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HB 709 Original 2020 Regular Session Bishop
Abstract: Re-creates the Department of Revenue.
Present law (Sunset Law) provides that the Dept. of Revenue and all the statutory entities made a
part of that department by law shall begin to terminate their operations on July 1, 2020, and that all
legislative authority for such entities shall cease as of July 1, 2021, unless the legislature enacts a bill
authorizing the re-creation of the department and its statutory entities prior thereto.
Proposed law provides for the general re-creation of the Dept. of Revenue and its statutory entities,
effective June 30, 2020, in accordance with the "sunset law". Proposed law supersedes the
provisions of the "sunset law" which set out the procedure for review and re-creation and which
require a separate bill to re-create each statutory entity with the department along with additional
provisions. Proposed law makes July 1, 2025, the new termination date and provides that
termination will begin July 1, 2024, unless the department is re-created again.
Effective June 30, 2020.
(Adds R.S. 49:191(12)(b); Repeals R.S. 49:191(9)(c))