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HB1026 • 2026

LTSS trust spousal benefits

Protecting spouses by allowing the sharing of benefits under the long-term services and supports trust program.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Abbarno, Representative Schmick, Representative Burnett, Representative Jacobsen, Representative Eslick, Representative McClintock
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
H EL & Human Svc
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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LTSS trust spousal benefits

LTSS trust spousal benefits

What This Bill Does

  • LTSS trust spousal benefits

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 House

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Official Summary Text

LTSS trust spousal benefits

Current Bill Text

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AN ACT Relating to protecting spouses by allowing the sharing of 1
benefits under the long-term services and supports trust program; and 2
adding a new section to chapter 50B.04 RCW. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 50B.04 5
RCW to read as follows: 6
(1) A qualified individual may elect to transfer any or all of 7
the qualified individual's available benefit units to the qualified 8
individual's spouse if the receiving spouse: 9
(a)(i) Does not meet the criteria to be a qualified individual 10
under RCW 50B.04.050; and 11
(ii) Following an evaluation, is determined to meet the 12
functional criteria necessary to become an eligible beneficiary as 13
established in RCW 50B.04.060; or 14
(b)(i) Has met the criteria to be a qualified individual under 15
RCW 50B.04.050; 16
(ii) Following an evaluation, is determined to meet the 17
functional criteria necessary to become an eligible beneficiary as 18
established in RCW 50B.04.060; and 19
(iii) Has exhausted the benefit units available to the receiving 20
spouse under the program. 21
H-0184.1
HOUSE BILL 1026
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Abbarno, Schmick, Burnett, Jacobsen, Eslick, and
McClintock
Prefiled 12/10/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Early Learning & Human Services.
p. 1 HB 1026
(2) A qualified individual who transfers benefit units to a 1
spouse shall have the amount of transferred units deducted from the 2
amount of benefit units available to the qualified individual who 3
makes the transfer. 4
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p. 2 HB 1026