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2023 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 56
BY SENATOR CATHEY
TAX EXEMPTIONS. Reinstates the Second Amendment sales tax holiday. (7/1/23)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 47:302(BB)(119), 321(P)(120), 321.1(I)(120), and 331(V)(120), relative to
3 state sales and use tax exemptions; to reinstate the Second Amendment sales tax
4 holiday; to exempt the sale of firearms, ammunition, and hunting supplies from state
5 sales and use tax; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 47:302(BB)(119), 321(P)(120), 321.1(I)(120), and 331(V)(120) are
8 hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §302. Imposition of tax
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11 BB. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including but
12 not limited to any contrary provisions of this Chapter, beginning July 1, 2018,
13 through June 30, 2025, there shall be no exemptions and no exclusions to the tax
14 levied pursuant to the provisions of this Section, except for the retail sale, use,
15 consumption, distribution, or storage for use or consumption of the following:
16 * * *
17 (119) Eligible purchases made during the Second Amendment sales tax
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1 holiday as provided in R.S. 47:305.62.
2 * * *
3 §321. Imposition of tax
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5 P. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including but
6 not limited to any contrary provisions of this Chapter, beginning July 1, 2018,
7 through June 30, 2025, there shall be no exemptions and no exclusions to the tax
8 levied pursuant to the provisions of this Section, except for the retail sale, use,
9 consumption, distribution, or storage for use or consumption of the following:
10 * * *
11 (120) Eligible purchases made during the Second Amendment sales tax
12 holiday as provided in R.S. 47:305.62.
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14 §321.1. Imposition of tax
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16 I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including but
17 not limited to any contrary provisions of this Chapter, beginning July 1, 2018,
18 through June 30, 2025, there shall be no exemptions and no exclusions to the tax
19 levied pursuant to the provisions of this Section, except for the retail sale, use,
20 consumption, distribution, or storage for use or consumption of the following:
21 * * *
22 (120) Eligible purchases made during the Second Amendment sales tax
23 holiday as provided in R.S. 47:305.62.
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25 §331. Imposition of tax
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27 V. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including but
28 not limited to any contrary provisions of this Chapter, beginning July 1, 2018,
29 through June 30, 2025, there shall be no exemptions and no exclusions to the tax
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1 levied pursuant to the provisions of this Section, except for the retail sale, use,
2 consumption, distribution, or storage for use or consumption of the following:
3 * * *
4 (120) Eligible purchases made during the Second Amendment sales tax
5 holiday as provided in R.S. 47:305.62.
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7 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2023; if vetoed by the governor
8 and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,
9 2023, or the day following such approval by the legislature whichever is later.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Curry Lann.
DIGEST
SB 56 Original 2023 Regular Session Cathey
Present law (R.S. 47:305.62) establishes the Annual Louisiana Second Amendment
Weekend Holiday exempting the sale of eligible firearms, ammunition, and hunting supplies
from state sales and use tax on the first weekend of September.
Present law suspends the Second Amendment state sales tax holiday until July 1, 2025.
Proposed law adds the Second Amendment state sales tax holiday to the list of currently
applicable tax exemptions.
Effective July 1, 2023.
(Adds R.S. 47:302(BB)(119), 321(P)(120), 321.1(I)(120), and 331(V)(120))
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