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OK HB1837
Bill
Status
3/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ellyn Hefner
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AI Summary
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Amends Oklahoma Statutes Section 4001.5 to exempt Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account funds from Medicaid recovery liens, claims, and reimbursement proceedings filed by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority upon a beneficiary's death
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Establishes that money and assets in ABLE accounts (whether established in Oklahoma or another state) shall not be counted when determining eligibility or benefit amounts for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or other state and local means-tested public assistance programs
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Maintains existing protections that ABLE account balances and distributions are exempt from levy, sale, garnishment, attachment, and other legal process, and are unassignable
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Becomes effective November 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Poor persons; Achieving a Better Life Experience Program account; exemption; effective date.
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
4/1/2025