House Bill No. by Representative Deshotel aims to enhance transparency in the collection of ad valorem taxes by requiring parish tax collectors to report specific data to the Louisiana Tax Commission (LTC). Under the proposed law, each parish tax collector must submit a report by January 31 each year detailing the actual amounts of ad valorem taxes collected for the previous tax year on all taxable properties within the parish. The report must be itemized according to the properties listed by the parish assessor, in accordance with existing law (R.S. 47:1957).

Additionally, the LTC is mandated to include the reported ad valorem tax collection amounts in its annual reports to the governor and the legislature, as stipulated by current law (R.S. 47:1836). This initiative is designed to provide a clearer picture of tax collections across parishes, thereby improving accountability and oversight in the management of public funds. The bill introduces new legal language to establish these reporting requirements without any deletions from existing law.