LA HB521 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 32-5)
Status: Passed on May 21 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-21 - Effective date: See Act.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

(Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a taxing authority to levy a millage at a rate lower than the maximum authorized rate under certain circumstances (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

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Title

(Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a taxing authority to levy a millage at a rate lower than the maximum authorized rate under certain circumstances (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-05-11 - Senate - Senate Vote on HB 521 FINAL PASSAGE (#721) (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-13 - House - House Vote on HB 521 FINAL PASSAGE (#429) (Y: 95 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-21HouseEffective date: See Act.
2026-05-21HouseBecomes Act No. 273.
2026-05-21HouseTaken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
2026-05-13SenateSigned by the President of the Senate.
2026-05-13HouseEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
2026-05-11HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
2026-05-11SenateRead by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
2026-04-29SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
2026-04-28SenateRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
2026-04-27SenateReported favorably.
2026-04-14SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
2026-04-13SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
2026-04-13HouseRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
2026-04-09HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026.
2026-04-08HouseRead by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
2026-04-07HouseReported without amendments (7-0).
2026-03-18HouseRead by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-03-17HouseReported favorably (16-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
2026-03-09HouseRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
2026-02-27HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
2026-02-26HouseUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
2026-02-26HousePrefiled.

Subjects


Louisiana State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=HB521&sbi=y
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445435
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450669
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471459
Texthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1475811
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1458489
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1445439
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1448423
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450880
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1450918
Supplementhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471612
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1461507
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1471094

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