republic-os/legislation/us/states/la/2020s1/hb-4.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "TAX CREDITS: Extends the date for eligible expenses to qualify for the tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic structures and extends the effectiveness of the credit (Item #19) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)"
description: "TAX CREDITS: Extends the date for eligible expenses to qualify for the tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic structures and extends the effectiveness of the credit (Item #19) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/la"
legislature: "Louisiana Legislature"
session: "2020s1"
identifier: "HB 4"
citation: "Louisiana HB 4 (2020s1)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tanner Magee"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-05-29"
last_action: "2020-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1f73625-d670-4b24-8334-a26438ea8790"
source_url: "http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=239095"
source_hash: "2fb1b2f020cade8f676f9da18cbaab9f4bd6e85425376e0bcfc126c8cc88a98a"
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 4 (2020s1) — TAX CREDITS: Extends the date for eligible expenses to qualify for the tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic structures and extends the effectiveness of the credit (Item #19) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB4 Original** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1177925)
2. **Conference Committee Report, #528, House Adopted, Senate Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1184937)
3. **HB4 Act 25** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1185892)
4. **HB4 Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1180010)
5. **House Floor Amendment, #163, Harris, Lance, Withdrawn** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1180520)
6. **Senate Committee Amendment, #201, R&F, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1181962)
7. **Senate Committee Amendment, #267, R&F, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182838)
8. **Senate Committee Amendment, #268, R&F, Draft** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182847)
9. **Senate Floor Amendment, #355, Ward, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1183520)
10. **Senate Floor Amendment, #357, Allain, Adopted** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1183537)
11. **HB4 Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1185131)

## Votes

- CO-AUTHORS (#93) — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE (#9) — **90–1** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT (#178) — **35–3** (pass) · upper
- REJECT SENATE AMENDMENTS (#131) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- MOTION TO ADOPT (#181) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE (#92) — **36–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tanner Magee — primary (person)
- Barry Milligan — cosponsor (person)
- Beth Mizell — cosponsor (person)
- Cleo Fields — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Price — cosponsor (person)
- Franklin J. Foil — cosponsor (person)
- Gary L. Smith, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Gerald Boudreaux — cosponsor (person)
- Glen Womack — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Tarver — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Luneau — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmy Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Bouie — cosponsor (person)
- Kirk Talbot — cosponsor (person)
- Louie Bernard — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Abraham — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Reese — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Connick — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick McMath — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Page Cortez — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Ashford Barrow — cosponsor (person)
- Rick Ward, III — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Mills — cosponsor (person)
- Ronnie Johns — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Hewitt — cosponsor (person)
- Stewart Cathey , Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Troy Carter — cosponsor (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. 25. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-01** Sent to the Governor for executive approval. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** Signed by the President of the Senate.
- **2020-06-30** Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
- **2020-06-30** Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
- **2020-06-30** Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 35 yeas and 3 nays.
- **2020-06-30** Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
- **2020-06-30** Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
- **2020-06-30** Rules suspended.
- **2020-06-29** Scheduled for floor debate on 06/30/20.
- **2020-06-29** Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
- **2020-06-28** Notice of change in House Conference Committee membership.
- **2020-06-28** Notice of change in House conferees: Magee,Echols, Hughes.
- **2020-06-28** Notice of Senate conferees appointed.
- **2020-06-25** Senate conference committee members appointed: Cortez, Ward, and Allain.
- **2020-06-25** Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
- **2020-06-25** Notice House rejected the Senate amendments.
- **2020-06-25** House conferees appointed: Magee, Bishop, and Hughes.
- **2020-06-25** Read by title, roll called, yeas 97, nays 0, Senate amendments rejected, conference committee appointment pending.
- **2020-06-24** Scheduled for concurrence on 06/25/20.
- **2020-06-24** Received from the Senate with amendments.
- **2020-06-23** Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 36 yeas and 1 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. `passage`
- **2020-06-22** Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
- **2020-06-19** Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
- **2020-06-18** Reported with amendments.
- **2020-06-10** Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-09** Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
- **2020-06-08** Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 90, nays 1. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate. `passage`
- **2020-06-05** Scheduled for floor debate on 06/08/20.
- **2020-06-05** Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
- **2020-06-05** Rules suspended.
- **2020-06-05** Reported favorably (9-0).
- **2020-06-01** Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-29** Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-29** Prefiled. `filing`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1f73625-d670-4b24-8334-a26438ea8790`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Louisiana legislature records).