MA H631

Bill

Establishing a commission to study the financial abuse of elders

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study the financial abuse of elders. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to study the financial abuse of elders in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The commission will include members from the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Massachusetts Senate, attorneys specializing in elder and estate law, advocacy groups for elder interests, Councils on Aging, the real estate industry, and the financial services industry. The commission will specifically examine the economic impact and mechanisms of financial abuse on those over age 60, predatory lending and refinancing practices, exploitative transfers of property, fraudulent or deceptive schemes targeting the elderly, and any other form of elder financial abuse. The commission will then file a report with policy recommendations to prevent or better protect elders from financial abuse.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (42)

Brian Ashe (D), Bruce Ayers (D), John Barrett (D), Dan Cahill (D), Dan Carey (D), Josh Cutler (D), Julian Cyr (D), Angelo D'Emilia (R), David DeCoste (R), Diana Dizoglio (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Carolyn Dykema (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Sean Garballey (D), Denise Garlick (D), Colleen Garry (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Steven Howitt (R), Donald Humason (R), Randy Hunt (R), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Joe McKenna (R), Paul McMurtry (D), Liz Miranda (D), Dave Muradian (R), Norm Orrall (R), Sarah Peake (D), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Angelo Puppolo (D), Becca Rausch (D), Jeff Roy (D), Alyson Sullivan (R), Bruce Tarr (R), José Tosado (D), John Velis (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Bud Williams (D), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4401 (on 08/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H631

(25 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H631
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H631.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1262	Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	Similar To
H190	To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H2026	Relative to the Department of Fire Services Commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2060	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2245	Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2324	To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2478	Relative to establishing a special commission to study the efficacy of funding the construction of public safety buildings through the sales tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2741	Establishing the Massachusetts law revision commission	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H2962	Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H3303	To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H4020	Establishing a restaurant promotion commission	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4070	Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5032	Similar To
H4401	Elder Affairs Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H729	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H876	Relative to the conservation of striped bass	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1223	Relative to the creation of a sports injury commission	Accompanied a new draft, see S2765	Similar To
S1455	To promote business continuity and recovery after a disaster	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1470	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1861	Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission	Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2221	Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons	Accompanied a study order, see S2531	Similar To
S2223	To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S2309	To create a Merrimack River District Commission	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S238	Providing rightful opportunities and meaningful investment for successful and equitable education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S2437	Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2446	An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations	Laid before the Governor	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1262

Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B

Accompanied a study order, see H4974

Similar To

H190

To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H2026

Relative to the Department of Fire Services Commission

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2060

Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H2245

Relative to the size of the Group Insurance Commission board

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2324

To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2478

Relative to establishing a special commission to study the efficacy of funding the construction of public safety buildings through the sales tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2741

Establishing the Massachusetts law revision commission

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H2962

Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H3303

To establish the Massachusetts innocence commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H4020

Establishing a restaurant promotion commission

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4070

Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5032

Similar To

H4401

Elder Affairs Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H729

Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H876

Relative to the conservation of striped bass

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S1223

Relative to the creation of a sports injury commission

Accompanied a new draft, see S2765

Similar To

S1455

To promote business continuity and recovery after a disaster

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1470

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1861

Resolve establishing a PILOT reimbursement commission

Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2221

Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons

Accompanied a study order, see S2531

Similar To

S2223

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S2309

To create a Merrimack River District Commission

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S238

Providing rightful opportunities and meaningful investment for successful and equitable education

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S2437

Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2446

An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations

Laid before the Governor

Similar To

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