AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ACT
Summary
Exempts individual retirement accounts as a countable resource for public assistance. This act also prohibits the state as a creditor against an ABLE account in the event of death of a beneficiary.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026
Last action May 5, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
May 5, 2026
Committee
05/05/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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