HB 331 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: Requires the Orleans Parish School Board to be notified of certain agreements that affect property taxes levied in Orleans Parish

This bill requires developers and businesses seeking property tax breaks in Orleans Parish to notify the Orleans Parish School Board before applying. Specifically, any agreement lasting two years or more, or involving tax reductions of one million dollars or more, must be sent via certified mail at least thirty days in advance. The notice must include details such as the applicant's name, the agreement's duration, and an estimate of the taxes that would be affected. This rule does not apply to state-approved exemptions or those established by the state constitution. The law takes effect on July 1, 2024, for any agreements entered into on or after that date.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 28, 2024 Signed May 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2024 · House Apr 11, 2024

How they voted

35–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 39
May 15, 2024
D Democratic11
9 Yea 2
81% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 13, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (10-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors