House Committee on Ways and Means
April 18, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Room 6

Adjourned
 



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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HB32SCHLEGELTAX/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)
 HB52MIKE JOHNSONTAX CREDITS - Establishes an individual income tax credit for volunteer firefighters (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB126FIRMENTTAX/INCOME TAX - Authorizes individual income tax deductions for contributions to catastrophe savings accounts (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB154BEAULLIEUTAX/INCOME TAX - Establishes an income tax exemption for certain veteran-owned businesses (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB156DEVILLIERTAX 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)
 HB162WILLARDTAX CREDITS - Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit (OR -$66,900,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB243PHILLIP TARVERTAX/INCOME-INDIV/CREDIT - Authorizes a one-time refundable individual income tax credit for certain Louisiana taxpayers (OR -$275,400,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB247MANDIE LANDRYTAX/INCOME-INDIV/CREDIT - Establishes a tax credit for purchases of firearm safety devices (EN -$500,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB255MANDIE LANDRYTAX CREDITS - Establishes a tax credit for restaurants that recycle oyster shells (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB386BEAULLIEUTAX 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)
 HB408WILLARDTAX 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)
 HB411GLOVERTAX CREDITS - Expands the types of investments eligible for the insurance premium tax credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB426BRYANTTAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the work opportunity tax credit for businesses that hire certain formerly incarcerated persons (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB429PRESSLYTAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program (OR -$1,250,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB443EDMONDSTAX CREDITS - Establishes a refundable individual income tax credit for certain adoptions (EN -$1,300,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB452BOURRIAQUETAX CREDITS - Establishes a tax credit for the development of certain affordable housing projects (EG1 -$1,700,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB483MAGEETAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the rehabilitation of historic structures tax credit (EN -$32,500,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB513MAGEETAX CREDITS - Establishes an insurance premium tax credit for retaliatory taxes paid by certain domestic insurers (EN -$9,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB562SCHEXNAYDERTAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the Motion Picture Production Tax Credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

OTHER BUSINESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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