To express support for the annual Gulf Hypoxia Mapping Cruise conducted by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and to memorialize congress to provide continued funding
Suspends the lower tier of the corporation franchise tax levied on domestic and foreign corporations and the initial tax levied on certain business entities subject to the corporate franchise tax (EN -$5,800,000 GF RV See Note)
Requests a study concerning costs and benefits of Dept. of Children and Family Services and Louisiana Dept. of Health establishing or reestablishing parish offices
Directs the Bd. of Regents to include recommended funding distributions for each public postsecondary education system and institution in the funding formula report that it is required to submit to the legislature by March 31st
Expresses support for the State and Municipal Aid for Recovery and Transition (SMART) Fund, proposed for the purpose of helping states and local governments respond to the current public health and economic crisis
Suspends individual and corporate income taxes; income taxes on estates or trusts; corporation franchise taxes, including the initial tax levied on certain corporations and entities; state sales and use taxes; severance taxes; and state excise taxes levied on alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, gasoline, diesel fuels, and special fuels for a certain period of time
Requests an update from the Louisiana Department of Health and the division of administration on efforts to establish an application or system to track the incidence and spread of COVID-19
Requests the Workforce Investment Council and Occupational Forecasting Conference to immediately work with private sector experts to assess short-term and long-term workforce implications and opportunities resulting from COVID-19
Urges and requests that any proclamation convening an extraordinary session of the legislature in 2020 include changes to the carryback provisions of the corporate income tax deduction for net operating losses