House Committee on Ways and Means
May 12, 2025
9:00 a.m.
Room 6

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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

INSTRUMENTS TO BE HEARD
 HB2EMERSONCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the comprehensive Capital Outlay budget
 HB3EMERSONCAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act
 HB127PHILLIP TARVERTAX/INCOME TAX - Establishes an individual income tax deduction for contributions made into certain deductible savings accounts (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB145WILDERTAX/INCOME TAX - Increases the maximum amount of the construction code retrofitting deduction and expands the deduction to cover costs associated with "fortified home" standards compliance (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB229MCCORMICKTAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM - Exempts certain foods and beverages from local sales tax (OR DECREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB269GLORIOSOTAX/AD VALOREM TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Increases the income threshold for purposes of qualifying for the special assessment level (OR DECREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB300MACKTAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION - (Constitutional Amendment) Eliminates the income eligibility requirement associated with qualifying for the special assessment level (OR DECREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB325BRYANTTAX/TOBACCO TAX - Provides for the rate of tax levied on certain cigars (OR -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB341MCCORMICKTAX/INCOME TAX - Repeals the motion picture production tax credit and reduces the individual income tax rate (OR -$310,300,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB444MACKENERGY - Creates an injection tax for carbon dioxide sequestration (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
 HB489MANDIE LANDRYTAX/INCOME TAX - Establishes rates and brackets for purpose of calculating the tax levied on individual income (OR +$197,700,000 GF RV See Note)
 HB493CREWSTAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides relative to a property tax exemption for certain private aircraft (OR DECREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB587MENAGAMING/REVENUE - Provides relative to gaming revenue (OR +$36,222,500 GF RV See Note)
 HB663FIRMENTTAX/INSURANCE PREMIUM - Provides for the disposition of certain state sales and use tax collections for the purpose of fortifying residential roofs in the coastal zone
 HB672JORDANBONDS - Authorizes the issuance of catastrophe bonds for the Catastrophe Reinsurance Program

OTHER BUSINESS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADJOURNMENT

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