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Read. Follow. Verify.Georgia expands professional evaluation providers and developmental disability protections in adult guardianship and conservatorship cases
Last action · May 12, 2025: House Date Signed by GovernorSponsors: Rob Leverett and 6 others
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What This Bill Does
House Bill 36 expands the types of licensed healthcare and mental health professionals authorized to conduct evaluations and submit affidavits in adult ship and ship proceedings, and prohibits presuming a need for a guardian or conservator solely based on a developmental disability.
Adults facing ship or ship proceedings can now be evaluated by physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, professional counselors, and licensed clinical social workers, in addition to traditional physicians and psychologists.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Adults subject to guardianship or conservatorship proceedings
Their evaluation processes, evidentiary protections, and disability rights in guardianship and conservatorship proceedings are governed by the new statutory standards.
Licensed clinical social workers and professional counselors
They are newly authorized to perform professional evaluations, submit supporting affidavits, and receive reasonable fees for court-ordered evaluations.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is newly authorized to perform evaluations for adult guardianships and conservatorships?
Does having a developmental disability automatically mean an adult needs a guardian?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Jul 1, 2025Georgia General AssemblyEffective Date
- May 12, 2025HouseEnrolledHouse Date Signed by Governor
- May 12, 2025GovernorEnrolledAct 114
- Apr 9, 2025HouseHouse Sent to Governor
- Apr 4, 2025HouseFloorHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- Apr 2, 2025SenateSenate Third Read
Show 10 earlier actions
- Apr 2, 2025SenateFloorSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- Mar 28, 2025SenateCommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Mar 28, 2025SenateSenate Read Second Time
- Feb 18, 2025SenateIntroducedSenate Read and Referred
- Feb 13, 2025HouseHouse Third Readers
- Feb 13, 2025HouseFloorHouse Passed/Adopted
- Jan 29, 2025HouseCommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported
- Jan 16, 2025HouseHouse Second Readers
- Jan 15, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse First Readers
- Jan 14, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse Hopper
Version history & redline
5 versions on fileLobbying Activity
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Expansion of Mental Health and Social Work Professionals in Court Proceedings
The legislation broadens the state's legal framework by allowing non-physician licensed mental health professionals and social workers to formally participate in adult protection evaluations.
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www.legis.ga.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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