HB 474 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

TAX RETURN: Creates individual income tax checkoffs for donations to the Grambling University National Alumni Association and the Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

HB 474 allows Louisiana taxpayers who file individual income tax returns and receive a refund to redirect all or part of that refund to the Grambling University National Alumni Association. Taxpayers would indicate this choice when filing their return, reducing their refund amount by the designated portion. The Louisiana Department of Revenue would administer and distribute the donated funds to the alumni association starting with tax years beginning January 1, 2027. This is a procedural tax form change, not a new tax or spending measure.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 26, 2026 Signed May 27, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB474 Original → HB474 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a second tax donation option for the Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association alongside the existing one for the Grambling University National Alumni Association. Additionally, the bill sponsors were updated to include Representative Chassion, and the bill was formally enrolled as Act No. 400. Both donation programs remain applicable to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from authorizing donations to only one university alumni association to authorizing donations to two distinct university alumni associations.

SCOPE

Added a new provision allowing individuals to donate income tax refunds to the Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association.

Updated the bill sponsors list to include both Representative Young and Representative Chassion.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill header from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ENROLLED' and updated the act number to 400.

Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026 · House Mar 23, 2026

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 40

May 5, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican28

24 Yea 4

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 5, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

Apr 21, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 82, nays 13. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (14-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor