MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | HR135 | BEAULLIEU | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Janet Faulk-Gonzales on the occasion of her retirement from the Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce |
| | HR136 | JAMES | CRIME/PROSTITUTION - Creates a study commission to gather facts on prostitution-related crimes by parish as well as alternatives offered and public health concerns |
| | HR137 | CREWS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Bossier Parish Community College for its achievements |
| | HR138 | CREWS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Bossier Parish Community College nursing program |
| | HR139 | CREWS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Bossier Parish Community College debate team on winning the 2021 International Public Debate Association championship |
| | HR140 | CREWS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Elizabeth Gatti on being named the 2021 Bossier Parish High School Student of the Year |
| | HR141 | CREWS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Kylie Small on being named the 2021 Bossier Parish Middle School Student of the Year and her selection as a finalist for the 2021 Louisiana Middle School Student of the Year |
| | HR142 | CREWS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Landry Rivers on being named the 2021 Bossier Parish Elementary Student of the Year |
| | HR143 | CREWS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Bossier Parish Community College softball team on winning the National Junior College Athletic Association 2021 Division I Region XIV East Conference championship |
| | HR144 | DUPLESSIS | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Earl Michael Willis |
| | HR145 | COUSSAN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Acadian Ambulance on the occasion of the company's fiftieth anniversary |
| | HR146 | WRIGHT | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Alton and Patti Mansfield on the occasion of their retirement from Catholic Charismatic Renewal of New Orleans |
| | HR147 | MAGEE | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates June 1, 2021, as Louisiana Music Advocacy Day at the state capitol |
| | HCR108 | CREWS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Directs the Department of Economic Development to study and report on cyber-related issues |
| | HCR109 | TURNER | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Memorializes congress to discontinue federal unemployment compensation benefits |
| | HCR110 | BAGLEY | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates June 3, 2021, as Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association Day at the legislature |
| | HCR111 | HOLLIS | INSURANCE - Creates a task force to study the feasibility of exempting producers of sureties from certain requirements of R.S. 22:855 |
| | HCR112 | JONES | HEALTH/CANCER - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to establish a pilot program to increase prostate cancer awareness and education |
7. Introduction of Bills |
8. Senate Bills on First Reading |
9. Reports of Committees |
10. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | HR133 | GARY CARTER | TEACHERS/EVALUATION - Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education take all necessary actions to provide that no measure of student growth be used in the evaluation of teachers for the 2020-2021 school year |
| | HR134 | AMEDEE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the members and volunteers of the 2021 Concerned Women for America of Louisiana's Encourage-A-Legislator Project |
| | HCR107 | GARY CARTER | TEACHERS/EVALUATION - Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education take all necessary actions to provide that no measure of student growth be used in the evaluation of teachers for the 2020-2021 school year |
11. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | SCR67 | MIZELL | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the volunteers and members of the 2021 Encourage-A-Legislator Project. |
13. Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | SB128 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | TEACHERS - Provides relative to teacher planning time and lunch periods and to provide an exemption from tolls on La. Hwy. 1 bridge for school personnel. (See Act) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | HR51 | DUPLESSIS | PAROLE - Provides relative to study of compassionate release, medical treatment furlough, and medical parole requirements |
| | HR74 | WILLARD | LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - Establishes the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Innovation Caucus |
| | HCR90 | SCHEXNAYDER | REAPPORTIONMENT - Provides relative to redistricting principles and criteria |
15. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | SCR22 | CATHEY | POSTSECONDARY ED - Requests the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors to name the basketball court in the PMAC after Coach Dale Brown. |
| | SCR34 | HEWITT | COASTAL RESOURCES - Requests the Department of Natural Resources, office of coastal management, to review permitting cycle times and to make recommendations to expedite the permitting process. |
| | SCR44 | HENSGENS | MINERALS - Creates the Risk Charge Commission to study current law and consider making recommendations regarding the costs and risks in drilling a well in a unit. |
17. Senate Instruments Second Reading Returned from the Legislative Bureau |
| | SB133 | BARROW | HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to the prioritization of health equity by the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | SB139 | HARRIS | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to sentencing when a defendant possessed, used, or discharged a firearm in the commission of certain offenses. (8/1/21) |
| | SB140 | HARRIS | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides relative to the crime of obstruction of justice penalties. (8/1/21) |
| | SB247 | CORTEZ | GAMING - Provides relative to the regulation of sports wagering. (See Act) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
18. Senate Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | SB220 | CLOUD | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Provides relative to the legislative auditor examinations, audits, and reviews of elections and retention of election records. (See Act) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/27/2021 |
| | HR106 | ROBERT OWEN | INTERGOV COMPACTS - Requests a study regarding potential costs, benefits, and public health impacts of Louisiana joining the interstate compact known as the Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases |
| | HR107 | MAGEE | MEDICAID MANAGED CARE - Requests the La. Department of Health to ensure that Medicaid managed care organizations cover and pay for certain respiratory panels |
| | HR127 | MANDIE LANDRY | CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES - Creates the Safe Alternatives to Segregation Task Force |
| | HCR87 | ROBERT OWEN | HEALTH/DISEASE CONTROL - Creates the Louisiana Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force |
| | HCR89 | MARCELLE | CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES - Requests a study of the health and safety conditions of Louisiana prisons and jails |
| | HCR95 | THOMAS | LEGISLATIVE AGCY/LAW INST - Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to examine the laws relative to motor vehicle accidents |
| | HCR97 | JONES | PARDON/PAROLE - Requests a study of case law and best practices to better understand other approaches to parole |
| | HCR101 | JAMES | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Creates a commission to study the procedures for processing felony sentences and calculating incarceration release dates of persons in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections |
| | HCR103 | DUPLESSIS | MENTAL HEALTH - Requests that certain state agencies address the impacts of maternal depression and anxiety and provide evidence-based preventive care, early identification, and treatment services |
| | HCR105 | DUPLESSIS | MENTAL HEALTH - Establishes the Louisiana Maternal Mental Health Task Force for the purposes of advancing education and treatment and improving services relating to maternal mental heath |
2. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading Final Consideration |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | SCR9 | LAMBERT | COASTAL RESOURCES - Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2022, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board. |
| | SCR25 | CATHEY | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to matching funds for nonstate projects in capital outlay acts. |
| | SCR32 | BARROW | HEALTH SERVICES - Re-creates and continues the work of the task force to study and make recommendations concerning health services delivery and financing in the Baton Rouge region. |
| | SCR45 | MCMATH | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Creates the Survivor Informed Task Force. |
3. House Concurrent Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments |
| | HCR2 | SCHEXNAYDER | HOSPITALS - Provides for a hospital stabilization formula (EN +$106,646,197 SD RV See Note) |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Not yet scheduled for concurrence |
| | HB74 | FRIEMAN | INSURERS - Provides relative to the workers' compensation claims office requirement for insurers issuing such policies in Louisiana |
| | HB188 | BEAULLIEU | HEALTH CARE/RECORDS - Provides with respect to healthcare records |
| | HB264 | SEABAUGH | SALES - Provides for advertisement of judicial sales |
| | HB445 | BOURRIAQUE | TAX CREDITS - Changes the sound recording investor tax credit earned by a qualified music company into a refundable tax credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB465 | MIKE JOHNSON | TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Provides relative to the leasing of the 4.9 GHz band (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB550 | MUSCARELLO | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to duplicate driver's licenses and identification cards (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | HB46 | JAMES | CRIMINAL/JUSTICE - Provides relative to certain pretrial procedures |
| | HB60 | BRASS | CURRICULA - Removes the termination of the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB105 | PRESSLY | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Amends the rights and powers of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission |
| | HB119 | HUGHES | HIGHER ED/BD REGENTS - Provides relative to the Advisory Council on Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
| | HB120 | NEWELL | PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides that airport facility plans are confidential |
| | HB129 | BACALA | LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS - Provides relative to peace officers |
| | HB170 | MARINO | SCHOOLS/DISTRICTS - Provides relative to reporting of students identified as having dyslexia (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB190 | WILLARD | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to maternity services of midwives and doulas (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB192 | GAINES | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Authorizes credit card payment to manufacturers and wholesale dealers of alcoholic beverages |
| | HB200 | BACALA | TAX/INCOME TAX - Exempts military survivor benefit plan payments from state individual income tax (EN -$1,500,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB244 | TURNER | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides for the regulation of pharmacy services administrative organizations |
| | HB246 | COUSSAN | SALT DOMES - Provides relative to the storage of hydrogen in underground reservoirs and salt domes |
| | HB253 | MCKNIGHT | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to the governance and funding of the Special School District, which provides special education services through its schools and programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB259 | HORTON | EMPLOYMENT - Provides relative to employment for persons with disabilities (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB269 | KERNER | PUBLIC HEALTH/OFFICE - Provides relative to destruction of imported food which is subject to an import ban |
| | HB271 | MARCELLE | CORRECTIONS - Provides for a Transitional Residential Pilot Program for female offenders (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB289 | MCFARLAND | TAX CREDITS - Establishes an income and corporate franchise tax credit for Class II and Class III railroads (EN -$2,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB335 | COUSSAN | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Provides relative to the exchange of certain property between the University of Louisiana System and the City of Lafayette |
| | HB406 | BISHOP | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the presence of the defendant in misdemeanor prosecutions |
| | HB422 | EMERSON | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS - Provides relative to the membership of the Reentry Advisory Council |
| | HB457 | FIRMENT | INSURANCE CLAIMS-ADJUSTR - Provides for claims adjusters |
| | HB477 | STAGNI | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Authorizes the La. State Board of Examiners of Psychologists to implement fees for certain services (EN +$78,750 SG RV See Note) |
| | HB544 | HODGES | WATERWAYS - Extends the period for which the Comite River is exempt from certain provisions of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act |
| | HB558 | LARVADAIN | PUBLIC LANDS/SCHOOLS - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in East Baton Rouge Parish |
| | HB562 | BOURRIAQUE | TAX APPEALS/BOARD - Provides relative to the Louisiana Uniform Local Sales Tax Board and the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB590 | DAVIS | CONSERVATION - Authorizes the board of the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District to assess fees for capital expenditures and nonpayment (EN +$10,900 LF RV See Note) |
| | HB649 | MCFARLAND | AGRICULTURE - Provides relative to the repurchase of certain mechanical equipment by a wholesaler |
| | HB662 | COUSSAN | TAX/SEVERANCE-EXEMPTION - Exempts oil production of certain orphaned wells from severance tax (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB3 | BISHOP | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act |
| | HB484 | ZERINGUE | APPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY - Provides for the ancillary expenses of state government |
| | HB584 | ZERINGUE | APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 |
| | HB695 | SCHEXNAYDER | LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES - Makes appropriations for the expenses of the legislature for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 |
| | HB1 | ZERINGUE | APPROPRIATIONS - Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 |
| | HB2 | BISHOP | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the comprehensive Capital Outlay budget |
| | HB515 | ZERINGUE | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds |
| | HB516 | ZERINGUE | APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML - Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 |
| | HB642 | SCHEXNAYDER | FUNDS/FUNDING-GRANTS - Provides for the disbursement of monies received from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (EN NO IMPACT SD EX See Note) |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/27/2021 |
| | HB288 | MAGEE | CRIMINAL/PENALTIES - Provides relative to the effective date of certain provisions regarding the financial obligations of criminal offenders (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/27/2021 |
| | SB156 | MIZELL | AMUSEMENTS/SPORTS - Provides for the Fairness in Women's Sports Act relative to a school's ability to offer opportunities to each student to participate in team sporting events on an equal basis. (8/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | SB206 | CORTEZ | CLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to group insurance expenses for certain clerks of court. (gov sig) |
| | SB222 | HEWITT | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to early literacy. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB230 | MIZELL | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to power-based violence on college and university campuses. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB232 | BARROW | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Establishes and provides for the Power-Based Violence Review Panel. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB5 | FOIL | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Excludes amounts deposited into certain education savings accounts for tuition expenses for elementary and secondary schools from state income tax. (1/1/22) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB6 | CATHEY | TAX/SALES - Exempts purchases of utilities used by commercial farmers for on-farm storage from state sales and use tax. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB11 | TALBOT | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides an individual and corporation income tax exemption for state and federal COVID-19 relief benefits. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB31 | CATHEY | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides an exemption from state individual income tax for digital nomads. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB36 | REESE | TAX/INCOME/CORPORATE - Provides relative to net operating loss deductions on Louisiana corporation income. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB45 | HARRIS | TAX/TAXATION - Extends the sunset date for Ports of Louisiana tax credits. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB46 | LAMBERT | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Increases the amount of compensation excluded from tax table income for certain active duty members of the armed forces. (gov sig) (EN -$3,800,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | SB75 | LAMBERT | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides an exception for late approval of a capital outlay request for a state-owned and administered project submitted by a budget unit of the state, including public postsecondary education institutions. (gov sig) (2/3 - CA7s11(C)) (EG GF EX See Note) |
| | SB88 | CONNICK | LEVEES - Authorizes levee boards to spend funds generated from one or more levee districts in another district that benefits an entire levee authority. (8/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | SB98 | LAMBERT | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to marine products. (8/1/21) (EN -$900 SG RV See Note) |
| | SB111 | WOMACK | PUBLIC WORKS - Provides for bids, claims, and payments involving public contracts.
(8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB112 | CAMERON HENRY | MOTOR CARRIERS - Requires certain parties be notified when a vehicle is stored pursuant to the Louisiana Towing and Storage Act. (gov sig) |
| | SB126 | MIZELL | SUCCESSIONS - Prohibits an unworthy successor from directly or indirectly benefiting from the death of his spouse or his child. (gov sig) |
| | SB147 | WARD | DRONES/UNMANNED VEHICLES - Provides for personal delivery devices. (gov sig) |
| | SB162 | CAMERON HENRY | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the Major Events Incentive Program and the Major Events Incentive Program Subfund. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB180 | FRED MILLS | PROCUREMENT CODE - Provides relative to state procurement of certain services by use of reverse auction technology. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB190 | SMITH | TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT - Transfers stationary weight enforcement from DPS&C to DOTD. (7/1/22) |
| | SB207 | BODI WHITE | TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT - Provides relative to subpoenas of DOTD contractors and public entities advertising for public work. (8/1/21) |
| | SB217 | HARRIS | TAX/TAXATION - Provides for the Louisiana Import Tax Credit. (gov sig) (EN -$683,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | SB229 | HENSGENS | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the creation, dedication, use, and investment of the Health Care Employment Reinvestment Opportunity (H.E.R.O.) Fund. (8/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT SD EX See Note) |
| | SB14 | FESI | UNCLAIMED PROPERTY - Exempts certain unclaimed property information from the Public Records Law. (8/1/21) |
| | SB27 | FOIL | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to military and veteran friendly postsecondary education policies. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB28 | CAMERON HENRY | PUBLIC LANDS - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) |
| | SB48 | POPE | HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to continuing education requirements imposed by the Louisiana Board of Hearing Aid Dealers. (1/1/22) |
| | SB93 | POPE | HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to telehealth services provided by licensed hearing aid dealers. (8/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB105 | BOUDREAUX | MILITARY AFFAIRS - Provides for an African-American military service members monument in the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | SB122 | BRET ALLAIN | COASTAL RESOURCES - Provides for monies collected from enforcement actions of coastal use permits. (8/1/21) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV) |
| | SB136 | FRED MILLS | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides for promulgation of emergency rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. (8/1/21) |
| | SB146 | POPE | SECRETARY OF STATE - Provides relative to the preservation of public records. (gov sig) |
| | SB151 | BARROW | CHILDREN - Enacts the Foster Youth's Bill of Rights for youth ages fourteen through eighteen in foster care. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB155 | BOUIE | COUNSELING/GUIDANCE - Provides relative to the Louisiana Social Work Practice Act. (1/1/22) |
| | SB170 | JOHNS | GOVERNOR - Provides relative to the creation of the office of human trafficking prevention. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB194 | BOUDREAUX | NURSING HOMES - Provides for an extension to the moratorium on additional beds for nursing facilities. (8/1/21) |
| | SB216 | ROBERT MILLS | TEACHERS - Requires early literacy professional development for certain teachers. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE EX See Note) |
| | SB246 | GREGORY TARVER | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to the creation of an international language immersion school. (8/1/21) |
| | SB4 | PRICE | CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Eliminates certain aggregate campaign contribution limitations. (8/1/21) |
| | SB57 | WOMACK | CLERKS OF COURT - Provides for the functions of the jury commission in Franklin Parish. (8/1/21) |
| | SB64 | BERNARD | ELECTION OFFENSES - Provides relative to acts prohibited during early voting or on election day. (gov sig) |
| | SB73 | MILLIGAN | INSURERS - Provides relative to investments of domestic insurers. (1/1/22) |
| | SB74 | PRICE | SECRETARY OF STATE - Provides for the disposition of abandoned property deposited at the state archives. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB82 | CATHEY | INSURERS - Provides for external review of health insurance issuers. (gov sig) |
| | SB94 | HARRIS | INSURERS - Provides relative to insurance cost-sharing practices. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB107 | BOUDREAUX | CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Provides relative to the composition of the controlled dangerous substances schedules. (gov sig) |
| | SB108 | LUNEAU | HEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to mental health rehabilitation services contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations. (1/1/22) (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB127 | MCMATH | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Provides relative to specialized behavioral health rehabilitation services in the Louisiana medical assistance program. (8/1/21) |
| | SB130 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides for payment of health insurance provider claim payment claims. (8/1/21) |
| | SB132 | BOUIE | DNA - Provides relative to analysis of the DNA sample collected following an arrest for certain offenses. (gov sig) |
| | SB143 | MCMATH | CHILDREN - Provides relative to permanent placement of children in custody of the state. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB144 | GREGORY TARVER | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Creates the crime of unlawful possession, transfer, or manufacture of animal fighting paraphernalia. (gov sig) |
| | SB145 | WARD | COURTS - Provides relative to mandatory drug testing, screening, and assessment for drug and specialty court participation for certain offenders. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) |
| | SB168 | FRED MILLS | CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Provides relative to controlled dangerous substances. (8/1/21) |
| | SB186 | SMITH | CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Provides for post conviction relief with regard to successful "actual innocence" claims. (8/1/21) |
| | SB192 | HENSGENS | SANITARY CODE - Provides for connecting multiple recreational vehicles to an individual sewerage system in certain parishes. (gov sig) |
| | SB203 | BODI WHITE | ETHICS - Exempts certain groundwater district commissioners from provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics. (gov sig) |
| | SB221 | HEWITT | VOTERS/VOTING - Provides relative to voting systems. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB118 | MORRIS | WEAPONS - Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms. (8/1/21) (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | SB183 | ABRAHAM | BLIGHTED PROPERTY - Provides for the acquisition of blighted property in Lake Charles. (8/1/21) |
| | SB227 | BARROW | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Creates the Plank Road Economic Development District in East Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig) |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | SB8 | PEACOCK | TAX/TAXATION - Accelerates the sunset date for the tax credit for the conversion of alternative fuel vehicles. (7/1/21) (EN +$478,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | SB10 | FIELDS | KINDERGARTEN - Provides for mandatory kindergarten attendance and requires compulsory school attendance beginning at age five. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB77 | MIZELL | TAX/SALES - Exempts purchases of certain school buses from sales and use tax. (7/1/21) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB80 | CLOUD | TAX/SALES - Reallocates a portion of the state sales tax on room rentals in St. Landry Parish to the Liberty Theatre in Eunice. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | SB81 | LUNEAU | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Establishes reporting requirements to the Department of Revenue for businesses and governmental entities using service providers. (7/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | SB113 | GREGORY TARVER | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the payment of fees for interpreters for non-English-speaking persons in civil cases. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | SB125 | MORRIS | TAX/LOCAL - Exempts certain infused prescription drugs from local sales tax. (7/1/21) (EN DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | SB149 | HARRIS | ELECTION DAYS - Provides for a special election for submission of proposed constitutional amendments to the electors. (gov sig) (EN +$2,000,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | SB150 | BARROW | GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM - Requires the Office of Group Benefits to cover bariatric surgery techniques for the treatment of severe obesity. (8/1/21) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB163 | MCMATH | COURTS - Constitutional Amendment to increase the composition of the Louisiana Supreme Court from six to eight associate justices. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (RE1 INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB165 | SMITH | TAX/AD VALOREM - Provides for the adjustments of ad valorem millages. (See Act) |
| | SB167 | BRET ALLAIN | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the transfer and use of certain monies to the Oilfield Site and Restoration Fund. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT SD EX See Note) |
| | SB172 | WARD | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Reinstates the state sales tax exemption on sales of construction materials to Habitat for Humanity affiliates and for construction of new animal shelters. (7/1/21) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB173 | HEWITT | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to the administration of the Motion Picture Production Tax Credit. (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB197 | CATHEY | ASSESSORS - Provides for vehicle allowances for assessors. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | SB200 | MCMATH | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Exempts admissions to certain live entertainment events from state sales and use tax. (gov sig) (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB211 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | TEACHERS - Requires in-service training for teachers and certain other school personnel on adverse childhood experiences and trauma-informed education. (gov sig) (EN +$160,384 GF EX See Note) |
| | SB239 | JOHNS | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Modifies the federal income tax deduction for taxpayers impacted by 2020 hurricanes. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB241 | ABRAHAM | LOCAL AGENCIES - Increases debt limitation on assessed valuation of taxable property in Iowa Fire Protection District No. 1. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/27/2021 |
| | HB654 | MOORE | HIGHWAYS - Provides relative to the designation of highway safety corridors by the Department of Transportation and Development and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |
| | HB536 | PHELPS | MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Provides relative to sanctions for a lapse in required liability security (RR -$550,000 RV See Note) |
| | HB193 | MARCELLE | HEALTH/LDH - Creates the office on women's health within the La. Department of Health (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB351 | PIERRE | STATE SYMBOL - Designates the song "Southern Nights" by Allen Toussaint as the official state cultural song |
| | HB352 | HODGES | CURRICULA - Provides relative to required instruction in American history and civics in public schools (REF INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB709 | NEWELL | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides relative to the regulation of cannabis (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Regular Order |
1. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
| | HR9 | ZERINGUE | HOUSE/RULES - Provides for recommittal of any instrument with a specified fiscal impact to the Committee on Appropriations |
| | HCR14 | FIRMENT | INDIAN AFFAIRS - Recognizes the Butte Tribe of Bayou Bourbeaux as an Indian tribe of the state |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | HB17 | NELSON | STATE SYMBOL - Provides relative to the state motto |
| | HB73 | CREWS | MEDICAID - Authorizes the La. Department of Health to contract for the administration of the Medicaid estate recovery program (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB76 | LACOMBE | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to the exemption from local match requirements for certain rural water system projects (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | HB131 | COUSSAN | TAX CREDITS - Establishes an income tax credit for donations of property used for research or direct education of students to certain educational institutions (EG -$2,120,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB136 | CARPENTER | STUDENT/DISCIPLINE - Provides relative to suspensions and expulsions of public school students |
| | HB171 | ZERINGUE | TAX/INCOME TAX - Changes the rates and brackets for purposes of calculating individual income tax liability and eliminates certain deductions and credits (EG +$+30,200,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB202 | BISHOP | LEGISLATIVE POWERS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for an increased vote requirement when enacting certain new tax incentives (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB213 | BACALA | MEDICAID - Provides for Medicaid eligibility determination functions and Medicaid fraud detection and prevention (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB223 | WILLARD | ANIMALS/CRUELTY - Provides relative to proper shelter for a dog |
| | HB241 | MANDIE LANDRY | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides for a filing fee for certain eviction proceedings |
| | HB243 | NEWELL | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides for the decriminalization of marijuana possession and distribution (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB245 | CARPENTER | EMPLOYMENT/DISCRIMINATN - Provides relative to employment practices related to wage history, wage disclosure, and retaliation |
| | HB275 | RISER | TAX/INCOME TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Eliminates the mandate for the corporation income tax deduction for federal income taxes paid (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB277 | BISHOP | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Restricts the allocation of cash line of credit capacity for certain projects and provides for the recommendation of projects for lines of credit (EG GF EX See Note) |
| | HB302 | BISHOP | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to capital outlay (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | HB331 | BOURRIAQUE | PUBLIC LANDS/STATE - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the state to enter into certain agreements with landowners concerning boundaries between state claimed and privately claimed water bottoms (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note) |
| | HB369 | IVEY | TAX/INCOME TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for a flat tax on individual income and eliminates the mandatory income tax deduction for federal income taxes paid for purposes of computing income taxes (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB372 | FREEMAN | LOCAL GOVT/ORDINANCES - Provides relative to the violation of municipal building code ordinances and regulations in the city of New Orleans |
| | HB376 | IVEY | TAX/INCOME TAX - Provides for a flat tax rate for purposes of calculating income tax for individuals, estates, and trusts and modifies income tax credits and deductions (EG +$6,900,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB399 | CARRIER | PUBLIC LANDS/STATE - Allows state and private landowners to enter into boundary agreements concerning disputed property |
| | HB402 | JONES | CRIMINAL/HABIT OFFENDERS - Provides relative to habitual offenders (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB414 | ST. BLANC | LOCAL GOVERNMENT - Provides relative to the powers granted to parish and municipal governing authorities to regulate the storing or abandoning of junk or junked vehicles |
| | HB417 | IVEY | FUNDS/FUNDING - (Constitutional Amendment) Revises Article VII of the Constitution of Louisiana |
| | HB440 | NELSON | FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Levies fees for licenses relative to cannabis (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | HB475 | NELSON | TAX/INCOME TAX - Phases-out the taxes levied on the income of individuals and estates and trusts and reduces the amount of exemptions, deductions, and credits that may be claimed to reduce income tax liability (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB479 | VILLIO | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Provides with respect to diminution of sentence and parole eligibility (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB501 | SCHAMERHORN | TRANSPORTATION - Authorizes the operation of certain utility terrain vehicles on highway shoulders |
| | HB513 | MANDIE LANDRY | FUNDS/FUNDING - Establishes a burial fund for pregnancy-related maternal deaths (EG NO IMPACT SD EX See Note) |
| | HB528 | GAROFALO | SCHOOLS - Authorizes a pilot program implementing a balanced calendar at certain schools (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB567 | JORDAN | TAX/EXCISE - Repeals the marijuana tax levied on certain dealers and repeals provisions related to tax stamps which evidence payment of tax (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB582 | MCFARLAND | TAX/GASOLINE TAX - Dedicates a portion of the existing tax levied on gasoline and diesel into the Construction Subfund and imposes a one-time road-use fee on electric and hybrid vehicles (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB612 | NELSON | TAX - Provides relative state and local taxes (EG INCREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB620 | BAGLEY | WEIGHTS/MEASURES - Provides relative to the fee and gross vehicle weight limits and axle weight limits for special permits (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | HB629 | IVEY | TAX - Provides relative to individual income tax, corporation income tax, corporation franchise tax, and ad valorem tax |
| | HB660 | HUGHES | TAX CREDITS - Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit for certain taxpayers for a specific period of time (EG -$1,400,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB693 | DAVIS | TAX/SALES-USE, STATE - Dedicates a portion of the avails of state sales and use tax to the Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund and extends .4% of current state sales and use tax (EG -$37,800,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB699 | NELSON | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides for the decriminalization and regulation of marijuana for recreational purposes (EG GF EX See Note) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | SB61 | TROY CARTER | DISCRIMINATION - Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hairstyles. (8/1/21) |
INSTRUMENTS PENDING IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | HB199 | SCHEXNAYDER | TAX/SALES & USE - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the State and Local Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Commission (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | SB157 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Exempts certain mobile workers from individual income tax and their employers from withholding tax. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB159 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/TAXATION - Constitutional amendment to reduce the maximum rate of individual income tax and to provide for a federal income tax deduction as provided by law.
(2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB160 | BRET ALLAIN | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Conforms state partnership reporting adjustments to federal taxable income to current federal partnership audit adjustments. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | SB161 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE - Extends the termination date of the exemption from corporate franchise tax for small business corporations. (See Act) (EN -$55,900,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | SB171 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides for severance tax exemptions and site-specific trust funds for certain orphan wells. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |