Delaware House Bill 302 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-5)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-07 - Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill is intended to encourage the reporting of suspected financial exploitation of the elderly and infirm adults by providing immunity from criminal and civil liability for making such reports. Under the bill, anyone who makes a good faith report to law enforcement authorities of such suspected activity is immune from criminal and civil liability for making that report. In addition, any person that adopts a formal written program for reporting suspected financial fraud is immune from civil or criminal liability for any report, act, or omission under that program. Participation in reporting programs is voluntary.

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Reporting Financial Exploitation Of The Elderly And Infirm.

Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Rep. Edward Bennett [D]	Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Rep. William Carson [D]
Sen. Anthony DeLuca [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]
Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. William Oberle [R]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Teresa Schooley [D]
Rep. Bryon Short [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Robert Venables [D]
Rep. D.E. Williams [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-07		Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/479b354e43c97ee1852576a30074e584?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+302/$file/legis.html?open