Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; elder abuse crimes.
Summary
Multi-jurisdiction grand jury; elder abuse crimes.Adds the following to the list of crimes that a multi-jurisdictiongrand jury may investigate: (i) financial exploitation of a vulnerableadult, (ii) financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult by an agent,and (iii) abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult. This bill is arecommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
12
Committee
8
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 397 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB769ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karrie Delaney
DDemocratic
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