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S2987 2026 -- S 2987 ======== LC004669 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Introduced By: Senators LaMountain, Burke, Dimitri, Felag, and Quezada Date Introduced: March 04, 2026 Referred To: Senate Judiciary (General Treasurer) It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 42-7.2-20.8 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-7.2 entitled Office 2 of Health and Human Services is hereby amended to read as follows: 3 42-7.2-20.8. Creditors. 4 Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, money in the 5 ABLE program shall be exempt from creditor process and shall not be liable to attachment, 6 garnishment, or other process, nor shall it be seized, taken, appropriated, or applied by any legal or 7 equitable process or operation of law to pay any debt or liability of any contributor or beneficiary ; 8 provided, however, that the state of residency of the designated beneficiary of an ABLE account 9 shall be a creditor of such account in the event of the death of the designated beneficiary . Upon 10 death of a designated beneficiary, an agency or instrumentality of the state shall not seek payment 11 pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 529A from any ABLE savings trust account or its proceeds for benefits 12 provided to a designated beneficiary, except as required by federal law. 13 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC004669 ======== EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES *** 1 This act would prohibit the state from seeking reimbursement for expenditures made on 2 behalf of disabled Rhode Islanders from an ABLE account after the death of the designated 3 beneficiary. 4 This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC004669 ======== LC004669 - Page 2 of 2
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