House Committee on Ways and Means
May 1, 2023
9:00 a.m.
Room 6

Adjourned
 



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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HB610JENKINSTAX/INCOME-INDIV/EXEMPT - Increases the tax-exempt amount of annual retirement income (EG -$15,300,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB612NEWELLTAX - Levies taxes on sales of cannabis and dedicates revenues derived from those taxes (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 HB614RISERTAX CREDITS - Establishes the Louisiana Onshore and Offshore Packaged Fire Safety Equipment Income Tax Credit program (OR -$50,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB617EDMONDSTAX CREDITS - Establishes the Life Sciences Investment Tax Credit Program which consists of a Life Sciences Investment Tax Credit and a Life Sciences FDA Medical Device User Fee tax credit (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB618WILLARDTAX CREDITS - Provides with respect to the credit and the deduction for taxes paid to other states (EN +$39,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB620FREIBERGTAX - Levies a tax on retail sales of cannabis and dedicates revenues derived from the tax (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
 HB622BEAULLIEUTAX/CORP INCOME - Increases the net operating loss deduction allowed for tax year 2023 and thereafter (OR -$19,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB626LYONSTAX/INCOME-INDIV/CREDIT - Establishes a tax credit for workers who commute to out-of-state sites for certain jobs that had formerly been located in Louisiana (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB632KNOXTAX CREDITS - Establishes the Next Generation Tax Credit for taxpayers claiming a dependent five years of age or younger (OR -$40,600,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB634MCFARLANDTAX/SEVERANCE TAX - Provides relative to a severance tax exemption for deep-well oil and gas production (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB637MINCEYTAX CREDITS - Establishes a tax credit for businesses that invest in certain school programs (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB638MCFARLANDTAX/INCOME TAX - Provides relative to tax benefits for adoption of children from foster care and donations to foster care charitable organizations (RE DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB639FREIBERGTAX/INCOME TAX - Repeals the individual income tax deduction for net capital gains (OR INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB642JENKINSTAX/SALES & USE - Provides relative to sales and use taxation of certain digital products and services (EG INCREASE GF RV See Note)

OTHER BUSINESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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