right to a jury trial. Provides that, upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated person and where the incapacitated person is unable to communicate verbally, in writing, or with the assistance of any device to the extent that he is unable to request that he be represented by counsel or to have a jury trial, either an immediate family member of the incapacitated person or an agent under a power of attorney authorized to act on behalf of such incapacitated person, provided that such immediate family member or agent has become a party to the proceedings, may make such request on behalf of the incapacitated person.
Introduced
Jan 13, 2026
Last Action
Mar 2, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 0 co
Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 1-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB345)
Assigned HCJ sub: Civil
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Read first time
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read second time
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Rules suspended
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Committee substitute printed 26107128D-S1
Senate committee offered
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB345)
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100750D
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Continued to next session in Courts of Justice (Voice Vote)
Danica A. Roem