Louisiana Capital Investment Projects Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2020)
| Louisiana Capital Investment Projects Property Tax Exemption Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Louisiana Capital Investment Projects Property Tax Exemption Amendment was not on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2020.
This amendment would have authorized standard, local, and executive property tax exemptions for capital investment projects and would have required laws passed to administer exemptions receive a two-thirds (66.67%) vote in both chambers of the state legislature.[1]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title would have been as follows:[1]
| “ |
Do you support an amendment to authorize property tax exemptions for capital investment projects, to provide for the approval, terms, and amounts of the exemptions, and to authorize the legislature to provide for the administration of the exemptions by law? (Amends Article VII, Section 21(F)[2] |
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Full text
The full text is available here.[1]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Louisiana Constitution
In Louisiana, a two-thirds vote is needed in each chamber of the Louisiana State Legislature to refer a constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
Rep. Barry Ivey (R) introduced the constitutional amendment as House Bill 36 on June 5, 2020. On June 17, 2020, the Louisiana House of Representatives approved the constitutional amendment in a vote of 93-0 with 11 representatives absent or not voting and one vacancy. HB 36 did not receive a vote by the state Senate before the special session adjourned on June 30.[3]
| Vote in the Louisiana House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 70  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 93 | 0 | 11 |
| Total percent | 89.42% | 0% | 10.58% |
| Democrat | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 59 | 0 | 7 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana State Legislature, "House Bill 36 (Engrossed)," accessed June 17, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Louisiana State Legislature, "House Bill 36 (2020) Overview," accessed June 17, 2020
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