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Revised Senate Health Bill

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Unless you have been completely out of pocket the past few days, you are aware that Republican Senators have put forth a revised health reform bill. It is substantially similar to their original offering that we outlined in our Alert on June 22. Of ...Read More

Senate Bill Update

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by Tom Younger, J. Smith Lanier This will likely be one of a number of changes to the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) as Senate leadership struggles to garner sufficient support to pass the legislation. But just for general interest, a new section ...Read More

Long Week Marks Close of Legislative Session

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MAY 22, 2017 — A total of 82 hours expired last week between the time the Legislature first gaveled in – 11 a.m. on Monday – and finally adjourned sine die – at 9 p.m. on Friday. During the same period, representatives and senators ...Read More

With One Week Left, Much Work Remains

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MAY 12, 2017 — Over the better part of two days, members of the Alabama House of Representatives were treated this week to a marathon reading – by a computer, no less – of a 539-page bill that redraws a majority of the state’s ...Read More

Two ABA-supported Bills Inch Closer to Governor’s Desk

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MAY 5, 2017 – The most intense week of the 2017 legislative session ended late yesterday evening as representatives and senators tackled some of the weightier matters of the year: maps redrawing Senate and House legislative districts and the State General Fund budget for ...Read More

ABA-supported Bills Pass House, Senate

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APRIL 28, 2017 – With only nine legislative days remaining in the 2017 session, the chance of ABA-supported legislation becoming law is technically growing slimmer. Luckily, however, two bills on ABA’s radar, Senate Bill 356 and House Bill 355, made major strides this week ...Read More

A Do-Something Washington

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by Rob Nichols, American Bankers Association Partisanship in Washington in recent years has led some to believe that Congress doesn’t “do” collaboration anymore. One party’s gain is seen as the other’s loss, making deals hard to come by. But many bankers who came to ...Read More

House Bill 263 Signed into Law

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APRIL 21, 2017 – Yesterday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 263 into law, marking the end of a complex project the association began in December 2015. The bill was assigned Act number 2017-165. With her signature, the governor set in motion a process that ...Read More

HSA Penalties

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What kind of trouble do you suppose a person would be in if he/she contributed to a health savings account with full knowledge that he/she was not eligible? Big trouble in River City, eh? Well, you would be wrong, according to just-released IRS Information ...Read More

House Bill 263 Heads to the Governor

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APRIL 13, 2017 – In the midst of one of the most tumultuous weeks in the state’s history, the centerpiece of the association’s 2017 legislative agenda passed the Legislature and was sent to the governor’s desk. House Bill 263, which clarifies a complicated income ...Read More

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