TAX CREDITS: Changes the sound recording investor tax credit earned by a qualified music company into a refundable tax credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Apr 2, 2021
Signed Jun 16, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2021 · House Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
26–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
May 20, 2021
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
11
Amendments
3
Jun 16, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 401.
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 86, nays 7. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
Jun 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received.
lower
Jun 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
Jun 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: McMath, Allain, and Smith.
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate with amendments.
lower
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 11, 2021
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 10, 2021
Introduced
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 85, nays 13. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Reported with amendments (13-0).
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Ask Maddy
·
AI policy assistant
Ask Maddy about HB 445
Scope: LA
Hi! I can help you understand HB 445. What would you like to know?
Try one of these
i
Maddy answers using official bill text and legislative records. Always verify before sharing.
Sources cited inline