Guardianship protections.

26LSO-0306
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0306
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0101

Guardianship protections.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Styvar, Angelos, Chestek, Clouston and Erickson and Senator(s) Brennan, Hutchings and Nethercott

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to guardianship; requiring a guardian to make monthly in‑person monitoring of the guardian's ward; providing for reasonable fees and expenses of a guardian; requiring reporting to the court of the in‑person monitoring; requiring a guardian or conservator to notify specified entities of the guardian or conservator's appointment; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 3
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206(a)(iii), (iv) and by creating a new paragraph (v), 3
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104 by creating a new subsection (c), 3—2
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109(a)(intro), 3
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201(a)(ix) and by creating new paragraphs (xi) and (xii) and 3
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601 are amended to read:

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206.

Rights of ward.

(a)

The ward under any guardianship or conservatorship shall have the right to:

(iii)

Freedom from inappropriate physical or chemical restraints;
and

(iv)

All other rights available to residents of any private or public facility to which the ward is admitted or program in which the ward participates subject to any order of the court
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and

(v)

Monthly in
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person contact from the guardian to monitor the well-being of the ward which the court shall review.

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104.

Appointment of guardian.

(c)

In any case in which a person is appointed as guardian or limited guardian under this title, the court shall charge the ward or the ward's estate for court costs and reasonable fees and expenses of the guardian or limited guardian only to the extent the court determines there exists financial ability to pay. In no case shall costs or fees be allowed in an amount which would unreasonably diminish the ward's estate so as to substantially endanger the ward's financial independence. Any person providing services as a guardian or limited guardian shall not receive payment for those services in an amount greater than the rate provided under 42 U.S.C. § 405(j)(4)(A).

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109.

Guardian's report.

(a)

The guardian shall present to the court and file in the guardianship proceedings a signed, written
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report on the physical condition, including level of disability or functional incapacity, principal residence, treatment, care and activities of the ward, as well as providing a description of those actions the guardian has taken on behalf of the ward
, and a written account, with dates, of each in
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person contact with the ward to be verified by the court
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201.

Powers and duties of guardian.

(a)

The guardian shall:

(ix)

Request the court to modify the guardian's range of duties if the changed circumstances of the ward require such modification;
and

(xi)

Make monthly in
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person contact with the ward on a regular basis and keep a written account of each personal contact with the ward which the court shall review; and

(xii)

Notify all entities the guardian pays on behalf of the ward that the guardian is now the guardian of the ward.

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601.

General duties of conservator.

The conservator of the estate shall protect and preserve it, invest it prudently, account for it as provided in the Wyoming statutes, expend it for the benefit of the ward and perform all other duties required by law. At the termination of the conservatorship, the conservator shall deliver the assets of the ward to the person entitled to receive them.
The conservator shall notify all entities the conservator pays on behalf of the ward that the conservator is now the conservator of the ward.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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