| HB 246 | Pope | Constitutional amendment exempting property owned by certain disabled veterans and spouses from ad valorem property tax. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Monitor-Against) |
| Bill History: |
11-02-10 G Effective |
| HB 300 | Ritchie | Authorization for the Louisiana Tax Commission to levy and collect certain fees. |
| Remarks: | 4 yr extension of existing law |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
07-01-10 G Effective |
| HB 301 | Ritchie | Grants the La. Tax Commission the authority to manage its own budget, procurement, and general management and operational functions. |
| Remarks: | Removes LTC from DOR |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
07-01-10 G Effective |
| HB 325 | Stiaes | (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes an extension of the homestead exemption and special assessment level for property damaged or destroyed by a disaster under certain circumstances. |
| Remarks: | Expands the Assessor's authority to grant special assessments |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Oppose) |
| Bill History: |
06-20-10 H Returned to the calendar - subject to call |
| HB 481 | Roy | Authorizes sheriffs and ex officio tax collectors to employ an agency to assist in the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes and obligations and provides for the payment of such services on a fee basis. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Monitor-Support) |
| Bill History: |
06-14-10 S Reconsidered |
| HB 560 | Pope | Provides relative to the enforcement of privileges and liens granted in favor of a parish or municipality for costs incurred in the demolition, removal, repair, or maintenance of condemned property. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Support) |
| Bill History: |
07-01-10 G Effective |
| HB 595 | Stiaes | Extends the homestead exemption and special assessment level for property damaged or destroyed by a disaster under certain circumstances. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Monitor-Against) |
| Bill History: |
06-20-10 H Returned to the calendar - subject to call |
| HB 602 | Smith, Gary | Provides relative to the notice of delinquent ad valorem taxes. |
| Remarks: | Need to consult as to impact |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
08-15-10 G Effective |
| HB 604 | Champagne | Require certain notifications and procedures relating to insufficient reporting of taxable property. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
08-15-10 G Effective |
| HB 675 | Pearson | (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes local elections to establish the level of assessed valuation of property at which the homestead exemption applies. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
05-04-10 H Involuntarily Deferred House Ways and Means |
| HB 676 | Pearson | Provides for procedures relating to local option elections for establishing the level of assessed valuation of property at which the homestead exemption applies in a parish. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
05-04-10 H Meeting set for 10:30 A.M. RM. 6 House Ways and Means |
| HB 696 | Ritchie | (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for transfer of the special assessment level to new property purchased to replace expropriated property. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Monitor-Against) |
| Bill History: |
04-27-10 H Meeting set for 9:00 a.m. House Ways and Means |
| HB 771 | Burns, Tim | Provides for additional public notice requirements related to proposed increases in millage rates without voter approval. |
| Remarks: | Require estimates of actual dollar value of increase on fictitious homes |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Monitor-Against) |
| Bill History: |
07-08-10 G Effective |
| HB 793 | Champagne | Provides relative to qualifications, compensation, and benefits of, restrictions on, and disclosure requirements for the members of the Louisiana Tax Commission. |
| Remarks: | WIll send to Eddington for comment |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
03-18-10 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means |
| HB 849 | Roy | Authorizes municipal tax collectors to employ private counsel or an agency for collection of delinquent taxes and provides for the collection of a fee for such services. |
| Remarks: | Applies only to municipal ad volrem tax collections |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
06-15-10 S Returned to the calendar - subject to call |
| HB 850 | Roy | Authorizes the collection of refundable deposits from tax sale participants prior to the commencement of the tax sale. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Support) |
| Bill History: |
08-15-10 G Effective |
| HB 1105 | Greene | (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the valuation of unoccupied land for purposes of determining its assessed valuation for ad valorem taxation. |
| Remarks: | WIll reduce the assessemnt on "unoccupied land" even highly valued commercial property |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Oppose) |
| Bill History: |
05-04-10 H Meeting set for 10:30 A.M. RM. 6 House Ways and Means |
| HB 1108 | Pearson | Authorizes the deferral of ad valorem taxes and provides with respect to tax deferral liens. |
| Remarks: | There is no Art. 7 Sect 20(A)(11) |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Monitor-Against) |
| Bill History: |
05-03-10 H Committee hearing cancelled House Ways and Means |
| HB 1117 | Greene | Provides for the valuation of unoccupied land for purposes of determining its assessed valuation for ad valorem taxation. Became HB 1471. |
| Remarks: | Implements his CA HB 1105 |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Monitor-Against) |
| Bill History: |
05-05-10 H Set on the House Orders |
| HB 1389 | Ligi | Provides relative to tax sales and adjudicated property. |
| Remarks: | Allows multiproperty sales |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Monitor-Support) |
| Bill History: |
08-15-10 G Effective |
| HB 1401 | Nowlin | Provides relative to the notice of delinquent property taxes. |
| Remarks: | sets tax day at Feb 1 |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
05-03-10 H Committee hearing cancelled House Ways and Means |
| HB 1457 | Monica | Relative to payments in lieu of ad valorem tax paid by a lessee to a political subdivision, industrial development board or certain public trust in relation to a securitized transaction. |
| Remarks: | Asked Gordon King to give me his thoughts. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
07-08-10 G Effective |
| HB 1471 | Greene | Provides relative to the valuation of unoccupied residential immovable property for purposes of ad valorem property taxes. Substitute for HB 1117 |
| Remarks: | Subst for HB 1351 - testimony on amended language was that bill did not do anything or restrict valuation for assessment. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
08-15-10 G Effective |
| SB 20 | Murray | Relative to ad valorem property tax exemptions and assessments: to authorize an extension of the homestead exemption or a special assessment level on property damaged or destroyed in certain disasters or emergencies, and for claiming the extension. |
| Remarks: | Similar to House Bills by Rep. Staies |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Monitor-Against) |
| Bill History: |
11-02-10 G Effective |
| SB 21 | Murray | Constitutional amendment to extend the time in which the owner of a homestead must reoccupy the homestead in order to retain the homestead's homestead exemption or its special assessment level from five years from December 31st of the disaster. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Monitor-Against) |
| Bill History: |
11-02-10 G Effective |
| SB 22 | Alario | Constitutional amendment to allow persons 65 years of age or older to receive the special assessment regardless of income. |
| Remarks: | Expansion of special assessment no associated with need - millionaire's tax break |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Oppose) |
| Bill History: |
03-08-10 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs |
| SB 24 | Alario | Constitutional amendment to limit the increase in the assessed value of real or immovable property upon reappraisal to the increase in the CPI except in certain circumstances. |
| Remarks: | caps increases in property assessemnts at CPI - REGARDLESS of actual increase in value |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Oppose) |
| Bill History: |
03-08-10 S Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs |
| SB 278 | Erdey | Provides with respect to the costs associated with the removal of dangerous structures incurred by a parish or municipality. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Support) |
| Bill History: |
08-15-10 G Effective |
| SB 283 | Martiny | Provides relative to the collection and disposition of bonds, fines, fees, licenses, taxes as relates to delinquent payments. |
| Remarks: | Bill only applies to Orleans - Maybe amend to make state wide. |
| Track Code(s): | (nc) (Amend-Support) , PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
08-15-10 G Effective |
| SB 433 | Quinn | Constitutional amendment to authorize the full homestead exemption for an owner in indivision who is occupying the homestead if the exemption had been allowed to such owner prior to June 20, 2003. |
| Remarks: | Yet another expansion of homestead eligibility |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Oppose) |
| Bill History: |
04-26-10 S Meeting set for 1:00 P.M. Hainkel Rm. Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs |
| SB 630 | Nevers | Provides for the fair market value of property held for residential development for property tax purposes. |
| Remarks: | WOuld appear to suppress property values, artificially |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Monitor-Against) |
| Bill History: |
04-12-10 S Meeting set for 1:30 P.M. HAINKEL RM. Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs |
| SB 778 | LaFleur | Provides that bonds secured by ad valorem taxes issued by political subdivisions may be sold at private sale. |
| Track Code(s): | PROP (Neutral) |
| Bill History: |
08-15-10 G Effective |