Protection of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults
Summary
Protection of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults; Adding offenses concerning elderly persons and disabled adults to the authority of the Office of Statewide Prosecution; providing that a person who has been convicted of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or a disabled adult is not qualified to act as a personal representative; providing for forfeiture of specified benefits of persons who have been convicted of certain offenses involving elderly persons or disabled adults; specifying additional conduct that constitutes exploitation of an elderly person or a disabled adult, etc.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 26, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1041 (Ch. 2021-221)
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/23/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/09/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Burgess
RRepublican
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