SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2722 SFLR Page 1 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SENATE FLOOR VERSION April 6, 2023 ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2722 By: Hefner and Deck of the House and Montgomery of the Senate An Act relating to ABLE accounts and programs; requiring executive agencies, boards, commissions and departments to make information available regarding ABLE accounts; specifying methods for distribution of information; requiring contracting entities to provide information regarding ABLE accounts; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sec tion 4001.6 of Title 56, unless there is created a duplica tion in numbering, reads as follows: A. Any agency, board, commission, department or entity organized within the executive branch that has contact with persons who might be able to utilize the provisions of the Oklahoma ABLE Act and establish an account for an eligible beneficiary shall have information readily accessible to persons with whom th e agency might have contact, in the form of a brochure or other publication or by SENATE FLOOR VERSION - HB2722 SFLR Page 2 (Bold face denotes Committee Amendments) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 making information about the program available o n the agency website or both. B. Subsection A of this section shall be applicable to: 1. The State Department of Education; 2. The Oklahoma State D epartment of Health; 3. The Department of Hu man Services; 4. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services; 5. The Department of Rehabilitation Services; and 6. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. C. Any entity that enters into contract with the governmental entities described by subsection A of this section shall also, as a condition of the contract, make information available using the same or similar methods as those used by the executive branch entities. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT April 6, 2023 - DO PASS