2025 Regular SessionLouisiana Legislature

SB45

Legislative Summary

Exempts purchases of motor vehicles by certain veterans and their spouses from sales and use taxes and the vehicle registration and license tax. (7/1/25) (RE DECREASE GF RV See Note)

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Bill History

3/31/2025
Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Senate
4/14/2025
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Senate
4/22/2025
Reported with amendments.
Senate
4/23/2025
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
Senate
4/29/2025
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
Senate
4/29/2025
Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Senate
4/30/2025
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Senate
5/5/2025
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Committee Amendment #682 R&F Proposed

Senate Committee Amendment #682 R&F Proposed

Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #678 R&F Draft

Senate Committee Amendment #678 R&F Draft

Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment #1150 Cathey Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment #1150 Cathey Adopted

Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Vote on SB 45 FINAL PASSAGE (#125)
4/30/2025
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Vote on SB 45 CO-AUTHORS (#126)
4/30/2025
16
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
23
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/5/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Transportation, Highways and Public Works(House of Representatives)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197049.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197051.0 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197054.8 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197024.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970204.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970204.3 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197025.7 KB
Analysis
Analysis1/1/197026.4 KB
Misc
Misc1/1/197032.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/1970204.7 KB