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LA HB650

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/22/2025

Primary Sponsor

Edmond Jordan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the state tax on mobile sports wagering from 15% to 17% on net gaming proceeds from websites and mobile applications

  • Creates the Overdetention Compensation Fund in the state treasury to compensate individuals held in prison beyond their scheduled release date

  • Dedicates 2% of mobile sports wagering tax revenues to the new Overdetention Compensation Fund

  • Sets compensation for overdetention at $70 per day, paid directly to the affected individual, without precluding additional civil remedies

  • Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice will administer the fund and adopt implementing rules

Legislative Description

Increases the state tax levied on certain gaming and dedicates the proceeds of the tax for certain purposes

TAX/GAMING

Last Action

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

4/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Administration of Criminal Justice4/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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