Louisiana bills · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB 521
TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: (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)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Roger Wilder III (Republican)
Cosponsors (36)
- Beryl Amedee (Republican)
- Mark Wright (Republican)
- Jeffery "Jeff" Wiley (Republican)
- Christopher Turner (Republican)
- Sylvia Taylor (Democratic)
- Rodney Schamerhorn (Republican)
- Charles Owen (Republican)
- Michael Melerine (Republican)
- Chasity Martinez (Democratic)
- Jacob Landry (Republican)
- Jeremy LaCombe (Republican)
- Alonzo Knox (Democratic)
- Dodie Horton (Republican)
- Troy Hebert (Republican)
- Jay Galle (Republican)
- Barbara Reich Freiberg (Republican)
- Bryan Fontenot (Republican)
- Gabe Firment (Republican)
- Peter Egan (Republican)
- Kathy Edmonston (Republican)
- Kellee Dickerson (Republican)
- Jason Dewitt (Republican)
- Daryl Deshotel (Republican)
- Raymond Crews (Republican)
- Vincent Cox III (Republican)
- Kimberly Coates (Republican)
- Emily Chenevert (Republican)
- Tehmi Chassion (Democratic)
- Kim Carver (Republican)
- Ken Brass (Democratic)
- Ryan Bourriaque (Republican)
- Doyle Boudreaux (Republican)
- Beth Billings (Republican)
- Mike Bayham (Republican)
- Dennis Bamburg Jr. (Republican)
- Stephanie Berault (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 26, 2026): Prefiled.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 Senate | FINAL PASSAGE (#721) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
| Apr 13, 2026 House | FINAL PASSAGE (#429) | pass | Set your home in Louisiana to see |
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 · House
Prefiled. - Feb 26, 2026 · House
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. - Feb 27, 2026 · House
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026. - Mar 9, 2026 · House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. - Mar 17, 2026 · House
Reported favorably (16-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Reported without amendments (7-0). - Apr 8, 2026 · House
Read by title, ordered reengrossed, passed to 3rd reading. - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/13/2026. - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Read 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. - Apr 13, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading. - Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. - Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
Reported favorably. - Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. - Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage. - May 11, 2026 · Senate
Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. - May 11, 2026 · House
Received from the Senate without amendments. - May 13, 2026 · House
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House. - May 13, 2026 · Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate. - May 21, 2026 · House
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House. - May 21, 2026 · House
Becomes Act No. 273. - May 21, 2026 · House
Effective date: See Act.