Kentucky
General Assembly

10/28/15	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/05/16	introduced in House to State Government (H)
01/12/16	posted in committee
02/04/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitutes (1) committee amendment (1-title)
02/05/16	2nd reading, to Rules
02/08/16	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 10
02/10/16	3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) committee amendment (1-title)
02/11/16	received in Senate
02/16/16	to Health & Welfare (S)
03/17/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/18/16	2nd reading, to Rules
03/22/16	floor amendment (1) filed

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions of the bill; amend KRS 205.200 to disregard any amount in an ABLE account, any contributions to an ABLE account, and any distribution from an ABLE account for qualified expenses for the purposes of determining an individual's eligibility for a means-tested public assistance program and the amount of assistance or benefits the individual is eligible to receive under the program; direct the State Treasurer, the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, the Executive Director of the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the Executive Director of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to work cooperatively to seek all available sources of funding to defray the start-up costs associated with establishing ABLE accounts within the Commonwealth and report to the Legislative Research Commission on or before December 31, 2016.
Index Headings	Disabilities and the Disabled - ABLE Account, creation of Health and Medical Services - Medicaid, ABLE Account not disqualification of eligibility for Public Medical Assistance - ABLE Account not disqualification of eligibility for Treasurer - ABLE Account, creation of program within Treasurer's Office Medicaid - ABLE Account not disqualification of eligibility for

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	B. Yonts
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Disabilities and the Disabled - ABLE Account, creation of Health and Medical Services - Medicaid, ABLE Account not disqualification of eligibility for Public Medical Assistance - ABLE Account not disqualification of eligibility for Treasurer - ABLE Account, creation of program within Treasurer's Office Medicaid - ABLE Account not disqualification of eligibility for

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	W. Schroder
Summary	Require a determination of the best plan of action related to ABLE accounts to be provided in the report submitted to the Legislative Research Commission.
Index Headings	Disabilities and the Disabled - ABLE Account, creation of Health and Medical Services - Medicaid, ABLE Account not disqualification of eligibility for Public Medical Assistance - ABLE Account not disqualification of eligibility for Treasurer - ABLE Account, creation of program within Treasurer's Office Medicaid - ABLE Account not disqualification of eligibility for