Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT DEFINING AND PROTECTING ELDERLY FROM ABUSE, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
June 30, 2022
Date Read
July 26, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on SENIOR CITIZENS since 2022-07-26
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00109 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DEFINING AND PROTECTING ELDERLY FROM ABUSE, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to provide senior citizens who are victims of violence, with protection and the necessary assistance to ensure their personal safety and security.Defines “violence against the elderly†to any type of violence or abuse, whether physical abuse or violence, sexual, psychological or emotional abuse, material or financial exploitation, and neglect, inflicted upon an elderly individual. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DIONISIO, ERNESTO JR. M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2022-06-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Rivera (000 2022-09-06) | 2. Romualdo (000 2022-09-15) |
| 3. Villarica (000 2022-09-15) | 4. Delos Santos (000 2022-09-16) |
| 5. Bordado (000 2023-02-20) | 6. Castro (J.) (000 2023-03-22) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZENS ON 2022-07-26 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Seeks to provide senior citizens who are victims of violence, with protection and the necessary assistance to ensure their personal safety and security.Defines "violence against the elderly" to any type of violence or abuse, whether physical abuse or violence, sexual, psychological or emotional abuse, material or financial exploitation, and neglect, inflicted upon an elderly individual.
Significance