Monthly Archive:: April 2017

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

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

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

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

You know by now that the American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628) was withdrawn from consideration due to lack of support. Speaker Paul Ryan said, “Obamacare is the law of the land for the foreseeable future.” The president has decided not to pursue the ...Read More