Agenda - Ways and Means

House Committee on Ways and Means
May 23, 2022 10:30 a.m. Room 6
Adjourned

BLUE = already considered. RED = currently being considered. BLACK = not yet considered.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
	HB372	ROMERO	TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Provides for the assessment of green house gas emissions reduction facilities for purposes of ad valorem property taxes (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
	HCR104	WRIGHT	REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Urges and requests the Dept. of Revenue to study and report on the feasibility of accepting virtual currency as a form of payment of taxes, licenses, fees, penalties, and interest due to the state (EG NO IMPACT EX See Note)
	SB76	FIELDS	POSTSECONDARY ED - Provides that certain graduate students shall be exempt from mandatory student fees. (8/1/24) (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note)
	SB401	MCMATH	CLERKS OF COURT - Authorizes governing authorities to adopt ordinances to increase certain fees in the parishes of St. Tammany and Washington. (8/1/22) (EN +$670,000 LF RV See Note)
	SB466	SMITH	ASSESSORS - Provides for a salary increase for assessors. (7/1/22) (EG +$2,059,000 LF 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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