MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | | HR217 | LAFLEUR | LOTTERY - Requests a study of the feasibility of the purchase of certain lottery tickets through the internet |
| | | HR218 | ECHOLS | MEDICAID - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to coordinate with stakeholders to develop a healthcare plan for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities |
| | | HR219 | MOORE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Black Data Processing Associates (BPDA) for fifty years of developing future IT leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, and Math (S.T.E.A.M.) and digital technology fields |
| | | HR220 | BRAUD | HIGHWAYS - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study Geaux Pass toll functions, accessibility to the public, potential improvements to Geaux Pass customer service, causes for the delay in the commencement of Geaux Pass for the Belle Chasse bridge project, and recommend improvements for future projects |
| | | HR221 | MELERINE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Lowder Baking Company on the occasion of opening a second location and expresses best wishes for continued success |
| | | HR222 | LACOMBE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the West Feliciana High School girls' track and field team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Class 4A Outdoor Track and Field state championship |
| | | HR223 | SCHAMERHORN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Pitkin High School baseball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Class B baseball state championship |
| | | HR224 | SCHAMERHORN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Anacoco High School Lady Indians track team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Class B state championship |
| | | HR225 | SCHAMERHORN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Anacoco High School boys' track team on an outstanding 2025 season |
| | | HR226 | LAFLEUR | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Baton Rouge and Greater New Orleans chapters of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women for advocating for the rights of black women and girls |
| | | HR227 | SCHAMERHORN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Simpson High School Lady Broncos track team for winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Class C championship |
| | | HR228 | SCHAMERHORN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Simpson High School boys' track team for an outstanding 2025 season |
| | | HR229 | MCMAKIN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends WBRZ-TV reporter Bess Casserleigh on winning the 2024 Region 9 Edward R. Murrow Investigative Reporting Award |
| | | HCR72 | BUTLER | MEDICAID - Memorializes congress and urge the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services to increase pay rates for direct care support workers |
| | | HCR73 | TURNER | PHARMACIES - Memorializes the United States Congress to take action relative to the use of pharmacy benefit managers and their impact on the citizens of this state |
7. Introduction of Bills |
10. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | HR212 | ECHOLS | ENERGY PRODUCTION - Urges and requests the Department of Energy and Natural Resources and the Public Service Commission to research the benefits of using nuclear energy generation within the state |
| | | HR214 | KERNER | SEAFOOD - Urges and requests the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to ban imported seafood until proper testing and inspections can be performed |
| | | HCR66 | BRAUD | MOTOR VEHICLES - Urges and requests the office of motor vehicles and the Louisiana State Police to study methods of enforcing out-of-state vehicle insurance compliance |
| | | HCR67 | CHARLES OWEN | ENERGY - Creates a special task force for the legislature to work with the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Louisiana Board of Regents to assess the capacity of government, industry, and academia to model the behavior of geologically sequestered carbon dioxide and to develop a method, if necessary |
| | | HCR68 | MCMAKIN | HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study adding a third turn lane to the off ramp on Interstate 10 East on Siegen Lane |
| | | HCR71 | CREWS | AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS - Memorializes Congress to consider eliminating the Transportation Security Administration at airports and shift the responsibility to airline employees |
11. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | SCR57 | CAMERON HENRY | CONDOLENCES - Expresses the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Louisiana State Legislature upon the passing of Steven J. Miguez. |
13. Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | | SB24 | MCMATH | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for dedication of revenue and use of monies in the Medical Assistance Programs Fraud Detection Fund. (7/1/26) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | SB96 | MCMATH | MEDICAID - Establishes Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health services. (7/1/25) (EN +$1,830,352 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB121 | SELDERS | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Provides for mental health screenings in schools. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | SB231 | REESE | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides for recoverable medical expenses. (1/1/26) |
| | | SB246 | ABRAHAM | EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Provides with respect to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program. (gov sig) (EN -$2,224,183 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB248 | CLOUD | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides relative to employer contributions. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | HR149 | MCMAKIN | COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE - Directs the La. State Law Institute to study the justice of peace courts in Louisiana |
| | | HCR17 | YOUNG | HOUSING - Requests the Louisiana Housing Corporation to conduct a study on how the corporation's resources are being allocated to finance development in rural areas |
| | | HCR52 | MARCELLE | LAW ENFORCE/CRIM JUS COM - Requests the La. Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice and all La. state and local law enforcement agencies to improve crime data reporting |
16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | HB108 | DOMANGUE | MUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM - Provides relative to the position of museum director for the Louisiana State Museum |
| | | HB284 | BAMBURG | POLICE/MUNICIPAL - Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief and police department in the village of Hall Summit |
| | | HB285 | BAMBURG | POLICE/MUNICIPAL - Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief and police department in the village of Edgefield |
| | | HB299 | THOMPSON | CEMETERIES - Increases the maximum rate of ad valorem taxes the governing authority of Morehouse Parish is authorized to levy for public cemeteries and provides for the use of the proceeds of the taxes |
| | | HB319 | ORGERON | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides relative to the Atchafalaya Trace Commission and Atchafalaya Trace Heritage Area |
| | | HB611 | HILFERTY | SEWERAGE/N O WATER BD - Provides relative to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans |
| | | HB644 | BROWN | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides for the assessment of a fee for filing civil and criminal matters (EN +$694,384 SG RV See Note) |
17. Senate Instruments Second Reading Returned from the Legislative Bureau |
| | | SB14 | MCMATH | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to nutrition. (See Act) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB58 | CONNICK | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Creates the crime of child grooming. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB127 | BASS | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - Provides relative to permitting for advanced nuclear power generation. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB129 | PRESSLY | INSURERS - Requires health insurers to cover proton therapy for cancer patients. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB134 | PRESSLY | HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to health care definitions. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB138 | KLEINPETER | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides for health insurance coverage for retired employees of district attorneys' offices. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB145 | MCMATH | WATER/WATERWAYS - Provides relative to construction of bulkheads on certain water bodies in St. Tammany Parish. (gov sig) |
| | | SB181 | BASS | GAMING - Provides relative to prohibitions in gaming. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) |
| | | SB185 | CATHEY | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Names the boat launch at Bussey Brake the William Kinnison "Kinny" Haddox Boat Launch. (8/1/25) |
18. Senate Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | SB128 | GARY CARTER | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Requires a written report when any law enforcement officer uses force on a member of the public. (8/1/25) |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/27/2025 |
| | | HCR44 | BOYD | HEALTH/CANCER - Urges the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening |
2. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/27/2025 |
| | | SCR14 | WHEAT | CONGRESS - Memorializes congress to modify the H-2A nonimmigrant program to assist with Louisiana's labor workforce shortage. |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Scheduled for concurrence on 5/27/2025 |
| | | HB23 | MUSCARELLO | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to post-sentence statements and documents (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB71 | BRASS | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Revises the membership of the Dual Enrollment Task Force |
| | | HB83 | COX | HIGHWAYS - Designates certain portions of Louisiana Highways |
| | | HB95 | ROBBY CARTER | WEAPONS/FIREARMS - Authorizes commissioned officers of the Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry to purchase their service weapon upon retirement |
| | | HB374 | MCFARLAND | TAX/SALES & USE - Includes accommodations intermediaries within the definition of a marketplace facilitator for purposes of collection and remittance of sales and use taxes on remote sales (EN +$350,000 OF EX See Note) |
| | | HB566 | TURNER | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Establishes job order contracting as an alternative project delivery method applicable to deferred maintenance of public facilities by postsecondary education institutions for certain work types (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB148 | WILEY | INSURANCE - Requires insurers to provide prior premium amounts with renewals of certain insurance policies and repeals the distinction between competitive and noncompetitive markets with respect to the regulation of insurance rates |
| | | HB431 | CHENEVERT | LIABILITY/TORTS - Provides relative to modified comparative fault |
| | | HB436 | FIRMENT | CIVIL/LAW - Prohibits recovery of certain damages for unauthorized aliens |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/27/2025 |
| | | HB265 | MENA | EMERGENCY MED TECH - Provides with respect to prohibitions regarding the employment of ambulance drivers convicted of certain offenses |
| | | HB542 | JACKSON | GAMING - Provides for the allowable amount of promotional play offered by certain gaming operators and for deductions regarding promotional play (EG1 -$974,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB696 | MACK | ENERGY - Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/27/2025 |
| | | SB156 | PRESSLY | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT - Provides for in vitro fertilization. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB168 | WOMACK | PRESCRIPTION - Provides for liberative prescription on mineral leases on state property. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB21 | WHEAT | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Adds veterinarians and veterinary clinics to the definitions of "healthcare professional" and "healthcare facility" for purposes of certain assault and battery offenses. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB22 | HODGES | THEFT - Creates the crime of theft of critical infrastructure. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB38 | HENSGENS | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Creates the crime of theft of gift cards or gift card redemption information. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB40 | WHEAT | INSURANCE DEPARTMENT - Updates licensure requirements for persons regulated by the Department of Insurance. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB51 | LUNEAU | PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides for public power authority and public records for the city of Alexandria. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB80 | GREGORY MILLER | ELECTION OFFENSES - Provides relative to exit polling. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB89 | BOUIE | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Requires the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans to be confirmed by the Senate. (2/3-CA6s43(3))(8/1/25) |
| | | SB111 | SEABAUGH | INSURANCE CLAIMS - Provides for fair claims processing. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB117 | MIGUEZ | NUTRITION - Prohibits the serving and selling of ultra-processed foods in public schools. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB136 | TALBOT | INSURERS - Provides for rate transparency reports. (1/1/26) |
| | | SB154 | MORRIS | AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES - Criminalizes the possession or distribution of kratom. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB160 | CATHEY | SCHOOLS - Allows transportation network companies to transport students to and from school and school related functions. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | SB1 | PRICE | STATE POLICE RETIREMENT - Allows for credit for out-of-state full-time law enforcement service. (gov sig) (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV) |
| | | SB6 | ABRAHAM | RETIREMENT 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) (EN INCREASE FC SG EX) |
| | | SB32 | ALLAIN | FARMING - Provides for limitation of liability related to the utilization of gypsum. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB133 | PRESSLY | WORKFORCE COMMISSION - Provides relative to payment of employees after termination of employment. (8/1/25) |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | SB11 | LUNEAU | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provide for penalties for certain traffic offenses. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | SB52 | MCMATH | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Provide an individual income tax exemption for grants from the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program. (gov sig) (EN -$828,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB65 | FOIL | TAX/TAXATION - Provides for the treatment of certain pass through entities under the inventory tax credit. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | SB72 | REESE | BONDS - Provides relative to the issuance of bonds for financing certain capital improvement projects within the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. (2/3-CA7s6(A))(7/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) |
| | | SB79 | BASS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to requirements of industrial areas. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB82 | REESE | TAX/AD VALOREM - Provides with respect to ad valorem taxes on shares of bank stock. (1/1/26) (EN DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB92 | FOIL | BANKS/BANKING - Provides relative to the disclosure of financial records. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB99 | CATHEY | TRAFFIC - Provides relative to traffic cameras for the issuance of citations. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB118 | FOIL | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Excludes certain amounts deposited into ABLE accounts for qualified expenses of persons with disabilities from state income tax. (8/1/25) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB167 | FOIL | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides for work performed by certain public entities to restore or rehabilitate certain levees. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB176 | FOIL | AIRCRAFT/AVIATION - Provides relative to the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. (8/1/25) (EN +$251,239 FC SG EX) |
| | | SB190 | EDMONDS | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Designates portions of certain roadways in honor of fallen law enforcement officers. (8/1/25) (EN +$4,460 SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB228 | ABRAHAM | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to the Uniform Construction Code Council. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) |
| | | SB232 | BASS | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to the motion picture production tax credit. (7/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB233 | EDMONDS | TAX/TAXATION - Provides for changes to the School Readiness Tax Credit. (1/1/26) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB238 | CONNICK | LEVEES - Provides relative to the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB4 | LAMBERT | ELECTION OFFENSES - Authorizes political campaign signs to be posted on public school athletic fields and gymnasiums when a political candidate or campaign pays for the posting. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB10 | BOUDREAUX | OPTOMETRY - Provides relative to the Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB17 | BOUDREAUX | HEALTH SERVICES - Repeals the termination date of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB23 | LAMBERT | FISH/FISHING - Provides for recording of commercial receipts for fish sold. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB26 | BOUDREAUX | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to diabetes information. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB31 | JENKINS | PUBLIC LANDS - Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish.
(gov sig) |
| | | SB46 | FESI | ENVIRONMENTAL 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) |
| | | SB59 | REESE | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides for fiscal and economic impact statements under the Administrative Procedure Act. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB78 | MYERS | CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Provides relative to drug paraphernalia. (gov sig) |
| | | SB81 | EDMONDS | EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Provides for academic transparency and parental access to digital instructional materials and other educational materials in a manner that is free-of-charge. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | SB85 | WHEAT | BOATS/BOATING - Provides for parishes to designate no-wake zones on state waterways. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB90 | EDMONDS | ELECTION OFFENSES - Prohibits betting or wagering on elections. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB94 | FESI | WATER/WATERWAYS - Provides for waters of the state. (gov sig) |
| | | SB98 | MYERS | CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Increases the penalties for the retail sale of nitrous oxide. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB101 | MIGUEZ | WEAPONS - Provides relative to the illegal carrying of weapons. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB104 | PRICE | CHILDREN/FAMILY SERVICES DEPT - Provides relative to the Empowering Families to Live Well Louisiana Council. (gov sig) |
| | | SB106 | LAMBERT | HUNTERS/HUNTING - Provides for frogging at night. (8/1/25) |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/27/2025 |
| | | HCR15 | PHILLIP TARVER | JOINT RULES - Provides for limitations on appropriations to nongovernmental entities |
| | | HCR42 | WALTERS | MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Urges and requests the office of motor vehicles to study the necessity of Louisiana state identification cards for citizens with Alzheimer's and related dementia diseases |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/27/2025 |
| | | HB356 | BRAUD | INSURANCE/PROPERTY - Creates the Stated Value Homeowner's Policy Act |
| | | HB400 | CHENEVERT | HEALTH/CHILDREN - Provides relative to a minor's consent for medical procedures and treatments |
| | | HB63 | GREEN | JUDGES - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the mandatory retirement of judges (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB378 | WILDER | TOPS - Lowers the ACT score required for initial qualification for a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students award for students who complete approved home study programs (EN +$172,184 SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB325 | BRYANT | TAX/TOBACCO TAX - Provides for the rate of tax levied on certain cigars (EN -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB391 | STAGNI | TEACHERS/EVALUATION - Amends the student growth component in the evaluation of teachers and administrators |
| | | HB457 | MARCELLE | CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS - Provides relative to solitary confinement (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB512 | PHELPS | CRIME - Provides relative to criminal blighting of property |
| | | HB541 | HILFERTY | HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS - Establishes a registry for individuals and entities that provide caregiving services (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB656 | JORDAN | TAX/SALES & USE - Repeals the reduction in the state sales and use tax rate and dedicates a portion of the avails of the state sales tax to fund teacher pay raises (EG -$276,800,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB660 | BOYD | TRANSPORTATION - Provides relative to the annual registration tax applicable to trucks and trailers statewide (EG INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/28/2025 |
| | | HB267 | LACOMBE | DISTRICTS/TAXING - Creates the Hotel Francis District within the town of St. Francisville |
| | | HB601 | GEYMANN | ENERGY - Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Regular Order |
1. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
| | | HR30 | BUTLER | HONORARY DESIGNATIONS - Designates the city of Opelousas as the Horse Capital of Louisiana |
| | | HCR4 | BILLINGS | LICENSING - Amends and repeals administrative licensing requirements relative to alternative hair and alternative hair design |
| | | HCR56 | DESHOTEL | UTILITIES - Memorializes the United States Congress to release funds from the BEAD program |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | | HB183 | BOURRIAQUE | TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Provides for the inspection of assessment lists, challenges to the correctness of assessments, and reviews by boards of review and the La Tax Commission (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB247 | CHENEVERT | PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION - Provides relative to the expropriation of blighted property in East Baton Rouge Parish and the city of Baton Rouge |
| | | HB576 | ROBBY CARTER | INSURANCE/RATES - Provides relative to rates in competitive and noncompetitive markets |
| | | HB606 | TURNER | TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM - Exempts prescription drugs and insulin from local sales and use taxes (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB620 | PHELPS | TRAFFIC - Establishes procedures to eliminate traffic congestion in neighborhoods surrounding certain schools in Shreveport, Louisiana |
| | | HB632 | RISER | ENERGY - Protects mineral servitude ownership in relation to carbon dioxide sequestration |
| | | HB637 | COATES | ENERGY - Establishes habitat conversion fees for large-scale solar development |
| | | HB638 | COATES | ENERGY/SOLAR - Establishes agricultural conversion fees for large-scale solar development (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV) |