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Committee approves tax deduction for Farmers Bridge Assistance payments
House Ways & Means Committee · February 18, 2026
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Summary
House Bill 1159 would let farmers exclude payments received under a federal bridge assistance program from state taxable income. The committee passed the bill by voice vote after the sponsor explained the covered row and specialty crops and answered clarifying questions.
The Ways & Means Committee passed House Bill 1159 on a voice vote. Leader Gamble said the bill would provide farmers with a state income-tax deduction equal to payments received through the Farmers Bridge Assistance Program, bringing parity with prior disaster-relief…
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