Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults by an agent, penalty. (HB497)
Introduced By
Del. Mike Mullin (D-Newport News) with support from co-patron Sen. Monty Mason (D-Williamsburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation; incapacitated adults; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for an agent under a power of attorney to knowingly or intentionally engage in financial exploitation of an incapacitated adult who is the principal of that agent. The bill also provides that the agent's authority terminates upon such conviction. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. This bill is identical to SB 124. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2022 | Committee |
| 01/11/2022 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100840D |
| 01/11/2022 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/20/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB497) |
| 01/22/2022 | Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 |
| 02/02/2022 | House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered |
| 02/02/2022 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) |
| 02/07/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB497) |
| 02/07/2022 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/07/2022 | Committee substitute printed 22105097D-H1 |
| 02/09/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB497H1) |
| 02/09/2022 | Read first time |
| 02/10/2022 | Read second time |
| 02/10/2022 | Committee substitute agreed to 22105097D-H1 |
| 02/10/2022 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB497H1 |
| 02/11/2022 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/11/2022 | VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/14/2022 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 02/21/2022 | Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/22/2022 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/23/2022 | Read third time |
| 02/23/2022 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/25/2022 | Enrolled |
| 02/25/2022 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB497ER) |
| 02/25/2022 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/25/2022 | Signed by President |
| 03/01/2022 | Impact statement from DPB (HB497ER) |
| 03/11/2022 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022 |
| 03/11/2022 | G Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022 |
| 04/11/2022 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 397 (effective 7/1/22) |
| 04/11/2022 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397) |
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