HB 416 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

REVENUE DEPARTMENT: Prohibits class action lawsuits from being brought against the Dept. of Revenue or the office of debt recovery within the Dept. of Revenue (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

HB 416 prohibits class action lawsuits against the state Department of Revenue and its Office of Debt Recovery. The bill removes language allowing such lawsuits to be "brought or maintained," effectively blocking these legal challenges from being filed or continued. This change directly affects individuals or groups seeking to sue the state revenue agency collectively over debt collection practices. The bill amends existing law to limit legal actions against these specific state offices.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB416 Original → HB416 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill transforms from a draft proposal into an official enrolled act, finalizing the legal text for the state legislature. The core policy change prohibits class-action lawsuits against the Department of Revenue and its debt recovery office, preventing groups of taxpayers from suing together over tax administration issues. This shift moves the focus from defining jurisdictional boundaries to explicitly barring collective legal actions, thereby limiting the types of disputes that can be consolidated in court against state tax officials.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed regarding the Department of Revenue by adding a specific prohibition on class-action lawsuits, while the overall applicability of the act was formalized through the addition of official approval signatures and effective date clauses.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a specific prohibition preventing class-action lawsuits against the Department of Revenue or the office of debt recovery, restricting how taxpayers can collectively challenge tax administration decisions.

TIMELINE

Included official signatures from the Governor, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate, along with clauses defining the effective date of the law upon approval.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to reflect the bill's status as an 'Enrolled' Act No. 361, replacing the original 'Prefiled' status and adjusting page counts to match the final legislative record.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed

Total votes 37

Jun 8, 2025

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

26 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jun 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.

lower

Jun 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 28, 2025

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

May 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 93, 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