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2022 SESSION
SB 124 Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults by an agent, penalty.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (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 incorporates SB 10 and SB 690 and is identical to HB 497.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100334D pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105064D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB124ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0654) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/07/22 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100334D
- 01/07/22 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/26/22 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/22 Senate: Committee substitute printed 22105064D-S1
- 01/26/22 Senate: Incorporates SB10 (Hackworth)
- 01/26/22 Senate: Incorporates SB690 (Mason)
- 01/28/22 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/22 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/22 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/22 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 22105064D-S1
- 01/31/22 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB124S1
- 02/01/22 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/22 Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/22 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/22 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/22 House: Read first time
- 02/21/22 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/22 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/22 House: Read second time
- 02/24/22 House: Read third time
- 02/24/22 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/22 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/22 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/28/22 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB124ER)
- 02/28/22 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/28/22 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/22 Senate: 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 654 (effective 7/1/22)
- 04/11/22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0654)