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HLS 26RS-765 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 109
BY REPRESENTATIVE DOMANGUE
GAMING/REVENUE: Provides funding for the Imported Seafood Safety Fund
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 27:625(G)(10) and R.S. 40:5.10.1(A) and to enact R.S.
3 27:625(G)(11), relative to sports wagering proceeds; to allocate proceeds to the
4 Imported Seafood Safety Fund; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 27:625(G)(10) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
7 27:625(G)(11) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 §625. State tax; levy
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10 G. After complying with the provisions of Subsection D of this Section, each
11 fiscal year the state treasurer shall credit the following amounts to the following
12 funds:
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14 (10) Two and one-half percent of the monies collected pursuant to this
15 Section shall be credited to the Imported Seafood Safety Fund, as established by R.S.
16 40:5.10.1.
17 (11) Any remaining funds shall be available as state general funds.
18 Section 2. R.S. 40:5.10.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.
HLS 26RS-765 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 109
1 §5.10.1. Imported Seafood Safety Fund
2 A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund designated as
3 the Imported Seafood Safety Fund, referred to hereafter in this Section as the "fund".
4 After allocation of money to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as provided
5 in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall
6 deposit in and credit to the fund monies collected pursuant to R.S. 40:31.35(C) and
7 two and one-half percent of the monies collected pursuant to R.S. 27:625. Monies
8 in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as monies in the state general fund.
9 Interest earned on investment of monies shall be deposited in and credited to the
10 fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund shall remain in the fund.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 109 Original 2026 Regular Session Domangue
Abstract: Allocates sports wagering net gaming proceeds to the Imported Seafood Safety
Fund.
Present law provides for the allocation of revenue from the sports wagering tax.
Proposed law provides that 2.5% of net sports wagering proceeds shall be allocated to the
Imported Seafood Safety Fund found in present law (R.S. 40.5.10.1).
(Amends R.S. 27:625(G)(10) and R.S. 40:5.10.1(A); Adds R.S. 27:625(G)(11))
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.