Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1272: Guardianship
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1272 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Guardianship. Primary sponsor: Shev Jones (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Guardianship; Prohibiting a guardian from restricting the ability of an adult ward to maintain contact with a person except in certain circumstances; requiring that an initial guardianship plan identify the persons entitled to certain information; requiring that an initial guardianship plan for an incapacitated person identify persons entitled to certain notice and to visit the incapacitated person, etc.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shev Jones | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 34 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
- Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
- On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Introduced
- Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
- Filed