All Roll Calls
Yes: 377 • No: 0
LouisianaHB 5202025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
TAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT: Establishes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for certain antique motor vehicles and increases the fee for issuance of special license plates for those vehicles (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
Sponsored By: John R. Illg Jr. (Republican)
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Tax break for antique vehicle buyers
Beginning July 1, 2025, qualifying antique vehicle purchases are exempt from Louisiana state and local sales and use taxes. Vehicles must have been made at least 35 years before the current year and be worth at least $10,000. They cannot be used commercially. Use in Louisiana movie production does not count as commercial use.
Higher fees and stricter antique plates
Beginning July 1, 2025, antique plates require vehicles and motorcycles to be at least 35 years old, up from 25. Owners must provide a notarized statement that the vehicle has not been and will not be materially changed from factory specifications. Use must mainly be for exhibitions, club activities, parades, other public-interest events, or necessary testing, maintenance, and storage. Tax-exempt antique vehicles carry a one-time $1,000 special-plate fee instead of $25—a $975 increase. That fee applies to vehicles meeting the 35-year age rule, worth at least $10,000, and not used commercially. Louisiana movie production does not count as commercial use.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
John R. Illg Jr.
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Annie Spell
Republican • House
Charles Owen
Republican • House
Debbie Villio
Republican • House
Francis C. Thompson
Republican • House
Joe Stagni
Affiliation unavailable
Joseph A. Orgeron
Republican • House
Paula Davis
Affiliation unavailable
Tehmi Jahi Chassion
Democratic • House
Vincent E. Cox III
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 6/11/2025
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
Yes: 35 • No: 0
House vote • 6/11/2025
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
Yes: 97 • No: 0
House vote • 6/3/2025
Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. The Senate amendments, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were rejected. Conference committee appointment pending.
Yes: 97 • No: 0
Senate vote • 6/1/2025
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
Yes: 36 • No: 0
House vote • 5/19/2025
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Yes: 97 • No: 0
House vote • 5/13/2025
Reported with amendments
Yes: 15 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
6/12/2025HouseSigned by the President of the Senate.
6/12/2025SenateSent to the Governor for executive approval.
6/12/2025HouseConference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
6/11/2025HouseRules suspended.
6/11/2025HouseConference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. Having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the Conference Committee Report was adopted.
6/11/2025HouseConference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays.
6/11/2025SenateNotice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
6/11/2025SenateNotice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
6/11/2025HouseConference committee report received.
6/10/2025SenateSenate conference committee members appointed: Connick, Foil, and Reese.
6/9/2025SenateNotice of Senate conferees appointed.
6/9/2025HouseHouse conferees appointed: Illg, Emerson, and Stagni.
6/4/2025HouseNotice House Conference Committee members appointed.
6/4/2025SenateRead by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. The Senate amendments, not having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, were rejected. Conference committee appointment pending.
6/3/2025HouseNotice House rejected the Senate amendments.
6/3/2025SenateReceived from the Senate with amendments.
6/2/2025HouseScheduled for concurrence on 06/03/2025.
6/2/2025HouseSenate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
6/1/2025SenateReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
5/29/2025SenateCommittee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
5/28/2025SenateReported with amendments.
5/27/2025SenateRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
5/20/2025SenateRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. The bill, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, was finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
5/19/2025HouseReceived in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
5/19/2025Senate
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