HB 294 — TAX/SEVERANCE TAX: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to severance tax revenues remitted to parishes in which the associated severance occurs (EG -$65,000,000 GF RV See Note)
Last action — Rules suspended.
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✓Introduced
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✓In 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 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read HB 294 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Rules suspended.
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Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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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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Reported favorably.
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Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
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Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. 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 first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
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Scheduled for floor debate on 05/12/2025.
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Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
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Reported without amendments (11-0).
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Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Reported favorably (12-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
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Prefiled.
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Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- John E. Wyble · Cosponsor
- Roger William Wilder III · Cosponsor
- Joe Stagni · Cosponsor
- Rodney Schamerhorn · Cosponsor
- Charles Owen · Cosponsor
- Michael Melerine · Cosponsor
- Danny McCormick · Cosponsor
- Jacob Jules Landry · Cosponsor
- Dodie Horton · Cosponsor
- Troy Jude Hebert · Cosponsor
- Barbara Reich Freiberg · Cosponsor
- Adrian Fisher · Cosponsor
- Michael "Gabe" Firment · Cosponsor
- Julie Emerson · Cosponsor
- Peter F. Egan Sr. · Cosponsor
- Vincent E. Cox III · Cosponsor
- Josh Carlson · Cosponsor
- Jacob Braud · Cosponsor
- Ryan Bourriaque · Cosponsor
- Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu IV · Cosponsor
- Beryl Amedée · Cosponsor
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. · Cosponsor
- Larry A. Bagley · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 124 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Larry A. Bagley Republican
Co-sponsors (22)
- John E. Wyble Republican
- III, Roger William Wilder Republican
- Joe Stagni
- Rodney Schamerhorn Republican
- Charles Owen Republican
- Michael Melerine Republican
- Danny McCormick Republican
- Jacob Jules Landry Republican
- Dodie Horton Republican
- Troy Jude Hebert Republican
- Barbara Reich Freiberg Republican
- Adrian Fisher Democrat
- Michael "Gabe" Firment Republican
- Julie Emerson
- Sr., Peter F. Egan Republican
- III, Vincent E. Cox Republican
- Josh Carlson Republican
- Jacob Braud Republican
- Ryan Bourriaque Republican
- IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu Republican
- Beryl Amedée Republican
- Jr., Dennis Bamburg Republican
Not signed on (124)
124 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 124 →"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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 0% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Speaker | — | Yea |
| Emerson | — | Yea |
| Amedee | — | Yea |
| Galle | — | Yea |
| Romero | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Hughes | — | Yea |
| Stagni | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Willard | — | Yea |
| Johnson, T. | — | Yea |
| St. Blanc | — | Yea |
| Adrian Fisher | Democrat | Yea |
| Aimee Adatto Freeman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Alonzo L. Knox | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Carpenter | Democrat | Yea |
| C. Denise Marcelle | Democrat | Yea |
| Candace N. Newell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delisha Boyd | Democrat | Yea |
| Edmond Jordan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| III, Ed Larvadain | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Joy Walters | Democrat | Yea |
| Jr., Kyle M. Green | Democrat | Yea |
| Ken Brass | Democrat | Yea |
| Mandie Landry | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus Anthony Bryant | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Rashid Armand Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Robby Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rodney Lyons | Democrat | Yea |
| Roy Daryl Adams | Democrat | Yea |
| Shaun Raphael Mena | Democrat | Yea |
| Sr., Wilford Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Steven Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Sylvia Elaine Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Tammy T. Phelps | Democrat | Yea |
| Tehmi Jahi Chassion | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Vanessa Caston LaFleur | Democrat | Yea |
| Annie Spell | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Reich Freiberg | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Anne Billings | Republican | Yea |
| Brett F. Geymann | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brian Leonard Glorioso | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Fontenot | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Michael Boyer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chance Keith Henry | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Danny McCormick | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Andrew Deshotel | Republican | Yea |
| Debbie Villio | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon Wallace McMakin | Republican | Yea |
| Dodie Horton | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Chenevert | Republican | Yea |
| Foy Bryan Gadberry | Republican | Yea |
| Francis C. Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| III, Roger William Wilder | Republican | Yea |
| III, Vincent E. Cox | Republican | Yea |
| IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu | Republican | Yea |
| Jack McFarland | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Braud | Republican | Yea |
| Jacob Jules Landry | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Brian DeWitt | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons Wiley | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy LaCombe | Republican | Yea |
| Jerome Zeringue | Republican | Yea |
| Jessica Domangue | Republican | Yea |
| John E. Wyble | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Orgeron | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Carlson | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Dennis Bamburg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., John R. Illg | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., Michael Robert Bayham | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Edmonston | Republican | Yea |
| Kellee Hennessy Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Landry Coates | Republican | Yea |
| Larry A. Bagley | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Ventrella | Republican | Yea |
| Laurie Schlegel | Republican | Yea |
| Les Farnum | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Wright | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Gabe" Firment | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Charles Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Melerine | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Riser | Republican | Yea |
| Nicholas Muscarello | 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 |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodney Schamerhorn | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bourriaque | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Mack | Republican | Yea |
| Sr., Peter F. Egan | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie H. Berault | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy P. Kerner | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Bacala | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Jude Hebert | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne McMahen | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 294?
- HB 294 is sponsored by John E. Wyble (Republican), III, Roger William Wilder (Republican), Joe Stagni, Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican), Charles Owen (Republican), Michael Melerine (Republican), Danny McCormick (Republican), Jacob Jules Landry (Republican), Dodie Horton (Republican), Troy Jude Hebert (Republican), Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican), Adrian Fisher (Democrat), Michael "Gabe" Firment (Republican), Julie Emerson, Sr., Peter F. Egan (Republican), III, Vincent E. Cox (Republican), Josh Carlson (Republican), Jacob Braud (Republican), Ryan Bourriaque (Republican), IV, Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu (Republican), Beryl Amedée (Republican), Jr., Dennis Bamburg (Republican), and Larry A. Bagley (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 294?
- This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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 294?
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