Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
May 20, 2021
1:30 p.m.
Room A-B
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
MINUTES TO BE APPROVED:
May 17, 2021
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SCR49
TALBOT
TAX/TAXATION
- Requests the Department of Revenue and the state Department of Education to jointly report on the implementation of tax credits for donations to school tuition organizations. (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
SB175
BRET ALLAIN
TAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE
- Provides for a single rate of corporation franchise tax. (See Act) (EG -$24,500,000 GF RV See Note)
SB242
WARD
TAX/TAXATION
- Clarifies the carryforward period for the inventory tax credit. (gov sig) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB26
MCCORMICK
TAX/SEVERANCE-EXEMPTION
- Provides with respect to the severance tax exemption for stripper wells (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
HB94
FONTENOT
TAX COMMISSION, STATE
- Extends authority for imposition of certain fees levied by the Louisiana Tax Commission for the assessment of certain properties (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
HB200
BACALA
TAX/INCOME TAX
- Exempts military survivor benefit plan payments from state individual income tax (EN -$1,500,000 GF RV See Note)
HB525
LANCE HARRIS
TAX/TOBACCO TAX
- Excludes certain products from the excise tax levied on tobacco (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB662
COUSSAN
TAX/SEVERANCE-EXEMPTION
- Exempts oil production of certain orphaned wells from severance tax (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
To review and approve the proposed third party convenience fee schedules for certain online service transactions pursuant to R.S. 49:316.1 for the Louisiana Department of Health.
ADJOURNMENT
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