HB 273 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL: Repeals authority of certain parishes to distribute sales and use tax revenue collected on admission tickets to certain events

HB 273 repeals a Louisiana law that allowed certain parishes to distribute sales and use tax revenue collected from admission tickets to events. This bill directly affects specific Louisiana parishes that previously used this tax revenue for local purposes. The key provision removes the legal authorization for parishes to allocate this tax income, ending a specific funding mechanism for events. The bill does not create new taxes or alter existing tax rates, only eliminating a distribution pathway for revenue already collected.

Issues: ✗ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB273 Original → HB273 Act · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill transforms from a proposal to repeal a specific tax provision into an officially enacted law. The primary substantive change is the addition of co-sponsors (Senators Cathey and Foil) and the formal approval signatures required for a bill to become an Act, while the core policy of repealing the authority for parishes to distribute sales tax revenue to event promoters remains unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the repeal of R.S. 33:2740.70.8 remains identical; no new or removed policy provisions were added.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors (Senators Cathey and Foil) to the bill, indicating broader legislative support.

Added official signatures from the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor, finalizing the bill as an enacted Act.

Removed the Legislative Services digest and abstract, as these explanatory texts are not part of the final law.

Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2026 · House Apr 15, 2026

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 40

May 12, 2026

D Democratic12

9 Yea 3

75% Yea

R Republican28

27 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

upper

May 4, 2026

Committee

Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably.

upper

Apr 15, 2026

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 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably (13-0).

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Committee

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Committee

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.

lower

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors