Maryland House Bill 604 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7)
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-04-03 - Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person who is a caregiver to or a family member or household member of an individual from knowingly and willfully obtaining the property of the individual with the intent to deprive the individual of the individual's property if the individual is a vulnerable adult or an individual of at least 68 years of age and the person knows or reasonably should know the individual is a vulnerable adult of at least 68 years of age; and providing certain penalties for a violation of the Act.

Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults

Del. Jon Cardin [D]	Del. Gary Simmons [D]	Del. Scott Phillips [D]	Del. David Moon [D]
Del. Frank Conaway [D]	Del. Aaron Kaufman [D]	Del. Nicole Williams [D]

2025-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 136 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-03	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2025-03-31	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2025-03-31	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {643420/1 Adopted
2025-03-31	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2025-03-07	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings Education, Energy, and the Environment
2025-03-06	House	Third Reading Passed (136-0)
2025-03-04	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2025-03-04	House	Favorable with Amendments {523124/1 Adopted
2025-03-03	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
2025-01-27	House	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-23	House	First Reading Judiciary

SB466 (Crossfiled) 2025-03-19 - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Law	8	801	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0604?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0604f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0604t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0604_52312401.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/amds/bil_0004/hb0604_64342001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes_comm/hb0604_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes_comm/hb0604_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/House/0329.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/votes/Senate/0919.pdf