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2016 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 267
BY SENATOR MORRELL
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. Provides relative to certain entities or organizations
receiving capital outlay funding. (1/1/17)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 39:129, relative to capital outlay; to provide requirements for certain entities
3 and organizations receiving capital outlay funding; to provide for certain terms,
4 conditions, and procedures; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 39:129 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง129. Entity or organization collecting a general admission charge;
8 requirements for receipt of certain capital outlay funding
9 If an entity or organization has received one million dollars in capital
10 outlay funding for a project that collects a general admission charge, such entity
11 or organization shall designate six days each year where Louisiana residents are
12 exempt from paying the general admission charge.
13 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2017.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 267
SLS 16RS-328 ENGROSSED
The original instrument was prepared by Michelle D. Ridge. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by James Benton.
DIGEST
SB 267 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Morrell
Present law provides relative to capital outlay funding.
Proposed law provides that if an entity or organization has received $1,000,000 in capital
outlay funding for a project that collects a general admission charge, such entity or
organization shall designate six days each year where Louisiana residents are exempt from
paying the general admission charge.
Effective January 1, 2017.
(Adds R.S. 39:129)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal
Affairs to the original bill
1. Changes the allotted time for required free admission from one day each
month to six days per year.
2. Changes the effective date to January 1, 2017.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.