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==Legislative life==
==Legislative life==
In the House, Roy served on the committees of (1) Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development, (2) Commerce, and (3) Insurance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?id=25|title=Rep. Christopher J. Roy Jr.|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=August 3, 2011}}</ref>
In the House, Roy served on the committees of (1) Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development, (2) Commerce, and (3) Insurance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/h_reps/members.asp?id=25|title=Rep. Christopher J. Roy Jr.|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=August 3, 2011; material no longer on-line}}</ref>
In 2011, Roy obtained passage of an amendment which requires that a study committee report on methods of replacing revenue that might be lost through possible repeal of the Louisiana state income tax. The amendment was at odds with the intent of the House Ways and Means Committee, which opposed any stipulations that might hinder the repeal of the tax. Roy said that his amendment was desgned to guarantee funding for roads, hospitals, and the elderly should the $5.4 billion in revenues from the income tax ever end. Roy's amendment drew criticism from then Ways and Means chairman [[Hunter Greene]], a Republican from Baton Rouge who is now a family court judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/politics/207280-63/income-tax-repeal-falls-flat.html|title=Income tax repeal falls flat|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=August 3, 2011}}</ref>
In 2011, Roy obtained passage of an amendment which requires that a study committee report on methods of replacing revenue that might be lost through possible repeal of the Louisiana state income tax. The amendment was at odds with the intent of the House Ways and Means Committee, which opposed any stipulations that might hinder the repeal of the tax. Roy said that his amendment was desgned to guarantee funding for roads, hospitals, and the elderly should the $5.4 billion in revenues from the income tax ever end. Roy's amendment drew criticism from then Ways and Means chairman [[Hunter Greene]], a Republican from Baton Rouge who is now a family court judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theadvocate.com/news/politics/207280-63/income-tax-repeal-falls-flat.html|title=Income tax repeal falls flat|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Morning Advocate''|accessdate=August 3, 2011}}</ref>