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California 20252026

AB 871

Mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Mandatedreportersofsuspectedfinancialabuseofanelderordependentadult
Introduced / first action
2025-02-19 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law, the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, establishes procedures for the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of elder and dependent adult abuse. Existing law requires a mandated reporter of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, as defined, to report financial abuse in a specified manner, including by telephone or through a confidential internet reporting tool, as specified, immediately, or as soon as practicably possible. If reported by telephone, existing law requires a written report to be sent, or an internet report to be made through the internet reporting tool, to the local adult protective services agency or the local law enforcement agency within 2 working days. Existing law deems all officers and employees of a financial institution to be mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult. A mandated reporter who fails to report financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult is liable for civil penalties, as specified. If a report of financial abuse is made by a mandated reporter, as described above, this bill would also require a report to be made to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint Center within 2 working days. Within 48 hours of filing a report, the bill would require a financial institution to notify the elder or dependent adult identified in the report, as specified, and provide additional required information. The bill would require a financial institution to provide annual training to its mandated reporters on how to escalate internally and report suspected financial abuse of an elder or a dependent adult to both local and federal authorities, as specified. The bill would specify that violations of these provisions would not incur the above-described liability for civil penalties. The bill would make its provisions operative on January 1, 2028.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  2. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6310.).

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  3. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  5. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  6. Ordered to second reading.

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  7. Withdrawn from committee.

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  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 17).

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  11. Referred to Coms. on B. & F.I. and JUD.

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  12. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 3807.)

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  14. Measure version as amended on January 16 corrected.

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  15. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  16. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (January 15).

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  18. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (January 12). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

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  19. Coauthors revised.

  20. (Pending re-refer to Com. on JUD.)

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  21. Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 3717.)

  22. Referred to Coms. on B.&F. and JUD.

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  23. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  24. Read first time. To print.

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