HB 238

  • Louisiana House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House May 08, 2025
  • Passed Senate Jun 01, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Jun 20, 2025

TAX/INCOME TAX: Provides relative to tax benefits for adoption and for donations to foster care organizations and provides relative to tax deductions for certain education-related expenses (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (30)

Votes


Actions


Jun 20, 2025

House

Effective date: 06/20/2025.

House

Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 349.

Jun 12, 2025

House

Sent to the Governor for executive approval.

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate.

House

Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.

Jun 11, 2025

House

Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.

Senate

Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.

Senate

Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays.

House

Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 100, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

House

Rules suspended.

House

Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.

Jun 10, 2025

Senate

Conference committee report received.

Jun 09, 2025

House

Notice of Senate conferees appointed.

Senate

Senate conference committee members appointed: Foil, Mizell, and Womack.

Jun 04, 2025

Senate

Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.

House

House conferees appointed: McFarland, Emerson, and Chenevert.

Jun 03, 2025

Senate

Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.

House

Read by title, roll called, yeas 95, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.

Jun 02, 2025

House

Scheduled for concurrence on 06/03/2025.

House

Received from the Senate with amendments.

Jun 01, 2025

Senate

The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.

May 29, 2025

Senate

Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.

May 28, 2025

Senate

Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.

May 27, 2025

Senate

Reported with amendments.

May 13, 2025

Senate

Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.

May 12, 2025

Senate

Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.

May 08, 2025

House

Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 95, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.

May 06, 2025

House

Scheduled for floor debate on 05/08/2025.

House

Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.

May 05, 2025

House

Reported favorably (11-0).

Apr 14, 2025

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Apr 01, 2025

House

Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

House

Prefiled.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
HB238 Act PDF
HB238 Enrolled PDF
HB238 Reengrossed PDF
HB238 Engrossed PDF
HB238 Original PDF
Conference Committee Report, #4338, House Adopted, Senate Adopted PDF
Senate Committee Amendment, #2205, R&F, Adopted PDF
Senate Committee Amendment, #2160, R&F, Draft PDF
House Floor Amendment, #2336, McFarland, Adopted PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Digest of HB238 Original PDF
Digest of HB238 Engrossed PDF
Digest of HB238 Reengrossed PDF
Senate Green Sheet Digest for HB238 PDF
Summary of Senate Amendments to HB238 PDF
Digest of CCRHB238 2709 4338, Proposed PDF
Resume Digest for HB238 PDF

Sources

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