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Senate Judiciary advances bill to consolidate and strengthen elder abuse, neglect and exploitation statutes
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to concur on House Bill 5 32 after hearing testimony from prosecutors, state agencies and elder-advocacy groups that the bill will move statutes into the criminal code, clarify definitions and make prosecution more accessible for crimes against vulnerable adults.
Rep. Bill Mercer, R‑Billings, asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to concur on House Bill 5 32, legislation that would align statutes for vulnerable‑adult abuse, neglect and exploitation within Title 45 of the Montana Code Annotated and expand evidentiary and sentencing definitions for those crimes.
The measure, proponents said, is intended to make it easier for law enforcement and prosecutors to find and treat offenses against elderly and vulnerable adults as mainstream criminal offenses rather than hiding them across multiple…
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