Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading |
| | | SR32 | GATTI | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Steve Shows. |
| | | SR33 | MILKOVICH | COMMENDATIONS - Commends former Louisiana state Senator Bill Keith upon his support and endorsement of teaching creationism in public schools. |
Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading |
| | | SCR33 | WALSWORTH | COMMENDATIONS - Commends U.S. Congressman Steven Joseph Scalise upon his induction into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. |
| | | SCR34 | WALSWORTH | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Charles Doerr Lancaster Jr. upon his induction into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. |
| | | SCR35 | MILKOVICH | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of Reverend Billy Graham, known as "America's pastor". |
| | | SCR36 | MILKOVICH | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences upon the death of William P. Black Sr. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, known for his decades-long children's television persona, Buckskin Bill. |
| | | SCR37 | GATTI | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Brammer Engineering, Inc. upon the celebration of its 50th anniversary. |
House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred |
| | | HB74 | DAVIS | STUDENTS - Requires schools to provide information relative to influenza and immunization against the influenza virus (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB86 | JAMES | ETHICS - Provides ethics exceptions to allow a public servant of a political subdivision, his immediate family members, or related legal entities to enter into specified transactions under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of the public servant under certain circumstances |
| | | HB109 | HOFFMANN | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Children and Family Services |
| | | HB122 | DEVILLIER | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to capital outlay reform (RE DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB129 | REYNOLDS | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Exempts certain Department of Wildlife and Fisheries projects from the capital outlay process (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB134 | ANDERS | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides for identification of health plan coverage type |
| | | HB146 | DAVIS | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Defines "economic development project" for purposes of a late approval recommendation from the secretary of the Dept. of Economic Development (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB150 | LEBAS | PHARMACISTS - Authorizes the La. Board of Pharmacy to waive license and certification renewal fees for military spouses |
| | | HB154 | MAGEE | CHILDREN/SUPPORT - Provides relative to access to certain information for purposes of child support enforcement |
| | | HB156 | BACALA | MEDICAID - Provides relative to the task force on coordination of Medicaid fraud detection and prevention initiatives (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB169 | TALBOT | INSURANCE - Provides for notice of the cancellation of an insurance policy |
| | | HB175 | JAMES | TAX/TAX REBATES - Authorizes a rebate for taxpayers who donate to certain higher education scholarship and grant programs (RE -$5,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB176 | LEGER | STUDENTS - Requires students who are entering eleventh grade or who are 16 and entering any grade to provide satisfactory evidence of current immunization against meningococcal disease as a condition of school entry (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB183 | N.LANDRY | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Education |
| | | HB206 | ANDERS | INSURANCE COMMISSIONER - Permits the employment of a convicted felon in the business of insurance in certain circumstances |
| | | HB294 | P.SMITH | STUDENTS - Changes references to "at-risk" students to students who are "economically disadvantaged" throughout Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB312 | ABRAHAM | ECONOMIC DEVELOP/DEPT - Prohibits the issuance of motion picture tax credits for certain types of productions (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB330 | JORDAN | INSURANCE - Provides for insurance producer prelicensing program requirements |
| | | HB346 | HILFERTY | ETHICS/CODE - Removes an ethics exception which allows a person to be employed by a board when the person has served as a member of the board as designee of a mayor of certain municipalities |
| | | HB366 | JORDAN | INSURANCE - Provides relative to nonprofit funeral service associations |
| | | HB367 | PIERRE | SCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL - Provides relative to the State Seal of Biliteracy recognizing high school graduates who meet certain academic eligibility criteria relative to language proficiency |
| | | HB375 | ABRAMSON | TAX/TAX REBATES - Changes eligibility requirements for the Quality Jobs Program for employers in parishes with relatively low per capita income (RE NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB443 | P.SMITH | HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT - Provides with respect to reporting requirements for a victim of a sexually-oriented criminal offense |
Senate Bills Reported by Committee |
| | | SB56 | MILKOVICH | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides right of an oral argument in contradictory proceedings. (gov sig) |
| | | SB68 | CLAITOR | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to careless operation of a motor vehicle during flood conditions. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB70 | MIZELL | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to permissible warrantless searches of the residences of defendants on probation or parole. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB91 | CLAITOR | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Authorizes exemplary damages in civil actions for death from hazing. (gov sig) |
| | | SB102 | MORRELL | CHILDREN'S CODE - Provides relative to disposition of children after adjudication of certain felony-grade delinquent acts. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB103 | MORRELL | CHILDREN'S CODE - Provides for use of restraints in juvenile court proceedings. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB105 | MORRELL | SEX OFFENSES - Provides that a person cannot give consent to sexual conduct while in police custody. (gov sig) |
| | | SB106 | MORRELL | CHILDREN'S CODE - Provides relative to the duration of a disposition on a felony-grade adjudication. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB112 | SMITH | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Authorizes business entities to assert or defend certain claims on their own behalf. (gov sig) |
| | | SB120 | PERRY | SHERIFFS - Provides relative to premium costs for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office. (7/1/18) |
| | | SB124 | PERRY | SHERIFFS - Allows the sheriff's offices of certain parishes to issue warning citations. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB128 | PERRY | PARISHES - Authorizes the governing authority of Acadia Parish to employ its own attorneys to represent it generally. (gov sig) |
| | | SB167 | THOMPSON | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. (6/30/18) |
| | | SB169 | THOMPSON | AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES - Provides relative to seed testing and labeling. (gov sig) |
| | | SB170 | THOMPSON | AGRICULTURE/FOREST DEPT - Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission. (gov sig) |
| | | SB231 | MORRELL | WEAPONS - Provides relative to the transfer of firearms for the violation of a protective order. (10/1/18) |
| | | SB233 | MORRELL | CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Provides for nullification of nondisclosure agreements to conceal criminal activity. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB243 | MORRELL | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Constitutional amendment to require unanimous juries for felonies. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) |
| | | SB262 | GATTI | GOVERNOR - Provides relative to powers of the governor during times of a disaster or emergency. (gov sig) |
| | | SB316 | JOHNS | RIVERBOAT GAMING - Provides relative to riverboat gaming. (gov sig) |
| | | SB317 | CLAITOR | PUBLIC DEFENDER - Provides procedure for expulsion of members of the Louisiana Public Defender Board for unexcused absences at board meetings. (gov sig) |
| | | SB318 | MARTINY | GAMING - Provides relative to riverboat gaming. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB320 | JOHNS | GAMING - Provides for a deduction of fees attributable to qualified wagers. (8/1/18) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV) |
| | | SB321 | MARTINY | GAMING - Provides relative to the relocation of the gaming operations of a riverboat licensee. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB335 | MIZELL | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides for penalties for persons convicted for soliciting prostitutes. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB411 | BODI WHITE | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to persons found not guilty by reason of insanity. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB417 | BODI WHITE | GAMING - Provides for a referendum election in Tangipahoa Parish regarding riverboat gaming. (gov sig) |
| | | SB441 | MORRELL | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides penalties for reckless operation of certain all-terrain vehicles on public roadways. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB446 | BODI WHITE | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. (6/30/18) |
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage |
| | | SB2 | PEACOCK | STATE POLICE RET FUND - Authorizes payments funded by the system experience account to certain retirees and beneficiaries. (2/3 - CA 10s29(F)) (6/30/18) (EG $5,163,742 APV) |
| | | SB16 | MIZELL | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for a special prestige license plate to bear the international symbol of accessibility and one for "Upside Downs". (1/1/19) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB21 | GATTI | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Interstate 20 in Bossier Parish as the "Louisiana State Trooper Huey P. Grace Memorial Highway". (8/1/18) (EN +$3,360 SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB23 | BOUDREAUX | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Designates the interchange of I-49 Exit 11 and Louisiana Highway 93 near Sunset and Grand Coteau in St. Landry Parish as the "Armand J. Brinkhaus Memorial Interchange". (8/1/18) |
| | | SB46 | APPEL | POSTSECONDARY ED - Provides relative to the master plan for postsecondary education. (gov sig) |
| | | SB59 | CORTEZ | FUNDS/FUNDING - Constitutional amendment to remove authority to fund state police for traffic control from the Transportation Trust Fund. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) |
| | | SB83 | PERRY | MUNICIPALITIES - Provides relative to qualifications of the chief of police for the town of Gueydan. (gov sig) |
| | | SB88 | FRED MILLS | TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT - Designates Louisiana Highway 352 in St. Martin Parish as the "Pat Huval Memorial Highway" and the Old Abbeville Bridge crossing, the Vermilion River on Louisiana Highway 14 East (Port Street) in Abbeville as the "Vermilion Parish Veterans Memorial Bridge". (8/1/18) |
| | | SB94 | APPEL | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides that public entities are liable for interest due for failure to pay progressive stage or final payments on public contracts under certain conditions. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB117 | MORRELL | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Requires that any contractor who enters into a contract with a state entity comply with the Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB119 | MORRELL | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to confidentiality of certain taxpayer information concerning Medicaid eligibility. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB122 | PERRY | MUNICIPALITIES - Repeals provision authorizing the city of Kaplan's elected police chief to manage police personnel. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB148 | MORRELL | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Constitutional amendment to require local government approval of the industrial property tax exemption. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB149 | MORRELL | EMPLOYMENT - Prohibits employers from requiring prospective employees to disclose wage information. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB157 | LAMBERT | PUBLIC LANDS - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Ascension Parish. (gov sig) |
| | | SB158 | COLOMB | EMPLOYMENT - Requires employers who receive economic development incentives from the state to designate no less than two percent of the man-hours in any apprenticeable occupation to registered apprentices for a new construction project or the expansion of an existing construction project. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB162 | TROY CARTER | EMPLOYMENT - Provides for an increase in the state minimum wage. (2/3 - CAs2.1)(8/1/18) |
| | | SB164 | MORRELL | TAX/AD VALOREM - Constitutional amendment to authorize the phase-in of increases in ad valorem taxation under certain circumstances. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB172 | PERRY | MUNICIPALITIES - Authorizes the governing authority of the city of Scott to levy an additional one percent sales tax, subject to voter approval. (gov sig) |
| | | SB210 | GATTI | PUBLIC LANDS - Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Webster Parish. (gov sig) |
| | | SB212 | GATTI | TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT - Authorizes the Department of Transportation and Development to rent or lease equipment. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB219 | TROY CARTER | DISCRIMINATION - Enacts the Louisiana Employment Non-Discrimination Act. (See Act) |
| | | SB221 | TROY CARTER | WORKFORCE COMMISSION - Changes the name of the Louisiana Workforce Commission to the Louisiana Department of Labor. (gov sig) (EG FF EX See Note) |
| | | SB229 | MORRELL | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides relative to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB232 | MORRELL | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides relative to contracts for projects by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB234 | COLOMB | EMPLOYMENT - Requires a contractor for a state construction project to designate no less than two percent of man-hours in any apprenticeable occupation to registered apprentices. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB237 | MORRELL | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Requires paid tax preparers to sign and provide an identification number on tax returns, reports, and claims filed with the Department of Revenue. (7/1/18) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB238 | MORRELL | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Authorizes the Department of Revenue to seek to enjoin preparers who engage in certain conduct. (7/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB249 | BRET ALLAIN | PUBLIC LANDS - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in St. Mary Parish. (gov sig) |
| | | SB250 | MIZELL | SCHOOLS - Requires school governing authorities to provide parents with certain information relative to the health risks associated with pornography. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB303 | MILKOVICH | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to bullying. (gov sig) |
| | | SB311 | PERRY | SCHOOLS - Requires that all softball and baseball dugouts used for high school interscholastic athletics be enclosed. (8/1/18) (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB327 | LAMBERT | FISH/FISHING - Provides possession limits of certain species of fish caught in saltwater areas of the state. (gov sig) |
| | | SB331 | COLOMB | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for a ten-year renewable period for issuance cost of hang tags for persons with mobility impairments. (8/1/18) (EN +$275,216 SG RV See Note) |
| | | SB336 | RISER | WORKFORCE COMMISSION - Re-creates the Louisiana Workforce Commission and reauthorizes the Incumbent Worker Training Program. (6/30/18) |
| | | SB344 | GATTI | PUBLIC LANDS - Authorizes the commissioner of administration to transfer certain state property in Webster Parish. (gov sig) |
| | | SB349 | APPEL | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Creates the Technology Strategy Task Force. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB382 | HEWITT | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to safety belts. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB385 | CHABERT | GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION - Corrects statutory references remaining from the transfer of the state land office to the division of administration. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB401 | MIZELL | SCHOOLS - Creates a commission to study the feasibility of consolidating the Washington Parish and Bogalusa City school systems. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT LF See Note) |
| | | SB422 | BODI WHITE | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the distribution of certain contractor fees to each accredited public university's and community college's school of construction management or construction technology. (8/1/18) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | | SB426 | ERIC LAFLEUR | BONDS - Provides relative to the Consolidated Local Government Public Finance Act. (See Act) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB438 | CHABERT | FORESTRY - Provides for the sale of timber by the state land office. (8/1/18) |
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call |
| | | SB99 | MORRELL | HEALTH CARE - Extends legislative authority for the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board. (7/1/18) (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB142 | PETERSON | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of State Civil Service and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law. (6/30/18) |
| | | SB184 | MARTINY | VIDEO POKER - Provides relative to video poker. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB230 | MORRELL | VIDEO POKER - Provides relative to qualified truck stop facility amenities. (8/1/18) |
| | | SB319 | GATTI | STATE AGENCIES - Abolishes boards and commissions, authorities, districts, and like entities that are inactive. (8/1/18) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB390 | CLAITOR | SUITS AGAINST STATE - Provides for the order of payment of judgments and compromises against the state, subject to funding. (gov sig) (EGF INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | | SB419 | PETERSON | ETHICS - Repeals provision for recusal for members of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans and changes provisions permitting certain persons to serve on the board. (8/1/18) |