HB 27 — TAX: Increases the tax on certain telecommunication devices and services (Item #10) (EN +$213,000 SD RV See Note)
Last action — Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018, 1st Extraordinary Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read HB 27 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received from the Senate without amendments.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 18. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Received in the Senate; read by title Rules suspended. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
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Reported favorably (16-0).
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Rules suspended.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 03/02/18.
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Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Yvonne Colomb · Cosponsor
- Patricia Smith · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 10 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Patricia Smith
Co-sponsors (1)
- Yvonne Colomb
Not signed on (145)
145 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 145 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Yea |
| Martiny | — | Yea |
| Milkovich | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Morrish | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Fannin | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Gatti | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Smith, G. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Smith, J. | — | Not Voting |
| Perry | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Claitor | — | Yea |
| Colomb | — | Yea |
| Donahue | — | Yea |
| Erdey | — | Yea |
| Walsworth | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Appel | — | Yea |
| Chabert | — | Not Voting |
| Cortez | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 0% | 0% | 28% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Long | — | Yea |
| Martiny | — | Yea |
| Milkovich | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Morrish | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Morrell | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Fannin | — | Yea |
| Appel | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Smith, G. | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Smith, J. | — | Not Voting |
| White | — | Not Voting |
| Peacock | — | Not Voting |
| Perry | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Colomb | — | Not Voting |
| Cortez | — | Yea |
| Erdey | — | Yea |
| Walsworth | — | Not Voting |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Chabert | — | Not Voting |
| Claitor | — | Yea |
| Donahue | — | Yea |
| Gatti | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 51 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Democrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 75 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 17% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Nay |
| Leger | — | Yea |
| Leopold | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Thibaut | — | Yea |
| Guinn | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| LeBas | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Anders | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Havard | — | Yea |
| Hazel | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Brown, C. | — | Yea |
| Brown, T. | — | Yea |
| Carter, S. | — | Yea |
| Hoffmann | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Landry, N. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Nay |
| Norton | — | Yea |
| Pearson | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Billiot | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Carmody | — | Nay |
| Chaney | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Pugh | — | Yea |
| Reynolds | — | Yea |
| Richard | — | Yea |
| Schexnayder | — | Yea |
| Shadoin | — | Yea |
| Simon | — | Nay |
| Stefanski | — | Nay |
| Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Hunter | — | Not Voting |
| James | — | Not Voting |
| Abramson | — | Not Voting |
| Cromer | — | Not Voting |
| Moreno | — | Not Voting |
| Pylant | — | Not Voting |
| Stokes | — | Not Voting |
| Armes | — | Yea |
| Bagneris | — | Yea |
| Berthelot | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Nay |
| Danahay | — | Yea |
| Dwight | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Nay |
| Falconer | — | Yea |
| Franklin | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Nay |
| Gisclair | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Landry, T. | — | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Nay |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Not Voting |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Nay |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 27?
- HB 27 is sponsored by Yvonne Colomb and Patricia Smith.
- What is the current status of HB 27?
- This bill died with 2018, 1st Extraordinary Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 27?
- Track HB 27 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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