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CS/CS/SB 1344: Protection of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Criminal Justice ; Burgess

Protection of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults; Adding offenses concerning elderly persons and disabled adults to the authority of the Office of Statewide Prosecution; providing that a person who has been convicted of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or a disabled adult is not qualified to act as a personal representative; providing for forfeiture of specified benefits of persons who have been convicted of certain offenses involving elderly persons or disabled adults; specifying additional conduct that constitutes exploitation of an elderly person or a disabled adult, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/26/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1041 (Ch. 2021-221) -SJ 706
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/16/2021 Senate • Filed
2/24/2021 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 134
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 133
3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/09/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/9/2021 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 190
• Now in Criminal Justice
3/18/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/23/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/23/2021 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 313
3/24/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/25/2021 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 319
3/26/2021 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Rules
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations -SJ 331
• Now in Appropriations
4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/19/2021 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 642
4/21/2021 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/22/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21 -SJ 721
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 645
4/26/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 706
• Substituted CS/HB 1041 -SJ 706
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1041 (Ch. 2021-221) -SJ 706