Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading |
| | | SR147 | MURRAY | COMMENDATIONS - Commends New Orleans firefighter Roddrick C. Harrison for his heroic actions in saving lives and combating a major fire in an inhabited dwelling in the French Quarter. |
| | | SR148 | MORRISH | COMMENDATIONS - Commends St. John Vianney Catholic Church on its 75th anniversary. |
| | | SR149 | LONG | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Margaret Berry upon being named president of the Louisiana Philanthropic Education Organization by Chapter AG in Natchitoches, Louisiana. |
| | | SR151 | MORRELL | ABORTION - Creates the Sex-Selection Abortion Task Force. |
House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred |
| | | HB34 | DOVE | DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST - Provides relative to the annual salary of certain assistant district attorneys |
| | | HB114 | BURFORD | CIVIL/ACTIONS - Authorizes the award of attorney fees relative to contempt of court |
| | | HB176 | SHADOIN | LOCAL FINANCE - Provides relative to investments by political subdivisions |
| | | HB209 | T.LANDRY | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the assessment of certain court costs and fees in parishes that participate in a criminalistics laboratory commission or a sheriff's criminalistics laboratory (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB234 | FOIL | TAX/INCOME TAX - Excludes qualified deposits in ABLE Accounts from "tax table income" for purposes of calculating individual income tax (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB244 | FOIL | TAX CREDITS - Extends the sunset of the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program (EN -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB259 | THIERRY | TAX/INSURANCE PREMIUM - Levies a tax on the annual gross premiums for surplus lines of insurance (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB281 | HILL | INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS - Provides relative to the payment of group insurance premiums for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs hired on or after July 1, 2015, for Allen Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB321 | WOODRUFF | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides relative to the La. Egg Commission |
| | | HB842 | MORENO | DOMESTIC ABUSE - Provides relative to domestic abuse (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB844 | THIERRY | EDUCATION - Provides relative to the implementation of the assessment and accountability system for publicly funded early childhood education programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading |
| | | HCR15 | MONTOUCET | TAX/SALES & USE - Suspends annual state sales tax holidays until 60 days after adjournment of the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature (EG1 +$3,300,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HCR29 | HARRISON | ENVIRONMENT/AIR - Urges and requests the United States Environmental Protection Agency not to adopt the proposed guidelines on carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric units |
| | | HCR54 | HOFFMANN | PUBLIC HEALTH - Clarifies legislative intent regarding regulation of public water systems and directs the Dept. of Health and Hospitals to issue rules for drinking water disinfection that comply with Act No. 573 of the 2014 Regular Session |
| | | HCR90 | FOIL | CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION - Creates a commission to study the feasibility of a constitutional convention and make recommendations relative thereto |
| | | HCR117 | CHANEY | JUVENILE PROCEDURE - Authorizes and directs the La. State Law Institute to study the issue of restitution in delinquency cases and to report its findings to the La. Legislature |
| | | HCR173 | ORTEGO | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates Tuesday, May 26, 2015, as CODOFIL Day at the state capitol |
| | | HCR175 | JEFFERSON | CORRECTIONS - Requests the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to develop a work release program for persons convicted of offenses involving the failure to pay child support |
| | | HCR176 | GAROFALO | FISHING/OYSTERS - To commend the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana on the success of the oyster shell recycling program |
| | | HCR181 | BROADWATER | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Larry White upon his retirement from the Louisiana Workforce Commission after forty-eight years of service |
House Bills Reported by Committee |
| | | HB57 | HONORE | WEAPONS/FIREARMS - Excludes the legislative auditor and designated investigative auditors from prosecution for the illegal carrying of weapons in certain circumstances |
| | | HB67 | KENNY COX | WEAPONS/FIREARMS - Excludes retired district attorneys and retired assistant district attorneys from prosecution for the illegal carrying of weapons in certain circumstances (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB98 | HENSGENS | CLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to group insurance expenses of the clerk of court in Cameron Parish (EN +$4,400 LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB107 | SHADOIN | CLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to group insurance expenses of the clerks of court in the parishes of Ouachita and Avoyelles (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF See Note) |
| | | HB112 | ARNOLD | COURTS/DISTRICT - Provides relative to the judgeships in the Domestic Relations Division of the Orleans Civil District Court |
| | | HB149 | BADON | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Amends certain criminal penalties for possession of marijuana (EN -$1,727,056 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB153 | T.BURNS | CRIME - Creates the crime of unlawful distribution of material harmful to minors through the Internet (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB161 | T.LANDRY | PAROLE - Provides with respect to technical parole violations |
| | | HB191 | KENNY COX | PAROLE - Provides relative to certain infectious disease testing of inmates released from state prison facilities (EN +$17,586 FF EX See Note) |
| | | HB195 | JIM MORRIS | CORONERS - Provides with respect to the office of coroner (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB196 | SCHEXNAYDER | PROPERTY/SERVITUDES - Provides relative to utility servitudes |
| | | HB233 | B.ADAMS | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Authorizes the permitting and operation of microdistilleries in Louisiana (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB258 | THIERRY | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Authorizes the collection of bench warrant fees in the 27th Judicial District Court (EN +$67,200 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB275 | GUINN | PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES - Provides with respect to the use of pest control products in certain school classrooms |
| | | HB292 | BARRAS | JUVENILES - Provides relative to early intervention programs |
| | | HB295 | TERRY BROWN | AGRICULTURE - Provides for a forest protection assessment and the transfer of monies received from the assessment to the Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB310 | SHERMAN MACK | AGRICULTURE - Provides relative to the regulation of seed dealers (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB331 | BERTHELOT | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Transfers the labeling review authority for alcoholic beverages |
| | | HB335 | H.BURNS | MALPRACTICE/MEDICAL - Adds licensed dietitians/licensed nutritionists under the medical malpractice act |
| | | HB343 | HAZEL | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to the public possession of alcohol by persons under the age of twenty-one years |
| | | HB358 | SCHRODER | VETERINARIANS - Authorizes the state veterinarian to quarantine any animal until certain inspections are completed |
| | | HB368 | BADON | FAMILY VIOLENCE - Establishes family justice centers to assist victims of certain offenses (EN LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB369 | BARROW | DOMESTIC ABUSE - Provides due process measures for members of the state domestic violence coalition |
| | | HB385 | N.LANDRY | CHILDREN/ABUSE - Provides with respect to mandatory reporters |
| | | HB497 | CAMERON HENRY | CIVIL/ACTIONS - Provides for the recovery of damages for injuries arising out of an act of terror |
| | | HB539 | JAMES | DOMESTIC ABUSE - Provides relative to civil remedies for domestic abuse |
| | | HB603 | WILLMOTT | CHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Provides for annual communications and public information plans concerning the Safe Haven Law |
| | | HB728 | GAROFALO | COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE - Provides relative to justice of the peace courts |
| | | HB836 | HODGES | MARRIAGE/LICENSE - Provides for documentation and verification of certain information submitted by applicants for marriage licenses |
| | | HB837 | PRICE | CRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides with respect to expungement |
Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | SCR45 | ERIC LAFLEUR | IMMOVABLE PROPERTY - Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations regarding Civil Code Article 2628 and contracts predating such article that contain no specified term for an option or right of first refusal. |
| | | SCR100 | DORSEY-COLOMB | CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the impact on reducing the delays in carrying out a capital punishment sentence. |
| | | SCR102 | BROOME | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations regarding whether an assignment or transfer of a mortgage loan on residential real property should be required to be recorded in the appropriate mortgage or conveyance records in order to be effective as to third parties. |
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage |
| | | SB58 | APPEL | SPECIAL EDUCATION - Provides relative to the Deaf Child's Bill of Rights. (8/1/15) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB78 | FRED MILLS | TAX/TAXATION - Provides the information to be submitted to the legislative fiscal information for the review of instruments relative to tax exemptions, exclusions, deductions, and credits. (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call |
| | | SB41 | BRET ALLAIN | CONSERVATION - Provides relative to the Louisiana Oilfield Site Restoration Law. (8/1/15) (OR DECREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | | SB47 | PERRY | DWI - Provides technical changes to current law relative to the crime of driving while intoxicated. (gov sig) |
| | | SB112 | GALLOT | LOCAL OPTION - Provides for a local option election for the sale of liquor and wine in certain areas of Rapides Parish. (gov sig) |
| | | SB119 | PERRY | LEGISLATION - Constitutional amendment to limit the number of constitutional amendments that may appear on a ballot. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) |
| | | SB146 | CLAITOR | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the Budget Stabilization Fund. (See Act) (EG +$25,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB167 | BUFFINGTON | MEDICAID - Provides relative to the Medical Assistance Program. (8/1/15) (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB177 | ADLEY | TAX/AD VALOREM - Constitutional amendment to add certain property tax exemptions and reductions and to provide with respect to tax credits associated with them; to dedicate the net state revenue increase to a Tax Credit Reduction Fund and provide for allocations from the fund; and to provide for appropriations to local tax authorities. (2/3-CA 13sl(A)) (EG -$597,000,000 LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB181 | ADLEY | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Repeals an income tax deduction for the net capital gains on the sale of a nonpublicly traded business commercially domiciled in Louisiana. (gov sig) (EG +$3,700,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB234 | DONAHUE | TAX/TAXATION - Makes certain food businesses and any retail business except grocery stores and pharmacies with a certain number of employees ineligible for Enterprise Zone contracts. (gov sig) (EG +$1,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB240 | ERIC LAFLEUR | PUBLIC LANDS - Provides for the exchange of school lands by the Avoyelles Parish School Board. (gov sig) |
| | | SB269 | ADLEY | TAX/TAXATION - Requires corporations subject to Louisiana income or franchise tax which have either corporate gross revenues everywhere of $8 billion or $8 million of assets everywhere to file combined returns and limits their NOL deduction to 50% of tax liability. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF RV See Note) |
House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee Subject to Call |
| | | HCR157 | GISCLAIR | TRANSPORTATION - Urges and requests Department of Transportation and Development to lower the speed limit on Louisiana Highway 3235 in Lafourche Parish |
House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage |
| | | HB5 | CROMER | TRANSPORTATION - Renames Grantham College Road in Slidell, La., as "Veterans Memorial Lane" |
| | | HB8 | MONTOUCET | POLICE/MUNICIPAL - Provides relative to the powers granted to the chief of police for the city of Crowley |
| | | HB23 | HENSGENS | DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Provides with respect to the Vermilion Parish Economic Development District |
| | | HB33 | BERTHELOT | ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING - Provides with respect to fines for the offense of littering (EN INCREASE RV See Note) (EN SEE ANALYSIS) |
| | | HB35 | HOLLIS | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the "Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal" specialty license plate |
| | | HB50 | DANAHAY | SUPPLEMENTAL PAY - Provides a technical correction relative to additional compensation authorized to be paid to certain firefighters |
| | | HB63 | ANDERS | CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL - Provides that the positions of fire chief and assistant fire chief for Parishwide Fire Protection District No. 1 of the Parish of Tensas are in the unclassified service |
| | | HB65 | LORUSSO | LEVEES - Provides relative to the placement of obstructions upon certain levees in Orleans Parish |
| | | HB104 | ARNOLD | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Authorizes a support obligation fee in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District (EN +$45,200 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB105 | ARNOLD | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides for an increase in commissioners fees in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court (EN +$53,000 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB121 | POPE | HOUSING/AUTHORITIES - Provides relative to the civil service status of employees of the housing authority of Denham Springs (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB124 | BURRELL | DISTRICTS/DOWNTOWN DEVEL - Provides relative to the boundaries of the Shreveport Downtown Development District |
| | | HB126 | HENSGENS | DISTRICTS/WATERWORKS - Provides relative to Cameron Parish Waterworks District No. 10 |
| | | HB129 | JEFFERSON | STUDENT/TUITION - Provides relative to nonresident tuition and fees for certain public institutions of higher education (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB170 | HOLLIS | MOTOR VEHICLES - Changes the amount of the surety bond requirement for driving schools |
| | | HB181 | TERRY BROWN | STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP - Provides relative to student citizenship requirements for TOPS eligibility purposes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB216 | SEABAUGH | TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY - Provides relative to the hotel occupancy tax that the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau is authorized to levy (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB248 | LAMBERT | MOTOR VEHICLES - Authorizes the use of "golf carts" on certain roads (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB256 | POPE | SCHOOLS/BOARDS - Provides relative to certain interlocal risk management agencies |
| | | HB267 | DANAHAY | POLICE/LOCAL - Provides relative to the work schedule of certain employees of the Sulphur Police Department |
| | | HB285 | MONTOUCET | PEST CONTROL OPERATORS - Provides relative to fees established for certain structural pest control business owners (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB291 | ANDERS | HORTICULTURE - Increases fees and civil penalties relative to the regulation of Horticulture (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB363 | BARRAS | LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS - Creates the Squirrel Run Levee and Drainage District in Iberia Parish |
| | | HB414 | REYNOLDS | DISTRICTS/DOWNTOWN DEVEL - Provides relative to the Downtown Development District of the city of Minden |
| | | HB450 | SCHEXNAYDER | FUNDS/FUNDING - Creates the Home Health Agency Trust Fund and provides for the deposit of fines and penalties levied against home health agencies into the fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB462 | KENNY COX | STUDENTS - Provides relative to eligibility requirements for receipt of certain TOPS awards and a career diploma (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB485 | H.BURNS | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides for the designation of a public postsecondary education institution as a "Governor's Military and Veteran Friendly Campus" |
| | | HB490 | WILLMOTT | HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE - Restricts the use of improved openings and crossovers or turnarounds on interstate highways |
| | | HB526 | OURSO | DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the Woodlawn Estates Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish (EN +$116,616 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB527 | BARROW | DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the Forest Heights Park Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish (EN +$22,200 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB533 | PRICE | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to the regulation of used motor vehicles |
| | | HB581 | ARMES | MOTOR VEHICLES - Authorizes the use of "utility terrain vehicles" on certain roads. (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB593 | T.LANDRY | MTR VEHICLE/INSPECTION - To provide for automation of the motor vehicle inspection process (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB645 | CONNICK | HIGHWAYS - Restricts the use of toll credits on certain highways (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB691 | P.SMITH | DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the Riverbend Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish (EN +$119,750 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB694 | ABRAMSON | PUBLIC PROPERTY - Provides relative to the sale of certain immovable property by and to the Orleans Parish School Board |
| | | HB695 | ABRAMSON | SCHOOLS/TRANSPORTATION - Provides relative to the loading and unloading of students on to and off of school buses |
| | | HB742 | LEGER | TRANSPORTATION - Revises factors and processes by which projects are selected to be included within the Highway Priority Program |
| | | HB830 | LANCE HARRIS | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Creates the Central Louisiana Regional Port |
House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call |
| | | HB10 | PEARSON | RETIREMENT/TEACHERS - Authorizes a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana to purchase credit for service as a teacher at an out-of-state nonpublic school (EG SEE ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS) |
| | | HB48 | THIBAUT | RETIREMENT/STATEWIDE SYS - Provides relative to the authority of statewide retirement systems to fund cost-of-living increases with funding deposit account balances (EN NO IMPACT APV) |
| | | HB123 | THIBAUT | AUDITS/AUDITING - Provides relative to the threshold for certain audit requirements (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB154 | STEVE CARTER | LEGISLATION - Provides for technical corrections to various provisions of Title 17 of the La. Revised Statutes |
| | | HB200 | HARRISON | DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Provides relative to the Terrebonne Economic Development Authority |
| | | HB221 | HALL | INSURANCE/SURPLUS LINE - Provides relative to reporting requirements for the surplus lines insurance tax |
| | | HB250 | LEGER | FUNDS/FUNDING - Authorizes additional deposits into the Workforce Training Rapid Response Fund and requires a private match for the use of the additional deposits (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB386 | LEGER | FUNDS/FUNDING - Dedicates interest earnings of the Deepwater Horizon Economic Damages Collection Fund to higher education (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB743 | FOIL | CORPORATIONS - Provides relative to the Business Corporation Act |