Louisiana 2015 2015 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR8 Comm Sub / Analysis

                    DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services.  It constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument.  The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law
or proof or indicia of legislative intent.  [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP ORT DIGEST
HCR 8	2015 Regular Session	Montoucet
Keyword and oneliner of the instrument as it left the House
TAX/SALES-USE, ST-EXEMPT:  Suspends the exemption for business utilities as to the 0.97%
state sales and use tax levy
Report adopts Senate amendments to:
1. Change the effective date of the suspension resolution from upon adoptions of the Resolution
to July 1, 2015.
Digest of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
Beginning July 1, 2015, through the 60
th
 day after final adjournment of the 2016 R.S., suspends the
exemption for business utilities as to the 0.97% state sales and use tax levy for sales of steam, water,
electric power or energy, and natural gas.
(Suspends R.S. 47:305(D)(1)(b), (c), (d), and (g))