Louisiana 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

HB 198 — TAX/INCOME-INDIV/EXEMPT: Authorizes an income tax deduction for tip income earned by taxpayers at or below certain income levels (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Last action — Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

  2. Prefiled.

  3. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (142)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 198?
HB 198 is sponsored by Sylvia Elaine Taylor (Democrat), Pat Moore (Democrat), Candace N. Newell (Democrat), Steven Jackson (Democrat), and Alonzo L. Knox (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 198?
This bill died with 2025 Regular 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 198?
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