Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

Oklahoma House Bill HB1837 Compare Versions

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29		-	BILL NO. 1837 By: Hefner and Deck of the
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	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 1837 By: Hefner of the House
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	45	+	AS INTRODUCED
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40	47		An Act relating to poor persons; amending 56 O.S.
41		-	2021, Section 4001.5, ~~which relates to~~ Achieving a
42		-	~~Better Life~~ Experience Program account; adding an
43		-	~~exemption; and~~ providing an effective date .
	48	+	2021, Section 4001.5, Achieving a Better Life
	49	+	Experience Program account; adding an exemption; and
	50	+	providing an effective date .
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50	57		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
51	58		SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 56 O.S. 2021, Section 4001.5, is
52	59		amended to read as follows:
53	60		Section 4001.5. A. Account balances and distributions from
54	61		savings accounts established pursuant to this act shall be exempt
55	62		from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment or any other process
56	63		whatsoever and shall be unassignable. In the event of the death of
57	64		a beneficiary, the funds from an Achieving a Better Life Experience
58		-	(ABLE) account are also exempt from Medicaid recovery liens, claim s,
	65	+	(ABLE) account are also exempt from Medicaid recovery liens, claim,
59	66		and other reimbursement proceedings filed pursuant to Section 12-
60		-	994.2 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes by the Oklahoma Health
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	94	+	994.2 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes by the Oklahoma Health
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88	96		B. Money and assets residing in an account established pursuant
89	97		to this act or residing in an ABL E account established in another
90	98		state shall not be considered for purposes of d etermining
91	99		eligibility for assistance or benefits or for determining the amount
92	100		of assistance or benefits to be received from the Temporary
93	101		Assistance for Needy Families program or from any other local or
94	102		state means-tested public assistance programs.
95	103		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
96		-	Passed the House of R epresentatives the 26th day of March, 2025.
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	105	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET , dated
	106	+	02/27/2025 - DO PASS, As Coauthored.