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2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 416
BY REPRESENTATIVE FARNUM
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
REVENUE DEPARTMENT: Prohibits class action lawsuits from being brought against the
Dept. of Revenue or the office of debt recovery within the Dept. of Revenue
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1407 and to enact R.S. 47:1515 and 1676(M), relative to the
3 enforcement and adjudication of certain tax matters; to prohibit certain lawsuits
4 against the Department of Revenue and the office of debt recovery; to provide for the
5 jurisdiction of the Board of Tax Appeals; to limit the Board of Tax Appeal's
6 jurisdiction with respect to certain tax matters; to provide for effectiveness; and to
7 provide for related matters.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 47:1407 is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 47:1515 and
101676(M) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 §1407. Jurisdiction of the board
12 A. The jurisdiction of the board shall extend to the following:
13 (1) All matters relating to appeals for the redetermination of assessments, the
14 determination of overpayments, payment under protest petitions, or other matters
15 within its jurisdiction, as provided in R.S. 47:1431 through 1438 or other applicable
16 law.
17 (2) All matters relating to the waiver of penalties, as provided in R.S.
18 47:1451.
19 (3)(a) All matters related to state or local taxes or fees.
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1 (b) All other jurisdiction otherwise provided by law, including jurisdiction
2 concerning ad valorem taxes pursuant to Subtitle III of this Title, rules to cease
3 business, ordinary collection suits, summary tax proceedings, rules to seek
4 uniformity of interpretation of common sales and use tax law or local sales and use
5 tax law, as provided in R.S. 47:337.101(A)(2), and petitions concerning the validity
6 of a collector's rules, regulations, or private letter rulings, as provided in R.S.
7 47:337.102.
8 (4) All matters relating to claims against the state, as provided in R.S.
9 47:1481 through 1486.
10 (5) Incidental demands authorized by law in any action pending before the
11 board in the same manner as in a district court pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure
12 Article 1031.
13 (6) All matters relating to appeals of administrative hearings, assessments,
14 and refund denials by the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote
15 Sellers.
16 (7) A petition for declaratory judgment or other action relating to any state
17 or local tax or fee, concerning taxing districts and related proceeds, or relating to
18 contracts related to tax matters; and including disputes related to the constitutionality
19 of a law or ordinance or validity of a regulation concerning any related matter or
20 concerning any state or local tax or fee.
21 B. The board shall not have jurisdiction to hear class action lawsuits brought
22 or maintained against the secretary of the Department of Revenue by or on behalf of
23 taxpayers or any other interested party arising from or related to the administration
24 of tax laws and all related matters.
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26 §1515. Prohibition of class action lawsuits
27 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no class action lawsuit shall be
28 brought or maintained against the secretary of the Department of Revenue in the
29 Board of Tax Appeals or any state or federal court by or on behalf of taxpayers or
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1 any other interested party arising from or related to the administration of tax laws
2 and all related matters.
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4 §1676. Debt recovery
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6 M. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no class action lawsuit may be
7 brought or maintained against the office in any state or federal court by or on behalf
8 of any person arising from or related to the administration of this Section and all
9 related matters.
10 Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall be given prospective and
11retroactive application.
12 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
13signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
14by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
15vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
16effective on the day following such approval.
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)]
HB 416 Original 2025 Regular Session Farnum
Abstract: Prohibits class action lawsuits from being brought or maintained against the
Dept. of Revenue (DOR) in the Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) or any state or federal
court by or on behalf of taxpayers arising from or related to the administration of tax
laws.
Present law extends jurisdiction of the BTA to matters such as those relating to appeals for
the redetermination of assessments, the determination of overpayments, payment under
protest petitions, matters relating to the waiver of penalties, matters related to state or local
taxes or fees, and to claims against the state for certain erroneous payments.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law prohibits any class action lawsuit from being brought or maintained against
DOR in the BTA or any state or federal court by or on behalf of taxpayers or any other
interested party arising from or related to the administration of tax laws and all related
matters. Further excludes the BTA from having jurisdiction to hear class action lawsuits
brought or maintained against DOR.
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Present law establishes the office of debt recovery within DOR for the purpose of collecting
taxes payable to DOR and to collect certain delinquent debts on behalf of other state
agencies. Present law requires agencies that do not have a collection contract with the
attorney general's office for the collection of delinquent debts to refer all delinquent debts
to the office.
Proposed law retains present law but prohibits a class action lawsuit from being brought or
maintained against the office, in any state or federal court by or on behalf of any person
arising from or related to the administration of debt collection by the office.
Proposed law shall have prospective and retroactive application.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 47:1407; Adds R.S. 47:1515 and 1676(M))
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