CA SB1117

Exempts trust property from state and local agency claims when a deceased special needs trust beneficiary's trust transfers property to a surviving sibling who is also a special needs trust beneficiary.

Tolls the statute of limitations on claims by the State Department of Health Care Services, State Department of State Hospitals, State Department of Developmental Services, and county/city agencies while a special needs trust exists.

Requires trustees to notify relevant state departments and counties of a beneficiary's death or trust termination within four months, after which agencies have four months to file claims.

Adds a new exemption to Medi-Cal estate recovery rules preventing the state from claiming against property of a deceased beneficiary's special needs trust if it transfers to a surviving sibling's special needs trust.

Applies only to special needs trusts established on or after January 1, 1993.