MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | HR172 | SCHEXNAYDER | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Honorable Vincent J. Pierre and expresses enduring gratitude for his outstanding contributions to Lafayette Parish and the state of Louisiana, particularly during his tenure as a distinguished member of the Louisiana House of Representatives |
| | HR173 | BUTLER | MEDICAID - Directs the La. Dept. of Health to report statistics on abuse and neglect in certain Medicaid programs |
| | HR174 | FREEMAN | CORRECTIONS - Creates a task force to study the educational programs in the prisons and jails of this state |
| | HR175 | LACOMBE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Jacob Sam Eaves on his acceptance to the United States Naval Academy |
| | HR176 | ORGERON | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Jessica Mallindine with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for her diligent work to help restore Louisiana's coast |
| | HCR111 | KERNER | FEDERAL PROGRAMS - Requests FEMA to extend the temporary housing program for residents affected by Hurricane Ida |
| | HCR112 | LACOMBE | EMPLOYMENT - Creates a task force to study and make recommendations for designating a certain percentage of man-hours in any apprenticeable occupation to registered apprentices for certain construction and capital projects (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | HCR113 | SCHEXNAYDER | SEAFOOD - Memorializes Congress to ban the import of shrimp and crawfish from outside the U.S. |
| | HCR114 | KENNY COX | PHYSICIANS - Requests the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners to study the potential outcomes of allowing sanctioned physicians to practice under supervision and its impact on the physician shortage |
| | HCR115 | MCFARLAND | CHILDREN - Creates a task force to support the cross-agency work associated with the recreation of Early Childhood Supports and Services program in this state |
8. Senate Bills on First Reading |
9. Reports of Committees |
10. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | HR167 | EDMONDS | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Requests the legislative auditor to evaluate the oversight and management of the Office of Group Benefits' contracts with pharmacy benefit managers to provide pharmacy benefits for state employees and retirees (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HR168 | SEABAUGH | CRIME - Creates a task force to study the effects of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative and the rise of violent crime in Louisiana |
| | HR169 | DEVILLIER | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Requests the legislative auditor to provide information relative to Department of Transportation projects included in the Capital Outlay Act |
| | HCR105 | GAROFALO | SEAFOOD - Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Health and the United States Food and Drug Administration to expand testing of imported shrimp |
| | HCR106 | EDMONDS | INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE - Requests certain actions by the Office of Group Benefits relative to pharmacy benefit managers and contracts relative thereto (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HCR108 | WILLARD | TRANSPORTATION - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development conduct a study and make plans relative to emergency evacuation routes for public safety |
| | HCR109 | KERNER | SEAFOOD - Memorializes Congress to impose a quota or tariff on imported shrimp, crab meat, and crawfish and enact a buy plan for domestic shrimp, crab meat, and crawfish |
11. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | SCR22 | BRET ALLAIN | FLOODS/FLOODING - Creates the Bayou Chene Operational Advisory Committee. |
13. Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | SB1 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE - Phases-out the corporate franchise tax. (See Act) (EN -$163,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | SB6 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE - Reduces the rate of the Quality Jobs Program project facility expense rebate when certain conditions are met. (1/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB33 | BODI WHITE | SUPPLEMENTAL PAY - Increases the amount of supplemental pay for eligible law enforcement and fire service employees. (7/1/23) (EN +$23,553,120 GF EX See Note) |
| | SB43 | BOUIE | FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Exempts certain persons who sell trolling motors from licensing requirements. (8/1/23) (EN -$26,225 SG RV See Note) |
| | SB159 | CATHEY | JUVENILE JUSTICE - Provides for the detention of seventeen year old juveniles under certain circumstances. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB163 | HEWITT | TEACHERS - Requires numeracy professional development for certain teachers. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FF EX See Note) |
| | SB164 | CLOUD | GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM - Provides relative to prior authorization for services, procedures, and pharmaceuticals. (gov sig) (RE1 INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | SB177 | MCMATH | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to required accelerated instruction for certain students. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE FF EX See Note) |
| | SB215 | BARROW | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Provides justification defense to domestic violence victim-defendants. (8/1/23) |
| | SB223 | MORRIS | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT - Increases the transaction fee for processing office of motor vehicles transactions in the city of West Monroe. (8/1/23) (EN +$53,848 LF RV See Note) |
| | SB233 | CLOUD | FUNDS/FUNDING - Creates the Expanding Louisiana's Health Care Workforce Fund. (8/1/23) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | HR107 | FREEMAN | HEALTH/CHILDREN - Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the feasibility of funding a remote monitoring program for technology-dependent children |
| | HR131 | BISHOP | CRIME - Creates a commission to study the crime of communicating false information of a planned bombing on school property, at a school-sponsored function, or in a firearm-free zone when the offender is a juvenile |
| | HCR45 | DEVILLIER | AGRICULTURE - Creates the Louisiana Solar Siting Task Force to study the impact of, and alternatives to, locating solar energy developments on farmland |
| | HCR85 | TRAVIS JOHNSON | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to study the feasibility of allowing a black bear hunting season |
| | HCR88 | KERNER | SEAFOOD - Memorializes Congress to compel the United States Food and Drug Administration to fulfill its duties regarding inspection and testing of imported seafood |
15. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | SCR6 | HENSGENS | COASTAL PROTECT/RES AUTH - Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2024, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board. |
| | SCR17 | HENSGENS | COASTAL PROTECT/RES AUTH - Approves the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal protection. |
| | SCR20 | GARY CARTER | WOMEN - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to convene a task force to make recommendations regarding nursing involvement to improve maternal outcomes. |
16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | HB31 | ROMERO | SEX OFFENSE/REGISTRY - Adds certain crimes against juveniles that require sex offender registration |
| | HB32 | SCHLEGEL | TAX/INCOME TAX - Increases the amount of the individual income tax deductions for elementary and secondary school tuition, educational expenses for home-schooled children, and educational expenses for a quality public education (EN -$2,200,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB38 | STAGNI | WEAPONS/FIREARMS - Provides relative to the carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | HB127 | HUGHES | TAX/STATE - Exempts from state excise and sales taxes certain items given free of charge as samples at conventions, trade shows, and similar events (EN +$555,779 GF EX See Note) |
| | HB131 | MCCORMICK | WEAPONS/HANDGUNS - Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms (RE1 DECREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | HB147 | WRIGHT | PAROLE - Provides relative to the time period for disciplinary offenses prior to an offender being considered for parole (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB151 | WRIGHT | CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS - Provides relative to denial of parole (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB192 | JEFFERSON | ETHICS/NEPOTISM - Provides an exception to allow an immediate family member of a village governing authority member to be appointed or employed by the village under certain circumstances |
| | HB207 | SCHAMERHORN | CRIME/MISDEMEANOR - Establishes penalties associated with minors swimming in certain waterways without personal flotation devices (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB221 | WRIGHT | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides relative to rulemaking and oversight pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act |
| | HB247 | MANDIE LANDRY | TAX/INCOME-INDIV/CREDIT - Establishes a tax credit for purchases of firearm safety devices (EN -$500,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB255 | MANDIE LANDRY | TAX CREDITS - Establishes a tax credit for restaurants that recycle oyster shells (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB286 | BOYD | CRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to expungements for certain amounts of possession of marijuana (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB300 | MUSCARELLO | JUDGES - Expands the role and responsibilities of the Judicial Council (OR +$212,116 GF EX See Note) |
| | HB330 | MIKE JOHNSON | TAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT - Creates a state and local sales tax exemption for purchases of agricultural fencing materials by commercial farmers (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB411 | GLOVER | TAX CREDITS - Expands the types of investments eligible for the insurance premium tax credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB446 | MIGUEZ | WEAPONS/HANDGUNS - Provides relative to online handgun education course curriculum |
| | HB464 | FONTENOT | WEAPONS/FIREARMS - Provides relative to possession of a firearm by a felon (REF INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB498 | STEFANSKI | BAIL - Provides relative to a mandatory minimum bail amount for certain offenses |
| | HB504 | SEABAUGH | CIVIL SERVICE/UNCLASSIFD - Removes certain employment eligibility requirements for certain unclassified state employees relative to the registration of motor vehicles |
| | HB505 | NEWELL | PUBLIC PROPERTY - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Orleans Parish |
| | HB519 | CARPENTER | VOTERS/VOTING - Provides relative to absentee voting by qualified incarcerated voters |
| | HB553 | GLOVER | ELECTIONS - Provides for the nomination of voters with disabilities for gubernatorial appointment to the State Board of Election Supervisors |
| | HB653 | DESHOTEL | UTILITIES - Provides relative to Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (EN SEE FISC NOTE FF EX See Note) |
| | HB658 | CREWS | HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Provides relative to disclosure by healthcare facilities to patients of prices for certain items and services (EN GF EX See Note) |
17. Senate Instruments Second Reading Returned from the Legislative Bureau |
| | SB21 | PRICE | PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Names the DOTD headquarters building in Baton Rouge in honor of Governor P.B.S. Pinchback. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | SB26 | PRICE | ETHICS - Provides relative to public notice of hearings of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board. (8/1/23) |
| | SB30 | FOIL | EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS - Provides for the transfer of funds in an ABLE account of a deceased designated beneficiary. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV) |
| | SB40 | FOIL | ETHICS - Allows the use of summary proceedings in matters pending before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board. (8/1/23) |
| | SB45 | ABRAHAM | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Provides for concurrence of a public school system prior to changing certain information assigned to a student in the data collection system. (gov sig) |
| | SB52 | GREGORY TARVER | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides for technical corrections beyond the authority of the Louisiana State Law Institute to certain citations in the Administrative Procedure Act as amended by Act 211 of the 2021 Regular Session and Act 663 of the 2022 Regular Session. (gov sig) |
| | SB63 | MIZELL | RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES - Constitutional Amendment to provide that the right of freedom of worship in churches or other places of worship is a fundamental right that is worthy of the highest order of protection. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) |
| | SB81 | MCMATH | TEACHERS - Provides for the associate educator program. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | SB106 | SMITH | INSURANCE CLAIMS - Requires the insurer to provide upon written request of the insured claim file for certain records in connection with an unsettled property insurance claim. (8/1/23) |
| | SB120 | BODI WHITE | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to the M.J. Foster Promise Program.
(gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) |
| | SB135 | BARROW | MEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for services provided by a licensed midwife or certified nurse midwife. (8/1/23) (EN +$39,972 GF EX See Note) |
| | SB147 | ROBERT MILLS | SELF INSURANCE - Creates the Louisiana Churches and Nonprofit Religious Organizations Self-Insured Fund. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | SB150 | ROBERT MILLS | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Creates the Louisiana Literacy Advisory Commission. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB156 | DUPLESSIS | INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides that no property insurance policy shall prohibit an insured from hiring a public adjuster. (8/1/23) |
| | SB171 | FRED MILLS | PHARMACEUTICALS - Creates the pharmacy benefit managers quality incentive program. (gov sig) (RE1 SG EX See Note) |
| | SB184 | PEACOCK | CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Provides for repayment of personal contributions or loans. (8/1/23) |
| | SB190 | SMITH | CONTRACTORS - Provides relative to certain payments for home improvement contracting services. (8/1/23) |
| | SB191 | SMITH | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from entering into promotional agreements with gaming entities. (gov sig) |
| | SB202 | BARROW | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to campus accountability and safety.
(gov sig) |
| | SB206 | MILLIGAN | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Provides relative to foreign interest in certain Louisiana research facilities. (7/1/23) |
20. Special Orders |
Special Order No. 1 for 05/18/2023. |
| | HB2 | BISHOP | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the comprehensive Capital Outlay budget |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/18/2023 |
| | HR39 | MIGUEZ | ENVIRONMENT - Memorializes Congress to enact a trade policy that supports United States businesses and workers while penalizing global polluters |
| | 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 |
| | HCR68 | GLOVER | HIGHWAYS - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to reevaluate and construct a safety installation in a certain community in Shreveport, Louisiana |
| | HCR71 | AMEDEE | BANKS/BANKING - Urges the United States Congress to not support any legislation or efforts to adopt a central bank digital currency in the United States |
| | HCR72 | KERNER | LEVEES - Urges and requests the United States Army Corps of Engineers to reconsider the mitigation and stewardship plan for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion to include tidal levee protection for Lafitte, Barataria, and Crown Point |
| | HR1 | SCHLEGEL | VOTERS/VOTING - Provides relative to the removal of deceased voters from the voter registration rolls |
| | HR17 | FIRMENT | SCHOOLS/FOOD PROGRAMS - Requests that the state Department of Education conduct a study and submit a report to the legislature relative to school lunches |
| | HR101 | ECHOLS | HIGHER ED/BD REGENTS - Requests that the Board of Regents conduct a study relative to the state's articulation and transfer process with respect to high school students who complete career and technical education courses and earn industry-based credentials |
| | HCR9 | MINCEY | PUBLIC BLDGS/GROUNDS-ST - Requests the Department of Veterans Affairs in conjunction with the office of state buildings to plan and implement a Purple Heart Trail on the grounds surrounding the state capitol |
| | HCR17 | MINCEY | TEACHERS - Continues the Teacher Recruitment, Recovery, and Retention Task Force |
| | HCR43 | BRASS | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Requests the Louisiana Department of Education to update its early childhood care and education data management systems |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | HCR6 | CHARLES OWEN | CRIMINAL/TRIALS - Authorizes and directs the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard to determine if application of the current procedures of the Uniform Code of Military Justice may result in a nonunanimous verdict and to take the necessary actions to prevent such verdicts |
| | HCR42 | CORMIER | PARKS - Memorializes congress to establish Fort Jackson in Plaquemines Parish as a national park |
| | HCR51 | DEVILLIER | HISTORIC COMMEMORATION - Recognizes Liberty Theater in Eunice as the Center for Louisiana Culture and Folklife |
| | HR128 | MINCEY | HIGHWAYS - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study and take measures to relieve traffic congestion on Louisiana Highway 16 at Live Oak High School |
| | HCR73 | KNOX | TRANSPORTATION DEPT - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to work with other agencies and interest groups to take appropriate action to remove and prevent homeless people from residing within interstate rights of way in the New Orleans metropolitan area |
| | HR100 | FREIBERG | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Requests the legislative auditor to perform an audit or evaluation of assistance programs to identify areas for improved coordination of efforts |
| | HCR83 | ECHOLS | HEALTH CARE - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to create a task force to study, identify, and make recommendations to address the specialist physician shortage in the state |
2. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading Final Consideration |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | SCR30 | PEACOCK | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Commends and expresses support for economic trade and friendship between the state of Louisiana and the Republic of China (Taiwan). |
| | SCR11 | POPE | VETERANS - Provides for the expansion of the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park pursuant to the Capitol Complex Master Plan as envisioned by the Capitol Park Interpretive Plan. |
| | SCR25 | HEWITT | BESE - Urges and requests the board to prepare for implementation of an "education savings account" program. |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Not yet scheduled for concurrence |
| | HB200 | LAFLEUR | CHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Provides relative to newborn screening for certain genetic conditions (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB551 | ZERINGUE | APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML - Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/18/2023 |
| | HB606 | JORDAN | HOUSING - Provides relative to safe housing |
| | HB635 | HOLLIS | REVENUE/TAXATION DEPT - Increases the rate of the excise tax on vapor products and electronic cigarettes and dedicates a portion of the avails of such increase to payment of salaries and related benefits for La. State Police (EN -$5,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB641 | BISHOP | TAX - Provides for the termination of certain tax exemptions, exclusions, credits, deductions, and other tax incentives (EG INCREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | HB91 | GOUDEAU | CRIME/HOMICIDE - Provides relative to vehicular homicide |
| | HB121 | AMEDEE | SCHOOLS - Requires public schools to provide at least one recess period per school day in schools with any grade kindergarten through fifth grade |
| | HB169 | ROBERT OWEN | SCHOOLS - Provides for safety protocols for elementary school students when being dropped off at and picked up from school |
| | HB288 | FREIBERG | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Requires auditees to report progress on implementation of recommendations following a performance audit (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB315 | CHARLES OWEN | STUDENTS - Provides relative to administration of public schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB331 | CARRIER | WEAPONS/FIREARMS - Provides relative to automatic weapons (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB383 | AMEDEE | INSURERS/GUARANTY ASSNS - Requires each insurer subject to the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association Law to provide for a data transfer plan and file such plan with the commissioner of insurance |
| | HB396 | JENKINS | VOTING/REGISTRATION - Provides for the reinstatement of the voter registration of a person who is no longer under an order of imprisonment |
| | HB472 | MINCEY | TEACHERS - Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to grant five-year teaching certificates to applicants who hold out-of-state teaching certificates and who meet other criteria (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB497 | STEFANSKI | CHIROPRACTORS - Provides relative to Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners |
| | HB506 | ADAMS | HOUSING - Creates the Louisiana Interagency Council on Homelessness within the office of the governor (EN INCREASE FF EX See Note) |
| | HB569 | THOMPSON | INSURANCE - Provides relative to homeowners' insurance |
| | HB601 | HUVAL | INSURANCE - Provides relative to bad faith claims against insurers |
| | HB654 | MCKNIGHT | STATE AGENCIES - Provides for the collection of fees associated with facilitating an electronic signature or authorization (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | HB128 | LACOMBE | PROPERTY/SUBSTANDARD - Provides relative to nuisance ordinances regarding grass cutting in West Baton Rouge Parish |
| | HB129 | WILFORD CARTER | DISTRICTS/REDEVELOPMENT - Repeals the provisions of the Lake Charles North Redevelopment Authority |
| | HB217 | LAFLEUR | COURTS - Provides relative to commissioners of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court (EN +$456,800 LF EX See Note) |
| | HB269 | MANDIE LANDRY | DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Provides relative to the Delachaise Security and Improvement District in Orleans Parish |
| | HB275 | TRAVIS JOHNSON | DISTRICTS/HOSPITAL SERVC - Provides relative to Concordia Parish Hospital Service District No. 1 |
| | HB276 | MANDIE LANDRY | MUNICIPALITIES/NO - Provides relative to fines for building code violations in New Orleans |
| | HB305 | BROWN | COURTS - Provides relative to electronic signatures by judges |
| | HB335 | WILFORD CARTER | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Creates the North Lake Charles Economic Development District and provides relative to the Southside Economic Development District of the City of Monroe |
| | HB358 | LACOMBE | DISTRICTS/WATERWORKS - Provides relative to the membership of the governing board of Waterworks District No. 1 of Pointe Coupee Parish |
| | HB365 | CARRIER | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to fees dedicated to the operational costs of the office of coroner in Concordia Parish (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | HB397 | MINCEY | EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency requests during an emergency |
| | HB597 | IVEY | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Provides for a portal to provide comprehensive financial and other information to the public (EN -$3,500,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB624 | BUTLER | DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Creates the Evangeline Economic Development Authority in Evangeline Parish |
| | HB655 | GOUDEAU | CONSUMERS/PROTECTION - Provides relative to kratom products (RE1 +$88,100 GF EX See Note) |
| | HB55 | SELDERS | CORRECTIONS - Provides relative to mental health treatment of incarcerated people (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | HB125 | ECHOLS | AGRICULTURE - Provides relative to agriculture land protection against foreign adversaries (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB167 | KENNY COX | STUDENT/TUITION - Provides for a tuition waiver for certain disabled veterans (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | HB205 | BRYANT | SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Requires additional compensation for teachers and other school employees under certain circumstances (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | HB258 | WRIGHT | HIGHER EDUCATION - Establishes a state maritime academy within the University of Louisiana System (EN +$210,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | HB272 | WILLARD | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to maternity support services of doulas (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | HB412 | MALINDA WHITE | EARLY CHILDHOOD - Establishes a program to be administered by the La. Educational Television Authority for the purpose of encouraging reading for young children and creates a fund within the state treasury for the purpose of funding the program (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) |
| | HB419 | TRAVIS JOHNSON | MEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid coverage for the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB443 | EDMONDS | TAX CREDITS - Establishes a refundable individual income tax credit for certain adoptions (EN -$1,300,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB452 | BOURRIAQUE | TAX CREDITS - Establishes a tax credit for the development of certain affordable housing projects (EG1 -$1,700,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB483 | MAGEE | TAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the rehabilitation of historic structures tax credit (EN -$32,500,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB513 | MAGEE | TAX CREDITS - Establishes an insurance premium tax credit for retaliatory taxes paid by certain domestic insurers (EN -$9,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB580 | HUVAL | MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Provides relative to the operation of a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunication device (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | HB588 | GAINES | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to convictions rendered by a verdict from a non-unanimous jury (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB656 | DEVILLIER | WATER/DRINKING WATER - Provides relative to water cooperatives |
| | HB176 | JEFFERSON | PROPERTY - Provides relative to transfer of ownership of movable property |
| | HB244 | BISHOP | FUNDS/FUNDING - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | HB252 | ROBBY CARTER | INSURANCE - Provides for the exclusion of advertising expenses in setting rates or making rate filings |
| | HB353 | MARCELLE | STUDENTS - Provides relative to student behavior, discipline, and behavioral and mental health (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB400 | GLOVER | HIGHER EDUCATION - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana State University and Southern University boards of supervisors |
| | HB471 | FREIBERG | VACCINES/VACCINATION - Provides relative to administration of immunizations and vaccines by pharmacists and other licensees of the La. Board of Pharmacy |
| | HB487 | IVEY | LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the vote requirements for certain tax legislation |
| | HB537 | HODGES | CONTRACTS - Provides for a prohibition against foreign adversary purchasing, leasing, or acquiring land (EN GF EX See Note) |
| | HB657 | BEAULLIEU | TAX/INCOME TAX - Provides relative to tax benefits for adoption of children from foster care and donations to foster care charitable organizations (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | SB17 | PEACOCK | LOCAL RETIREMENT - Provides for the composition, terms, powers, and duties of the Shreveport police and firefighters' pension boards of trustees. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT APV) |
| | SB15 | REESE | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides relative to per diem received by commissioners of the Vinton Harbor and Terminal District. (8/1/23) |
| | SB42 | FRED MILLS | WATER MANAGEMENT - Creates the Louisiana Watershed Initiative. (8/1/23) (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB53 | BERNARD | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the powers and authority of the commission of the Cane River Waterway District. (8/1/23) |
| | SB55 | LUNEAU | SUCCESSIONS - Provides for procuration or mandate by a succession representative. (7/1/23) |
| | SB102 | FRED MILLS | WATER MANAGEMENT - Provides relative to the Acadiana Watershed District. (8/1/23) |
| | SB20 | MCMATH | HOSPITALS - Provides relative to hospital service districts and scholarships for certain healthcare professionals. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | SB24 | POPE | HEARING AID DEALERS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Board for Hearing Aid Dealers. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB29 | BOUDREAUX | HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to the use of a surgical smoke plume evacuation system. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB59 | BERNARD | PUBLIC LANDS - Authorizes the sale of certain school property by the Natchitoches Parish School Board and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. (gov sig) |
| | SB64 | FESI | CHILDREN - Creates Ezekiel's Law and provides relative to protecting children from abuse. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB66 | FRED MILLS | HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to telehealth services. (1/1/24) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB68 | CONNICK | PUBLIC LANDS - Provides for the lease of property located within Jefferson Parish.
(gov sig) |
| | SB100 | LAMBERT | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - Provides for advanced recycling facilities. (gov sig) |
| | SB113 | HEWITT | INSURANCE RATES - Provides for certain insurance premium discounts. (gov sig) |
| | SB143 | CAMERON HENRY | INSURERS - Provides for former officers or insolvent insurers. (8/1/23) |
| | SB188 | STINE | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides for utilization review and approval procedures of claims for healthcare provider services. (gov sig) |
| | SB36 | PRICE | SHERIFFS - Provides for funding of certain insurance costs for retirees of the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. (8/1/23) (EN +$123,000 LF RV See Note) |
| | SB115 | BOUDREAUX | VETERANS - Provides relative to educational benefits for children, spouses, and surviving spouses of certain veterans. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | SB44 | POPE | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Provides relative to high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB51 | MILLIGAN | UTILITIES - Provides relative to the Louisiana Electric Utility Energy Transition Securitization Act. (gov sig) |
| | SB82 | FESI | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to ignition interlock devices. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB83 | WOMACK | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides for certain change orders when certain unit prices are contained in the initial contract. (8/1/23) |
| | SB98 | GARY CARTER | FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides for adding interest in bone marrow donorship to the list of options offered during application for renewal of a state-issued driver's license. (8/1/23) |
| | SB101 | CORTEZ | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the distribution of funds from the Lafayette Parish Visitor Enterprise Fund. (7/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX) |
| | SB116 | CAMERON HENRY | BUDGET PROCEDURE - Provides for an increase in the allocation of funds to parish councils on aging for senior centers. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB131 | PRICE | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides for the commission for the Port of South Louisiana to set contract limits. (8/1/23) |
| | SB146 | CORTEZ | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for Megaprojects Leverage Fund investments. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | SB160 | CORTEZ | HORSE RACING - Provides relative to the powers and duties of the Louisiana Racing Commission. (7/1/23) |
| | SB182 | CONNICK | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Increases penalties for violations relative to the purchase of junk, used or secondhand property or scrap metal. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | SB218 | WOMACK | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - Provides for powers, duties, and functions of the State Plumbing Board. (8/1/23) |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/18/2023 |
| | HB605 | SCHEXNAYDER | HEALTH - Provides relative to the regulation of consumable hemp products (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | HB211 | JORDAN | CONSTITUTION/AMENDMENT - (Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude (REF INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB544 | JORDAN | CIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to legislative continuances (RE DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/22/2023 |
| | HB514 | MINCEY | DISTRICTS/WATERSHED - Provides relative to property taxes generated for the Comite River Diversion Canal Impact Area |
| | HB581 | WRIGHT | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides relative to the creation of the Louisiana Port Authority (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | HB9 | BUTLER | SCHOOLS/CHOICE - Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students with exceptionalities not enrolled in public school (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Regular Order |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | HB14 | FIRMENT | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides relative to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law (EG SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | HB47 | NELSON | APPROPRIATIONS - (Constitutional Amendment) Requires the legislature to appropriate no less than twenty-five percent of nonrecurring state revenues for application to certain state retirement system unfunded accrued liability (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB141 | WILLARD | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMT - Provides relative to fees for certain alcoholic beverage permits in the city of New Orleans |
| | HB152 | AMEDEE | FAMILY LAW - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to fundamental parental rights |
| | HB178 | GREGORY MILLER | CIVIL/VENUE - Provides for venue for actions involving certain insurers |
| | 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) |
| | 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 |
| | HB249 | TURNER | TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM - Exempts prescription drugs and insulin from local sales and use taxes (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | HB481 | PRESSLY | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to certain unauthorized acts of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, distributor branches, and converters |
| | 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) |
| | HB535 | COUSSAN | ENVIRONMENT/WASTE TIRES - Provides relative to use of monies in the Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account |