LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: HB 748 HLS 24RS 784
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 31, 2024 8:58 PM Author: DOMANGUE
Dept./Agy.: Louisiana Department of Health/Office of Public Health
Subject: Imported Seafood Safety Fees Analyst: Garrett Ordner
SEAFOOD EN INCREASE SD RV See Note Page 1 of 1
Provides relative to imported seafood safety fees
Present law requires the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Public Health (OPH) to charge and collect an imported seafood
safety fee of $100 from each holder of a commercial seafood permit who sells imported seafood and deposit the fee revenues into the
Imported Seafood Safety Fund. Proposed law provides that the imported seafood safety fee shall be collected by the Department of
Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (DCRT). Proposed law provides that the amount of the imported seafood safety fee shall be $300 in
2025, $500 in 2026, $750 in 2027, and $1,000 in 2028 and each year thereafter.
EXPENDITURES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total
REVENUES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE INCREASE
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
The Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism (DCRT) reports it will incur increased expenses to levy and collect the imported
seafood safety fee from processors and distributors of imported seafood and deposit the funds in the Imported Seafood Safety Fund. The
amount of this increase is indeterminable and will depend upon the effort expended to collect the fee and the number of processors and
distributors of imported seafood. For informational purposes, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) reports that there are currently 53
imported commercial seafood license holders.
REVENUE EXPLANATION
Proposed law will result in increased revenues to the Imported Seafood Safety Fund. Proposed law sets the imported seafood safety fee at
$300 in 2025, $500 in 2026, $750 in 2027, and $1,000 in 2028 and each year thereafter.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) reports that there are currently 53 holders of an imported commercial seafood license. The
table below shows the expected fee revenues per year for an assumed 53 imported commercial seafood license holders.
Year Licensees Fee Revenue
2025 53 $300 $15,900
2026 53 $500 $26,500
2027 53 $750 $39,750
2028 53 $1,000 $53,000
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
13.5.1 >= $100,000 Annual Fiscal Cost {S & H} 6.8(F)(1) >= $100,000 SGF Fiscal Cost {H & S}
Patrice Thomas
13.5.2 >= $500,000 Annual Tax or Fee 6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Deputy Fiscal Officer


Statutes affected:
HB748 Original: 40:35(C)
HB748 Engrossed: 40:35(C)
HB748 Reengrossed: 40:35(C), 56:10(B)(3)
HB748 Enrolled: 40:35(C)
HB748 Act 787: 40:35(C)