LOCAL FINANCE: Authorizes certain parish tourism commissions to levy a hotel occupancy tax and overnight campsite parking tax to be distributed pursuant a cooperative endeavor agreement with the economic development authority. (7/1/18) (EG2 INCREASE LF RV See Note)
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2018
Last action May 18, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2018 · House May 17, 2018
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
May 18, 2018
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican24
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
4
May 18, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Notice Senate discharged from Conference Committee.
legislature
May 18, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays.
legislature
May 18, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Discharged from Conference Committee.
legislature
May 18, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
legislature
May 18, 2018
Introduced
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
legislature
May 18, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Mills, Morrell, and Boudreaux.
legislature
May 17, 2018
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
legislature
May 17, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 91, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
legislature
May 17, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-0-13)
house
May 15, 2018
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
legislature
May 14, 2018
Committee
Reported with amendments (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
legislature
Apr 30, 2018
Committee
Read by title, amended, recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means.
legislature
Apr 27, 2018
Committee
Reported with amendments (14-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means.
legislature
Apr 19, 2018
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
legislature
Apr 18, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
legislature
Apr 16, 2018
Introduced
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
legislature
Apr 4, 2018
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
legislature
Apr 3, 2018
Introduced
Rules suspended. Introduced in the Senate. Read by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
FM
Fred Mills Jr.
RRepublican
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