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House Health and Welfare Committee introduces RS 31886 on ABLE accounts with one amendment
Summary
The Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee introduced RS 31886, a draft related to Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts, approving an amendment to remove the word "Idaho" from line 31, page 1; the committee was told the fiscal note shows no fiscal impact.
The Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee voted to introduce RS 31886, a draft concerning Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts, and approved an amendment to strike the word "Idaho" from line 31, page 1 during a brief committee meeting.
Representative Star Scoggs, presenting the RS for the absent state treasurer, said he first learned about ABLE accounts after receiving an email from a constituent and worked with national organizations and the treasurer’s office on the draft. "I didn't know what ABLE was. And a kind lady sent me an email this summer from Star and she said, 'I'm having this issue. We need ABLE,'" Scoggs said when recounting how the measure was developed. He told the panel the fiscal note shows "no fiscal impact."
A motion to introduce RS 31886 as amended — removing the word "Idaho" on line 31, page 1 — was made and the committee approved it by voice vote. The meeting record does not identify the individual lawmaker who moved or seconded the motion; the chair called for the ayes and declared the motion carried.
Committee members also heard procedural remarks about upcoming work on budget reviews. The chair directed members to the packet listing budget assignments and identified Misty Lawrence as the contact who prepares budgets for the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC). Committee members were reminded that assignments are collaborative and that staff and fellow members can help with budget review.
The committee chair said the panel will meet the next day to begin rulemaking work for IDOPL (Idaho Department of Professional-Occupational Licenses). The RS introduction was procedural: the committee introduced the draft and approved the sponsor’s requested technical amendment; no final policy adoption occurred during the session.
