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CS/SB 472: Developmental Disabilities

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Bean

Developmental Disabilities; Citing this act as the "C.V. Clay Ford/Gabriela Poole Developmental Disabilities Savings Plan"; establishing the Developmental Disabilities Savings Program to allow for advance saving for services for children who have developmental disabilities and who will be ineligible for certain services due to age; providing that the program may not be implemented until certain legal opinions are obtained; establishing the Developmental Disabilities Savings Program Board to administer the savings program; providing a sunset clause, etc.

Effective Date: July 1, 2013, or upon the date that the federal “Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2013” or “ABLE Act of 2013,” S.313/H.R.647, or similar legislation becomes law, whichever occurs later
Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  4. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/25/2013 Senate • Filed
2/4/2013 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 36
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 36
3/27/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/13, 3:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
4/1/2013 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
4/3/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/4/2013 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 346
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 352
5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Banking and Insurance