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type: "Bill"
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title: "Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults by an agent, penalty."
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description: "Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation; incapacitated adults; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for an agent under a power of attorney to knowingly or intentionally engage in financial exploitation of an incapacitated adult who is the principal of that agent. The bill also provides that the agent's authority terminates upon such conviction. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. This bill is identical to SB 124."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
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legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "HB 497"
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citation: "Virginia HB 497 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Michael P. Mullin"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2022-01-11"
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last_action: "2022-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/789a8faf-314e-4d48-99e1-d7aaa5e5e080"
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source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+sum+HB497"
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source_hash: "9df922103311f83e9cf3c95abd0870a9a777cfeeeda90967adfef642f18b3091"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
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---
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# Virginia HB 497 (2022) — Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation of incapacitated adults by an agent, penalty.
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Misuse of power of attorney; financial exploitation; incapacitated adults; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for an agent under a power of attorney to knowingly or intentionally engage in financial exploitation of an incapacitated adult who is the principal of that agent. The bill also provides that the agent's authority terminates upon such conviction. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Virginia Criminal Justice Conference. This bill is identical to SB 124.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **CHAP0397** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0397)
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2. **Committee substitute printed 22105097D-H1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB497H1)
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3. **HB497ER** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB497ER)
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4. **Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100840D** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?221+ful+HB497)
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## Votes
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- Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
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- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N) — **7–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Michael P. Mullin — primary (person)
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- T. Montgomery "Monty" Mason — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-01-11** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100840D `introduction`
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- **2022-01-11** Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2022-01-22** Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1 `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-02** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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- **2022-02-02** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-07** Impact statement from DPB (HB497)
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- **2022-02-07** Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-07** Committee substitute printed 22105097D-H1 `substitution`
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- **2022-02-09** Impact statement from DPB (HB497H1)
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- **2022-02-09** Read first time `reading-1`
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- **2022-02-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-02-10** Committee substitute agreed to 22105097D-H1
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- **2022-02-10** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB497H1
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- **2022-02-11** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-02-11** VOTE: Passage (99-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-14** Constitutional reading dispensed
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- **2022-02-14** Referred to Committee on the Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-21** Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
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- **2022-02-22** Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
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- **2022-02-23** Read third time `reading-3`
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- **2022-02-23** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
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- **2022-02-25** Enrolled
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- **2022-02-25** Signed by Speaker
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- **2022-02-25** Signed by President
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- **2022-03-01** Impact statement from DPB (HB497ER)
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- **2022-03-11** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2022
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- **2022-03-11** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2022
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- **2022-04-11** Approved by Governor-Chapter 397 (effective 7/1/22) `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/789a8faf-314e-4d48-99e1-d7aaa5e5e080`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).
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