House Committee on Ways and Means
May 6, 2013
9:00 am
Room 6

Adjourned
 



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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
 HB2ROBIDEAUXCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the comprehensive Capital Outlay budget
 HB3ROBIDEAUXCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act
 HB151KENNY COXTAX CREDITS - Extends the sunset of tax credits for certain heritage-based cottage industries located within the Cane River Heritage Area (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB161JAMESTAX CREDITS - Reduces the amount of the income tax credit for state-certified productions and removes authority to transfer or sell motion picture investor tax credits (OR INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB166ANDERSTAX/SEVERANCE TAX - Provides relative to determining the market value of trees, timber, and pulpwood for purposes of levying the severance taxes (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB182ANDERSTAX/SALES & USE - Provides relative to the promulgation of guidelines for determining the definition of "sale at retail" for purposes of the exemption from the sales and use tax for certain agricultural commodities utilized in preparing crops or animals for market (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 HB185KENNY COXTAX CREDITS - Authorizes a tax credit for donations made to the La. Community and Technical College System (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB316JACKSON-ANDREWSTAX/TAXATION - Requires state agencies which administer tax credits and rebates to report certain information (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 HB329A.WILLIAMSTAX/AD VALOREM TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Removes the income requirement for purposes of qualifying for the special assessment level (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB358ABRAMSONTAX CREDITS - Removes the Jan. 1, 2015, sunset date for issuance of sound recording investor tax credits and provides a threshold for Louisiana residents (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB377LEGERTAX CREDITS - Establishes a registry for tax credits and provides relative to the period of time to report claims or a transfer to the registry (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
 HB444BURRELLTAX CREDITS - Requires the review of tax credits (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 HB455LEGERTAX CREDITS - Establishes the Louisiana New Markets Jobs tax credit (OR -$50,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB474BISHOPENERGY/DRILLING - Provides relative to the exemption from severance tax for inactive wells (RE +$22,700,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB483N.LANDRYTAX CREDITS - Extends authority to grant tax credits for certain state-certified musical or theatrical facility infrastructure projects (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB499BURRELLTAX EXEMPTIONS - Requires state agencies which administer tax credits and rebates to annually report certain information (OR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
 HB501MORENOTAX CREDITS - Extends the sunset of the musical and theatrical production base investment income tax credit (RE DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB506JAMESTAX/SALES & USE - Authorizes expanded use of the Parish e-file tax collection system (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB529BARROWTAX - (Constitutional Amendment) To impose a tax on single use plastic carry bags (OR INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB563THIBAUTTAX CREDITS - Changes eligibility and provides for administrative changes for the Research and Development Tax Credit (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 HB571ROBIDEAUXTAX/TAX REBATES - Changes eligibility requirements for Enterprise Zone benefits (EN INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB574ROBIDEAUXTAX/TOBACCO TAX - Increases the state excise tax on certain tobacco products (OR +$283,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB617ORTEGOTAX RETURN - Creates an income tax checkoff for the Louisiana National Guard Honor Guard for Military Funerals (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
 HB630LEGERTAX CREDITS - Provides for the transferability of the income tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic commercial structures (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB636DANAHAYENERGY/OIL & GAS - Changes the oil spill contingency fee both in amount and application and removes limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Contingency Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
 HB653ROBIDEAUXTAX/SALES & USE - To provide for the payment of a vendor's compensation for the state sales and use tax collection and to dedicate certain state sales tax revenues (EN +$4,300,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB655BURRELLTAX CREDITS - Establishes criteria for participation in the enterprise zone program for the receipt of tax credits and rebate payments (OR INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB675ST.GERMAINTAX/GASOLINE TAX - Requires the tax on gasoline, diesel fuels, and special fuels to be adjusted annually in accordance with the Consumer Price Index (OR +$5,800,000 SD RV See Note)
 HB681ORTEGOTAX CREDITS - Changes the definition of alternative fuel for purposes of the tax credit for conversion of a vehicle to alternative fuel usage (EN INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB686GAROFALOTAX CREDITS - Establishes the Firearm and Ammunitions Manufacturer Tax Credit (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB696MONTOUCETTAX/INCOME TAX - Reduces the amount of certain tax credits beginning January 1, 2014, for income tax credits and January 1, 2015, for corporate franchise credits (RE INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB697JAMESTAX/INCOME TAX - Provides for the net operating loss deduction and the tax credit for inventory taxes paid (OR INCREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB698J.THOMPSONTAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the School Readiness Tax Credits (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
 HB704JACKSON-ANDREWSTAX/INCOME TAX - Limits the amount of the deduction allowed for federal income taxes paid for purposes of computing the state tax on the net income of individuals (OR +$462,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB711BARROWTAX - Imposes a tax on single-use plastic carry bags and provides for the use of the avails thereof (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)
 HB712JACKSON-ANDREWSTAX CREDITS - Requires the secretary of the Dept. of Revenue to uniformly reduce the amount of tax credits in a year of a budget deficit (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
 HB716RICHARDTAX/SALES & USE - Decreases the state sales and use tax rate and repeals exclusions and exemptions from state sales and use tax (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

OTHER BUSINESS
 Rep. Regina Barrow

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