House Committee on Ways and Means
May 2, 2022
9:00 a.m.
Room 6
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HB438
BACALA
TAX/SALES-USE, STATE
- Reduces the rate of the state sales and use tax (EG -$138,600,000 GF RV See Note)
HB631
GREEN
TAX COMMISSION, STATE
- To provide for certain changes or corrections of assessment by the tax commission (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
HB907
PHILLIP TARVER
TAX/PROPERTY
- Provides for resident custodians on adjudicated property (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
HB925
BUTLER
CAPITAL OUTLAY
- Establishes the Louisiana Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program to provide financial assistance to local governments and political subdivisions for certain capital infrastructure projects (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
HB965
STEFANSKI
ASSESSORS
- To grant the Board of Tax Appeals jurisdiction over certain suits instituted by taxpayers dissatisfied with certain final determinations by the Louisiana Tax Commission (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)
HB972
PHELPS
FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS
- Establishes an amnesty program for fines, fees, and assessments imposed by state agencies (OR -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB992
BEAULLIEU
TAX COMMISSION, STATE
- Authorizes the Louisiana Tax Commission to hear claims for the refund of ad valorem property taxes erroneously paid on public service properties (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
HB1018
EDMONDS
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Establishes the Temporary Sales Tax Fund and provides for deposit of certain state sales tax revenue into the fund (EG -$426,900,000 GF RV See Note)
HCR50
NEWELL
TAX/PROPERTY
- Requests a study of the practicality and feasibility of phasing-in property tax increases when a property's assessed value increases after reassessment by a percentage of less than fifty percent of the previous year's assessed value (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
SB85
CORTEZ
TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL
- Creates an individual income tax refund checkoff donation for Maddie's Footprints. (8/1/22) (EN NO IMPACT SG EX See Note)
SB129
MORRIS
TAX/LOCAL
- Exempts certain infused or injected prescription drugs from local sales tax. (7/1/22) (EN DECREASE LF RV See Note)
SB217
JACKSON-ANDREWS
TAX EXEMPTIONS
- Exempts the lease, rental, or purchase of tangible personal property or services by the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) from local sales tax. (7/1/22) (EN -$200,000 LF RV See Note)
SB242
BRET ALLAIN
TAX/LOCAL
- Provides relative to interest and penalties applicable to local sales and use tax. (8/1/22) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
SB293
BRET ALLAIN
TAX/SALES
- Creates a state sales tax rebate for the purchase of certain agricultural fencing materials by commercial farmers. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
SB371
HARRIS
TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL
- Establishes an individual income tax refund checkoff donation for the University of New Orleans Foundation. (8/1/22) (EN NO IMPACT SG EX See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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A. Any interested person or any committee member may file with the committee a prepared statement concerning a specific instrument or matter under consideration by the committee or concerning any matter within the committee's scope of authority, and the committee records shall reflect receipt of such statement and the date and time thereof.
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NOTE: Statements emailed to hwmc@legis.la.gov and received prior to noon on Friday, April 29, 2022, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.