TAX/SEVERANCE TAX: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to severance tax revenues remitted to parishes in which the associated severance occurs (RE -$46,900,000 GF RV See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 28, 2023
Last action May 16, 2023
Floor votes · House May 11, 2023
How they voted
70–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 72
May 11, 2023
D
Democratic23
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican48
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 101, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (10-0-1).
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (13-0. To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 31 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Larry Bagley
RRepublican
Co
Alan Seabaugh
RRepublican
Co
Beau Beaullieu
RRepublican
Co
BA
Beryl Amedée
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Fontenot
RRepublican
Co
Chad Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Danny McCormick
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Foy Gadberry
RRepublican
Co
Gabe Firment
RRepublican
Co
Jean-Paul Coussan
RRepublican
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