1. (a) This act applies to:

   1. (1) A proceeding for appointment of a guardian or conservator or for a protective arrangement instead of guardianship or conservatorship commenced after January 1, 2026; and
   2. (2) except as provided in subsection (b), a guardianship, conservatorship or protective arrangement instead of guardianship or conservatorship in existence on January 1, 2026, unless the court finds application of a particular provision of this act would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case the particular provision of this act does not apply and the superseded law applies.
2. (b) K.S.A. 59-30,156 and 59-30,180, and amendments thereto, mandating a guardian's plan or conservator's plan shall not apply to guardianships or conservatorships in existence on January 1, 2026, unless the court orders that a guardian's plan or conservator's plan is required.

L. 2025, ch. 40, § 134; January 1, 2026.