THIRD READING

HB 4618 (Huckleberry)

HB 4618 would increase the penalties for the crime of committing or attempting financial exploitation or embezzlement of a vulnerable adult’s assets. Serious violations as defined in the bill would be subject to civil fines of up to the greater of $15,000 or triple the value of the targeted assets, and very serious violations would be punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $50,000 fine.

• HB 4618 was advanced to 3rd reading.

HB 4727 (Huckleberry)

HB 4727 would establish sentencing guidelines for the increased penalties proposed by House Bill 4618 for financial exploitation or embezzlement of a vulnerable adult’s assets.

• HB 4727 was advanced to 3rd reading.

HB 4620 (Bledsoe)

HB 4620 would revise the penalties for fraudulently obtaining another person’s signature with the intention of cheating or defrauding the person. Currently the penalty is EITHER up 10 years in prison or a $5,000 fine, and the bill would authorize BOTH of these for a single offense.

• HB 4620 was advanced to 3rd reading.

HB 4626 (Constan)

HB 4626 would establish sentencing guidelines for the increased penalty proposed by House Bill 4620 for the crime of obtaining a signature by fraud.

• HB 4626 was advanced to 3rd reading.

HB 5011 (Constan)

HB 5011 would prohibit a magistrate from refusing to accept a criminal vulnerable adult abuse complaint because the complaint is signed by a person other than the victim, who is acting upon information and belief that a violation occurred.

• HB 5011 was advanced to 3rd reading.

HB 4971 (Dean)

HB 4971 would revise the conditions on a potential employer asking state authorities if a job candidate is a perpetrator in the state's central registry of serious child abuse cases. The bill would limit such enquiries to jobs that include contact with children.

• HB 4971 was advanced to 3rd reading.