Supported decision-making states

Which states have a law that lets an adult choose supporters instead of a guardian.

Supported decision-making is one option before guardianship. The state page lists the others.

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Yes
Colby Act (supported decision-making agreements), Ala. Code Title 26, Chapter 1B
2023 (Act 2023-134)
Yes
Supported Decision-Making Agreements
Yes
Supported decision-making agreements
October 30, 2023
Arkansas
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Yes
Supported decisionmaking agreements
January 1, 2023
Yes
Supported Decision-Making Agreements for Adults with a Disability
September 7, 2021 (SB 21-075)
Connecticut
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Yes
Supported Decision-Making
2016 (80 Del. Laws c. 427)
Yes
Supported Decision-Making Agreements
May 5, 2018
Yes
Supported decisionmaking agreement
July 1, 2024
No
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Yes
Supported Decision-Making Agreement Act
February 27, 2022 (P.A. 102-614)
Yes
Supported decision making agreements
2019 (P.L.68-2019)
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Yes
Supported decision-making agreements act
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Louisiana
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No
Yes
Supported Decision Making
October 1, 2022 (HB 529, 2022 session)
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No
Mississippi
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Montana
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Nevada
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New Hampshire
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New Mexico
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Yes
Supported decision-making agreements
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Yes
Supported Decisionmaking Agreements
Enacted 2019 (House Bill 1378)
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Yes
Supported Decision-Making Act
2019 (P.L. 2019, ch. 113 and ch. 124)
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Tennessee
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Not covered yet
Yes
Supported decision-making agreement
September 1, 2015
Yes
Supported Decision-making Agreements
2025 (Laws of Utah 2025, ch. 533)
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Yes
Supported decision-making agreements
Yes
Supported decision-making agreements
January 1, 2022
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Wisconsin
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