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Louisiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 653: TAX CREDITS: Transfers the sound recording investor tax credit program from La. Economic Development to the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and extends the duration of the program (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Vetoed Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 653 is a bill introduced in the Louisiana House on April 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: TAX CREDITS: Transfers the sound recording investor tax credit program from La. Economic Development to the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and extends the duration of the program (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note). Primary sponsor: Paula Davis. It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Vetoed by the Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paula DavisPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Franklin FoilCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Bob HensgensCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Katrina Jackson-AndrewsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Mandie LandryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Patrick McMathCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Brach MyersCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Jeremy StineCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27

“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. Vetoed by the Governor.
  2. Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
  3. Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
  4. Signed by the President of the Senate.
  5. Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 5 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
  6. Received from the Senate without amendments.
  7. Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
  8. Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
  9. Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
  10. Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 89, nays 7. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
  11. Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
  12. Scheduled for floor debate on 05/19/2025.

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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