SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1767, 1879, 2219
PRINTER'S NO. 3001
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1319
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MARSHALL, O'NEILL, STEPHENS, D. MILLER, MURT,
BARRAR, COHEN, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DAVIS, DRISCOLL, GIBBONS,
GODSHALL, GROVE, A. HARRIS, HEFFLEY, KINSEY, KORTZ,
LONGIETTI, McNEILL, MULLERY, PETRARCA, ROSS, ROZZI, SABATINA,
SAMUELSON, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, THOMAS, WHEATLEY,
YOUNGBLOOD, FREEMAN, DAVIDSON, BRADFORD, WATSON, WARD,
MICCARELLI, BARBIN, D. PARKER, MATZIE AND DEAN, JUNE 10, 2015
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, MARCH 21, 2016
AN ACT
Providing for the establishment of a savings program by the
Treasury Department to encourage eligible individuals with
disabilities to save private funds from which the expenses
related to their disabilities may be paid to assist them in
maintaining health, independence and quality of life.
PROVIDING FOR THE TAXATION OR THE EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION OF
AMOUNTS AND EVENTS RELATING TO THE PENNSYLVANIA ABLE SAVINGS
PROGRAM.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Achieving a
Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"ABLE account contract." An agreement between the program
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