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A 9380: Relates to compensation of individuals appointed by the court as court evaluators in guardianship matters.
What A 9380 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to provide compensation to court evaluators appointed by the court in guardianship matters. The court may award a reasonable compensation to a court evaluator, including the mental hygiene legal service, payable by the petitioner, the person alleged to be incapacitated, or their estate. When a judgment denies or dismisses a petition, the court may award a reasonable allowance to the court evaluator. If the person alleged to be incapacitated dies before the determination is made, the court may award a reasonable allowance to the court evaluator payable by the petitioner or the estate of the decedent. The compensation will be determined in proportion to the court's discretion. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to judiciary (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 9380
- What is the current status of A 9380?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 9380 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to judiciary".
- Did A 9380 pass?
- Not yet. A 9380 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9380, and where is it now?
- A 9380 was authored by Asm. Chris Eachus. Its committee of record is Assembly Judiciary.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to judiciary |
| Dec. 19, 2025 | referred to judiciary |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, December 19, 2025 · 297 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9380 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY December 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to compensation of individuals appointed by the court as court evaluators in guardianship matters The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of section 81.09 of the mental hygiene law, 2 as amended by chapter 438 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 (f) [When judgment grants a petition, the] The court may award a 5 reasonable compensation to a court evaluator, including the mental 6 hygiene legal service, payable by any or all of the petitioner, the 7 person alleged to be incapacitated or the estate of the allegedly inca- 8 pacitated person[. When a judgment denies or dismisses a petition, the9court may award a reasonable allowance to a court evaluator, including10the mental hygiene legal service, payable by the petitioner or by the11person alleged to be incapacitated, or both], in such proportions as the 12 court may deem just. When the person alleged to be incapacitated dies 13 before the determination is made in the proceeding, the court may award 14 a reasonable allowance to a court evaluator, payable by the petitioner 15 or by the estate of the decedent, or by both in such proportions as the 16 court may deem just. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13156-01-5
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