Senate Daily Digest
April 28, 2025
3:30 PM
Senate Chamber

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Roll Call

Prayer

Pledge of Allegiance

Reading of Journal

Petitions, Memorials, and Communications

Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 SB239MCMATHSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the St. Tammany Parish Development District. (8/1/25)
 SB240MIGUEZTAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Provides for an additional standard deduction for taxpayers sixty-five years of age and older. (1/1/26)
 SB241MIGUEZTAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides for a sales and use tax exemption for the cost of repairs and parts for certain rented or leased motor vehicles. (7/1/25)
 SB242ROBERT OWENPUBLIC SERVICE COMN - Provides for the authority of the Public Service Commission. (gov sig)
 SB243REESETAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides relative to the sales and use tax exemption for the sale of certain prescription drugs. (gov sig)

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR45HARRISCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the LSU Health New Orleans burn team led by Dr. Jeffrey Carter.
 SR46HARRISCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Dr. Nicholas Bazan, neuroscientist and director of LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Research Excellence.
 SR47HARRISCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Lucio Miele, MD, PhD, on his appointment as director of the LSU-LCMC Health Cancer Center.
 SR48MCMATHSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates May 6, 2025, as Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Awareness Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
 SR49CAMERON HENRYCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Metairie Park Country Day School on winning its 8th LHSAA Select Division III State Championship in boys basketball.

Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SCR11JACKSON-ANDREWSCOMMENDATIONS - Commends Pastor James Johnson for over thirty-five years of service at New Light Baptist Church in Monroe, Louisiana.

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 HCR19BAMBURGCONDOLENCES - Expresses the condolences of the legislature on the death of former state representative Billy Wayne "Coach" Montgomery
 HCR20GADBERRYSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes April 30, 2025, as LMA Municipal Day at the state capitol

Senate Bills Reported by Committee
 SB3BOUDREAUXPUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Authorizes the Hospital Service District No. 2 of St. Martin Parish to name a medical building in honor of a living person. (8/1/25)
 SB18BOUDREAUXPUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides for naming City Park in Lafayette in honor of a deceased person. (8/1/25)
 SB25EDMONDSSCHOOLS - Constitutional amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted to parishes to operate a school system. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (OR +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note)
 SB29HENSGENSSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Repeals provisions of the Vermilion Economic Development District. (gov sig)
 SB31JENKINSPUBLIC LANDS - Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish. (gov sig)
 SB35PRICESERVITUDES - Provides for legal servitudes. (8/1/25)
 SB41BARROWCHILDREN - Provides relative to child welfare. (See Act) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB42SELDERSHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to perinatal behavioral health treatment. (8/1/25) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB49GREGORY MILLERWILLS/TESTAMENTS - Provides for validity of testaments. (8/1/25)
 SB51LUNEAUPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides for public power authority and public records for the city of Alexandria. (8/1/25)
 SB59REESEADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides for fiscal and economic impact statements under the Administrative Procedure Act. (8/1/25) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 SB64EDMONDSSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for membership of the Shenandoah Estates Crime Prevention and Improvement District. (8/1/25)
 SB66FOILDISCRIMINATION - Provides relative to discrimination based on military status in education, employment, public accommodations and housing options. (8/1/25)
 SB67FOILSUCCESSIONS - Provides for the continuous revision of successions. (8/1/25)
 SB69MYERSHUNTERS/HUNTING - Provides for hunting and fishing licenses. (8/1/25) (OR -$1,302,912 SD RV See Note)
 SB70MYERSHEALTH SERVICES - Provides relative to remote patient monitoring services. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB76BOUDREAUXPUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides for naming the soccer complex at Moore Park in Lafayette in honor of a deceased person. (8/1/25)
 SB77BOUDREAUXPUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides for naming the recreational complex at Graham Brown Memorial Park in Lafayette in honor of a living person. (8/1/25)
 SB79BASSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to requirements of industrial areas. (8/1/25) (OR NO IMPACT LF RV See Note)
 SB80GREGORY MILLERELECTION OFFENSES - Provides relative to exit polling. (8/1/25)
 SB88FESIPARKS - Establishes a state park in Terrebonne Parish. (8/1/25) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB92FOILBANKS/BANKING - Provides relative to the disclosure of financial records. (8/1/25)
 SB93LAMBERTSUCCESSIONS - Provides for enforceability of penalty clauses in wills. (8/1/25)
 SB106LAMBERTHUNTERS/HUNTING - Provides for frogging at night. (8/1/25)
 SB107BOUDREAUXSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the powers and functions of the Lafayette Economic Development Authority. (8/1/25)
 SB109SEABAUGHELECTION OFFENSES - Constitutional amendment to provide for foreign donations in elections. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 SB117MIGUEZNUTRITION - Prohibits the serving and selling of ultra-processed foods in public schools. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 SB129PRESSLYINSURERS - Requires health insurers to cover proton therapy for cancer patients. (8/1/25) (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 SB133PRESSLYWORKFORCE COMMISSION - Provides relative to payment of employees after termination of employment. (8/1/25)
 SB139PRICELOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for the leasing of the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Ascension Parish. (8/1/25)
 SB140BOUDREAUXPUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides for naming the Heymann Park Complex in honor of a living person. (8/1/25)
 SB143HENSGENSSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the terms of office for certain members of the Vermilion Parish Hospital Service Districts No. 1 and No. 2. (8/1/25)
 SB156PRESSLYHUMAN DEVELOPMENT - Provides for in vitro fertilization. (8/1/25)
 SB161MIZELLECONOMIC DEVELOP DEPT - Provides relative to Louisiana Economic Development. (8/1/25) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
 SB167FOILPUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides for work performed by certain public entities to restore or rehabilitate certain levees. (8/1/25)
 SB182TALBOTMEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid prior authorization during a declared emergency. (8/1/25) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB185CATHEYLEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Names the boat launch at Bussey Brake the William Kinnison "Kinny" Haddox Boat Launch. (8/1/25)
 SB187BOUDREAUXSPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the creation of the St. Martin Parish Economic and Industrial Development District. (8/1/25)
 SB190EDMONDSROADS/HIGHWAYS - Designates portions of certain roadways in honor of fallen law enforcement officers. (8/1/25) (OR +$1,100 SG EX See Note)
 SB234EDMONDSSCHOOLS - Creates and provides for the St. George Community School Board and school system in East Baton Rouge Parish. (See Act)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB1PRICESTATE POLICE RETIREMENT - Allows for credit for out-of-state full-time law enforcement service. (gov sig) (EG SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)
 SB6ABRAHAMRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Establishes an exception to suspension of retirement benefits for court reporters who are reemployed by judicial districts or parishes where a critical shortage exists. (gov sig) (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)
 SB22HODGESTHEFT - Creates the crime of theft of critical infrastructure. (8/1/25) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 SB32ALLAINFARMING - Provides for limitation of liability related to the utilization of gypsum. (8/1/25)
 SB46FESIENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - To prohibit the intentional release, or dispersion of chemicals into the environment of this state with the express purpose of affecting temperature. (8/1/25)
 SB53BASSLAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides relative to warrants for interception of communications. (8/1/25)
 SB57FESITAX EXEMPTIONS - Constitutional Amendment to remove the income limitation for persons age sixty-five or older that qualify for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (1/1/27) (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note)
 SB71FOILFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the administration of the Louisiana Charter School Start-Up Loan Fund and expands the authorized uses of the fund. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)
 SB99CATHEYTRAFFIC - Provides for malfeasance in office relative to traffic cameras for the issuance of citations. (8/1/25) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 SB101MIGUEZWEAPONS - Provides relative to the illegal carrying of weapons. (8/1/25)
 SB127BASSENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - Provides relative to permitting for advanced nuclear power generation. (8/1/25) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB151MIZELLPROCUREMENT CODE - Provides relative to the Louisiana Procurement Code. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB65FOILTAX/TAXATION - Provides for the treatment of certain pass through entities under the inventory tax credit. (gov sig) (EG INCREASE SD RV See Note)