Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
October 19, 2020
1:30 p.m.
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
MINUTES TO BE APPROVED:
October 14, 2020
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
SR22
LUNEAU
REVENUE DEPARTMENT
- Requests the Department of Revenue to create a task force to study and make recommendations to minimize employee misclassification. (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
HB37
BEAULLIEU
TAX 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)
HB78
BEAULLIEU
TAX/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)
HB89
JAMES
TAX/INCOME TAX
- Modifies the definition of "federal income tax liability" to include certain federal net disaster losses (Item #26) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
To review and approve the third party convenience fee schedules for credit card and ACH processing services for in-person payments at the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
ADJOURNMENT
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