87R12397 JG-D     By: Ramos H.B. No. 3686       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the investigation of alleged exploitation of certain   elderly persons.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 48, Human Resources Code,   is amended by adding Section 48.15215 to read as follows:          Sec. 48.15215.  INVESTIGATIONS OF ALLEGED EXPLOITATION OF   CERTAIN ELDERLY PERSONS. (a) An investigation of alleged   exploitation of an elderly person may be continued by the adult   protective services division of the department or by an entity   authorized to conduct the investigation for up to two years   following the date of the elderly person's death.          (b)  This section applies only to an investigation that   begins before an elderly person's death.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2021.