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Read. Follow. Verify.West Feliciana Parish authorized to offer property tax rebates beginning in 2027
Last action · May 29, 2026: Effective date: 01/01/2027.Sponsor: Jeremy LaCombe
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What This Bill Does
West Feliciana Parish is authorized to establish an rebate program for property owners, subject to a unanimous vote by local governing leadership. The rebate would be issued as a credit against subsequent property tax liability and takes effect on January 1, 2027.
Property owners in West Feliciana Parish may receive a percentage credit on future tax bills levied by the parish government, school board, or law enforcement district, provided local leaders unanimously agree on the amount each year.
Who It Affects
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West Feliciana Parish property owners
Taxpayers may be awarded a percentage rebate credited against their subsequent year's ad valorem tax liability.
West Feliciana Parish sheriff
Must participate in determining the rebate and apply the approved percentage rebate on the final ad valorem tax bills.
West Feliciana Parish Government and School Board leadership
Presidents must meet annually and vote unanimously on whether to issue a property tax rebate.
Key Facts
- The West Feliciana Parish Government, West Feliciana Parish School Board, and West Feliciana Parish Law Enforcement District may implement a property tax rebate program for taxpayers.
- The rebate must be granted as a credit against a subsequent year's ad valorem tax liability expressed as a percentage.
- The parish president, school board president, and parish sheriff must meet on or before June 30 of each year at the parish council chambers to determine the rebate.
- Any percentage rebate requires a unanimous vote of the parish president, school board president, and parish sheriff.
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- The parish sheriff is responsible for applying the approved percentage rebate on the final ad valorem tax bill for each property.
- The first tax year in which rebates may be issued is the tax year beginning on January 1, 2027.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- May 29, 2026HouseEnrolledSigned by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 434.
- May 29, 2026HouseEffective date: 01/01/2027.
- May 25, 2026HouseEnrolledEnrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- May 25, 2026HouseReceived from the Senate without amendments.
- May 22, 2026HouseSent to the Governor for executive approval.
- May 21, 2026SenateEnrolledSigned by the President of the Senate.
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- May 20, 2026SenateFloorRules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
- May 13, 2026SenateFloorReported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- May 12, 2026SenateIntroducedRead by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- May 11, 2026SenateCommitteeReported favorably.
- Apr 27, 2026SenateCommitteeRead second time by title and referred to the Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs.
- Apr 22, 2026HouseFloorRead third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 96, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
- Apr 22, 2026SenateReceived in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- Apr 21, 2026HouseScheduled for floor debate on 04/22/2026.
- Apr 20, 2026HouseFloorRead by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- Apr 16, 2026HouseReported with amendments (12-0).
- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 26, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
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