CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 1194

Introduced by Assembly Member Low

February 18, 2021

An act relating to conservatorship.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 1194, as introduced, Low. Conservatorship.
Existing law provides for a conservator of the person or estate to be appointed for a person who is gravely disabled. Existing law, for the purpose of conservatorship, defines “gravely disabled,” among other things, as a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental health disorder, is unable to provide for the person’s basic personal needs for food, clothing, or shelter.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reform the conservatorship process.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reform the conservatorship process.