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HB 145 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ACHIEVING A BETTER LIFE EXPERIENCE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

Summary
ABLE accounts are special savings accounts established for certain persons with disabilities. This bill clarifies the treatment of funds in an ABLE account upon the death of a designated beneficiary. Specifically it prohibits State agencies or instrumentalities from clawing back from the ABLE account any funds it has expended on behalf of a designated beneficiary.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Apr 25, 2017 Signed Jul 28, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Jul 2, 2017 · House Jun 29, 2017

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jul 2, 2017
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jul 28, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 2, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
May 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 10 On Its Merits
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Nicole Poore
Nicole Poore
DDemocratic
DE
12
P
Photo of Trey Paradee
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
DE
17
Co
DH
Deborah Hudson
RRepublican
DE
12
Co
Photo of Debra Heffernan
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
DE
6
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
DE
25
Co
Photo of Kevin Hensley
Kevin Hensley
RRepublican
DE
9
Co
MG
Melanie George Smith
DDemocratic
DE
5
Co
QJ
Quinton Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
RM
Robert Marshall
DDemocratic
DE
3
Co
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
DE
37