03/20/2025 03:15 PM House HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES

         HJR  9-EXTEND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TAX CREDITS                                                                      
HJR 9-EXTEND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TAX CREDITS                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:24:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MINA  announced that  the next order  of business  would be                                                               
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION  NO. 9, Urging the  United States Congress                                                               
to  extend enhanced  tax credits  for  health insurance  premiums                                                               
under the Affordable Care Act.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:25:10 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MINA moved  to adopt  Amendment 1  to HJR  9, labeled  34-                                                               
LS0490\N.1, Nauman, 3/19/25, which read:                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
      Page 1, line 11, following the second occurrence of                                                                       
     "the":                                                                                                                     
          Insert "enhanced"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MEARS objected for the purpose of discussion.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MINA explained  Amendment 1.  She stated  that the proposed                                                               
amendment  would  provide  clarity   in  the  language  regarding                                                               
enhanced tax credits under HJR 9.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MEARS  removed her  objection.    There being  no                                                               
further objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:26:11 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE RUFFRIDGE  said that he is  waiting on information                                                               
he previously  requested in  a committee  meeting to  ensure that                                                               
numbers regarding  individuals receiving enhanced tax  credits in                                                               
HJR 9 are accurate.  He said he  would like to wait on moving HJR
 until those numbers are confirmed.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  MINA responded  that she  is  open to  having an  accurate                                                               
number as well.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:27:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
LORI WING-HEIER,  Director, Division of Insurance,  Department of                                                               
Commerce, Community  & Economic  Development, responded  that her                                                               
department   has  the   answers  to   Representative  Ruffridge's                                                               
questions, but cannot yet release that information.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:28:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took an at-ease from 3:28 p.m. to 3:29 p.m.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
3:29:25 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MINA announced that HJR, [as amended], would be held over.