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• When the student receive a full refund.
• They could order tuition refunds for affected students or impose fines if appropriate.
• For example, our refund deadlines are already published out through spring of 2027.
• Uh for example,<00:27:25.520> our<00:27:25.640> refund<00:27:26.000> deadlines<00
• :27:26.320> are example, our refund deadlines are example, our refund deadlines are already<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It also creates a three-year refund process for property owners to receive a refund on sales tax paid
• It also allows state universities and colleges to obtain refunds for sales tax paid by contractors on
• Additionally, it allows refunds of previously paid taxes.
• completed refund application, interest secures accrues...
• them a little refund or rebate for doing that.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• seniors, and this would allow certain seniors to receive an advanced payment of their property tax refunds
• the electronic filing system for the political<00:02:23.840> contribution<00:02:24.400> refunds
• political contribution refunds. political contribution refunds.
• an advanced payment of their property an advanced payment of their property tax<00:05:05.760> refunds
• in the form of a property tax refunds in the form of a property tax<00:05:07.800> credit.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• In 2005, the 79th legislature enacted a statute that entitles applicants to refund their permit fee if
• Since that statute was enacted, a few, uh, very few, if any, homeowners have received their refunds despite
• municipalities exploit a loophole in the statute by requiring applicants to waive their right to a refund
• to get a building permit unless you agree that if we go beyond 45 days, you're not going to get a refund

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• disannexation statute right now provides that if an area dis-annexes from the city, the city has to pay all, refund
• Then that's going to be a huge cost to cities and the taxpayers to refund that amount because it's not
• those funds are sitting in escrow forever. uh, it would require the city to generate that money to refund
• We would have to refund all of the tax money. I know that because our city attorneys told us.

Bills: HB24

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

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• company, we will reach out to the gift card company to see if they are willing to offer the consumer a refund
• And that's how it normally works, because normally some gift card companies do not offer refunds.
• sell that property for, you know, reduced cost or whatever, and a lot of times they only get a non-refundable
• sell that property for, you know, reduced cost or whatever, and a lot of times they only get a non-refundable
• lawsuits, etc., etc. ...you know, reduced cost or whatever, and a lot of times they only get a non-refundable

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: A joint House-Senate Insurance and Commerce meeting focused on the growing threat of financial fraud in Arkansas, with members hearing from bankers, the Attorney General’s office, the state bank and securities commissioner, the insurance department, AARP, and mortgage industry representatives. Witnesses described fraud as increasingly organized, technology-driven, and often transnational, with common schemes including spoofed bank calls and texts, fake websites and social media impersonations, business email compromise, gift card and wire scams, crypto kiosk fraud, check fraud, and mortgage/real estate fraud. Several witnesses emphasized that seniors are disproportionately targeted and that losses are often underreported because victims feel embarrassed or do not know where to report incidents. Testimony highlighted both state and national responses. Bankers and regulators pointed to Arkansas’s 2025 actions on crypto ATMs and elder-fraud education, including training for gift-card sellers and safe-harbor protections for banks under the Safe AR Act. The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division described its complaint process, a new financial fraud task force, and examples of recovered funds, including quick recoveries from Bitcoin kiosk scams and wire fraud cases. The American Bankers Association and others urged stronger accountability for telecoms and social media platforms, citing spoofed caller ID, impersonation ads, Section 230 issues, and the need for a national scam-prevention strategy or federal office. Artificial intelligence was identified as a major emerging risk because it can generate convincing scam emails, websites, and impersonation content at scale. Members asked about reporting procedures, whether banks reimburse fraud losses, how crypto affects recoverability, the safety of tap-to-pay versus chip use, and whether public online records contribute to fraud. Witnesses generally advised victims to report scams through the proper channels, avoid clicking links or responding to suspicious messages, and verify requests independently by contacting institutions directly. The committee also heard that banks and regulators are already sharing information and educating consumers, but that more legislative and cross-agency action may be needed. No formal vote or bill action was taken beyond approval of the November 3, 2025 minutes.

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• court decided the state is impermissibly collecting GILTI, the result could be a very significant refund
• Potentially in the refund with interest.
• <00:10:43.880> of Trump decision ordering the refunds of Trump decision ordering the refunds
• And this bill is to refund or exempt the sales tax that is paid on the construction material with that
• We adjourn. tax refunds, CEO pay, um LG an LGA bill. tax refunds, CEO pay, um LG an LGA bill. So.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Page 39, this is GR refunds.
• So this is based on our newest consensus revenue estimate of what we think refunds will be.
• And I think everybody here agrees that we don't want to be waiting on tax refund just because we ended
• Okay, was there anything on refunds, which is...
• Okay, was there anything on refunds, which is where we kind of left before we recessed for the hearing

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• understand that they've made a very clear statement that the funds that were transferred were in fact just refunds
• We do have representations from the county from the bail project that these were all refunds that no
• that I've seen suggest And it should be clear and people should know that this looks like it was refunds
• a county's ability to reimburse bail payments after a cause is resolved and the court orders the refund
• The county for refunding a defendants posted bill to the nonprofit that originally paid the bill.

Bills: SJR 1, SB 9, SB 40, SJR 36, SJR 1, SJR 5, SB 9, SB 40

Keywords: bail denial, illegal aliens, felony offenses, constitutional amendment, law enforcement, bail reform, defendants, pretrial detention, public safety, criminal justice, charitable bail organizations, bail bonds, public funds, political subdivision, injunctive relief, taxpayer rights, bail, criminal justice reform

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• When he was asked about the refunds, you know what the president said?
• You don't get a refund.
• You don't<02:46:37.040> get<02:46:37.200> a<02:46:37.359> refund.
• Um, however, if don't get a refund.
• <02:58:31.520> They American people deserve a refund.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• 6 million transactions and share common operations, providing taxpayer assistance and processing refunds
• Reductions to services will increase call wait times for taxpayers needing assistance. and delay refunds
• This will generate more calls when taxpayers are looking for their refund.

Bills: HF2783

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• all core tax administration functions, including registration, return filing, payment processing, refund
• We had identified an issue with AC refunds when we initially started processing refunds.
• um when we initially started refunds um when we initially started processing<01:11:52.880> refunds
• Um so we turned processing refunds.
• those electronic refunds to taxpayers. those electronic refunds to taxpayers.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 State Health Insurance Plans 00:00:03 Executive Branch Salary Schedule Adjustments 00:29:15 Nutrition Program for the Elderly 00:34:52 Update on DORIS 01:05:38, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on November 5, 2025, and first approved the minutes after a moment of silence for the UPS airport tragedy. The main presentation was from the Personnel Cabinet on the state health insurance plans and executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Officials said the health plan covers roughly 265,000 active members and up to about 300,000 across all benefit offerings, including school board employees, retirees, and other eligible groups. They described rising claims and expenditures, especially from high-cost claimants and pharmacy spending, and said recent premium and benefit changes were intended to balance costs while preserving recruitment and retention efforts. They also explained that employee premiums had not increased for several years, while employer contributions rose sharply in recent years, and projected a 10% employer increase and 3% employee increase going forward based on actuarial analysis. Committee members asked about deductibles, GLP-1 drug costs, claims validation, and the causes of cost growth; officials said the plan uses multiple payment-integrity vendors and that the increases reflect utilization, drug trends, and high-cost cases rather than a change in coverage. The committee also discussed executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Personnel and budget officials explained that when the legislature approves annual pay increases, the salary schedule is adjusted by the same percentage through executive order so the minimum and midpoint stay aligned with approved compensation levels. They said the 2025 adjustment was a 3% match effective September 16 and that the change was costless because salaries had already been increased. Members raised concerns about salary compression, noting that new hires can sometimes be paid near the level of long-serving employees. Officials said the adjustment helps prevent compression from worsening but does not solve it, and they acknowledged prior RFP efforts to address the issue were unsuccessful because no qualified bidder met the requirements. After the health plan and salary discussions, the committee began a presentation from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on Kentucky’s senior meal program. Secretary Stack explained that the program is a federal-state-local partnership under the Older Americans Act, with area development districts helping deliver services. He outlined eligibility rules, noting that congregate meals at senior centers are available to people age 60 and older, with a spouse of any age allowed to join, and that home-delivered meals have additional homebound and assistance requirements. Members asked whether there was any means test for congregate meals, and the secretary said there is not; the only threshold is age for the center-based meals, while the home-delivered program has additional criteria.

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• /c><00:04:44.919> and<00:04:45.120> public<00:04:45.360> subsid contribution refund
• rather than waiting around for a refund rather than waiting around for a refund Senate<00:15:01.920
• No more waiting for refunds when money is already tight in Minnesota.
• No more waiting for refunds when money is already tight in Minnesota.
• That person can then submit it to get their refund.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Do we know if they're refund or pay returns? No.
• We estimated $50 million. they're refund or pay returns? No. But they're refund or pay returns? No.
• Uh you they're pay or refund returns.
• , getting a refund, getting a refund, you<00:53:44.240> wouldn't<00:53:45.200> you<
• So, I removed and how much was a refund.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting focused on preliminary fiscal 2026 revenue estimates and the governor’s office request for an official revision to fiscal 2026, with members reminded that any estimate adopted now would not bind the December official estimates. Staff from S&P Global walked through three forecast scenarios—control, optimistic, and pessimistic—based on recent federal tax changes, tariffs, and other policy developments, emphasizing that the outlook remains highly uncertain. Under the control scenario, the presentation projected below-trend real GDP growth of 1.8% in fiscal 2026, slowing to 1.5% by fiscal 2028, with unemployment peaking around 4.5% and the Federal Reserve cutting rates three times to a long-run range of about 2.75% to 3%. The optimistic scenario assumed lower effective tariffs, stronger growth, and better labor and housing outcomes, while the pessimistic scenario assumed a broader trade war, higher effective tariffs, faster deportations, weaker employment and consumer spending, and unemployment rising to about 6.3%. Speakers also noted that the forecast was prepared before later BLS revisions and that recent data on inventories and AI-related investment made the recent quarters look unusually volatile. Members discussed how the current fiscal 2026 outlook compared with earlier assumptions and noted that the eventual revenue revision may be smaller than the spread between the optimistic and pessimistic economic scenarios. The governor’s office and committee members also reviewed sector-specific impacts, including manufacturing, housing, light vehicle production, exports, and consumer sentiment, with particular concern about Kentucky’s auto and housing-related industries. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• Under current law, anyone whose stay exceeds six months can be entitled to request a refund of all of
• But the language at entire tax refunded.
• <02:07:23.199> the 60 days, you do not get refunded the 60 days, you do not get refunded the
• Uh, no caps, no refundability, just a straight deduction. Mhm.
• ,<03:53:37.199> just >> Uh no caps, no refundability, just >> Uh no caps, no refundability

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It legalizes deposit fund refunds to third-party payers, provided everyone agrees to the arrangement
• to the charity, the landlord may issue the refund accordingly.
• It legalizes deposit fund<00:04:51.440> refunds<00:04:52.000> to<00:04:52.240> third
• <00:04:52.560> party<00:04:52.800> payers, fund refunds to third party payers, fund
• issue the refund landlord may issue the refund accordingly.<00:05:14.800> Um,<00:05:15.120>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And the second one being on the backside of the bill, we recognize the need for a more streamlined refund
• We recognize the need for a more streamlined refund process for impact fees, and we would like to work
• to refine the bill language to simplify the refund of the fee when there's an overpayment, to avoid
• Mooney spoke about from the Florida Association of Counties on the streamlined refund.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and heard a series of bills, mostly local claims and growth-management or permitting measures. SB 16, SB 14, and SB 24 were uncontested claims bills providing relief for injuries or damages involving the City of St. Petersburg and Miami-Dade County; each was described as settled or favorably reported by a special master, and each was reported favorably without debate. SB 288, a negotiated bill on rural electric cooperatives, was presented as a clarification to protect co-op authority over generation and power purchases while preserving consumer protections; it drew support from industry stakeholders and was reported favorably. SB 830 created a public-records exemption for certain local administrators and their families’ personal information, citing threats against city managers, and it also passed favorably. The committee also considered several land-use and permitting bills. SB 1138 would create a registry of qualified professionals to conduct pre-application review for plats and development, aiming to reduce delays and backlogs; local government groups raised concerns about preemption and preserving quasi-judicial authority, but the bill passed favorably with one no vote. SB 168 expanded public nuisance law to include gambling houses, increased penalties, and authorized attorney’s fees and foreclosure of unpaid fees; it was reported favorably. SB 686 revised the agricultural enclave statute to create a public-hearing process for certain residential projects in urban service areas, with a sunset date later amended to June 30, 2026; conservation and planning groups raised concerns about local planning authority and public participation, but the bill passed favorably. SB 548, a growth-management and impact-fee cleanup bill, clarified plan-based methodology, extraordinary circumstances, interlocal agreements, and refund procedures for impact fees. Local government and development stakeholders testified that it would improve predictability while preserving flexibility, though some sought further refinement on fee increases and refunds; the bill was amended and then reported favorably. SB 1234 addressed building permits and inspections, including permit validity, small-project exemptions, temporary hurricane protection, standardized permit forms, and expanded use of private providers; county officials objected to reduced oversight, while builders and private-provider advocates supported the measure. After testimony and debate, the bill was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, Senator Jones requested to be recorded on several votes, and the committee adjourned after no further business.

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• That's exclusive of the property tax refund interaction and the income tax refund interaction and the
• That's exclusive of the um property tax<00:40:23.119> refund<00:40:23.839> interaction<
• 00:40:24.400> and<00:40:24.640> the<00:40:24.800> income tax refund interaction
• and the income tax refund interaction and the income tax<00:40:25.440> deduction<00:40:26.359>
• or for whom they would otherwise be permitted. in uh to refund that to refund those uh in uh to refund

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And, Madam Chair, we will have to work with businesses on how to get that amount refunded.
• out the amount for that month and then take the refund from their sales tax period.
• And, Madam Chair, we will have to work with businesses on how to get that amount refunded.
• out the amount for that month and then take the refund from their sales tax period.
• out the amount for that month and then take the refund from their sales tax period.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And what it does, it requires that a provider refund to the patient, if they are owed a refund, within
• 30 days after they are fully aware that a refund is owed.
• But once that claim is complete, this requires that the provider refund that money.
• This requires that the provider refund that money. That is the bill. Great.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services met to consider a full agenda of bills, moving quickly through 20 measures and several amendments. Early bills reported favorably included SB 976 on procedures for challenging court-appointed psychologists in family law cases, SB 306 on Medicaid managed care provider access outside regular business hours, and SB 584 on housing supports for foster youth and college students, which drew supportive testimony from former foster youth and was backed by members as a way to improve stability and educational opportunity. The committee also approved SB 1412 to modernize home health regulations and SB 1800 to create a Parkinson’s research consortium at USF, with members citing the need for more research and future funding opportunities. The committee adopted amendments on several bills, including technical and conforming changes to the Parkinson’s bill and other measures. The committee then advanced a series of health care and child welfare bills. SB 524 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening; SB 1156 revised the Home Health Aide Program for medically fragile children, including training, reimbursement, and work-hour flexibility; and SB 1490 reorganized services for medically fragile children by shifting program administration to AHCA and requiring a redesign plan for the Medicaid waiver. SB 1174 allowed foster home and child-caring agency licenses to be amended when a foster parent relocates, and SB 1620 implemented selected recommendations from the Commission on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, including a new research center at USF and school-based behavioral health review requirements. SB 1568 revised e-prescribing exemptions, and SB 78 authorized certain veterans’ nursing home beds and related certificate-of-need transfers. All of these measures were reported favorably after brief debate or supportive testimony. Several bills prompted more extensive discussion and some opposition. CS for CS SB 1270, the Department of Health agency package, included provisions on vaccination-related patient rights, medical marijuana reporting, background screening, temporary licensure, compact participation, and sovereign immunity for volunteer dentists; it passed despite concerns from Senators Berman, Brodeur, and Harrell about vaccination language and board/voting-power provisions. CS for SB 1606 on patient access to records drew strong opposition from physicians and health information professionals over privacy, security, fines, and portal access; it was initially reported unfavorably, then reconsidered and ultimately reported favorably as a committee bill. CS for SB 1736, allowing insulin administration by direct support professionals and relatives for individuals with developmental disabilities, and SB 1808, requiring timely refunds to patients, both passed. CS for SB 1842, requiring referring providers to help patients determine whether referred providers are in-network, also passed over concerns about burden on small practices. The committee also advanced SB 1354, a behavioral health oversight bill requiring audits, performance reporting, and system transparency measures for managing entities, and SB 1768, which authorizes physicians to perform certain stem cell therapies using specified products and requires informed consent; both drew supportive comments but also concerns about patient understanding and oversight. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7032 as a committee bill to create presumptive Medicaid eligibility for permanently disabled individuals during redetermination, and after reconsideration it reported SB 1606 favorably as a committee bill. The meeting ended with members noting their recorded votes on select tabs and adjourning after completing the agenda.