Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: civil cause of action for financial exploitation. (FE)
Court — Procedure Damage personal injury Financial institution Intellectual disabilities Persons with disabilities Poor Senior citizen
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- 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
Full history
- Feb 15, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wirch, Carpenter, Hansen, Ringhand and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Anderson, Brostoff, Doyle, Hebl, Ohnstad, Sargent, Sinicki and Vruwink
- Feb 15, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- May 7, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 12, 2019 · Senate
Representative Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1