LUBA 2002 Special Legislative Session
March 25, 2002 – April 19, 2002
Final Status Report
HB 17 Author: Scalise
Companions: SB 50, SB 87
Provides for a jobs tax credit under the Louisiana Motion Picture Incentive Act.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 7-1-02
HB 30 Author: Scalise
Provides for a state sales and use tax exclusion for certain custom computer software to be phased in over a four-year period and allows political subdivisions to exempt sales of certain custom computer software.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 7-1-02
HB 58 Author: Bruneau
Increases annual filing fees for limited liability companies.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 4-18-02
HB 104 Author: Hammett
Provides a sales and use tax exclusion on capital expenditures for new research equipment purchased by biotechnology start-up companies.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 7-1-02
HB 106 Author: Hammett
Provides for a research and development tax credit for qualifying taxpayers.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 4-17-02
HB 118 Author: Glover
Provides for enterprise zone eligibility, tax incentive contracts, and tax credits available for new jobs created.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 4-17-02
HB 127 Author: Hammett
Authorizes certain state and local sales tax returns to be filed annually.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 4-18-02
HB 128 Author: Hammett
Changes procedures for vendor's compensation.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 4-18-02
HB 144 Author: Hammett
Revises the quality jobs program.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 5-1-02
HCR 13 Author: Salter
Directs the Workforce Commission to convene a committee to address certain workforce issues.
Passed and filed with the Secretary of State. LUBA is a member of this committee.
SB 2 Author: Hainkel
Provides for the direct sale by a farmer to consumers of farm products produced by the farmer.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 4-23-02
SB 10 Author: Hoyt
Establishes a right-to-know law for medical waste storage.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 4-18-02
SB 28 Author: Hainkel
Provides relative to user charges on credit cards.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 4-24-02
SB 46 Author: Fontenot
Provides with respect to limitation of liability for damages from food donated by restaurants.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 6-16-02
SB 71 Author: Jones, B.
Requires the Dept. of Economic Development to issue a biennial report on economic development activities prepared by the division of administration.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 4-24-02
SB 82 Author: Ellington
Provides relative to the direct sale of farm products.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 4-23-02
SB 85 Author: Dardenne
Companions: HB 18
Excludes certain purchases by a motion picture company from the state sales and use tax.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 7-1-02
SB 108 Author: Dardenne
Extends the motion picture investor tax credit to feature length films and television pilots and to “base investments” between $300,000 and $2 million. Substitute for SB 86.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
Effective 7-1-02
SCR 27 Author: Johnson
Establishes a small business task force to assess, evaluate, and review programs available to small businesses.
Passed and filed with the Secretary of State.
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