HB 604

Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

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.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Meganlobbyist	Alzheimer's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Doyle, Robert	MD Federation of NARFE SLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	MSCAN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hartung, Bruce	Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proctor, Karessa	NASW Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	York, Katie	Individual	Position only
UNF	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
FWA	Enten, robert	Maryland Building Industry Assoc	Oral
FWA	Shirley, Zak	Maryland Office of the Attorney General - MFVVU	Oral
FWA	Sallitto, Elena	National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, MD-DC Chapter	Written (PDF)
FWA	Brown, Anthony	Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Casper, Kelly	Office of the Attorney General	Oral

Organizations on record

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Alzheimer's AssociationFAV 1

Baltimore Jewish CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssocFWA 1

Maryland Continuing Care Residents AssociationFAV 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Attorney General - MFVVUFWA 1

MD Federation of NARFE SLCFAV 1

MSCANFAV 1

NASW MarylandFAV 1

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, MD-DC ChapterFWA 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 2

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPeters, MeganAlzheimer's AssociationRegistered for: Alzheimer's Association

FAVMiicke, SarahBaltimore Jewish CouncilRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVMiicke, SarahMSCANRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…