All Taxation Legislation - Louisiana
SCR138
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Sent to the Secretary of State on 06/25. Bill Text Requests the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and the House Committee on Ways and Means to study whether Louisiana should adopt a physical jurisdictional standard for purposes of levying corporate income and franchise tax and support the adoption by Congress of the Business Activity Simplification Act. Comment on Bill SB776
Latest Action: 06/05/2008 - Read by title. Returned to the calendar subject to call as amended. Bill Text Creates the WELL LA Trust. (8/15/08) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) SB748
Latest Action: 05/20/2008 - Read by title, amendments adopted, ordered engrossed and recommitted to the committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Creates the Thomas H. Delpit Area Special District in the parish of East Baton Rouge and grants it certain TIF and tax authority to finance economic development projects within the district. (7/1/08) (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) SB708
Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Removes the office of the governor and the commissioner of administration from the tax credit certification process for musical or theatrical productions, and the office of the governor from the infrastructure project certification process. (gov sig) SB704
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Removes the need for written approval of the commissioner of administration before a Louisiana Digital Media Act credit certification letter is issued. (gov sig) (OR NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) SB684
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Withdrawn from the files of the Senate. Bill Text Removes the need for written approval of the commissioner of administration before a digital media producer tax credit certification letter is issued. (gov sig) SB656
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Provides technical changes to Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. (8/15/08) SB520
Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Effective date 7/1/08. Bill Text Prohibits an action to collect a tax applicable to movables on certain purchases of certain manufactured homes between 9/1/05 and 12/31/06 used as residences in certain parishes which were impacted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, if the basis of such action is the date upon which a declaration of immovability is recorded in the conveyance or mortgage records. (7/1/08) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) HB1188
Latest Action: 07/06/2008 - Effective date: July 6, 2008. Bill Text Provides relative to authority of persons to sign tax returns and agreements (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) SCR138
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Received from the House without amendments. Bill Text Requests the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and the House Committee on Ways and Means to study whether Louisiana should adopt a physical jurisdictional standard for purposes of levying corporate income and franchise tax and support the adoption by Congress of the Business Activity Simplification Act. SR176
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Enrolled, signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State on 06/25. Bill Text Requests the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee to study whether Louisiana should adopt a physical presence jurisdictional standard for purposes of levying corporate income and franchise tax and support the adoption by Congress of the Business Activity Simplification Act. HB1188
Latest Action: 07/06/2008 - Effective date: July 6, 2008. Bill Text Provides relative to authority of persons to sign tax returns and agreements (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) SCR84
Latest Action: 06/05/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Text Urges and requests the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and the House Committee on Ways and Means to study increasing the amount allocated to local governing authorities from the severance tax on oil and gas. SB776
Latest Action: 06/05/2008 - Read by title. Returned to the calendar subject to call as amended. Bill Text Creates the WELL LA Trust. (8/15/08) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) SB748
Latest Action: 05/20/2008 - Read by title, amendments adopted, ordered engrossed and recommitted to the committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Creates the Thomas H. Delpit Area Special District in the parish of East Baton Rouge and grants it certain TIF and tax authority to finance economic development projects within the district. (7/1/08) (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) SB708
Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Removes the office of the governor and the commissioner of administration from the tax credit certification process for musical or theatrical productions, and the office of the governor from the infrastructure project certification process. (gov sig) SB704
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Removes the need for written approval of the commissioner of administration before a Louisiana Digital Media Act credit certification letter is issued. (gov sig) (OR NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) SB684
Latest Action: 06/03/2008 - Withdrawn from the files of the Senate. Bill Text Removes the need for written approval of the commissioner of administration before a digital media producer tax credit certification letter is issued. (gov sig) SB656
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Provides technical changes to Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. (8/15/08) SB520
Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Effective date 7/1/08. Bill Text Prohibits an action to collect a tax applicable to movables on certain purchases of certain manufactured homes between 9/1/05 and 12/31/06 used as residences in certain parishes which were impacted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, if the basis of such action is the date upon which a declaration of immovability is recorded in the conveyance or mortgage records. (7/1/08) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) SB336
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08. Bill Text Provides for certain tax records (8/15/08) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) HB816
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Bill Text Requires all tax exemptions and credits enacted after April 1, 2008, to be reviewed by the legislature at least once every five years HB766
Latest Action: 07/06/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008. Bill Text Provides relative to the settlement of erroneous tax payments (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF See Note) HB749
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Text Requires timely payments of certain rebates and refunds (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) HB747
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Provides for restrictions on the use of private auditing firms and private legal counsel (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note) SB290
Latest Action: 06/10/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Text Provides for attorney fees for tax collections under certain circumstances. (gov sig) (RE +$3,240,000 GF EX See Note) SB289
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Places requirements and restrictions on the use of private auditing firms by local sales tax collectors and limits "specific penalties" which may be charged to taxpayers who fail to make a return, make a grossly incorrect report or a false or fraudulent report. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note) SB288
Latest Action: 07/09/2008 - Effective date 7/9/08. Bill Text Requires up to10% of tax, penalty, and interest required to be transferred to the tax commission as a result of audits for deposit in its expense fund and prohibits the employment of private counsel by the tax commission on a contingency fee basis. (gov sig) (EG -$42,700 SD RV See Note) SB206
Latest Action: 06/04/2008 - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Bill Text Repeals the State Inheritance Tax effective January 1, 2010. (1/1/10) (EG NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) HB579
Latest Action: 07/08/2008 - Effective date: July 1, 2008. Bill Text Provides for a time limit for certain refunds of overpayments (EG NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) SB94
Latest Action: 06/22/2008 - Notice Senate approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day. Bill Text Increases the portion of the severance tax on timber allocated to the Forestry Productivity Fund, from seventy-five percent to one hundred percent. (7/1/08) (EG -$1,133,000 GF RV See Note) HB524
Latest Action: 06/21/2008 - Effective date: June 22, 2008. Bill Text Authorizes the Evangeline Parish Assessment District to provide for an automobile expense allowance for the assessor (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) SCR84
Latest Action: 06/05/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Text Urges and requests the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and the House Committee on Ways and Means to study increasing the amount allocated to local governing authorities from the severance tax on oil and gas. SCR11
Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Sent to the Secretary of State. Bill Text Commends Brandy Beaubouef upon winning a silver medal in the 2007 National SkillsUSA Championship. SR176
Latest Action: 06/23/2008 - Enrolled, signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State on 06/25. Bill Text Requests the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee to study whether Louisiana should adopt a physical presence jurisdictional standard for purposes of levying corporate income and franchise tax and support the adoption by Congress of the Business Activity Simplification Act. SB350
Latest Action: 05/21/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. Bill Text Provides for the term "agency" as applicable to certain public servants. (gov sig) SB341
Latest Action: 06/02/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works. Bill Text Prohibits certain trucks from using the far left lane on highways with three or more lanes of traffic moving in the same direction, except under certain circumstances. (1/1/09) SB336
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08. Bill Text Provides for certain tax records (8/15/08) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) SB324
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary B. Bill Text Grants original jurisdiction to the attorney general to institute and prosecute cases of public corruption. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) SB322
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs. Bill Text Provides for the Economic Development Award Program. (8/15/08) SB316
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. Bill Text Includes law enforcement officers wounded in the line of duty as eligible for "Purple Heart" prestige license plates. (gov sig) (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) SB310
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Retirement. Bill Text Constitutional amendment to require the forfeiture of the taxpayer-funded portion of the public pension or retirement benefit of a teacher or school support worker convicted of molestation of a juvenile or a related crime.(2/3-CA13s1(A)) (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE) SB302
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary A. Bill Text Provides relative to claims-made insurance and claims-made patient's compensation fund coverage. (8/15/08) SB294
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs. Bill Text Prohibits an automobile manufacturer from imposing certain obligations on an automobile dealer to expend certain funds in an amount greater than that advanced to the dealer. (8/15/08) SB295
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Effective date: See Act. Bill Text Constitutional amendment to remove certain restrictions on the disposition of expropriated blighted property. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) SB290
Latest Action: 06/10/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Bill Text Provides for attorney fees for tax collections under certain circumstances. (gov sig) (RE +$3,240,000 GF EX See Note) SB289
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Places requirements and restrictions on the use of private auditing firms by local sales tax collectors and limits "specific penalties" which may be charged to taxpayers who fail to make a return, make a grossly incorrect report or a false or fraudulent report. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note) SB288
Latest Action: 07/09/2008 - Effective date 7/9/08. Bill Text Requires up to10% of tax, penalty, and interest required to be transferred to the tax commission as a result of audits for deposit in its expense fund and prohibits the employment of private counsel by the tax commission on a contingency fee basis. (gov sig) (EG -$42,700 SD RV See Note) SB287
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - SB287: Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 537. Bill Text Provides for Louisiana health care consumers' right to know. (gov sig) (EN +$498,928 GF EX See Note) SB284
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Read by title, ordered engrossed and recommitted to the committee on Finance. Bill Text Defines "employee" for purposes of the group benefits program to include certain retired members of the classified fire and police civil service. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) SB262
Latest Action: 07/10/2008 - Vetoed by the Governor. Bill Text Provides relative to the contents and format of the executive budget. (7/1/08) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) SB261
Latest Action: 06/09/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08. Bill Text Extends the sunset date of the Interagency Task Force on Family Medicine. (8/15/08) SB259
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Finance. Bill Text Provides for a state catastrophic fund and implementation of the Louisiana Consumer's Catastrophe Preparedness and Protection Plan. (1/1/09) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note) SB257
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary A. Bill Text Provides that the clerk of court of the Fifteenth Judicial District Court and the clerk of court of the City Court of Abbeville shall close their offices on the Friday before the second weekend in October. (8/15/08) SB254
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs. Bill Text Constitutional amendment to authorize the Department of Economic Development to contract with developers of retirement communities for exemptions from ad valorem taxation. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (OR DECREASE LF RV See Note) SB252
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Effective date 7/15/08. Bill Text Provides relative to Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System access fees. (gov sig) SB246
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Natural Resources. Bill Text Provides relative to minerals, oil and gas. (8/15/08) SB229
Latest Action: 07/07/2008 - Effective date 7/7/08. Bill Text Provides for health care facilities violations and penalties. (gov sig) (EN -$50,000 GF RV See Note) SB206
Latest Action: 06/04/2008 - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Bill Text Repeals the State Inheritance Tax effective January 1, 2010. (1/1/10) (EG NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) SB204
Latest Action: 06/20/2008 - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Bill Text Revises laws regarding public printing. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) SB191
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary C. Bill Text Provides relative to residential mortgage fraud. (gov sig) SB183
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Authorizes the department to furnish upon request certain information in an application for "new markets tax credits" in R.S. 47:1606, for all qualified equity investments made on or after April 1, 2008, instead of July 1, 2008. (gov sig) SB179
Latest Action: 07/09/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08. Bill Text Provides relative to reserving fruits of property as separate property. (8/15/08) SB159
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Effective date 7/1/08. Bill Text Prohibits minors from using any wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle. (7/1/08) SB147
Latest Action: 06/21/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08. Bill Text Authorizes the board of aldermen, upon the mayor's request, to appoint one or more magistrates and one or more prosecutors for mayor's court. (gov sig) SB138
Latest Action: 06/18/2008 - Read by title, returned to the calendar. Bill Text Provides for the cancellation of mortgages by affidavit of lost note. (gov sig) SB136
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. Bill Text Authorizes certain technical evaluation committees to meet and conduct business through teleconferencing and video conferencing. (gov sig) SB114
Latest Action: 05/24/2008 - Effective date 5/24/08. Bill Text Amends provisions of the state public defender law. (gov sig) SB113
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Bill Text Eliminates certain parishes from the additional notice required to be given to taxpayers concerning certain property tax assessments and meetings to increase millage rates without voter approval. (gov sig) (OR -$1,800 LF EX See Note) SB112
Latest Action: 06/25/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08. Bill Text Provides for the definition of "optometry." (8/15/08) SB94
Latest Action: 06/22/2008 - Notice Senate approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day. Bill Text Increases the portion of the severance tax on timber allocated to the Forestry Productivity Fund, from seventy-five percent to one hundred percent. (7/1/08) (EG -$1,133,000 GF RV See Note) SB86
Latest Action: 06/13/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08. Bill Text Provides for membership on the Board of Pardons. (8/15/08) SB73
Latest Action: 06/21/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08. Bill Text Limits the public records exemption for the office of the governor. (1/1/09) SB61
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Senate floor amendments were read and adopted. The amended bill was read by title and failed to pass by a vote of 16 yeas, and 17 nays. Motion to reconsider tabled. Bill Text Increases penalties for the crime of public bribery. (gov sig) SB60
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Insurance. Bill Text Provides for the crime of concealment of a financial conflict of interest by an elected official. (gov sig) SB34
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary C. Bill Text Prohibits candidates for elected office from using campaign contributions to pay family members. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) SB23
Latest Action: 07/02/2008 - Effective date 1/1/09. Bill Text Prohibits the appointment or nomination of certain campaign contributors. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) SB20
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. Bill Text Prohibits an elected official from qualifying from any other elected office while holding his office. (gov sig) SB18
Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations. Bill Text Creates the office of state inspector general in the office of the governor. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE See Note) SB6
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Effective date 7/15/08. Bill Text Requires certain public servants and candidates for certain offices to disclose certain financial information. (See Act) SB1
Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Read by title. Returned to the calendar subject to call as amended. Bill Text Provides restrictions and disclosure requirements for contacts involving certain public servants and certain affiliated persons and entities. (gov sig) (EN +$10,000 GF EX See Note) HB877
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008. Bill Text Provides for changes to the La. Wholesale Drug Distributors Act (EN +$140,000 SG RV See Note) HB873
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Effective date: Jan. 1, 2009. Bill Text Provides relative to absentee by mail and early voting by certain voters who participate in the special program for physically handicapped voters (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) HB871
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. Bill Text Provides eligibility for certain home study students to participate in public school interscholastic extracurricular activities HB862
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. Bill Text Establishes a mental health registry within the Department of Health and Hospitals HB861
Latest Action: 06/12/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008. Bill Text Establishes the Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Program within the Department of Health and Hospitals (EN +$128,925 GF EX See Note) HB847
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. Bill Text Repeals provisions relative to permitting certain children to withdraw from school HB816
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Returned to the calendar. Bill Text Requires all tax exemptions and credits enacted after April 1, 2008, to be reviewed by the legislature at least once every five years HB815
Latest Action: 06/21/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008. Bill Text Provides for the prescriptive period for actions involving the sale of certain immovable property |
