Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
June 2, 2025
9:30 AM
John J. Hainkel, Jr. Room

Adjourned
 



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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

MINUTES TO BE APPROVED:

LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
 HB163DICKERSONCRIMINAL/VICTIMS - Provides relative to victims of certain sex-related crimes (EG INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB294BAGLEYTAX/SEVERANCE TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to severance tax revenues remitted to parishes in which the associated severance occurs (EG -$65,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB325BRYANTTAX/TOBACCO TAX - Provides for the rate of tax levied on certain cigars (RE -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB383BRASSTAX CREDITS - Postpones the termination of a tax credit for C-corporations for local inventory taxes paid but reduces the amount of the credit for those taxpayers (EG1 -$130,000,000 SD RV See Note)
 HB475FIRMENTTAX CREDITS - Extends the sunset date of the tax credit for retaliatory taxes paid by certain domestic insurers (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 HB495GEYMANNTAX/SEVERANCE TAX - Limits the severance tax exemption for gas produced from certain horizontally drilled wells (EG1 +$8,600,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB517BRASSTAX/TOBACCO TAX - Establishes the Youth Cessation and Prevention Fund and dedicates a portion of the avails of the tax levied on smokeless tobacco to the fund (RE -$6,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB518GEYMANNTAX/SEVERANCE TAX - Provides relative to rates, computation, and administration of severance tax on oil, gas, and other natural resources (EG NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 HB533CARVERTAX CREDITS - Establishes the Work-Based Learning Tax Credit for employment of apprentices, interns, and youth workers (RE1 -$1,136,500 GF RV See Note)
 HB594CHANCE HENRYTAX/INSURANCE PREMIUM - Establishes a flat rate of insurance premium tax and provides relative to certain insurance premium tax credits and exemptions (RR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
 HB600GEYMANNTAX/SEVERANCE TAX - Reduces the rate of severance tax on oil produced from newly completed wells and provides relative to special rates on oil produced from certain limited-production wells (EG1 DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB639RISERGAMING/REVENUE - Provides relative to taxation of online sports wagering and video poker and dedicates certain gaming revenues (RE +$34,700,000 SD RV See Note)
 HB665WILLARDTAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program (EG1 -$7,500,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB669RISERTAX/EXCISE - Continues a portion of the excise tax levied on cigarettes in statute (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
 LDAF Convenience Charge
 LBVM Convenience Fee

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