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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 60

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Relating to: civil cause of action for financial exploitation. (FE)

Court — Procedure Damage _personal injury_ Financial institution Intellectual disabilities Persons with disabilities Petroleum Poor Senior citizen

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a civil cause of action for financial exploitation of a vulnerable

person. The bill defines the term “vulnerable person" to include persons who are

elderly, financially incapable, incapacitated, or those with a disability who are

susceptible to force, threat, duress, coercion, persuasion, or physical or emotional

injury because of a physical or mental impairment. Under the bill, a court must

award a person who brings a successful action enhanced damages, attorney fees, and

reasonable fees for any necessary services of a conservator or guardian ad litem.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Moulton (R) , Ringhand (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

19 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Hebl (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kerkman (R) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Wachs (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wirch, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, C. Larson, Moulton, Ringhand, L. Taylor and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Crowley, Anderson, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Hebl, Horlacher, Kerkman, Mason, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, C. Taylor and Wachs

  2. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Mar 22, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1