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Attorney General's office backs expansion of financial exploitation penalties but committee narrows consecutive sentencing option
Summary
Senate Bill 466 refines the law on financial exploitation of vulnerable adults and drew support from the Attorney General’s Office, which cautioned the committee that the Senate’s removal of consecutive sentencing restricts court discretion in some cases.
Senate Bill 466 would change the law governing theft and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults, clarifying mental-state elements and adding protections in the health-care context. The Attorney General’s Office testified in support but noted a key difference between House and Senate versions: the Senate removed the possibility of consecutive sentencing in the health-care context.
An AG Office witness said the Senate bill narrows the…
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