2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB604: Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting a person who is a caregiver to or a family member or household member of an individual from knowingly and willfully obtaining the property of the individual with the intent to deprive the individual of the individual's property if the individual is a vulnerable adult or an individual of at least 68 years of age and the person knows or reasonably should know the individual is a vulnerable adult of at least 68 years of age; and providing certain penalties for a violation of the Act.

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Bill History

1/23/2025
First Reading Judiciary
House of Delegates
1/27/2025
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {523124/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/6/2025
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
House of Delegates
3/7/2025
Referred Judicial Proceedings Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable with Amendments {643420/1 Adopted
Senate
3/31/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/3/2025
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 643420/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 643420/1 Adopted

3/31/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 523124/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 523124/1 Adopted

3/4/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/6/2025
136
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/4/2025216.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/23/2025139.6 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197059.2 KB
Vote Image
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