TAX CREDITS: Establishes the Louisiana Youth Jobs Tax Credit Program and tax credits for the employment of ...
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HB 680 — TAX CREDITS: Establishes the Louisiana Youth Jobs Tax Credit Program and tax credits for the employment of eligible apprentices (EN -$1,200,000 GF RV See Note)
Last action — Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 454.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 21, 2021. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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32 sponsors
1 primary, 31 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (18 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Read HB 680 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 454.
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Effective date: 06/23/2021.
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Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
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Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
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Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/11/2021.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read by title, roll called, yeas 96, nays 4, Senate amendments concurred in.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 06/09/2021.
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Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 2 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Received from the Senate with amendments.
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Scheduled for concurrence on 06/08/2021.
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Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
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Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Called from the calendar.
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Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 76, nays 18. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
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Notice given.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/24/2021.
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Read by title, returned to the calendar.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/18/2021.
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported favorably (11-0).
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Sponsors
- Jason Hughes · Primary
- Ken Brass · Cosponsor
- Gary Carter · Cosponsor
- Wilford Carter Sr. · Cosponsor
- Mack Cormier · Cosponsor
- Royce Duplessis · Cosponsor
- Randal L. Gaines · Cosponsor
- Kyle M. Green Jr. · Cosponsor
- Edward Ted James · Cosponsor
- Patrick O. Jefferson · Cosponsor
- Samuel Jenkins · Cosponsor
- Frederick D. Jones · Cosponsor
- Edmond Jordan · Cosponsor
- Mandie Landry · Cosponsor
- Ed Larvadain III · Cosponsor
- Rodney Lyons · Cosponsor
- Dustin Miller · Cosponsor
- Pat Moore · Cosponsor
- Candace N. Newell · Cosponsor
- Tammy T. Phelps · Cosponsor
- Vincent J. Pierre · Cosponsor
- Larry Selders · Cosponsor
- Malinda White · Cosponsor
- Matthew Willard · Cosponsor
- Regina Barrow · Cosponsor
- Gerald Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Joseph Bouie · Cosponsor
- Cleo Fields · Cosponsor
- Jimmy Harris · Cosponsor
- Karen Carter Peterson · Cosponsor
- Edward J. Price · Cosponsor
- Jr. Gary L. Smith · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on · 17 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Jason Hughes
Co-sponsors (31)
- Ken Brass Democrat
- Gary Carter Democrat
- Sr., Wilford Carter Democrat
- Mack Cormier
- Royce Duplessis Democrat
- Randal L. Gaines
- Jr., Kyle M. Green Democrat
- Edward Ted James
- Patrick O. Jefferson
- Samuel Jenkins
- Frederick D. Jones
- Edmond Jordan Democrat
- Mandie Landry Democrat
- III, Ed Larvadain Democrat
- Rodney Lyons Democrat
- Dustin Miller Democrat
- Pat Moore Democrat
- Candace N. Newell Democrat
- Tammy T. Phelps Democrat
- Vincent J. Pierre
- Larry Selders Democrat
- Malinda White
- Matthew Willard
- Regina Barrow Democrat
- Gerald Boudreaux Democrat
- Joseph Bouie
- Cleo Fields
- Jimmy Harris Democrat
- Karen Carter Peterson
- Edward J. Price Democrat
- Gary L. Smith, Jr.
Not signed on (115)
115 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 115 →"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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 43 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 96 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 4% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Garofalo | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hollis | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| James | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Cormier | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Stefanski | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Magee | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| Frieman | — | Nay |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Nay |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | 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 | Nay |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| % of votes cast | 21% | 0% | 0% | 79% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Fields | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Not Voting |
| Hewitt | — | Not Voting |
| Peacock | — | Not Voting |
| Bernard | — | Not Voting |
| Johns | — | Not Voting |
| Pope | — | Not Voting |
| Milligan | — | Not Voting |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Mills, F. | — | Not Voting |
| White | — | Not Voting |
| Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Mills, R. | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Not Voting |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Not Voting |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Not Voting |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 5% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Pope | — | Yea |
| Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Bernard | — | Yea |
| Johns | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Mills, F. | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Fields | — | Yea |
| Mills, R. | — | Yea |
| Peacock | — | Nay |
| Milligan | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 26 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 30 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 76 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 17% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Goudeau | — | Yea |
| Mincey | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Nelson | — | Yea |
| Huval | — | Yea |
| Ivey | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| James | — | Yea |
| Pierre | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Cormier | — | Yea |
| Coussan | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| DuBuisson | — | Yea |
| Marino | — | Yea |
| White | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| McKnight | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Nay |
| Frieman | — | Nay |
| Garofalo | — | Nay |
| Bishop | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Magee | — | Not Voting |
| Stefanski | — | Not Voting |
| Hollis | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dustin Miller | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Nay |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Nay |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Nay |
| Charles Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Not Voting |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Nay |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Nay |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Nay |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | Republican | Nay |
| Phillip DeVillier | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phillip Eric Tarver | Republican | Nay |
| Polly Thomas | Republican | Nay |
| R. Dewith Carrier | Republican | Nay |
| Raymond J. Crews | Republican | Yea |
| Rhonda Gaye Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Nay |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Nay |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Nay |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 680?
- HB 680 is sponsored by Jason Hughes, Ken Brass (Democrat), Gary Carter (Democrat), Sr., Wilford Carter (Democrat), Mack Cormier, Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Randal L. Gaines, Jr., Kyle M. Green (Democrat), Edward Ted James, Patrick O. Jefferson, Samuel Jenkins, Frederick D. Jones, Edmond Jordan (Democrat), Mandie Landry (Democrat), III, Ed Larvadain (Democrat), Rodney Lyons (Democrat), Dustin Miller (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Tammy T. Phelps (Democrat), Vincent J. Pierre, Larry Selders (Democrat), Malinda White, Matthew Willard, Regina Barrow (Democrat), Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Joseph Bouie, Cleo Fields, Jimmy Harris (Democrat), Karen Carter Peterson, Edward J. Price (Democrat), and Gary L. Smith, Jr..
- What is the current status of HB 680?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 21, 2021. Enacted.
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