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Bill ABLE savings trust agreement; Medicaid clawback prohibition. ABLE savings trust agreement; Medicaid clawbackprohibition. Provides that the beneficiary of an ABLE savingstrust account may appoint a survivor. In the event of the beneficiary'sdeath, the survivor becomes the new beneficiary of the account ifhe is eligible under federal law to be a beneficiary of an ABLE savingstrust account. The bill provides that if the survivor is ineligible,then any proceeds remaining in the account are distributed to thesurvivor and the account is closed. Under current law, if the beneficiaryof an ABLE savings trust account dies, his state of residence becomesa creditor of the account and may seek payment under federal law for Medicaid benefits provided to the beneficiary while he was alive.The bill prohibits the Commonwealth from seeking estate recoveryor payment from the proceeds of the deceased beneficiary's accountfor benefits provided to him. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2020 HB 887 Virginia HB 887 (2020)
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Virginia HB 887 (2020) — ABLE savings trust agreement; Medicaid clawback prohibition.

ABLE savings trust agreement; Medicaid clawbackprohibition. Provides that the beneficiary of an ABLE savingstrust account may appoint a survivor. In the event of the beneficiary'sdeath, the survivor becomes the new beneficiary of the account ifhe is eligible under federal law to be a beneficiary of an ABLE savingstrust account. The bill provides that if the survivor is ineligible,then any proceeds remaining in the account are distributed to thesurvivor and the account is closed. Under current law, if the beneficiaryof an ABLE savings trust account dies, his state of residence becomesa creditor of the account and may seek payment under federal law for Medicaid benefits provided to the beneficiary while he was alive.The bill prohibits the Commonwealth from seeking estate recoveryor payment from the proceeds of the deceased beneficiary's accountfor benefits provided to him.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0923) (committee substitute) — source
  2. Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB887ER) (committee substitute) — source
  3. Impact statement from DPB (HB887) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) — 220 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N) — 961 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N) — 120 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N) — 50 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Eileen Filler-Corn — primary (person)
  • Kathleen Murphy — cosponsor (person)
  • Mark L. Keam — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2020-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102066D introduction
  • 2020-01-07 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions referral-committee
  • 2020-01-14 Impact statement from DPB (HB887)
  • 2020-01-17 Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health referral-committee
  • 2020-01-27 Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-01-30 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-03 Read first time reading-1
  • 2020-02-04 Passed by temporarily
  • 2020-02-04 Read second time and engrossed reading-2
  • 2020-02-05 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2020-02-05 VOTE: Passage (97-Y 1-N)
  • 2020-02-06 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2020-02-06 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2020-02-20 Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-02-20 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2020-03-02 Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2020-03-04 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2020-03-05 Read third time reading-3
  • 2020-03-05 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2020-03-12 Enrolled
  • 2020-03-12 Impact statement from DPB (HB887ER)
  • 2020-03-12 Signed by Speaker
  • 2020-03-12 Signed by President
  • 2020-03-17 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
  • 2020-03-17 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 2020-04-09 Approved by Governor-Chapter 923 (effective 7/1/20) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5e35bd73-91db-4fe9-b696-87d74f03e66c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).