BATON ROUGE (AP) - On a second try, the Louisiana House agreed to a more than $360 million sales tax proposal aimed at helping bridge budget gaps.

  

Lawmakers voted 76-26 for the tax bill, sponsored by House GOP leader Lance Harris. It required 70 votes.

  

Monday's vote broke through a House logjam on taxes that cratered a February special session. Bill support came from Republicans and Democrats, sending the measure to the Senate.

  

Harris' bill would renew one-third of an expiring 1 percent sales tax and eliminate or lessen some sales tax breaks - until 2023.

  

The bill raises less money than Gov. John Bel Edwards wants. But his administration and lawmakers who want a higher sales tax rate urged passage, to continue negotiations as the June 4 session deadline edges closer.

  

The new budget year begins July 1.

  

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Louisiana lawmakers are meeting Memorial Day in their special session, trying to reach a tax deal to fill a budget gap.

  

The financial year begins July 1, with more than $1 billion in temporary taxes expiring. Gov. John Bel Edwards wants $648 million replaced, to avoid steep cuts to health, education and public safety programs.

  

The House, where most tax bills must start, will consider taxes Monday afternoon. A sales tax bill failed Friday.

  

Lawmakers are questioning whether they can strike a tax compromise and craft next year's budget before the session ends June 4.

  

Edwards vetoed a $28.5 billion budget he said cut too deeply, expecting lawmakers to write a larger spending plan during the special session. But Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry hasn't yet introduced a budget bill.