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LA HB127

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Phillip Tarver

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a Louisiana individual income tax deduction for contributions to "deductible savings accounts" used to pay homeowner's insurance deductibles or retrofit roofs to fortified building standards

  • Limits eligibility to resident taxpayers who own their primary residence in Louisiana and claim a homestead exemption on that property

  • Caps contribution limits at $2,000 for policyholders with deductibles of $1,000 or less, or twice the deductible amount up to $25,000 for higher deductibles

  • Requires distributions used for non-qualified purposes to be added back to taxable income; prohibits additional contributions in any year a tax-free distribution is taken

  • Effective January 1, 2026, with accounts required to be held at federally insured depository institutions with Louisiana offices

Legislative Description

Establishes an individual income tax deduction for contributions made into certain deductible savings accounts (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note)

TAX/INCOME TAX

Last Action

Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations.

5/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations5/13/2025
Ways and Means3/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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