GA HB 1605
died on adjournmentCommunity Health, Dept. of; making claims for Medicaid estate recovery of funds from ABLE accounts maintained through any qualified ABLE account, except as required by applicable federal law; prohibit
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1605 pass?
No. GA HB 1605 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-31): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 1605 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE), so as to prohibit the Department of Community Health from making claims for Medicaid estate recovery of funds from ABLE accounts maintained through any qualified ABLE account, except as required by applicable federal law; to provide a definition; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1605?
Scott Hilton, Leesa Hagan, Brent Cox and 1 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1605.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 30 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE), so as to prohibit the Department of Community Health from making claims for Medicaid estate recovery of funds from ABLE accounts maintained through any qualified ABLE account, except as required by applicable federal law; to provide a definition; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-25
- Latest action
- 2026-03-31 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Scott Hiltonprimary
- Leesa Haganprimary
- Brent Coxprimary
- Angie O'Steenprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-03-25
House Hopper
introduction
2026-03-27
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-31
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 60 0347/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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