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CS/HB 1041: Protection of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Burton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Andrade ; Brown ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Leek ; Morales

Protection of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults; Adds offenses to authority of Office of Statewide Prosecution; provides person convicted of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of elderly person or disabled adult is not qualified to act as personal representative; provides for forfeiture of specified benefits of persons convicted of offenses concerning elderly persons or disabled adults; provides persons convicted of offenses concerning elderly persons or disabled adults may still retain inheritance, survivorship rights, other rights, or trust interest if victim executes specified instrument; specifies additional conduct that constitutes abuse or exploitation of elderly person or disabled adult; revises provisions concerning injunctions for protection; provides for extension of ex parte temporary injunctions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-221
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/16/2021 House • Filed
2/25/2021 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/8/2021 House • Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
3/10/2021 House • Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/22/2021 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/24/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
3/25/2021 House • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/29/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
4/9/2021 House • Amendment 157851 filed
4/15/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 157851 adopted
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
• Message sent to senate
4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 498
4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 498
4/26/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 706
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1344 -SJ 706
• Read 2nd time -SJ 706
• Read 3rd time -SJ 706
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 706
4/26/2021 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-221