HB 628 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

TREASURY DEPARTMENT: Establishes the La. Dividend Program within the Dept. of Treasury and provides for funding, administration, qualifications, and restrictions (RR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)

HB 628 establishes the Louisiana Dividend Program within the state Treasury Department. The bill outlines how the program will be funded, administered, and who qualifies to receive payments, including specific eligibility rules and restrictions. It directly affects eligible Louisiana residents who meet the program's criteria, though the exact qualifications aren't detailed in the provided text. The legislation creates a formal structure for distributing funds, with key provisions covering program management and participant requirements. This is a substantive policy bill focused on creating a new state-funded benefit program.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB628 Reengrossed → HB628 Engrossed · 1 edit · Jun 4, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized and renumbered from 'Reengrossed' to 'Engrossed' for the official legislative record. A minor technical correction was made to the definition of 'Ineligible individual,' changing the reference from 'this Part' to 'this Chapter' to ensure accurate legal citation within the statute.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the reference change is a technical correction to align terminology with the statute's structure.

TECHNICAL

Corrected a legal citation in the definition of 'Ineligible individual' from 'this Part' to 'this Chapter' to accurately reflect the bill's organization.

Floor votes · House Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

75–14

Passed · 13 other

Total votes 102

Jun 4, 2025

D Democratic31

10 Yea 13 Nay 8

41% Nay

R Republican71

65 Yea 1 Nay 5

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 78, nays 14. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (14-0).

lower

May 15, 2025

Committee

Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

lower

May 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported with amendments (12-1).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors