MORIWAKI
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Authorizes a civil cause of action by a vulnerable adult for financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Allows attorney's fees and costs and punitive damages. Establishes degrees and classes of felonies for financial exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult. Establishes a presumption of financial exploitation.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2480) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ruderman, K. Rhoads, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Riviere, Fevella.
The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-20 3:00PM in conference room 016.
Introduced.
Passed First Reading.
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| SB2949 | PDF HTML |
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| Committee Report SB2949_SSCR2480 | PDF HTML |
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