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Bill Status Report
07-27-2010 - 14:22:24


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HB 234   Carter Clarifies that local political subdivisions may authorize a sales and use tax exemption for qualifying radiation therapy treatment centers.
Track Code(s): STAX (Neutral)
Bill History: 08-15-10 G Effective

HB 273   LeBas Provides relative to the payment of local sales and use tax on prescription drugs and pharmacist services.
Remarks: would appear to delay our sales tax collecitons
Track Code(s): STAX (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 03-10-10 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means

HB 605   Ellington Authorizes a taxpayer to recover attorney fees under certain circumstances.
Remarks: From where would the attorney fee be drawn?
Track Code(s): STAX (Oppose)
Bill History: 05-11-10 H Meeting set for 9:30 A.M. RM. 6 House Ways and Means

HB 666   Nowlin Authorizes a taxpayer to recover attorney fees under certain circumstances.
Remarks: From where will the tax collector get the money to pay the attorney fees?
Track Code(s): STAX (Oppose)
Bill History: 07-02-10 G Effective

HB 667   Nowlin Authorizes a taxpayer to recover costs related to arbitrary tax assessments.
Remarks: this will help taxpayers break the law
Track Code(s): STAX (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 07-08-10 G Effective

HB 845   Nowlin Provides relative to requirements for private contracts with agencies or firms for the collection of local sales and use tax.
Remarks: Can probably agreto all but "G" making private firms subject to Ethics Code
Track Code(s): STAX (Amend-Support)
Bill History: 07-08-10 G Effective

HB 924   Smiley Creates and provides for Tax Court as an administrative agency in the office of governor.
Remarks: Remove consultation with LATA and add School Bds & Sherrifs as meebrs of the nominating committee
Track Code(s): STAX (Amend-Support)
Bill History: 03-18-10 H Referred to House Committee on House Ways and Means

HB 1136   Carter Provides with respect to dealers for purposes of the sales and use tax.
Track Code(s): STAX (Monitor-Support)
Bill History: 05-06-10 H Committee hearing cancelled House Ways and Means

HB 1270   Greene Prohibits the suspension or interruption of prescription for certain taxes, licenses, interest, and penalties under certain circumstances.
Track Code(s): STAX (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 05-11-10 H Meeting set for 9:30 A.M. RM. 6 House Ways and Means

HB 1404   Mills Provides for a local sales and use tax exemption for the procurement or administration of certain prescription drugs.
Track Code(s): STAX (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 06-02-10 H Failed to pass (Vote: Y: 44/N: 45)

SB 25   Crowe Exempts from local sales and occupancy tax in St. Tammany Parish agreements to furnish for a period of 30 days or longer an accommodation, space, or lot which is in an overnight camping facility or trailer park.
Remarks: Local bill for St. Tammany
Track Code(s): STAX (Neutral)
Bill History: 06-14-10 H Meeting set for 10:00 A.M. RM. 6 House Ways and Means

SB 124   Adley Authorizes a refund of an overpayment of state tax or local sales tax for any payment for any period if a claim for refund is received between June 30, 2010 and January 1, 2011.
Remarks: Waives prescription on all sales tax refund requests if filed by Jan1, 2011
Track Code(s): STAX (Oppose)
Bill History: 04-26-10 S Withdrawn

SB 567   Morrish Relative to the sales and use tax of political subdivisions of the state; to provide for a procedure for mandatory arbitration of issues related to the collection or refund of such tax; to authorize an exemption for commercial fishermen.
Remarks: substututes board of tax appeals for courts
Track Code(s): STAX (Monitor-Against)
Bill History: 07-08-10 G Effective


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