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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 198: TAX/INCOME-INDIV/EXEMPT: Authorizes an income tax deduction for tip income earned by taxpayers at or below certain income levels (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 198 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TAX/INCOME-INDIV/EXEMPT: Authorizes an income tax deduction for tip income earned by taxpayers at or below certain income levels (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note). Primary sponsor: Alonzo Knox (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 14, 2025): Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alonzo KnoxPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Steven JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Pat MooreCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Candace NewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99
Sylvia TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  2. Prefiled.
  3. Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source