Professional fiduciaries: guardians and conservators.
Existing law provides that a relative or other person on behalf of a minor, or a minor if he or she is 12 years of age or older, may file a petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person or estate of the minor. Existing law also provides that certain persons may file a petition for the appointment of a conservator. Existing law provides that on or after the filing of a petition for appointment of a guardian or conservator, a person entitled to petition for the appointment of a guardian or conservator may file a petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian or temporary conservator, as specified. Under existing law, when a petition to appoint a conservator or a temporary conservator is filed, and the petitioner is a professional fiduciary, as defined, the petition must include specified additional information, including the petitioner's license information and a statement explaining who engaged the petitioner or how the petitioner was engaged to file the petition for appointment of a conservator and what prior relationship the petitioner had with the proposed conservatee or the proposed conservatee's family or friends.
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California Legislature
20132014
AB 1339
California AB 1339 (20132014)
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Professional fiduciaries: guardians and conservators.
California AB 1339 (20132014) — Professional fiduciaries: guardians and conservators.
Existing law provides that a relative or other person on behalf of a minor, or a minor if he or she is 12 years of age or older, may file a petition for the appointment of a guardian of the person or estate of the minor. Existing law also provides that certain persons may file a petition for the appointment of a conservator. Existing law provides that on or after the filing of a petition for appointment of a guardian or conservator, a person entitled to petition for the appointment of a guardian or conservator may file a petition for the appointment of a temporary guardian or temporary conservator, as specified. Under existing law, when a petition to appoint a conservator or a temporary conservator is filed, and the petitioner is a professional fiduciary, as defined, the petition must include specified additional information, including the petitioner's license information and a statement explaining who engaged the petitioner or how the petitioner was engaged to file the petition for appointment of a conservator and what prior relationship the petitioner had with the proposed conservatee or the proposed conservatee's family or friends.
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2013-02-22 Introduced. To print. introduction
2013-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2013-02-25 Read first time. reading-1
2013-03-21 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-03-21 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-01 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-04-22 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2013-04-23 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-05-07 From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (May 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2013-05-08 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2013-05-13 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1409.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-05-13 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2013-05-23 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2013-06-10 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2013-06-20 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 18). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2013-06-24 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-12 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. reading-3, reading-1, amendment-passage
2013-08-13 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2013-08-19 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1891.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2013-08-19 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2013-08-22 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2662.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2013-08-29 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2013-09-06 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2013-09-06 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 248, Statutes of 2013.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b1ed94df-c740-4992-9038-af820a45d4c9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).