House Committee on Ways and Means
April 24, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Room 6

Adjourned		 




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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HB62BACALATAX/SALES & USE - Reduces the rate of the state sales and use tax (EG -$194,600,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB107TURNERTAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM - Provides for a local sales and use tax exemption for the procurement or administration of certain prescription drugs (OR DECREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB157DEVILLIERTAX/SALES-USE, ST-EXEMPT - Exempts certain business utilities from a state sales and use tax levy (OR -$85,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB161KERNERTAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM - Changes local sales and use tax exemptions for commercial fishermen and certain seafood processing facilities from optional to mandatory (EN DECREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB171BEAULLIEUTAX/SALES & USE - Provides relative to requirements for dealers and marketplace facilitators to collect and remit sales and use taxes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 HB203DEVILLIERTAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to state sales and use tax exemptions for food for home consumption, residential utilities, and prescription drugs (OR +$187,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB204DEVILLIERTAX/SALES-USE, ST-EXEMPT - Provides relative to the state sales and use tax exemptions for food for home consumption, residential utilities, and prescription drugs (OR NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 HB249TURNERTAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM - Exempts prescription drugs and insulin from local sales and use taxes (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB256GREGORY MILLERTAX/SALES & USE - Requires extension of the deadline to pay local sales taxes when the deadline for payment of the tax falls on certain holidays (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB436TRAVIS JOHNSONTAX/SALES-USE, ST-EXEMPT - Provides a state sales tax exemption for certain farmers for acquisition of renewable energy systems and items and services for energy efficiency improvements (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB502MCFARLANDTAX/SALES & USE - Modifies the definition of the term commercial farmer by removing certain reporting requirements (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
 HB558BEAULLIEUREVENUE DEPARTMENT - Provides for the collection and remittance of state and local sales and use taxes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB562SCHEXNAYDERTAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the Motion Picture Production Tax Credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB621CORMIERTAX - Levies a tax on tickets for admission to certain college football games and dedicates the avails of the tax to passenger rail service between New Orleans and Baton Rouge (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)

OTHER BUSINESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Any person who does not feel comfortable giving testimony in person may submit a prepared statement in accordance with House Rule 14.33 in lieu of appearing before the committee:

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 21, 2023, will be distributed to the committee members prior to the meeting.