2023 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB354: Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Account Establishment - Procedures
Legislative Summary
Establishing certain procedures regarding the persons who may establish or receive distributions from an ABLE account in the Maryland ABLE Program for a certain eligible individual; and requiring the Maryland 529 Board to adopt certain procedures regarding the establishment and operation of an ABLE account by a person other than a certain designated beneficiary.
Bill History
1/26/2023
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/13/2023
Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/3/2023
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
4/3/2023
Favorable with Amendments {243120/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/3/2023
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/4/2023
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
House of Delegates
4/4/2023
Referred Rules
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 243120/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 243120/1 Adopted
4/3/2023Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/4/2023
139
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/4/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Rules(Senate)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 18
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor

Mark Chang
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (23)
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Tiffany Alston
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Tom Hutchinson
Republican
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Nicholaus Kipke
Republican
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Ashanti Martinez
Democrat
Matt Morgan
Republican
Teresa Reilly
Republican
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Jamila Woods
Democrat