TAX/CORP FRANCHISE: Suspends the corporation franchise tax levied on certain taxable capital and suspends t...
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HB 17 — TAX/CORP FRANCHISE: Suspends the corporation franchise tax levied on certain taxable capital and suspends the initial corporation franchise tax levied on certain entities (Item #16) (EG -$10,200,000 GF RV See Note)
Last action — Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 First Extraordinary Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 17 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Read by title, reconsidered, returned to the calendar, under the rules.
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Rules suspended.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 29. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 67, nays 25. The bill, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, failed to pass. Motion to reconsider pending.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 06/16/20.
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Reported favorably (11-5).
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Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
- Stuart J. Bishop · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Stuart J. Bishop
Co-sponsors (1)
- Rick Edmonds Republican
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 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 67 | 29 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 28% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Frieman | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Dwight | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Nay |
| Hughes | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| James | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Nay |
| Pierre | — | Nay |
| Jones | — | Nay |
| Cormier | — | Nay |
| White | — | Nay |
| Landry | — | Nay |
| Willard | — | Nay |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Garofalo | — | Not Voting |
| Hollis | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Nay |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Nay |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Nay |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Not Voting |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Nay |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 42 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 67 | 25 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 24% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Frieman | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Dwight | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Nay |
| James | — | Nay |
| Jefferson | — | Nay |
| Cormier | — | Nay |
| Jones | — | Nay |
| White | — | Nay |
| Landry | — | Nay |
| Willard | — | Nay |
| Gaines | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Marino | — | Not Voting |
| Hollis | — | Not Voting |
| Stagni | — | Not Voting |
| Magee | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Nay |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Nay |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Nay |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Nay |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Nay |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Nay |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Nay |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Nay |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Nay |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Not Voting |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Yea |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 17?
- HB 17 is sponsored by Rick Edmonds (Republican) and Stuart J. Bishop.
- What is the current status of HB 17?
- This bill died with 2020 First Extraordinary Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 17?
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