HB 600 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

TAX/SEVERANCE TAX: Reduces the rate of severance tax on oil produced from newly completed wells and provides relative to special rates on oil produced from certain limited-production wells (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

HB 600 reduces the severance tax rate on oil produced from newly completed oil wells and establishes special lower tax rates for oil from certain limited-production wells. This bill directly affects oil producers operating in these specific well categories. The key provision lowers the tax burden for these producers by adjusting the applicable tax rates under the severance tax system. The bill's effective date is contingent on another bill (HB 495) becoming law, as noted in its amendment. Currently, the bill has passed committee and is awaiting final passage.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025
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HB600 Original HB600 Act 295 · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates Louisiana's severance tax rates for specific types of oil wells, including newly completed wells, low-producing 'incapable' wells, and 'stripper' wells. It introduces a new reduced tax rate for wells in 'stripper fields' utilizing gravity drainage and adjusts the tax treatment for wells that have been inactive or designated as orphans. These changes aim to provide tax relief to operators of marginal and difficult-to-produce wells to encourage continued extraction.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of reduced tax rates to include a new category for wells in stripper fields using gravity drainage and modifies eligibility criteria for inactive and orphan wells.
ELIGIBILITY

Reduced the severance tax rate for oil from newly completed wells and wells with limited production.

Adjusted the tax rate and certification timeline for 'incapable wells' that produce less than 25 barrels of oil per day.

Modified the tax rate and certification timeline for 'stripper wells' that produce less than 10 barrels of oil per day.

DEFINITION

Created a new reduced tax category for wells classified as 'mining and horizontal drilling projects' utilizing gravity drainage in stripper fields.

TIMELINE

Extended the reduced tax period for inactive or orphan wells to ten years if production begins before October 1, 2028.

FISCAL

Changed the tax calculation method for inactive wells, shifting from a percentage of the standard rate to a specific percentage of the well's value at severance.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 8, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 8, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 103, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
Jun 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (13-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Brett Geymann
Brett Geymann
RRepublican
LA
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