SB 162 Louisiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

TAX/SALES: Provides relative to the collection and administration of sales and use taxes. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

SB 162 is a procedural amendment to sales and use tax collection rules, passed by the Senate on May 8, 2025. It modifies existing tax administration language by deleting a specific line in the bill text (as noted in Amendment No. 1), but does not introduce new policy requirements or affect specific taxpayer groups. The bill focuses solely on technical adjustments to tax collection procedures without changing tax rates, exemptions, or enforcement mechanisms. As a procedural amendment, it directly affects the administrative implementation of sales tax collection but has no direct impact on taxpayers or businesses.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB162 Original SB162 Act 433 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates Louisiana's sales tax laws to align with recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on digital commerce. It expands the definition of 'dealer' to include remote sellers without a physical presence in the state and introduces new rules for marketplace facilitators and affiliated agents.
Scope change
The bill broadens the scope of who is considered a taxable 'dealer' in Louisiana, specifically targeting out-of-state sellers and those utilizing affiliated agents to conduct business within the state.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'dealer' was updated to explicitly include persons selling digital products and services who lack a physical presence in Louisiana but exceed revenue thresholds.

ELIGIBILITY

New criteria were added to deem a person a dealer if they sell similar products under the same brand name as a Louisiana retailer or use affiliated agents to solicit business in the state.

REQUIREMENT

Revenue thresholds for remote seller registration were adjusted, and new rebuttable presumptions were established to determine dealer status based on business relationships and ownership interests.

TECHNICAL

Specific statutory citations regarding vendor compensation and certain subsections of the Remote Sellers Commission were removed or reorganized during the legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2025 · House Jun 9, 2025

How they voted

290
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 37
May 8, 2025
D Democratic11
5 Yea 6
45% Yea
R Republican26
24 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Reese, Foil, and Luneau.
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Jun 3, 2025
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (16-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 13, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 31 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Mike Reese
Mike Reese
RRepublican
LA
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