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type: "Bill"
title: "Guardian and ward; revise list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, so as to revise the list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult, the modification and termination of such guardianship, and the appointment of emergency guardian; to revise the list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a conservator for an adult, the modification and termination of such conservatorship, and the appointment of emergency conservator; to provide for limitations on the powers and duties of certain emergency conservators; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 36"
citation: "Georgia HB 36 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GUARDIAN AND WARD", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Mary Oliver", "Matt Reeves", "Mitchell Scoggins", "Rob Leverett", "Trey Kelley"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22cef2f4-5a5e-4d86-af1d-ce7eacfd8e4b"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4f728693b89b70ac4053e908e5b50e1ad619f7f110d93cb77868df3f0677298e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 36 (2025_26) — Guardian and ward; revise list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 29 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to guardian and ward, so as to revise the list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a guardian for an adult, the modification and termination of such guardianship, and the appointment of emergency guardian; to revise the list of providers who are authorized to participate in the processes for appointment of a conservator for an adult, the modification and termination of such conservatorship, and the appointment of emergency conservator; to provide for limitations on the powers and duties of certain emergency conservators; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 36/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239299.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2063/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/229895.pdf)
3. **SCSFA to HB 36** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238851.pdf)
4. **Sen Ctee sub LC 44 3193ERS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237916.pdf)
5. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 44 0229** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238728.pdf)
## Votes
- House Vote #33 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **99–70** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #407 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #410 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–4** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #409 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **38–13** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
- Rob Leverett — primary (person)
- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-14** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-01-15** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-01-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-01-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-13** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-02-13** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2025-04-04** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2025-04-09** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-12** Act 114 `executive-signature`
- **2025-07-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22cef2f4-5a5e-4d86-af1d-ce7eacfd8e4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).