REVENUE/TAXATION DEPT: Increases the rate of the excise tax on vapor products and electronic cigarettes and dedicates a portion of the avails of such increase to payment of salaries and related benefits for La. State Police (EN -$5,000,000 GF RV See Note)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Apr 19, 2023
Signed Jun 15, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2023 · House May 22, 2023
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 32
Jun 4, 2023
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 83, nays 13. The Senate amendments, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were concurred in.
lower
Jun 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 30, 2023
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 83, nays 11. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (14-0).
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul Hollis
RRepublican
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