Senate Committee on Finance
June 4, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Room A-B
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SR120
BARROW
COURTS
- Requests the Senate Committee on Finance, or a subcommittee thereof, in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Justice, to study and make recommendations on court costs in suits involving the state and political subdivisions in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB77
TURNER
TOPS
- Adds the Excellence award level for students who score 31 or higher on the ACT, allows award qualification based on the Classic Learning Test, revises eligibility requirements for TOPS-Tech, and allows application of unused award amounts to medical or dental school (RR2 +$3,012,092 SG EX See Note)
HB116
EGAN
MILITARY AFFAIRS
- Provides relative to the Louisiana Military Family Assistance Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
HB404
WILLARD
REVENUE DEPARTMENT
- Provides relative to various tax administration functions of the Department of Revenue (RE2 SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
HB466
CARLSON
TEACHERS/SALARY
- Requires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB473
EMERSON
FUNDS/FUNDING
- (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the application of state monies to the unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of La. (RE DECREASE SD RV See Note)
HB495
GEYMANN
TAX/SEVERANCE TAX
- Limits the severance tax exemption for gas produced from certain horizontally drilled wells (EG1 +$8,600,000 GF RV See Note)
HB507
EMERSON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Establishes the High Impact Job Program within Louisiana Economic Development and provides for administration of the program (RR2 SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
HB567
BACALA
TAX/CORP INCOME
- Provides with respect to various credits, deductions, exclusions, and exemptions associated with corporate income tax (RE1 DECREASE SD EX See Note)
HB578
EMERSON
TAX/SALES & USE
- Provides with respect to state and local sales and use taxes and exemptions to those taxes (RR1 DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB579
EMERSON
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds (EG1 -$9,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB600
GEYMANN
TAX/SEVERANCE TAX
- Reduces the rate of severance tax on oil produced from newly completed wells and provides relative to special rates on oil produced from certain limited-production wells (EG1 DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB644
BROWN
COURTS/COURT COSTS
- Provides for the assessment of a fee for filing civil and criminal matters (EG1 +$694,384 SG RV See Note)
HB652
KERNER
SEAFOOD
- Provides for seafood safety and testing (RE1 +$240,608 SD EX See Note)
DISCUSSION
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
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