Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB879: AN ACT relating to guardianship.
Status: In committee, March 13, 2026
Amend KRS 387.510 to amend definitions; amend KRS 387.710 relating to filing of inventory by conservators, to provide that a limited conservator or conservator shall file a verified report and financial account annually, unless the limited conservator or conservator is the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, in which case the verified report and financial account shall be filed biennially; require the limited conservator or conservator to include in a verified report filed with the court whether the conservator or limited conservator delegated power to any other person; amend KRS 387.740 relating to emergency powers of the court, to provide that the authority of a limited guardian or conservator appointed on an emergency basis shall be time limited; amend various sections of KRS to conform.
What the bill says
An act relating to guardianship.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to guardianship. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 210.290 is amended to read as follows: (1) The cabinet [for Health and Family Services ]may be appointed and act as executor, administrator, guardian, limited guardian, conservator, or limited conservator as provided in this section. In this capacity the cabinet may act as a fiduciary and transact business in the same manner as any individual and for fiduciary purposes may sue and be sued in any of the courts of the state. Bond shall not be required of the cabinet. (2) (a) Whenever a resident of the state is adjudged partially disabled or disabled and no other suitable person or entity is available and willing to act as limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator, the cabinet may be appointed as the resident's limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator. As used in this paragraph, "resident of the state" means an individual who has a permanent, full-time residence in Kentucky prior to the filing of a petition for or appointment of a limited guardian, guardian, limited conservator, or conservator for at least the previous six (6) months that is not a hospital, treatment facility, correctional facility, or long-term care facility, and who is a citizen or permanent resident of the …
Sponsors
- Steve Riley (R, HD-023) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : returned to Families & Children (H)
- : 1st reading
- : taken from Families & Children (H)
- : to Families & Children (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Courts, District, Attorneys, Guardians
Common questions
- What is HB879?
- HB879 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to guardianship.
- What does HB879 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to guardianship.
- What is the status of HB879?
- In committee as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: returned to Families & Children (H) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB879?
- Steve Riley (R, HD-023).
- Where is the official record for HB879?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb879.html
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