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HB879

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AN ACT relating to guardianship.

Amend KRS 387.510 to amend definitions; amend KRS 387.710 relating to filing of inventory by conservators, to provide that a limited conservator or conservator shall file a verified report and financial account annually, unless the limited conservator or conservator is the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, in which case the verified report and financial account shall be filed biennially; require the limited conservator or conservator to include in a verified report filed with the…

Introduced: March 4, 2026

Last action: March 13, 2026

Returned To Families & Children (H)
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This bill makes changes to Kentucky's guardianship and conservatorship laws. It requires people managing finances on behalf of others to file annual reports with the court, and to disclose if they have handed off any of their duties to someone else. It also sets a time limit on emergency guardianship or conservatorship arrangements. Who it may affect: people under guardianship or conservatorship, their family members, and those appointed to serve as guardians or conservators.

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Legislative History

Mar 4, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Mar 4, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 11, 2026 · House
To Families & Children (H)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
Taken From Families & Children (H) (clerical)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
1st Reading (clerical)
Mar 13, 2026 · House
Returned To Families & Children (H) (clerical)

Primary Sponsor

Portrait of Steve Riley
Steve Riley

Representative · House District 023

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Steve.Riley@kylegislature.gov
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