House Bill 27
June 5, 2018
The second special session of 2018 went down to the final seconds, as most predicted it would. When it was all over at the stroke of midnight, there were bright spots and disasters and the all-but-certain specter of a third special session later this month.
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$60,000 - Estimated cost per day of special legislative sessions (Source: The Advocate)June 4, 2018
The Legislature has until midnight to wrap up its work in the special session, which means passing a budget bill along with the revenue measures that support that spending.
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$21 million - Annual cost of modestly expanding Louisiana’s Earned Income Tax Credit from 3.5 percent to 5 percent of the federal credit, which would benefit nearly 1 in 3 state income tax filers. (Source: Legislative Fiscal Office)May 31, 2018
After a nearly two-year wait, members of the Louisiana Senate finally had an opportunity to weigh in on tax legislation that would address the state’s fiscal cliff on Wednesday evening.
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7.9 - Number of infant mortalities per 1,000 births to African American mothers in New Orleans, compared to 3.5 infant deaths per 1,000 births to white mothers in the city. (Source: The Data Center)May 30, 2018
The end of the second special session of 2018 is less than a week away, and the only major revenue bill to advance to the Senate is House Bill 27, by Rep. Lance Harris.