Senate Daily Digest
November 22, 2024
10:00 AM
Senate Chamber
Adjourned
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Roll Call
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Reading of Journal
Petitions, Memorials, and Communications
Senate Bills Returned from House with Amendments
SB9
GREGORY MILLER
CIVIL PROCEDURE
- Provides for legislative continuances and extensions of time for legislators and legislative employees. (Item #20) (gov sig)
House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
HB1
EMERSON
TAX/INCOME TAX
- Provides for a flat rate for purposes of calculating income tax for individuals, estates, and trusts, increases the standard deduction, and modifies or repeals certain income tax deductions and credits (Item #5 and 6) (RE1 DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB2
EMERSON
TAX/CORP INCOME
- Provides for a flat rate for purposes of calculating corporate income tax and terminates certain corporate income tax exemptions, deductions, and credits (Item #4) (EN SEE FISC NOTE RV See Note)
HB3
EMERSON
TAX/CORP FRANCHISE
- Repeals the corporation franchise tax and limits eligibility of certain credits to be claimed against corporation franchise tax (Item #3) (EN -$574,000,000 RV See Note)
HB4
MCFARLAND
APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML
- Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (Items #18, 21, and 23)
HB5
BACALA
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 (Item #2) (EN GF EX See Note)
HB6
BEAULLIEU
ELECTIONS/SPECIAL
- Calls a special statewide election on March 29, 2025, for submitting proposed constitutional amendments to the state's electors (Item #22) (EN +$3,281,010 GF EX See Note)
HB7
EMERSON
FUNDS/FUNDING
- (Constitutional Amendment) Revises Article VII of the Constitution of La. (Items #1, 2, 7, and 14) (EN DECREASE RV See Note)
HB8
BRASS
TAX/SALES & USE
- Levies sales and use taxes on certain digital products and services (Items #8 and 13) (EN +$37,000,000 RV See Note)
HB10
WRIGHT
TAX
- Provides for the rate of the state sales and use tax and for exemptions, exclusions, credits, and rebates claimed against sales and use taxes; and provides for a flat rate of income tax for individuals, estates, and trusts, increases the standard deduction, and modifies or repeals certain income tax deductions and credits (Items #5, 6, and 8) (EN SEE FISC NOTE RV See Note)
HB11
DESHOTEL
TAX/AD VALOREM TAX
- Provides for the homestead exemption, special assessment level, and other property tax exemptions for purposes of determining ad valorem taxation of certain property (Items #1 and 10) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
HB12
DESHOTEL
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Relative to finances of the state (Items #16 and 21) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB13
GEYMANN
APPROPRIATIONS
- Limits the amount of money that may be appropriated in a fiscal year (Item #14) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB23
GEYMANN
MINERALS
- Provides for the administration of the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund (Item #16) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
HB25
RISER
TAX/SEVERANCE TAX
- Provides relative to horizontal well exemption (Item #9) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)