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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 325: TAX/TOBACCO TAX: Provides for the rate of tax levied on certain cigars (EN -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note)

Enacted 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 325 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TAX/TOBACCO TAX: Provides for the rate of tax levied on certain cigars (EN -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note). Primary sponsor: Marcus Bryant (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 11, 2025): Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 266.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marcus BryantPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Daryl DeshotelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Steven JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Danny McCormickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Candace NewellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse99

“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. Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 266.
  2. Effective date: 01/01/2026.
  3. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  4. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  5. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  6. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  7. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 26 yeas and 11 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  8. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  9. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  10. Reported favorably.
  11. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
  12. Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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