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2022 SESSION

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HB 497 Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults by an agent, penalty.

Introduced by: Michael P. Mullin | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

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.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100840D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/07/22  House: Committee substitute printed 22105097D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/25/22  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB497ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/11/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted

HISTORY

• 01/11/22  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100840D
• 01/11/22  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/22/22  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
• 02/02/22  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/22  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/22  House: Committee substitute printed 22105097D-H1
• 02/09/22  House: Read first time
• 02/10/22  House: Read second time
• 02/10/22  House: Committee substitute agreed to 22105097D-H1
• 02/10/22  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB497H1
• 02/11/22  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/22  House: VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/14/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 02/21/22  Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/22  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/22  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/22  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/22  House: Enrolled
• 02/25/22  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB497ER)
• 02/25/22  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/22  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/22  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
• 03/11/22  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
• 04/11/22  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 397 (effective 7/1/22)
• 04/11/22  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)