2023 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB161
Legislative Summary
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)
Bill History
3/23/2023
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
House of Representatives
3/24/2023
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 3/24/2023.
House of Representatives
4/10/2023
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
House of Representatives
4/24/2023
Reported favorably (12-0).
House of Representatives
4/25/2023
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/27/2023.
House of Representatives
4/27/2023
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/1/2023
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/2/2023
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Senate
5/15/2023
Reported favorably.
Senate
5/16/2023
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Senate
5/17/2023
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
5/24/2023
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/24/2023
Received from the Senate without amendments.
House of Representatives
5/25/2023
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
House of Representatives
5/30/2023
Signed by the President of the Senate.
Senate
5/31/2023
Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
House of Representatives
6/6/2023
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 62.
House of Representatives
6/6/2023
Effective date: 08/01/2023.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Vote on HB 161 FINAL PASSAGE (#422)
5/24/2023
38
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Vote on HB 161 FINAL PASSAGE (#150)
4/27/2023
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(6/6/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 12
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor
Timothy Kerner
Republican
Co-Sponsors (15)
Lawrence Bagley
Republican
Ryan Bourriaque
Republican
Chad Brown
Democrat
Mack Cormier
Democrat
Kenny Cox
Democrat
Les Farnum
Republican
Bryan Fontenot
Republican
Raymond Garofalo
Republican
Jonathan Goudeau
Republican
Kyle Green
Democrat
Dodie Horton
Republican
Tanner Magee
Republican
Jack McFarland
Republican
Clay Schexnayder
Republican
Laurie Schlegel
Republican