Regular legislative session through Apr. 23, 2023

Bill filing is complete, and so final additions to good and bad bills occurred.

THE GOOD: HB 615 by Rep. Valarie Hodges would assess a fee on remittances to foreign countries dedicated to English as a second language instruction.

THE BAD: HB 621 by Rep. Mack Cormier would tax selectively college football game tickets to fund state-subsidized train travel; HB 626 by Rep. Rodney Lyons makes taxpayers subsidize lost/relocated-out-of-state jobs; HB 641 by Rep. Stuart Bishop repeals tax exceptions without lowering rates that induces tax increases; SB 226 by Sen. Jacob Luneau would make permanent an earned income tax credit of ten percent.

(Note: were HB 641 linked to Bishop’s HB 71 that reduces sales taxes and HB 364 and HB 387 that eliminate corporate franchise taxation, it likely would become a benign bill.)

THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 5 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 170 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 278 passed House committee; HB 291 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 6 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; SB 48 passed Senate committee; SB 63 passed Senate committee.

THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 250 with minor amendment passed House committee; SB 33 with minor amendment passed Senate committee.

SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 642; total number of bills, Senate: 232.

Total number of good bills, House: 60; total number of good bills, Senate: 20.

 

Total number of bad bills, House: 38; total number of bad bills, Senate: 10.

 

Total House good bills heard in House committee: 6; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 4.

 

Total House bad bills heard in House committee: 2; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 1.

 

Total House good bills approved by House committee: 4; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 3.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House committee: 1; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 1.

 

Total House good bills approved by House: 0; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 0.

 

Total House bad bills approved by House: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 0.

 

Total House good bills heard in Senate committee: 0; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 0.

 

Total House bad bills heard in Senate committee: 0; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 0.

 

Total House good bills approved by Senate committee: 0; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 0.

 

Total House bad bills approved by Senate committee: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 0.

 

Total House good bills approved by Senate: 0; total Senate good bills approved by House: 0.

 

Total House bad bills approved by Senate: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 0.

 

Total House good bills going to governor: 0; total Senate good bills going to governor: 0.

 

Total House bad bills going to governor: 0; total Senate bad bills going to governor: 0.

 

Total House good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0; total Senate good bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0.

Total House bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0; total Senate bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0.