Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Financial Institutions Elder Abuse Reporting Act. Provides that a financial institution shall make an abuse report if an employee of the financial institution (i) has direct contact with an elder adult or reviews or approves an elder adult's financial documents, records, or transactions in connection with financial services provided by the financial institution to or for the elder adult, and (ii) observes or obtains knowledge of behavior, unusual circumstances, or transactions that leads the employee to know or have reasonable cause to suspect that the elder adult is the victim of financial abuse. Provides that an abuse report made under the Act is confidential. Provides that a financial institution shall establish and implement a training program to (i) assist employees in recognizing signs of potential financial abuse of an elder adult and (ii) inform employees about the requirement to file abuse reports provided by the Act. Provides for civil penalties for failure to file an abuse report.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger
2/27/2015	House	First Reading
2/27/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/12/2015	House	Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
3/25/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
3/27/2015	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
3/31/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
3/31/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
4/14/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
5/22/2015	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
3/9/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
4/13/2016	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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