The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee approves legislation that would result in homeowners receiving an individual income tax credit of up to ten-thousand dollars, if they voluntarily pay to install a fortified roof. The author, River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot, says the Legislative Auditor’s Office found that homeowners who had a fortified roof installed saw a decline in their insurance premiums.
The House Ways and Means Committee approves an increase to the state tax on vapes and e-cigarettes, but it voted down a bill to increase Louisiana’s tax on cigarettes. Vacherie Representative Ken Brass, who wrote the vape and e-cig tax bill, says a higher tax will result in a drop in usage for these harmful products…
Cut 7 (06) “…health care costs.”
Democrats on the committee voted for Brass’s bill, while Republicans were split.
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously advances a bill that would do away with speed cameras in Louisiana. The author, Monroe Republican Stewart Cathey, says the speed cameras are nothing but a money grab.
Cut 23 (13) “…premium taxes combined.”
Cathey says an unscientific study found that speed cameras were less popular than herpes. The bill now advances to the full Senate.
The House Commerce Committee will consider a bill by Mandeville Republican Kim Carver to tighten rules on personal injury attorney advertising. Critics, including LSU media law professor Will Mari, argue that the U-S Supreme Court has already weighed in on previous efforts.