2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB848: Enacting bank protections for eligible adults from financial exploitation

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to provide banking protections for eligible adults from financial exploitation by permitting depository institutions, broker-dealers, and investment advisors to delay, refuse, or prevent certain activities and financial transactions when an entity or employer suspects financial exploitation of an elder adult or incapacitated adult may be at issue. This bill further permits disclosure of such activity or financial transaction to an eligible adults' authorized third-party as well as a designated state agency.

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Bill History

3/20/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
3/20/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
3/20/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
3/20/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
3/29/2025
Committee substitute reported
Senate
3/29/2025
Immediate consideration
Senate
3/29/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
3/31/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/31/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/31/2025
Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
4/1/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
4/1/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/1/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 268)
Senate
4/1/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
4/2/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
To Finance
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
To House Finance
House of Delegates

Amendments

sb848 sfa willis _1 3-31

sb848 sfa willis _1 3-31

3/31/2025Not Adopted

sb848 sfa willis _1 3-31 adopted

sb848 sfa willis _1 3-31 adopted

3/31/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (Roll No. 268)
4/1/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/1/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Finance(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197022.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197020.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197020.3 KB