Agenda - Ways and Means

House Committee on Ways and Means
April 18, 2023 9:00 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
	HB32	SCHLEGEL	TAX/INCOME TAX - Increases the amount of the individual income tax deductions for elementary and secondary school tuition, educational expenses for home-schooled children, and educational expenses for a quality public education (EN -$2,200,000 GF RV See Note)
	HB52	MIKE JOHNSON	TAX CREDITS - Establishes an individual income tax credit for volunteer firefighters (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
	HB126	FIRMENT	TAX/INCOME TAX - Authorizes individual income tax deductions for contributions to catastrophe savings accounts (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
	HB154	BEAULLIEU	TAX/INCOME TAX - Establishes an income tax exemption for certain veteran-owned businesses (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
	HB156	DEVILLIER	TAX CREDITS - Reduces the annual cap on the amount of motion picture production tax credits awarded, the cap on the amount of credits claimed on tax returns, and the per project cap (OR +$100,000,000 GF RV See Note)
	HB162	WILLARD	TAX CREDITS - Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit (OR -$66,900,000 GF RV See Note)
	HB243	PHILLIP TARVER	TAX/INCOME-INDIV/CREDIT - Authorizes a one-time refundable individual income tax credit for certain Louisiana taxpayers (OR -$275,400,000 GF RV See Note)
	HB247	MANDIE LANDRY	TAX/INCOME-INDIV/CREDIT - Establishes a tax credit for purchases of firearm safety devices (EN -$500,000 GF RV See Note)
	HB255	MANDIE LANDRY	TAX CREDITS - Establishes a tax credit for restaurants that recycle oyster shells (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
	HB386	BEAULLIEU	TAX CREDITS - Establishes a tax credit for infant adoptions and the Strong Louisiana Families Tax Credit for donations to certain social service organizations (OR -$16,900,000 GF RV See Note)
	HB408	WILLARD	TAX CREDITS - Exempts certain research and development tax credit recipients from detailed examinations by the Department of Economic Development (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
	HB411	GLOVER	TAX CREDITS - Expands the types of investments eligible for the insurance premium tax credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
	HB426	BRYANT	TAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the work opportunity tax credit for businesses that hire certain formerly incarcerated persons (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
	HB429	PRESSLY	TAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program (OR -$1,250,000 GF RV See Note)
	HB443	EDMONDS	TAX CREDITS - Establishes a refundable individual income tax credit for certain adoptions (EN -$1,300,000 GF RV See Note)
	HB452	BOURRIAQUE	TAX CREDITS - Establishes a tax credit for the development of certain affordable housing projects (EG1 -$1,700,000 GF RV See Note)
	HB483	MAGEE	TAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the rehabilitation of historic structures tax credit (EN -$32,500,000 GF RV See Note)
	HB513	MAGEE	TAX CREDITS - Establishes an insurance premium tax credit for retaliatory taxes paid by certain domestic insurers (EN -$9,000,000 GF RV See Note)
	HB562	SCHEXNAYDER	TAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the Motion Picture Production Tax Credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS

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