AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE PROBATE COURTS.

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and text do not provide detailed figures about how much more conservators will be paid, only that compensation is to align with minimum wage increases.

Funding for Probate Court Conservators

This bill provides funding to probate courts to increase compensation for court-appointed conservators who assist indigent individuals, aligning with the new minimum wage.

What This Bill Does

• Provides $4.7 million from the state's general fund to probate courts.
• Increases compensation for court-appointed conservators to match the new minimum wage.

Who It Names or Affects

• Probate Courts
• Court-appointed conservators who assist indigent individuals

Terms To Know

Conservator

A person appointed by a court to manage the financial affairs of someone who cannot do it themselves.

Indigent

Someone with very little money or no means to pay for basic needs.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify exact amounts for the increased compensation.
• It is unclear if there are any additional restrictions on how the funds can be used beyond compensating conservators.

Official Summary Text

To fund an increase in court-appointed conservator compensation to align with the increase in minimum wage in accordance with the recommendations of the working group convened under section 7 of public act 25-48.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 368 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 10
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 368

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. CICARELLA, 34th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE PROBATE COURTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of four million seven hundred thousand dollars be 1
appropriated to the Probate Courts, from the General Fund, for the fiscal 2
year ending June 30, 2027, for the increased compensation to 3
conservators for indigent conserved persons to align with the increase 4
in minimum wages. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To fund an increase in court -appointed conservator compensation to
align with the increase in minimum wage in accordance with the
recommendations of the working group convened under section 7 of
public act 25-48.