# Tennessee HB 0496: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-4-803 and Section 71-4-806, relative to the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act. Tennessee HB 0496, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-4-803 and Section 71-4-806, relative to the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Effective date(s) 05/02/2025, 01/01/2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0496-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0496 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 71-4-803 and Section 71-4-806, relative to the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Effective date(s) 05/02/2025, 01/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Treasurer, State - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (164 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer ownership of disability savings accounts: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Tennessee law clarifies that an eligible individual owns their ABLE account and is its named beneficiary. The law uses the definitions of disability certification and eligible individual provided in the code. These definition changes took effect for rulemaking when the la… - Transferred student funds cover only education: cost, low. Money transferred from a student's individualized education account into an ABLE account can only pay for that student's education expenses. Spending must follow Tennessee's ABLE law, its rules, and other applicable state law. This restriction took effect when the law became law. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-05-08: Effective date(s) 05/02/2025, 01/01/2026 - 2025-05-08: Pub. Ch. 340 - 2025-05-02: Signed by Governor. - 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2025-04-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-15: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2025-04-14: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2025-04-14: Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 (House) - 2025-04-10: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025 (House) - 2025-04-08: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/8/2025 (House) - 2025-04-02: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed behind the budget (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-25: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House) - 2025-02-19: Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/25/2025 (House) - 2025-02-19: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2025-02-12: Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/19/2025 (House) - 2025-02-05: Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-05: P2C, ref. to Health Committee (House) - 2025-02-03: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-29: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0340.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0496.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0496.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0340.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB0496.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0496.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0496-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).