2025 Regular Session • Louisiana Legislature
HB517
Legislative Summary
Establishes the Youth Cessation and Prevention Fund and dedicates a portion of the avails of the tax levied on smokeless tobacco to the fund (RE -$6,000,000 GF RV See Note)
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Bill History
4/4/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
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 with amendments (9-6).
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/28/2025.
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Notice given.
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/06/2025.
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Notice given.
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/07/2025.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Notice given.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/13/2025.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Read by title, returned to the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Notice given.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/14/2025.
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Called from the calendar.
House of Representatives
5/14/2025
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 79, nays 12. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
House of Representatives
5/19/2025
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Senate
5/20/2025
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Senate
Amendments
House Committee Amendment #1386 W&M Draft
House Committee Amendment #1386 W&M Draft
Not Adopted
House Committee Amendment #1477 W&M Proposed
House Committee Amendment #1477 W&M Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #2156 Brass Proposed
House Floor Amendment #2156 Brass Proposed
Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment #2579 Brass Proposed
House Floor Amendment #2579 Brass Proposed
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Vote on HB 517 FINAL PASSAGE (#418)
5/14/2025
79
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/19/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Revenue & Fiscal Affairs(Senate)
