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Committee advances package to expand protections for older and vulnerable adults including new PPOs and MDTs
Summary
The Families, Children, and Seniors Committee heard bipartisan testimony and voted to report Senate Bills 922–925, which would create an elder/vulnerable‑adult personal protection order, extend recovery and statute‑of‑limitations rules for embezzlement, and allow multidisciplinary teams to address abuse and exploitation.
Chair Young introduced a package of Senate bills (SB 922–925) described as expanding legal protections for older and vulnerable adults. Renee Wilson, legislative director for Senator Kleinfeld, said SB 922 would allow individuals who are 60 or older, vulnerable adults, or persons with developmental disabilities to petition the court for an elder and vulnerable‑adult personal protection order (PPO). SB 923 would add embezzlement of a vulnerable adult as a predicate offense for racketeering and extend the statute of limitations to 10 years; SB 924 would allow recovery and liability to continue after the vulnerable adult’s death in certain…
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