BILL NUMBER: SB 156INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Beall JANUARY 31, 2013 An act relating to conservatorships. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 156, as introduced, Beall. Conservatorships: attorney's fees. Existing law provides for the administration of conservatorships. Existing law requires a conservator to pay the reasonable expenses incurred in the collection, care, and administration of the estate from the principal and income of the estate, but requires court approval for compensation of an attorney for the conservator. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would limit the ability of an attorney who represents a conservator to charge a fee for managing a conservatorship when the conservator challenges this management. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would limit the ability of an attorney who represents a conservator to charge a fee for managing a conservatorship when the conservator challenges this management.