Abuse and neglect of incapacitated adults; informed consent.
Summary
Clarifies, for the purposes of the exemptions to abuse and neglect of incapacitated adults, that the informed consent or a declaration of the incapacitated person must have been given when such person was not incapacitated and that any wishes of the incapacitated person relied upon must have been made known when such person was not incapacitated. The bill provides that its provisions are declaratory of existing law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Dec 3, 2018
Signed Mar 5, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2019
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Feb 12, 2019
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 5, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 234 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 12, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0)
senate
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Jan 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB1674E
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Dec 3, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 3, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100716D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael P. Mullin
DDemocratic
Co
Jeion Ward
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
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