Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons
Summary
Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons; Specifies conditions under which person commits exploitation of person 65 years of age or older; specifies not knowing age of victim is not defense; provides circumstances under which trial for criminal action arising from specified violations may be advanced on docket; authorizes persons who are in imminent danger of exploitation to petition for injunction for protection; provides penalties for violations of injunction; provides time limitations for commencing prosecution.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action May 2, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 31, 2023
How they voted
20–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 22
Mar 31, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican16
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
13
Committee
16
Apr 3, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 31, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-0-2)
house
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chip LaMarca
RRepublican
Co
Allison Tant
DDemocratic
Co
Linda Chaney
RRepublican
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