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• But it's also really important to note that nothing in this bill changes regulatory standards.
• the general large-group versus small-group plans: in 2025, employees at small firms faced average deductibles

Bills: HB2089, HB2090, HB2092, HB2120, HB2138, HB2173, HB2273, HB2693, HB2786

Keywords: retirement benefits, health insurance, premium payment, Arizona State Retirement System, contingent annuitant, long-term disability, benefits limitations, disability compensation, social security, retirement system, elected officials, ASRS, eligibility waiver, age 65, property tax exemption, disability, veterans, widows, income limits, Arizona Revised Statutes

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• I suppose now, I guess I can use deductive reasoning that the rating of the school is associated with
• and to work with property owners to ensure that their buildings are meeting the health and safety standards

Bills: HB293, HB 1173, HB3753, HB4999, HB5696, SB2145, HB5689, HB5690, HB5694, HB5698, HB293

Keywords: HB 293, Texas housing tax credits, low-income housing, affordable housing, private activity bonds, PAB, qualified allocation plan, TDHCA, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, state representative objection, housing development approval, municipal notice, county commissioners court, extraterritorial jurisdiction, LIHTC, bond-financed housing, homelessness, housing services, Texas Department of Housing, municipal programs

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• China has a 200% super deduction. Our current rate is 5%.
• There are simulations in the paper which are based off of a very standard model.

Bills: SB214, SB935, SB1030, SB1901, SB2018, SB2020, SB2066, SB2206

Keywords: HVAC, tax exemption, energy efficiency, residential heating, installation services, Energy Star, sales tax, residential, installation, sales tax exemption, Environmental Protection Agency, temporary exemption, motor fuel tax, county exemption, diesel fuel, gasoline tax, transportation funding, SB 1030, Texas Tax Code, use tax exemption

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• And that equals your program cost, all deductions for energy credits.
• personnel. personnel to code students as they withdraw, and that's not always done on a consistent or standardized

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• Act, over these standards.
• c><00:43:23.760> setting standard uh pro uh standard setting standard uh pro uh standard setting
• Those standards modernized standards.
• The final standards were released 15 years after enactment in 2022. standards.
• . standards. standards.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, January 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• <00:19:34.720> across been very standard across been very standard across administrations,
• This is not just a matter of protest crossing a carried out in a standard and targeted carried out in
• a standard and targeted way<00:20:44.799> in<00:20:45.120> Los<00:20:45.360> Angeles
• Oh, they want a bigger deduction for their state taxes.
• <02:45:35.120> for Oh, they want a bigger deduction for Oh, they want a bigger deduction for

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It's just a deductible to some people.
• It's just a deductible to some Yeah.
• It's just a deductible to some people.<01:04:08.640> I'm<01:04:08.799> not<01:04:08.960
• <01:10:12.480> or progress report um a standardized or progress report um a standardized or
• progress report or the standardized progress report or the standardized test.<01:11:20.560> Um

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• As more and more patients are on high-deductible health plans or HSAs, this is real money out of their
• from a health plan perspective, that really helps the consumer figure out where you are in your deductible
• A standardized orientation and mentor program would address these gaps by ensuring novice school nurses
• It will bring together key stakeholders to develop standardized, evidence-based orientation programs
• Across our state, there is no standardized school nursing orientation program.

Summary: The committee heard a personal privilege update on HB 1227, which Representative DeWitt said would return next week as a proposed HCR for a two-year study of the three-doctor panel after discussions with Dr. Nia Colotta. Better Louisiana also presented its new Leadership Louisiana Health Fellows Program, describing it as a data-driven leadership initiative focused on health care workforce, rural access, chronic disease, and other system issues; members discussed whether the program could also help generate policy research, including on managed care organizations. The committee then considered SB 427 on anatomical gifts. After adopting technical amendments, Senator Presley and Dr. Jeff White explained that the bill would strengthen organ donation law by creating a decision registry that records both yes and no choices, clarifying the legal effect of refusal, and codifying ethical principles such as the dead donor rule. Questions focused on organ viability, registry procedures, minors, and a Monroe case involving a disputed donor designation. Supporters included LOPA and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 946, dealing with hospital price transparency and compliance with federal pricing rules, drew extensive testimony. Representative Landry and a witness from Patient Rights Advocate described it as a consumer transparency measure, but the Louisiana Hospital Association opposed the bill’s state-level enforcement and debt-collection provisions. Landry offered an amendment removing the debt-collection and affirmative-defense language, but after debate the substitute failed on a 5-6 vote and the bill was voluntarily deferred. The committee also reported favorably on SB 109, which revises membership qualifications for the Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; SCR 20, urging federal flexibility on Medicaid redetermination for elderly and disabled beneficiaries; SB 216, allowing coroners to rely on licensed practical nurses for medical pronouncements of death; and SB 45, exempting certain gratuitous hospice houses from licensure, with testimony from hospice house operators and supporters. Finally, HCR 71 by Representative Chasson sought an LDH study of how Louisiana’s law and guidance on pregnancy-related emergency medications is working in hospitals, urgent care, and retail settings. Supporters said providers are hesitant to use medications such as misoprostol because of stigma and uncertainty, while opponents from Louisiana Right to Life argued the resolution was unnecessary and could create controversy. The discussion centered on whether the study should be narrowed or made more objective, but no final action on the resolution was reached in the portion provided.

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• But NIST has also recently put out different standards for how we encrypt technology using quantum systems
• so that we can make sure that all six of these activities we highlighted were tied to curriculum standards
• And so we see that Texas and Ohio are already states that have introduced it into their standards.
• Then we're going to talk about the technology readiness, gross receipts tax deduction next.
• So, the cost of the sensors, we're using a pretty standard method where we can utilize the sensors in

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• Section 33 requires the DCT Executive Board to establish standard admission and continued stay criteria
• The Mental Health Uniform Service Standards Chapter.
• 37 from House File 973, from Representative Backer, specifies that co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles
• residential setting license provider standards.
• It's sort of standard boilerplate language in those instances to say that the. supplementary rate can

Bills: HF2115, HF2276, HF1644, HF99, HF2068, HF2707, HF2704, HF2406, HF1674, HF1579

Keywords: human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator

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• This same standard should be applied to children who live in this state and the schools that are required
• That's a standard to take pride in, not a roadblock.
• Standard when receiving taxpayer funds.
• It sets up firm standards that every nonprofit should have to comply with to receive tax dollars.
• Additionally, insurance providers have begun to raise premiums and deductibles, and in some cases have

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• So uh we always look at up to standard.
• This is a program that has premiums and has cost sharing and there's deductibles and co-pays, just like
• and and co-pays uh there's deductibles and and co-pays uh just<01:03:27.760> like<01:03:28.319
• So that amount that they received incorrectly is deducted from a future benefit. >> They're they pay
• deducted from a future benefit. deducted from a future benefit.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• see their child tax credit cut in half. 89% of Massachusetts taxpayers would see their guaranteed deduction
• write out big campaign contributions. 89% of Massachusetts taxpayers would see their guaranteed deduction
• He's pledged $50 million to improve that stadium and bring it up to higher standards.
• that stadium and bring it up to improve that stadium and bring it up to higher<05:43:37.040> standards
• We've got a golf higher standards.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Effectively, they're just going to take it as a deduction. Is that correct?
• How this is an expense, and an expense is already deducted from the cost of doing business from a tax

Bills: HB3044, HB3465, HB3625, HB3704, HB3759, HB3920, HB3972, HB4191, HB4311, HB4426

Keywords: veterans, tax refund, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, capital improvement, donations, Oklahoma Emission Reduction, incentive, taxation, environment, revenue, investment, school funds, treasurer, education funding, financial policy, income tax, scholarship, tax credit, Oklahoma Tax Commission, school funding

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• So, the substitute allowed employees at a hospital to do payroll deductions to a hospital to do payroll
• deductions to make a contribution toward this program, if they'd like.

Bills: SB1, HB176, HB86, SB1, HB176, HB86

Keywords: workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, HB176, Alabama sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax exemption, optical aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses, prescription glasses, vision care, optometrist, ophthalmologist, optician, medical devices, local option tax exemption

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• On the bottom of page three, section five relates to standards development.
• section five uh relates to standards section five uh relates to standards development<00:16:22.880
• either an expedited or uh standard either an expedited or uh standard rulemaking<00:59:38.920>
• So this $50,000 deductible thing, I'm curious. I'll just put it all in one question.
• All of the recent core standards revisions have shifted an understanding of how we look at standards

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• addition to the the standard addition to the the standard considerations<00:11:36.880> of
• I think it's pretty standard, pretty straightforward. That's a yes in the pension commission.
• Employers will deduct the contributions and remit them to the recordkeeper.
• Employers will have under the law 30 days to make the deductions to the recordkeeper.
• Employers will have under the law 30 days to make the deductions to the recordkeeper.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This bill is about policing women's bodies and culturally defined femininity standards.
• We can set fair standards for participation in We can set fair standards for participation in sports,
• bill goes further by preventing even redacted images from being released, creating a confusing new standard
• The measure bans teachers from deducting their union dues directly through payroll, which only happens
• at a teacher's request, by the way, and there's plenty of instances where money gets deducted from a

Summary: The Senate met, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then handled a series of messages and floor actions. The chamber transmitted a large group of Senate bills to the governor and Senate Concurrent Memorial 1004 to the Secretary of State. It also received House requests to return Senate Bills 1175 and 1198 for reconsideration, which were granted without objection. The Senate then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House concurrent resolutions. On H.C.R. 2001, a constitutional referral on election requirements, senators debated a Judiciary Committee amendment and a Hoffman floor amendment that would require voter ID, allow election-day tabulation of early ballots at polling places, and require legislative funding for implementation. Supporters said the measure would improve election security, voter confidence, and speed up results; opponents argued it was vague, could undermine mail voting, and lacked clear implementation details. The amendment was adopted, and after further debate the Committee of the Whole gave H.C.R. 2001 a do-pass recommendation by a 15-12 vote. Later, on third reading, the full Senate passed H.C.R. 2001 by a 16-12 vote and transmitted it to the House. The chamber also considered H.C.R. 2003, a referral on student athletics and biological sex. Senator Ortiz offered a floor amendment to replace the blanket ban approach with rules based on athletic ability and inclusion; supporters said it would preserve fairness while avoiding discrimination, while opponents said it would gut the measure and weaken protections for girls’ sports. The Ortiz amendment failed 11-16, and H.C.R. 2003 then received a do-pass recommendation in Committee of the Whole and later passed third reading. H.C.R. 2044, a referral on prohibiting preferential treatment and discrimination, also received a do-pass recommendation without recorded controversy. The Senate then adjourned after completing the remaining procedural motions and votes.

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• New Hampshire standard Medicaid is reimbursed at 50%.
• <01:33:15.159> Medicaid paid New Hampshire um standard Medicaid paid New Hampshire um standard
• And deductibles.
• And deductibles.
• granted Advantage program and standard granted Advantage program and standard program<03:37:13.880

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division Three work session on February 21, 2025 focused on the Division of Medicaid Services budget. The chair opened with procedural guidance, noting the division’s role is to make recommendations to the full Finance Committee, that the budget must be balanced, and that members should track possible amendments ahead of a March 26 target for House Bills 1 and 2. Members also discussed the importance of using official budget documents and online resources, and the chair said no motions would be taken at this session. A major early topic was concern over a five-point Medicaid policy document and the timing of House Bill 2. Representative Tarki objected that the document appeared to be an unofficial draft and argued that significant Medicaid policy changes should have been transmitted by February 15 under state law. He said the lack of an official, posted document raised transparency concerns because the changes could affect tens of thousands of residents. Committee leadership responded that the five-point document was a working document, that it would be posted online within minutes, and that House Bill 2 is often delayed while the Office of Legislative Services finalizes and formats the governor’s proposed trailer bill. DHHS Chief Financial Officer Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman then began the budget presentation. White said the committee would use the PowerPoint as the document of record, starting with the governor’s operating budget pages 885-893, and noted that Medicaid is the largest accounting area in the state budget. He said the governor’s budget reflects about $60 million in reductions within the Medicaid area, with Granite Advantage handled off-budget and another $10 million in reductions there, for roughly a $70 million difference overall. Members asked whether the comparison was being made against an efficiency budget or a prioritized-needs budget, and White said the department could look at it different ways. The presentation then outlined Medicaid’s role in New Hampshire: it provides health coverage, serves as the state’s direct interface with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and helps finance related services such as long-term supports, school-based services, adult dental coverage, and re-entry programs for people leaving correctional settings. White also reviewed enrollment and program context, saying New Hampshire has about one in seven residents enrolled in Medicaid, making it the fourth smallest Medicaid program in the country by enrollment, and described recent efforts such as youth re-entry and the Medicaid unwind after the end of the federal continuous coverage period. He said the state had to process more than 238,000 redeterminations after the public health emergency and that the department tried to avoid unnecessary coverage loss during that transition.

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• two, So, going on down to number two, the scholarship organization may withhold from deposits or deduct
• Board of Education, minimum standards for public ...
• Education, minimum standards for public school approval and the academic standards.
• Um, and your statewide assessment is built around those standards, or supposed to be aligned with them
• standardized test.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Freedom Account Oversight Committee met on March 27 and approved the agenda, adding a request for clarification on how the Children’s Scholarship Fund separates applications for the EFA program and the education tax credit program. The committee also approved minutes from December 30, 2025, and March 27, 2026, with a request that the March minutes include a link to the live stream. Members discussed the status of pending Legislative Budget Assistant audit reports on EFA and special education, noting the reports were still not released and would likely come later in the summer after review by the Department of Education and the Children’s Scholarship Fund. A major topic was the EFA program’s administrative fee, which statute allows up to 10% of deposits. Children’s Scholarship Fund representatives said current administrative costs were under 8%, that staffing had been reduced through the ScholarVia platform, and that any unused amount is reconciled and returned to students at year’s end. Members asked for historical administrative-cost data and a written explanation of how the withholding and reconciliation process works. The committee also reviewed the distinction between the EFA and education tax credit funding streams and was told the two programs use separate applications and separate funds, though both use the same platform. The committee spent substantial time on assessment and accountability. Department of Education staff explained that EFA students may satisfy annual assessment requirements through a portfolio, a norm-referenced test, or the statewide assessment; only about 10 EFA students took the statewide assessment, while most used portfolios or standardized tests such as the California Achievement Test and NWEA. Staff described how statewide assessment data are kept separate by student identifier and can be aggregated for EFA reporting, and members asked for breakdowns by grade, test type, and school district. The department also discussed linking assessments through Lexiles and Quantiles and said it could provide a list of commonly used formative assessments in New Hampshire districts. The committee additionally discussed a possible PSAT addition to the state contract and the costs of the statewide assessment program. Another major issue was special education eligibility and services within the EFA program. Members questioned the rule allowing a medical certification of disability from a licensed professional anywhere in the United States as an alternative to an IEP-based determination. Department staff said the current system allows either pathway, that about 1,000 EFA students are identified as special education students, and that the program does not track growth or service alignment on an individual basis. Members expressed concern that the medical-certification route may be too broad and asked for data on the disability categories used. The committee also discussed career and technical education access for EFA students, noting that Senate Bill 491 would provide guidance and that House Bill 1817 would address access and funding issues, but that current law still allows EFA funds to be used to pay CTE costs. The meeting ended with a request for future agenda items and a decision to leave the next meeting date open until fall, pending further information from the LBA audit process.