House Committee on Ways and Means
October 5, 2020
Upon Adjournment of Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
Room 4

Adjourned
 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HB20EDMONDSTAX/INCOME TAX - Provides relative to income tax deduction for certain educational expenses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic (Item #26) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB21ZERINGUECAPITAL OUTLAY - Requires the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to administer certain capital outlay projects (Item #15) (OR SEE FISC NOTE OF EX)
 HB25FARNUMTAX CREDITS - Expands the Louisiana New Markets Jobs Act tax credit to certain recovery zones (Item #65) (EG NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 HB26SCHEXNAYDERTAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT - Establishes a sales tax holiday to provide relief for recovery as a result of Hurricane Laura and the COVID-19 pandemic (Item #26) (EN -$4,500,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB29DEVILLIERTAX/SEVERANCE-EXEMPTION - Suspends severance taxes on production from certain oil wells (Items #26 and 61) (EN -$10,375,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB30WRIGHTTAX CREDITS - Establishes the Louisiana Re-shoring Incentive Program (Item #65) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB37BEAULLIEUTAX CREDITS - Authorizes an income tax credit for certain businesses whose operations were interrupted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic (Items #26 and 65) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB78BEAULLIEUTAX/AD VALOREM-MFG/EXEMP - Authorizes agreements between political subdivisions and taxpayers that may provide for certain payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes (Item #65) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HCR11SCHEXNAYDERTAX/TAX REBATES - Suspends the Procurement Processing Company Rebate Program (Item #65) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
 SB14JOHNSTAX/TAXATION - Expands the Louisiana New Markets Jobs Act tax credit to certain recovery zones. (gov sig) (Item #65) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)

OTHER BUSINESS
 COMMITTEE ROOM 3 TO BE USED FOR OVERFLOW

ANNOUNCEMENTS
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