Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah SB167: Guardianship Modifications
Status: Failed, March 7, 2025
This bill addresses guardianships.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Guardianship Modifications 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Kathleen A. Riebe House Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses guardianships. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - for a guardianship proceeding on and after May 7, 2025, requires the court to make a finding regarding whether an incapacitated person is mentally incompetent and is not permitted to vote in an election or hold office in this state under Utah Constitution, Article IV, Section 6; - for an incapacitated person for whom a guardian was appointed before May 7, 2025, creates a presumption in certain circumstances that the incapacitated person is mentally incompetent and is not permitted to vote in an election or hold office in this state under Utah Constitution, Article IV, Section 6; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 75-5-304 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 441 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 75-5-304 is amended to read: 75-5-304. Findings -- Limited guardianship preferred -- Order of appointment. (1) The court may appoint a guardian as requested if the court is satisfied finds that: (a) the person for whom a guardian is sought is incapacitated; and (b) the appointment is …
Sponsors
- Riebe, Kathleen A. (D, 15) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- : Bill Numbered but not Distributed
Subjects: REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Judicial Operations, Guardianship/Conservatorship, Voting and Voter Registration, Probate, Election Law
Common questions
- What is SB167?
- SB167 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Guardianship Modifications.
- What does SB167 do?
- This bill addresses guardianships.
- What is the status of SB167?
- Failed as of March 7, 2025. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB167?
- Riebe, Kathleen A. (D, 15).
- Where is the official record for SB167?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/SB0167.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.