LouisianaLouisiana House asks how tax collection pay compares with card fees
Louisiana’s House asks the Department of Revenue to study how much money businesses keep for collecting taxes offsets card fees on the tax portion of sales.
What it does
The House asks Louisiana’s Department of Revenue to compare money businesses keep for collecting taxes with card fees charged on those taxes. It requests a report by January 31, 2027.
Argument forThe comparison could help lawmakers judge whether businesses’ pay for collecting taxes covers card fees charged on those taxes.
Argument againstPreparing the history and estimates could take Department of Revenue staff time away from other tax work.
More detail
The Louisiana House asks the Department of Revenue to compare these amounts and report to the House Committee on Ways and Means. The comparison covers state and local sales and use taxes and excise taxes, which are taxes on particular products or activities. This is a request for a study. The report is to include the history of tax collection pay, the best available estimates of taxes collected through cards and related fees, and businesses’ tax collection pay over the same period. The requested report is due no later than January 31, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
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History
- 2026
- Jun 3Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.Latest
- Jun 1Read by title, roll called, yeas 80, nays 0. The resolution was adopted.
- Vote recorded FINAL CONSIDERATION (#1905). Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 1Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.Minor
- May 31Read by title, rules suspended, passed to 3rd reading.Minor
- May 31Scheduled for floor debate on 06/01/2026.
- May 29Read by title. Lies over under the rules.Introduced
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