Selected Bills
The following bills are filed for the 2012 Legislative Session. We wanted to make you aware of these in particular and will work to keep you updated on these and others as they develop.
You can click the title, e.g. “HB 127”, for more information on the authors, the digest, and the bill’s history. You can click the name, e.g. “Dixon”, to go straight to that legislator’s page to learn more about them.
This is for information only; the Chamber does not necessarily endorse any of these bills.
Updated April 2, 2012
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HB 127
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Dixon
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Repeals the prohibition of smoking discrimination in the workplace.
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Bill History:
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02-16-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Labor and Industrial Relations
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HB 131
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Broadwater
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Provides relative to public hearings held by municipal governing authorities regarding zoning regulations and restrictions.
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Bill History:
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02-16-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Municipal and Parochial Affairs
House Municipal and Parochial Affairs
Pending House Floor Actions, with amendments
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HB 196
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Adams
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Constitutional Amendment to increase the homestead exemption and provides for adjustment of the exemption after reappraisal.
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HB 385
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Martiny
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(Refiled from 37R Session)
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Bill History:
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02-23-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means
House Ways and Means
TUESDAY - 3/27/12
10:00 a.m. Rm. 6
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HB 238
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Montoucet
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Makes preference for goods produced, manufactured, or assembled in La. mandatory.
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Bill History:
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02-24-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Appropriations
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Bill History:
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02-27-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means
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HB 507
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Ponti
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Increases the maximum gross receipts threshold for the La. Initiative for Small Entrepreneurships (Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran Initiative.
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Bill History:
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02-29-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Appropriations
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HB 681
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Leger
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Provides relative to energy efficiency or renewable energy improvement loans.
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Bill History:
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03-01-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Municipal and Parochial Affairs
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HB 769
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Burns, T.
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Exempts custom computer software from local sales and use taxes by excluding it from the definition of tangible personal property.
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Bill History:
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03-02-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means
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HB 889
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Champagne
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Exempts certain businesses from sales and use taxes levied by economic development districts that have tax increment financing authority.
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Bill History:
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03-02-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Municipal and Parochial Affairs
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HB 890
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Champagne
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Repeals provisions that authorize local governmental subdivisions to create certain economic development districts.
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Bill History:
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03-02-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Municipal and Parochial Affairs
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HB 891
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Champagne
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Requires voter approval prior to the creation of certain economic development districts by local governmental subdivisions.
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Bill History:
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03-02-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Municipal and Parochial Affairs
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Bill History:
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03-02-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Judiciary
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HB 958
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Robideaux
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Creates the Competitive Projects Payroll Incentive Program which grants a rebate to certain qualifying businesses.
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Bill History:
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03-12-12 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means
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SB 332
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Riser
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Establishes a program to authorize the granting of ad valorem tax exemption contracts by the Board of Commerce and Industry for certain businesses.
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Bill History:
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03-01-12 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
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SB 342
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Cortez
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Re-creates the Louisiana Tax Free Shopping (Refund) Program set to terminate on 7/1/13.
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Bill History:
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03-01-12 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
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SB 479
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Walsworth
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Provides for sales of certain public lands for economic development purposes.
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Bill History:
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03-02-12 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Natural Resources
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SB 548
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Riser
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Creates the Competitive Projects Payroll Incentive Program which grants rebates of up to 15% of qualifying payroll to certain businesses and rebates of sales tax or capital expenditures if DED determines economic benefit.
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Bill History:
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03-02-12 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
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SB 567
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Riser
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Creates the Corporate Headquarters Relocation Program.
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Bill History:
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03-12-12 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
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