Existing law provides that, upon a court's findings that a conservatee has dementia, as defined, and a functional impairment, a conservator may place the conservatee in a prescribed secured residential or nursing facility and authorize the administration of prescribed medications appropriate for the care and treatment of dementia. A petition for authority to act under these provisions requires, among other things, that the conservatee be represented by an attorney, as provided.
California AB 436 (20152016) — Guardian or conservator: powers and duties.
Existing law provides that, upon a court's findings that a conservatee has dementia, as defined, and a functional impairment, a conservator may place the conservatee in a prescribed secured residential or nursing facility and authorize the administration of prescribed medications appropriate for the care and treatment of dementia. A petition for authority to act under these provisions requires, among other things, that the conservatee be represented by an attorney, as provided.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading AB436 Jones By Vidak — 39–0 (pass) · upper
AB 436 JONES Assembly Third Reading — 78–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass — 7–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Jones — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2015-02-19 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2015-02-20 From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
2015-03-02 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2015-03-09 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended. reading-2, amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1
2015-03-10 Re-referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2015-03-24 From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (March 24). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-03-25 Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. reading-2, reading-1
2015-04-06 From Consent Calendar.
2015-04-06 Ordered to third reading.
2015-04-09 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 851.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-04-09 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2015-05-07 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2015-06-18 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 16). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2015-06-19 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2015-07-06 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1785.). reading-3, passage, reading-1
2015-07-06 In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling. committee-passage
2015-08-03 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
2015-08-13 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2015-08-13 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 197, Statutes of 2015.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/efaedfd2-91ef-47d4-8917-77bf5843bba0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).