as of 4/9/2015

ABLE Accounts – State Enabling Legislation
STATE
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
BILL
HB 274
SB 226
HB 1239
AB 449
SB 324
HB 5099
HB 5447
HB 5909
HB 6738
HB 7038
Delaware
Florida
Hawaii
Illinois
SB 381
SB 581
HB 60
HB 935
SB 642
HB 119
HB 3117
HB 3360
HB 3370
SB 1383
Iowa
Kentucky
(adjourned)
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
SSB 1210
SF 439
HB 460
SB 188
HB 188
HB 234
HB 598
HB 1105
SB 761
HB 1816
HF 161
Minnesota
SF 39
SF 303
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New
Hampshire
SB 174
SB 399
LB 591
SB 265
AB 3956
New Jersey
New Mexico
(adjourned)
New York
SB 2770
HB 448
HB 467
AB 6516
SB 1006
STATUS (as of 4/9/2015)
3/12 to Ways and Means
4/2 Passed Senate; 4/7 to Ways and Means
4/2 TO GOVERNOR
3/23 Re-referred to Revenue and Tax
3/5 to Committee; Hearing 4/8
1/22 to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
2/2 to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
2/13 to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
3/25 Favorable change of Committee reference
3/19 to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding; 4/6
Hearing held (numerous submissions in support available here)
1/22 to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
1/22 to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
3/31 Passed House; 4/1 to Health and Human Services
3/4, 3/12, 4/1 Favorable report out of Committees; 4/6 Placed on
House Calendar
4/1 Passed Senate
3/6 Passed House; 3/24, 3/31 Passed Committees
3/27 Re-referred to Rules
3/27 Re-referred to Rules
3/27 Re-referred to Rules
3/26 Do pass by State Government and Veterans Affairs, Placed on
Calendar Order of 2nd Reading 4/14
3/16 Passed out of subcommittee
3/16 Passed out of subcommittee
2/24 to Health and Welfare
2/19 to Health and Welfare
3/27 Filed
3/31 Filed
4/3 Filed
3/19 Passed House; 3/26 Passed Senate with amendments; 4/3
Conference Committee Report Adopted in House
3/26 Passed Senate; 4/3 2nd Reading in House with amendments
3/11 Committee referral
3/23 Committee report to adopt and re-refer to Health and Human
Services Finance
2/19 Committee recommends do pass as amended, to Finance
1/26 Introduced, 1st Reading, to Health, Human Services and
Housing
2/26 Passed Senate; House Committee Hearing Scheduled 4/14
3/31 Passed Senate; 4/8 House Committee hearing held
3/19 Placed on General File, with amendment
3/19 Passed House; 4/9 Committee recommend do pass with
amendment
3/19 Reported out of Comm. with amdts, to Appropriations Committee
3/9 Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd
Reading; 3/12 to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
3/3 Do pass committee report adopted
2/16 Introduced
3/26 to Banks
3/23 Recommitted
STATE
North Dakota
BILL
SB 4472
HB 556
SB 367
HB 1373
Oregon
SB 777
Pennsylvania
HB 444
HB 5564
SB 413
SB 465
HB 896
HB 999
SB 429
SB 1162
HB 2542
HB 3703
HB 3766
SB 1141
SB 1664
SB 292
HB 402
HB 2306
SB 1404
HB 2063
SB 6043
HB 2902
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
STATUS (as of 4/9/2015)
3/23 to Banks
4/6 to Finance
3/24 to Health Care, to Finance
ENACTED – 4/1 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
4/7 Committee recommend do pass with amendments, to Finance
and Revenue
2/12 to Finance Committee
2/25 Introduced, to Finance
2/25 Introduced, to Finance
3/26 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
2/19 to Health Subcommittee
4/6 Committee recommend do pass, to Government Operations
2/11 to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
4/6 Committee recommend do pass, to Finance, Ways and Means
3/16 to Human Services
3/19 to Human Services
3/23 to Human Services
3/17 to Business and Commerce
4/8 Committee reported favorably with amendments
ENACTED - 3/31 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
3/10 to Commerce and Economic Development
ENACTED - 3/17 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (Ch. 311)
ENACTED - 3/17 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (Ch. 227)
3/10 Passed House; 3/25, 4/7 Committees recommend do pass
2/19 to Health Care Committee
ENACTED - 3/31 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
SUMMARY (33):
 Enacted = 4
 Pending = 27
 Died upon adjournment = 2