SB 45 — TAX EXEMPTIONS: Exempts purchases of motor vehicles by certain veterans and their spouses from sales and use taxes and the vehicle registration and license tax. (7/1/25) (RE DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Last action — Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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 SB 45 on the official Louisiana source →Action History
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
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Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
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Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
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Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
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Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
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Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
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Reported with amendments.
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Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
Sponsors
- Kirk Talbot · Cosponsor
- Jeremy Stine · Cosponsor
- Larry Selders · Cosponsor
- Mike Reese · Cosponsor
- Brach Jerad Myers · Cosponsor
- Blake Miguez · Cosponsor
- Jay Luneau · Cosponsor
- Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews · Cosponsor
- Cameron Henry · Cosponsor
- Franklin J. Foil · Cosponsor
- Rick Edmonds · Cosponsor
- Royce Duplessis · Cosponsor
- Stewart Jr. Cathey · Cosponsor
- Gerald Boudreaux · Cosponsor
- Adam Bass · Cosponsor
- Patrick McMath · Primary
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Patrick McMath Republican
Co-sponsors (16)
- Kirk Talbot Republican
- Jeremy Stine Republican
- Larry Selders Democrat
- Mike Reese Republican
- Brach Jerad Myers Republican
- Blake Miguez Republican
- Jay Luneau Democrat
- Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews Democrat
- Cameron Henry Republican
- Franklin J. Foil Republican
- Rick Edmonds Republican
- Royce Duplessis Democrat
- Stewart Jr. Cathey Republican
- Gerald Boudreaux Democrat
- Adam Bass Republican
- Michael "Big Mike" Fesi Republican
Not signed on (130)
130 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 130 →"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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| % of votes cast | 41% | 0% | 0% | 59% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Not Voting |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Not Voting |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Not Voting |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Not Voting |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Not Voting |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (39)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Bouie | — | Yea |
| Edward J. Price | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Carter | Democrat | Yea |
| Gerald Boudreaux | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Luneau | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmy Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews | Democrat | Yea |
| Larry Selders | Democrat | Yea |
| Regina Barrow | Democrat | Yea |
| Royce Duplessis | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Jenkins | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam Bass | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Mizell | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Miguez | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Hensgens | Republican | Yea |
| Brach Jerad Myers | Republican | Yea |
| Caleb Kleinpeter | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie J. Lambert | Republican | Yea |
| Franklin J. Foil | Republican | Yea |
| Glen Womack | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory A. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Heather Cloud | Republican | Yea |
| Jeremy Stine | Republican | Yea |
| John C. "Jay" Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Jr., William "Bill" Wheat | Republican | Yea |
| Kirk Talbot | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Abraham | Republican | Yea |
| Michael "Big Mike" Fesi | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Reese | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Connick | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick McMath | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Edmonds | Republican | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Owen | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Allain | Republican | Yea |
| Stewart Jr. Cathey | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas A. Pressly | Republican | Yea |
| Valarie Hodges | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 45?
- SB 45 is sponsored by Kirk Talbot (Republican), Jeremy Stine (Republican), Larry Selders (Democrat), Mike Reese (Republican), Brach Jerad Myers (Republican), Blake Miguez (Republican), Jay Luneau (Democrat), Katrina R. Jackson-Andrews (Democrat), Cameron Henry (Republican), Franklin J. Foil (Republican), Rick Edmonds (Republican), Royce Duplessis (Democrat), Stewart Jr. Cathey (Republican), Gerald Boudreaux (Democrat), Adam Bass (Republican), Patrick McMath (Republican), and Michael "Big Mike" Fesi (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 45?
- This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 45?
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