AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Summary
Prohibits the state from seeking reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of disabled Rhode Islanders from an ABLE account after death of the designated beneficiary.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025
Last action May 23, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 36
May 22, 2025
D
Democratic32
78% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 23, 2025
Committee
05/23/2025 Referred to House Finance
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/22/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
May 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/20/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
04/08/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Tikoian
DDemocratic
P
Matt LaMountain
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Murray
DDemocratic
P
Val Lawson
DDemocratic
P
Walter Felag
DDemocratic
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