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H.B. 578: Guardianship and Conservatorship Resources Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill addresses guardianship and conservatorship resources.

  • Requires local mental health authorities, the state protection and advocacy agency, and certain offices and divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services to provide information and referrals to resources related to guardianship and conservatorship to individuals that contact those entities
  • Permits the Office of Public Guardian to provide training and assistance related to guardianship and conservatorship
  • Amends provisions related to an advance mental health care directive to include an individual's preferences regarding a person to serve as guardian for the individual
  • Defines terms
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Counties · Health and Human Services · Health Care · Mental Health · Judicial Operations · Political Subdivisions (Local Issues) · Department of Health and Human Services · Guardianship/Conservatorship · Local Mental Health Authorities

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

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Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.