2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB294
Legislative Summary
(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)
Demographic Impact
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Bill History
4/2/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Reported favorably (12-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Reported without amendments (11-0).
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2025.
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/13/2025
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Senate
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on HB 294 FINAL PASSAGE (#329)
5/12/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Revenue & Fiscal Affairs(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 22
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Lawrence Bagley
Republican
Co-Sponsors (22)
Dennis Bamburg
Republican
Beryl Amedee
Republican
Beau Beaullieu
Republican
Ryan Bourriaque
Republican
Jacob Braud
Republican
Josh Carlson
Republican
Vincent Cox
Republican
Peter Egan
Republican
Julie Emerson
Republican
Gabe Firment
Republican
Adrian Fisher
Democrat
Barbara Freiberg
Republican
Troy Hebert
Republican
Dodie Horton
Republican
Jacob Landry
Republican
Danny McCormick
Republican
Michael Melerine
Republican
Charles Owen
Republican
Rodney Schamerhorn
Republican
Joseph Stagni
Republican
Roger Wilder
Republican
John Wyble
Republican