---
type: "Bill"
title: "TAX/TAX REBATES: To provide for a sales and use tax rebate on the sale of certain fiber-optic cable equipment (Item #31) (EN -$750,000 GF RV See Note)"
description: "TAX/TAX REBATES: To provide for a sales and use tax rebate on the sale of certain fiber-optic cable equipment (Item #31) (EN -$750,000 GF RV See Note)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2020s1"
identifier: "HB 69"
citation: "Louisiana HB 69 (2020s1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daryl Deshotel"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-06-11"
last_action: "2020-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0818aa2-525e-4b91-aa2a-9c27286cd8fd"
source_url: "http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=239268"
source_hash: "3a01008fa0a2804207b1a0e66596579c54e744beb009ba584b82d0792f334741"
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 HB 69 (2020s1) — TAX/TAX REBATES: To provide for a sales and use tax rebate on the sale of certain fiber-optic cable equipment (Item #31) (EN -$750,000 GF RV See Note)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB69 Original** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1181665)
2. **HB69 Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1185903)
3. **HB69 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182162)
4. **HB69 Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182991)
5. **House Committee Amendment, #303, W&M, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1181881)
6. **House Committee Amendment, #313, W&M, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182115)
7. **House Floor Amendment, #335, Deshotel, Withdrawn** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182247)
8. **House Floor Amendment, #411, Deshotel, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182922)
9. **Senate Committee Amendment, #349, R&F, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1183399)
10. **Senate Committee Amendment, #393, R&F, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1183921)
11. **HB69 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1184797)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE (#131) — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE (#76) — **94–3** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS (#149) — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daryl Deshotel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-13** Effective date: 07/01/2020.
- **2020-07-13** Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 35. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Sent to the Governor for executive approval. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** Signed by the President of the Senate.
- **2020-06-29** Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- **2020-06-29** Read by title, roll called, yeas 99, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
- **2020-06-28** Scheduled for concurrence on 06/29/20.
- **2020-06-28** Received from the Senate with amendments.
- **2020-06-26** Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2020-06-25** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- **2020-06-25** Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2020-06-24** Reported with amendments.
- **2020-06-22** Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-19** Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- **2020-06-18** Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 94, nays 3. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2020-06-16** Scheduled for floor debate on 06/18/20.
- **2020-06-16** Read by title, amended, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- **2020-06-15** Reported with amendments (13-0).
- **2020-06-11** Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. `referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b0818aa2-525e-4b91-aa2a-9c27286cd8fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).