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House Health and Welfare committee introduces RS 31886 to join ABLE savings program
Summary
The Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee introduced RS 31886, a proposal to adopt ABLE accounts for eligible Idahoans, and approved an amendment striking the word "Idaho" from one line of the draft. The committee approved minutes from Jan. 14 and received administrative guidance on upcoming budget assignments.
The House Health and Welfare Committee introduced RS 31886, a proposal to make Idaho eligible to participate in ABLE accounts, during a short committee meeting that opened at 10:00 and included a voice vote to introduce the measure as amended.
Representative Scoggs, who presented the draft, said the proposal would allow Idaho residents to use Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts and said the state currently is one of only three that had not yet joined the program. "You see only three states not participating in it and Idaho is one of those," Scoggs said, urging the committee to move forward. Scoggs described learning about the program after…
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