HB 404 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

REVENUE DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to various tax administration functions of the Department of Revenue (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

HB 404 amends Louisiana tax code references and adds a new requirement for title abstractors. It directly affects businesses creating title abstracts in Louisiana, requiring them to base their work on the principal place of business location within the state (per Amendment 5). The bill primarily makes technical corrections to existing tax administration sections (like R.S. 47:301.4 and 47:1621(K)) while inserting the new abstract sourcing rule. This is a procedural tax code adjustment, not a broad policy change, with no direct impact on individual taxpayers. The bill passed committee favorably (14-0) and is pending third reading.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jul 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB404 Original HB404 Act 498 · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates Louisiana tax laws to modernize sourcing rules for digital products and services, introduce debit card options for tax refunds, and clarify alcohol shipment reporting. It also removes provisions allowing interest on certain sales tax refunds and repeals outdated tax incentive reporting requirements.
Scope change
The bill expands tax sourcing rules to include digital products and services, previously not explicitly covered, and applies new refund payment options to individual income tax returns.
DEFINITION

Added specific definitions for 'drop shipment sale', 'receive/receipt' of digital products, 'use of digital products', and 'use of a service' to clarify where digital transactions are taxed.

REQUIREMENT

Modified alcohol shipment reporting requirements to require shippers to submit notices to the Secretary of State within 20 days of the month following the shipment.

Added the ability for taxpayers to receive tax refunds via debit card or direct deposit, with a requirement that the Department of Revenue allow at least 12 months to activate a debit card.

Repealed requirements for reporting certain tax incentives and other outdated provisions related to tax administration.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the prohibition on paying interest for overpayments of sales and use tax on exempt purchases made by taxpayers holding a Direct Payment (DP) number.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2025 · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

360
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 9, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
25 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
13
Committee
14
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 94, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Womack, Harris, and Reese.
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments. Rules suspended. Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee amendments read and adopted.
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 99, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (14-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
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Matt Willard
DDemocratic
LA
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