Agenda - Ways and Means

House Committee on Ways and Means
March 17, 2026 9:00 a.m. Room 6
Scheduled

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
INSTRUMENTS TO BE HEARD
	HB287	BEAULLIEU	TAX COMMISSION, STATE - Extends authority for imposition of certain fees levied by the Louisiana Tax Commission for the assessment of certain properties (OR +$3,000,000 SG RV See Note)
	HB340	DEWITT	TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Limits the frequency of reappraisal and valuation of property for ad valorem tax purposes (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
	HB412	DEWITT	TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to assessment and reappraisal of property for ad valorem tax purposes and establishes a property tax exemption (OR DECREASE LF RV See Note)
	HB440	NEWELL	TAX EXEMPTIONS/HOMESTEAD - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a parish governing authority to increase the amount of the homestead exemption (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
	HB514	FARNUM	TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes an additional ad valorem tax exemption for certain property owners aged sixty-five and older (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
	HB515	MARCELLE	PROPERTY/IMMOVABLE - Authorizes a political subdivision to sell certain adjudicated property directly to a buyer (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
	HB521	WILDER	TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a taxing authority to adjust a millage rate to the maximum authorized rate from a prior year's reassessment (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
	HB543	NEWELL	TAX EXEMPTIONS/HOMESTEAD - Provides relative to the homestead exemption (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
	HB553	CARLSON	ASSESSORS - Increases the membership of the assessor's certification program committee and provides for educational requirements for certification and recertification of assessors (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
	HB570	WILDER	TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Authorizes a taxing authority to adjust a millage rate to the maximum authorized rate after a reassessment and establishes limits to millage adjustments (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
	HB961	FARNUM	TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Extends eligibility to certain trusts for an ad valorem tax exemption for a property owner who is at least sixty-five years of age or older (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT

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