Montana State Legislature

The Senate Judiciary Committee tabled Senate Bill 202 during the 2019 legislative session but requested that an interim committee be assigned to review the legislation. The bill would have adopted the 2017 Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act. 

Proponents and opponents of the bill summarized their positions on the legislation during the committee's September 2019 meeting. Members received detailed comparisons of the differences between the 2017 uniform law and Montana's current laws in November and decided in January that staff should work with interested committee members to determine whether committee legislation might be appropriate for at least some aspects of the uniform law.

In June, the committee reviewed two of the concepts -- consideration of less restrictive alternatives and a requirement that guardians of adults submit an individualized guardianship plan -- and asked that they be drafted as bills for committee review in August. The committee decided in August to introduce the two bill drafts as committee bills in the 2021 Legislature.

Study Materials

• Senate Bill 202
• Study Tasks and Timeline
• Approved Legislation:
  • SB 202-1: Consideration of Less Restrictive Alternatives
  • SB 202-2: Revising Monitoring Requirements for Guardians of Adults
• Staff Reports
  • Consideration of Recommendations for Legislation, June 2020
  • Comparison of Current Law to Uniform Law, November 2019
    • General Provisions
    • Guardianship of Minors
    • Guardianship of Adults
    • Protective Arrangements
  • Overview of State Laws, September 2019
  • Uniform Laws and Montana Laws, September 2019