MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | HR93 | HORTON | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates the month of May 2023 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and commends the American Bikers Active Towards Education of Louisiana, Inc. |
| | HR94 | MUSCARELLO | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the 2023 royal court of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Rodeo |
| | HR95 | THOMPSON | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Pastor William L. Nash on the occasion of his fiftieth pastoral anniversary |
| | HR96 | LACOMBE | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Donald "Don" Ashton Ewing |
| | HR97 | WHEAT | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes May 17, 2023, as Diffuse Midline Glioma/Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DMG/DIPG) Awareness Day in Louisiana |
| | HR98 | MUSCARELLO | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the St. Thomas Aquinas High School girls' cross country team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2022 Division IV state championship |
| | HR99 | HILFERTY | COMMENDATIONS - Commends WDSU News Chief Meteorologist Margaret Orr on being recognized by WeatheRate, Inc., as the most accurate weather forecaster in Louisiana for ten consecutive years |
| | HCR65 | MARCELLE | PUBLIC HEALTH - Requests a study of the current system of reporting deaths in correctional institutions |
8. Senate Bills on First Reading |
9. Reports of Committees |
10. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | HCR63 | ADAMS | HIGHWAYS - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development study the addition of a shoulder on Louisiana Highway 19 between north Zachary and the Mississippi state line |
13. Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | SB40 | FOIL | ETHICS - Allows the use of summary proceedings in matters pending before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board. (8/1/23) |
| | SB54 | MORRIS | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Repeals provisions relative to police officers making arrests for certain misdemeanors and felonies. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | SB201 | HEWITT | PUBLIC MEETINGS - Provides for meetings of boards and commissions via electronic means. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note) |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | HCR7 | CHARLES OWEN | DRUGS/ILLEGAL - Memorializes Congress to take necessary actions to halt the influx of fentanyl from Mexico and China into the United States |
| | HCR29 | KERNER | AQUACULTURE - Urges and requests the president of the United States to reconsider the signed agreement that facilitates growth of certain aquaculture exports from Ecuador to the United States |
16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | HB8 | HORTON | SCHOOLS - Requires display of the national motto, "In God We Trust", in every public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education classroom |
| | HB41 | FRIEMAN | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to health coverage plan benefits for occupational therapy services delivered via telehealth (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB59 | DUBUISSON | BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS - Authorizes the use of personal watercraft between sunset and sunrise |
| | HB78 | HUGHES | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to school facilities preservation and systemwide needs programs in certain school districts (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | HB81 | CREWS | EDUCATION - Provides relative to the use of certain names and pronouns for students |
| | HB186 | DAVIS | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to health insurance coverage for standard fertility preservation services (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | HB188 | FRIEMAN | PAROLE - Provides relative to denial of parole for dangerous offenders (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB235 | MOORE | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to the guaranteed issue of Medicare supplement policies |
| | HB238 | COUSSAN | NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT - Authorizes certain members of specified commissions within the Department of Natural Resources to attend and participate in meetings via teleconference or video conference |
| | HB242 | HILFERTY | STUDENT/DISCIPLINE - Provides relative to corporal punishment in elementary and secondary schools |
| | HB262 | GREEN | INSURANCE - Provides relative to the sale of annuity products |
| | HB297 | DEVILLIER | ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING - Provides a time limitation for citing intentional and simple littering violations |
| | HB321 | VILLIO | CRIMINAL/JUSTICE - Creates the Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System Pilot Program (RE1 INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB367 | PHELPS | EARLY CHILDHOOD - Provides relative to pupil appraisal and services for children transitioning from EarlySteps to services provided by the local public school system upon their third birthday (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB428 | PRESSLY | TAX/INCOME TAX - Extends to estates, trusts, and partnerships the flow-through entity income exclusion allowed to individuals (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB434 | MCFARLAND | MEDICAID - Provides relative to the state medical assistance program |
| | HB438 | ROBERT OWEN | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Provides relative to oyster seed ground vessel permits |
| | HB444 | FREIBERG | PAROLE - Provides relative to parole eligibility for certain offenders (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB455 | COUSSAN | MINERALS/RIGHTS - Provides relative to rights in minerals |
| | HB460 | ROBERT OWEN | MEDICAL MARIJUANA - Provides relative to the dispensing of medical marijuana |
| | HB466 | HORTON | CURRICULA - Provides relative to discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools |
| | HB468 | PRESSLY | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to utilization review standards and approval procedures for healthcare service claims submitted by healthcare providers (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB488 | FARNUM | GAMBLING/RIVERBOAT - Provides relative to inspections of riverboats |
| | HB493 | DUSTIN MILLER | MEDICAID - Provides for fees on emergency ground ambulance providers and the disposition of fees (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | HB502 | MCFARLAND | TAX/SALES & USE - Modifies the definition of the term commercial farmer by removing certain reporting requirements (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | HB503 | KENNY COX | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Provides relative to hull identification numbers issued by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries |
| | HB579 | DUBUISSON | INSURANCE - Provides relative to pet insurance |
| | HB627 | KERNER | SEAFOOD - Provides relative to a fee increase for the Imported Seafood Safety Fund (RE +$1,875 SD RV See Note) |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/27/2023 |
| | HCR22 | FRIEMAN | CIVIL/PROCEDURE - Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations regarding notice and mailing requirements |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/2/2023 |
| | HR10 | AMEDEE | EARLY CHILDHOOD - Requests that the state Dept. of Education revise the proposed early learning and development standards and submit its version to the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education for consideration |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/27/2023 |
| | HB61 | SCHLEGEL | CONTRACTS - Provides for consent of a legal representative of a minor who contracts with certain parties |
| | HB62 | BACALA | TAX/SALES & USE - Reduces the rate of the state sales and use tax (EG -$194,600,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB86 | HODGES | SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Creates the "Protect Teachers Act" |
| | HB101 | EMERSON | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides for membership on the Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB155 | BUTLER | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Establishes the Louisiana Rural Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program to provide financial assistance to local governments and political subdivisions for certain capital infrastructure projects (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | HB161 | KERNER | TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM - Changes local sales and use tax exemptions for commercial fishermen and certain seafood processing facilities from optional to mandatory (EN DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | HB166 | BACALA | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - Requires certain information and analysis to be included in the governor's executive budget and the General Appropriation Bill (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB171 | BEAULLIEU | TAX/SALES & USE - Provides relative to requirements for dealers and marketplace facilitators to collect and remit sales and use taxes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB248 | MCMAHEN | CEMETERIES - Provides for the burial of pet remains with human remains |
| | HB249 | TURNER | TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM - Exempts prescription drugs and insulin from local sales and use taxes (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | HB256 | GREGORY MILLER | TAX/SALES & USE - Requires extension of the deadline to pay local sales taxes when the deadline for payment of the tax falls on certain holidays (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | HB273 | FARNUM | PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION - Provides for the expropriation of property by a declaration of taking by certain political subdivisions of Calcasieu Parish |
| | HB292 | ST. BLANC | UTILITIES - Provides relative to the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law |
| | HB302 | ST. BLANC | CEMETERIES - Provides relative to cemetery trust funds |
| | HB334 | PHELPS | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - Provides relative to private insurance for certain deposits and shares |
| | HB339 | GREGORY MILLER | EVIDENCE - Provides relative to motions for summary judgment |
| | HB431 | DESHOTEL | PROCUREMENT - Provides relative to procurement of information technology (RE SEE FISC NOTE EX) |
| | HB442 | EDMONDS | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides relative to the funding of bulletproof vests for peace officers (RE +$8,858,784 GF EX See Note) |
| | HB458 | DUBUISSON | COSMETOLOGY - Provides relative to cosmetology licensure fees (RE INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | HB470 | DUBUISSON | COSMETOLOGY - Provides relative to licensure of cosmetologists (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) |
| | HB529 | EDMONDS | INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE - Provides relative to pharmacy benefit manager services provided to the office of group benefits (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | HB533 | MIKE JOHNSON | LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS - Changes the composition and qualifications of the board of commissioners of the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Boeuf Levee District |
| | HB547 | RISER | SECONDHAND DEALERS - Provides relative to catalytic converter sales law (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB554 | RISER | CEMETERIES - Provides relative to the cemetery care fund |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/1/2023 |
| | HB558 | BEAULLIEU | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Provides for the collection and remittance of state and local sales and use taxes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB562 | SCHEXNAYDER | TAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the Motion Picture Production Tax Credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB563 | SCHEXNAYDER | FUNDS/FUNDING - Creates a law enforcement recruitment incentive fund (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | HB581 | WRIGHT | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides relative to the creation of the Louisiana Port Authority (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | HB593 | RISER | CEMETERIES - Provides relative to cemeteries (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | HB643 | HORTON | CHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Provides relative to cytomegalovirus (CMV) testing for newborns (EN GF EX See Note) |
| | HB644 | LAFLEUR | TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS - Creates Affordable Digital Textbook and Learning Materials Pilot Programs (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/2/2023 |
| | HB14 | FIRMENT | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides relative to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law (EG SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | HB54 | SCHLEGEL | JUVENILES - Provides relative to the discretion of the district attorney to prosecute a juvenile as an adult for certain offenses |
| | HB68 | HODGES | CURRICULA - Authorizes public high schools to offer a course of instruction in the history and literature of the Bible (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB75 | VILLIO | DRUGS/CONTROLLED - Provides relative to penalties for distribution or possession with intent to distribute fentanyl or carfentanil (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB84 | SCHLEGEL | CHILDRENS CODE - Provides relative to disposition of juveniles after adjudication of certain felony-grade delinquent acts (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB89 | MARCELLE | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to the collection of certain traffic stop data by law enforcement (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | HB90 | STEFANSKI | DRUGS/CONTROLLED - Provides relative to penalties for distribution or possession with intent to distribute fentanyl or carfentanil (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB92 | JENKINS | POLITICAL PARTIES - Provides relative to the composition of a parish executive committee of the Democratic Party in Caddo Parish |
| | HB112 | MUSCARELLO | PRIVATE SECURITY - Provides relative to the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners |
| | HB135 | MIKE JOHNSON | ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS - Prohibits a registered sex offender or child predator from serving as a commissioner or watcher |
| | HB144 | THOMAS | DRUGS/CONTROLLED - Provides relative to reporting requirements for persons convicted of production or manufacturing of methamphetamine (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB160 | HILFERTY | JUVENILES - Provides relative to rights of victims of alleged delinquent acts (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB174 | EMERSON | ELECTION CODE - Prohibits the disclosure of certain information regarding the active duty or dependent status of certain voters |
| | HB208 | SEABAUGH | JUVENILES/JURISDICTION - Lowers the age for consideration as a juvenile in the criminal justice system (EGF SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB526 | ZERINGUE | GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION - Establishes a chief resilience officer and provides for interagency coordination of resilience planning (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/3/2023 |
| | HB212 | HOLLIS | ELECTIONS/RECALL - Provides for the signatures required on a recall petition (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB216 | HORTON | ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS - Authorizes certain military members stationed in Louisiana to serve as commissioners |
| | HB219 | CHARLES OWEN | TOPS - Provides relative to the application for federal student aid with respect to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB327 | SEABAUGH | TOPS - Relative to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS), provides that dependent children of parents living overseas meet TOPS residency requirements if certain conditions are met (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | HB357 | HUVAL | JUVENILES - Creates the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District |
| | HB359 | GREGORY MILLER | JUVENILES/JURISDICTION - Creates a Juvenile Justice District to include the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB435 | FREEMAN | MEDICAID - Provides relative to medicaid coverage of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB459 | TRAVIS JOHNSON | HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS - Provides relative to phlebotomists |
| | HB496 | STEFANSKI | ELECTION CODE - Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code |
| | HB516 | KERNER | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for placement of a special identification sticker or decal on a motor vehicle operated by a person with autism spectrum disorder or their guardian |
| | HB541 | WHEAT | HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Designates a portion of law as the "Lane Allen Gottschalck Law" |
| | HB578 | GLOVER | HEALTH/SMOKING - Provides relative to a smoking cessation benefits program (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/27/2023 |
| | HB514 | MINCEY | DISTRICTS/WATERSHED - Provides relative to property taxes generated for the Comite River Diversion Canal Impact Area |
| | HB183 | FIRMENT | INSURANCE - Prohibits the assignment of certain benefits |
| | HB27 | PHILLIP TARVER | GAMING - Provides with respect to reporting of gaming revenue |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/2/2023 |
| | HB178 | GREGORY MILLER | CIVIL/VENUE - Provides for venue for actions involving certain insurers |
| | HB535 | COUSSAN | ENVIRONMENT/WASTE TIRES - Provides relative to use of monies in the Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/3/2023 |
| | HB181 | DEVILLIER | CORONERS - Provides relative to telemedicine access for coroners |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/4/2023 |
| | HB481 | PRESSLY | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to certain unauthorized acts of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, distributor branches, and converters |
| | HB605 | SCHEXNAYDER | HEALTH - Provides relative to the regulation of consumable hemp products (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Regular Order |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | HB116 | ORGERON | COASTAL RES/COASTAL ZONE - Provides relative to the disposition of funds derived from alternative energy production in the coastal area (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB199 | ROMERO | CONTRACTORS - Provides relative to the State Licensing Board for Contractors |
| | HB293 | THOMAS | FUNDS/FUNDING - Repeals certain funds within the state treasury (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |