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HB 57 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL: Authorizes the Jefferson Davis Parish School Board to levy an additional sales and use tax

HB 57 authorizes the Jefferson Davis Parish School Board to impose an additional 0.5% sales and use tax within the parish to fund public schools. This tax requires voter approval through a parish election before implementation, as mandated by Louisiana's Constitution. The tax applies to most retail sales, services, and digital products in the parish, collected alongside existing sales taxes without replacing current school funding mechanisms. It directly affects Jefferson Davis Parish residents through increased sales tax rates and the school board through new funding authority.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAuthorizes additional 0.5% sales tax to fund public schools, directly increasing local tax revenue for education without replacing existing funding mechanisms.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationAuthorizes additional 0.5% sales tax to fund public schools, increasing local revenue without replacing existing mechanisms, directly advancing school funding.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB57 Original → HB57 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was converted from a draft proposal to an official enrolled act, changing the header and page count while retaining the core policy. The substantive content remains unchanged, authorizing the Jefferson Davis Parish School Board to levy an additional sales and use tax of up to 0.5% after voter approval.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still applies specifically to the Jefferson Davis Parish School Board.
TECHNICAL

The document header was updated from 'ORIGINAL' to 'ACT No. 131' and 'ENROLLED' to reflect its official status as passed legislation.

Page numbering was adjusted from 3 pages to 2 pages, likely due to the removal of the digest section and formatting updates.

The digest section, which provided a summary of the bill's purpose and legal context, was removed from the final text.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 5, 2025

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 2, 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
20
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
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 1, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 92, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (15-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Troy Romero
Troy Romero
RRepublican
LA
37