HB 6468 Summary

• Increases dollar thresholds throughout the Estates and Protected Individuals Code for various probate procedures, effective January 1, 2019, with cost-of-living adjustments required annually thereafter (e.g., increasing thresholds from $5,000-$15,000 to $25,000 in sections covering small estates, distributions to minors, and fiduciary deposits).

• Adds new section 5301c establishing "standby guardians" who can assume guardianship duties when the primary guardian becomes unavailable due to death, incapacity, or court removal, with automatic succession upon the guardian's unavailability without additional court proceedings.

• Updates language throughout the code by replacing archaic terms ("shall") with modern equivalents ("must") and modernizes definitions, including changing "husband or wife" to "spouse" in section 2806 to reflect contemporary family law.

• Modifies section 5310 to allow persons appointed by will or other writing under section 5301 to petition the court regarding guardianship changes, with protections against interference with such requests.

• Repeals section 2722 and makes the bill contingent upon enactment of a companion bill (HB 6471 or SB request 06614'18), indicating coordinated probate law reform.