House Committee on Ways and Means
May 18, 2015
2:00 p.m.
Room 6
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB188
THIERRY
TAX/INCOME-INDIV/EXEMPT
- Excludes certain deposits in special savings accounts for persons with disabilities known as ABLE Accounts from tax table income for purposes of calculating income tax (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
HB207
LANCE HARRIS
TAX/SALES-USE, STATE
- Specifies the types of bakery products exempt from state sales and use tax (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB234
FOIL
TAX/INCOME TAX
- Excludes qualified deposits in ABLE Accounts from "tax table income" for purposes of calculating individual income tax (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
HB244
FOIL
TAX CREDITS
- Extends the sunset of the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program (EN -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB249
LEGER
TAX/TOBACCO TAX
- Extends the excise tax exemption for cigars or pipe tobacco products sampled during the Convention of the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
HB259
THIERRY
TAX/INSURANCE PREMIUM
- Levies a tax on the annual gross premiums for surplus lines of insurance (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
HB367
ARNOLD
TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION
- Provides relative to the definition of a nonprofit corporation organized and operated for fraternal purposes for purposes of ad valorem property tax exemptions (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
HB375
LANCE HARRIS
TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM
- Exemption for certain ophthalmic drugs administered in a physician's office (OR DECREASE LF RV See Note)
HB460
LEOPOLD
TAX COMMISSION, STATE
- Provides relative to qualifications of members appointed to serve on the La. Tax Commission (OR NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
HB473
HAVARD
TAX/PROPERTY
- Authorizes certain parties to protest the assessed valuation of certain public service property for purposes of ad valorem property tax (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB508
FOIL
TAX/INCOME TAX
- Authorizes an income tax deduction for taxpayers who employ certain qualified disabled individuals (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS