Establishes an elder financial exploitation public awareness campaign
Summary
Establishes an elder financial exploitation public awareness campaign to educate older adults and persons providing care to older adults on the prevention and detection of financial exploitation.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Governor
Introduced May 16, 2025
Last action May 28, 2026
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What changed between versions
A8447
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A8447A
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to add a new sponsor, order it to a third reading, and renumber the new elder financial exploitation awareness section from 226 to 227. The substantive content of the campaign requirements remains unchanged, though the line numbering within the list of required topics was adjusted to accommodate the new section number.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the section number and procedural status were updated.
TECHNICAL
The bill number was updated to reflect its current status as Assembly Bill 8447-A, and it was ordered to a third reading.
Additional sponsors (Griffin, Lupardo, Taylor, Zinerman, Santabarbara, and Walsh) were added to the bill introduction.
The new section number for the elder financial exploitation public awareness campaign was changed from 226 to 227 to maintain sequential numbering.
The internal line numbers of the list items within the new section were renumbered to align with the new section number.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026 · Assembly Jun 9, 2025
How they voted
60–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 63
May 28, 2026
D
Democratic41
97% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 8447A
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jun 6, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 20, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
May 16, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO AGING
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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