2009 Regular Session |
| Instrument | Status | Summary |
| SB21 | FUNDS/FUNDING - Constitutional amendment to increase the maximum severance tax which is allocated to parishes from $850,000 to $2,850,000 in any fiscal year in which the Rev. Est. Conf. recognizes an increase in such taxes from the amount in FY 08-09 and require up to $10 million of such severance taxes on state lands in the Atchafalaya Basin to be deposited into the Atchafalaya Basin Conservation Fund each fiscal year starting in FY 10-11. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) | |
| SB22 | TAX/SALES - Changes the time period of the Annual Louisiana Sales Tax Holidays from the first consecutive Friday and Saturday of each year to the first Sunday through the second Sunday of August each year. (gov sig) (OR -$24,000,000 GF RV See Note) | |
| SB52 | ACT 453 | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Establishes Annual Second Amendment Weekend Holiday to exempt from state and local sales tax each year consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition, and hunting supplies from the first consecutive Friday through Sunday of September each year. (gov sig) (EN -$120,000 GF RV See Note) |
| SB53 | Considered on 5/4/2009 | TAX/SALES - Ends the "suspension" and makes effective the sales tax exemption granted for on-premises, non-public sales of meals furnished to the staff and students of educational institutions; the staff and patients of hospitals and mental institutions; boarders of rooming houses; and occasional meals furnished in connection with or by educational, religious, or medical organizations. (7/1/09) (OR -$750,000 GF RV See Note) |
| SB54 | TAX/SALES - Repeals an obsolete sales tax exemption. (7/1/09) (OR NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) | |
| SB108 | TAX/TAXATION - Extends the duration of the Research and Development Tax Credit for income and corporation franchise taxes through 2014. (gov sig) (EG -$10,600,000 GF RV See Note) | |
| SB109 | TAX/TAXATION - Extends the duration of the Angel Investor Tax Credit for income and corporation franchise taxes through 2014 and provides further time and manner in which credits may be taken and for utilization of unused credits. (12/31/09) (RE1 -$1,000,000 GF RV See Note) | |
| SB110 | ACT 76 | CREDIT - Provides relative to the Credit Repair Services Organizations Act. |
| SB111 | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Grants a refundable individual income tax credit for amounts paid by a taxpayer in a parish in which an emergency has been declared as a deductible under a homeowner's insurance policy for damages caused during the disaster for which the emergency was declared. (gov sig) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note) | |
| SB112 | TAX/TAXATION - Grants an individual income tax deduction for amounts paid by a taxpayer in a parish in which an emergency has been declared as a deductible under a homeowner's insurance policy for damages caused during the disaster for which the emergency was declared. (gov sig) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note) | |
| SB113 | TAX/TAXATION - Increases the tax credits for rehabilitation of certain residential structures. (gov sig) (RE1 DECREASE GF RV See Note) | |
| SB159 | ACT 530 | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Provides that a transaction executed prior to December 31, 2008, in which the obligation is secured by the subject of the transaction and the maturity date for the obligation occurs after December 31, 2008 qualifies for the requirement that 50% of the "total base investment" of a movie infrastructure project must be expended prior to that date. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| SB160 | ACT 445 | TAX/TAXATION - Provides a default rule for the allocation of tax credits with an annual cap or limit on the amount of tax credits that may be granted. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| SB161 | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Deletes a requirement that, to obtain the deduction for elementary and secondary school expenses, payments for school uniforms, certain instructional materials, and school supplies, the payments must be made to public schools; requires actual payment to obtain the deduction; and limits the deduction to $5,000 per student who is a dependent of the taxpayer. (gov sig) | |
| SB162 | ACT 486 | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the continued existence of parishwide economic development districts created by specific law whose existence is dependent upon the adoption of a development plan. (gov sig) |
| SB163 | ACT 451 | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Deletes a requirement that, to obtain the deduction for elementary and secondary school expenses, payments for school uniforms, certain instructional materials, and school supplies, the payment must be made to public schools; requires actual payment to obtain the deduction; and limits the deduction to $5,000 per student. (gov sig) (EG1 NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| SB164 | INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides for only one increased deductible per calendar year for hurricane, wind, or named storm damage. (8/15/09) | |
| SB185 | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Provides relative to an exemption from state income taxes for activated military service personnel. (gov sig) | |
| SB186 | Considered on 6/9/2009 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - Provides relative to the Louisiana Smokefree Air Act. (4/1/10) |
| SB339 | ACT 449 | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to the Louisiana Capital Companies Tax Credit Program concerning the placement of the investment pool in qualified investments. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| SCR8 | CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to adopt a balanced budget amendment. | |
| SCR154 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of Robert Newton Helm, Jr. | |
| SR4 | SENATE - Provides relative to the deadline for requesting legislation for prefiling in regular sessions in odd-numbered years. | |
| SR9 | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Jamie S. Achee for writing the novel, Granny's Gifts: An Inheritance of Character. | |
| SR16 | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Director Anthony Marino for his vital assistance to the Louisiana HonorAir World War II mission. | |
| SR17 | CONDOLENCES - Express condolences upon the death of George Joseph Charlet, Jr. | |
| SR18 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of Louisiana Army National Guard Sergeant Brandon Boudreaux. | |
| SR28 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Army Sergeant First Class David J. Todd, Jr. | |
| SR29 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Air Force Captain Cartize B. Durham. | |
| SR43 | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Jena Wallace Cary upon her retirement and thirty-six years of dedicated service to the division of administration. | |
| SR52 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Army Private First Class Bryan M. Thomas. | |
| SR53 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Daniel Dupre. | |
| SR54 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of Patriot Guard Rider Michael D. Bares. | |
| SR55 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Army Sergeant Jonnie L. Stiles. | |
| SR56 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Army Private First Class Jason R. Watson. | |
| SR57 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Army Sergeant First Class David R. Hurst. | |
| SR61 | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - To declare Tuesday, June 2, 2009, Military Family Day in the Louisiana Senate in honor of Louisiana's military service men and women, and in particular, in honor of its fallen armed forces. | |
| SR64 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Army Private First Class Brandon Gallow. | |
| SR65 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Milton E. Suggs. | |
| SR66 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Marine Private First Class Caleb Rushing. | |
| SR67 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Air Force Senior Airman Omar McKnight. | |
| SR68 | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of United States Army National Guard Private First Class Dana Carolyn Grafton Zimek. | |
| SR70 | Considered on 6/3/2009 | SENATE - Provides that Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee shall have committee jurisdiction over all portions of the comprehensive state capital budget. |
| SR71 | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church of Prairieville's Welcome Home Group for their efforts to honor soldiers coming home from combat deployments. | |
| SR72 | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Lee R. Johnson for his brave service in the United States Army during World War II. | |
| SR73 | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport staff for their outstanding efforts to assist Louisiana Honor Air in flights of World War II veterans to visit the World War II Memorial. | |
| SR106 | COMMENDATIONS - Commends motorcycle riders and recognizes June 15, 2009, as the annual Ride To Work Day. | |
| SR140 | COMMITTEE STUDIES - Requests a comparison study of the La. State Plumbing Code and the International Plumbing Code |