---
type: "Bill"
title: "TAX/TAXATION: Repeals unused tax credits. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)"
description: "TAX/TAXATION: Repeals unused tax credits. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 235"
citation: "Louisiana SB 235 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J.P. Morrell"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-17"
last_action: "2019-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b74b93a1-11ee-4881-b7b8-228c54ab411b"
source_url: "http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=236652"
source_hash: "e5f5dcb6b980446492fcd981025c9949786c1e5676426c9568f722ea51f03f8f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-la"]
---

# Louisiana SB 235 (2019) — TAX/TAXATION: Repeals unused tax credits. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB235 Original** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1125474)
2. **SB235 Act 202** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1143909)
3. **SB235 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1128509)
4. **Senate Committee Amendment, #1136, R&F, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1128089)
5. **SB235 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1139901)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE (#729) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE (#217) — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J.P. Morrell — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-06-11** Effective date 6/11/2019.
- **2019-06-11** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 202. `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-04** Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-02** Signed by the Speaker of the House.
- **2019-05-31** Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate.
- **2019-05-30** Received from the House without amendments.
- **2019-05-30** Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Scheduled for floor debate on 05/30/19.
- **2019-05-22** Read by title, passed to 3rd reading.
- **2019-05-21** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
- **2019-05-20** Reported favorably (14-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2019-05-02** Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules.
- **2019-05-01** Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered engrossed and passed to third reading and final passage.
- **2019-04-29** Reported with amendments.
- **2019-04-17** Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. `referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b74b93a1-11ee-4881-b7b8-228c54ab411b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).