CA AB1663

Revises conservatorship procedures to prioritize the conservatee's stated preference and prior conservator's preference when selecting a conservator, and prohibits regional centers from acting as conservators for petitions filed after January 1, 2023.

Requires petitions for conservatorship to include consideration of and attempts at less restrictive alternatives such as supported decisionmaking agreements, powers of attorney, and advance health care directives.

Establishes the "Conservatorship Alternatives Program" within each superior court's self-help center to provide information and resources about less restrictive alternatives to conservatorship.

Creates a new "Supported Decisionmaking" process allowing adults with disabilities to voluntarily enter into agreements with supporters to help them make life decisions while maintaining autonomy and self-determination.

Requires courts to provide conservatees with written information about their rights within 30 days of conservatorship establishment and annually thereafter, and allows uncontested termination petitions to proceed without a hearing if both conservator and conservatee agree.