MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | | HR288 | WALTERS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Sigma Rho Omega Chapter, on the occasion of its thirty-fifth anniversary |
| | | HR289 | WILLARD | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Victoria D. Grant on graduating from the Southern University Law Center with a juris doctor degree |
| | | HR290 | ECHOLS | INSURANCE DEPARTMENT - Requests the Department of Insurance to annually submit comprehensive reports of received complaints relative to property and casualty insurance companies |
| | | HR291 | KERNER | INSURANCE - Memorializes the United States Congress to end Risk Rating 2.0 and to take certain other necessary actions to alleviate the financial burden of flood insurance |
| | | HR292 | BERAULT | MEDICAID - Urges and requests the La. Dept. of Health to increase Medicaid coverage for healthcare services required by individuals with gestational diabetes mellitus |
| | | HR293 | WALTERS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Marvelle "Hot Boy Yoshi" Brown on his accomplishments in music, media, and marketing |
| | | HR294 | BOYD | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Bishop L. John Phoenix, pastor and founder of Victory Christian Center International, for his contributions to the New Orleans community |
| | | HR295 | WALTERS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends John Horhn on his election as the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi |
| | | HR296 | MCMAKIN | COMMENDATIONS - Commemorates the celebration of St. Patrick's Day and recognizes the cultural and historic links between Ireland and Louisiana and the establishment of the American Irish State Legislators Caucus |
| | | HR297 | JACKSON | HEALTH/SCHOOL CLINICS - Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Education and the Louisiana Department of Health to jointly study and develop recommendations to ensure the continuity and preservation of school-based health center services if a public school undergoes a change in operational control or governance |
| | | HR298 | CHARLES OWEN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Keeton Johnson of Leesville High School for his outstanding achievements in sports |
| | | HR299 | BAYHAM | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the valedictorians of the 2025 graduating class of Holy Cross School |
| | | HR300 | BAYHAM | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club on winning its first UEFA Champions League title |
| | | HR301 | CREWS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the late Major General James W. Graves, for his service to the United States of America, the state of Louisiana, and Shreveport-Bossier City |
| | | HR302 | BAYHAM | CONDOLENCES - Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of David Bernard Meyers |
| | | HR303 | WALTERS | TRANSPORTATION - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development assume and reassign duties and responsibilities for the construction of the I-49 Inner-City Connector project |
| | | HR304 | JACOB LANDRY | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Elizabeth Grace "Gracie" Bourque on being crowned the seventy-second Delcambre Shrimp Festival Queen |
| | | HR305 | MANDIE LANDRY | WATER/DRINKING WATER - Creates the Task Force on Southeast Louisiana Regional Water Purification Operations |
7. Introduction of Bills |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | HR167 | BAYHAM | HIGHER EDUCATION - Requests public postsecondary education institutions in Louisiana to adopt policies and procedures to combat antisemitism on campus |
| | | 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 |
| | | 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 |
| | | HR249 | ECHOLS | ENERGY PRODUCTION - Creates a task force to study and recommend policies to promote Small Nuclear Reactors in Louisiana |
| | | HR251 | ECHOLS | SCHOOLS/CHARTER - Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study and report relative to the voting threshold required for parental approval for the conversion of a preexisting school to a charter school |
| | | HR256 | LYONS | MEDICAID MANAGED CARE - Requests the La. Dept. of Health modify regulations related to the nonemergency, non-ambulance medical transportation component of the Medicaid manged care program |
| | | HR274 | BUTLER | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to restore the authority for the general health of Cocodrie Lake to the Cocodrie Lake Game and Fish Commission |
| | | HCR61 | COATES | WATER/RESOURCES - Creates a special task force to study the interagency consultation process for data centers to ensure more complete natural resource planning and management |
| | | 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 |
| | | HCR75 | RISER | WILDLIFE/RESOURCES - Creates the Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force |
| | | HCR81 | CREWS | AIRCRAFT/AVIATION - Memorializes Congress to explore options for transitioning airport security responsibilities from the Transportation Security Administration to alternative models, such as delegating duties to trained airline personnel to enhance the freedom of travel experience for United States citizens |
15. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | SCR21 | MIZELL | INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE - Establishes the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission. |
| | | SCR35 | EDMONDS | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Directs the legislative auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of State regarding policies, procedures, and practices related to the integrity of elections. |
| | | SCR37 | EDMONDS | BESE - To urge and request BESE to procure an annual license for a 3D game-based learning platform that aligns with chemistry and physical science standards with real-world technologies to provide improved career opportunities for junior high and high school students. |
| | | SCR38 | EDMONDS | POSTSECONDARY ED - Creates the Task Force on Career Alignment to study ways to implement education-to-career counseling to assist public college and university students to obtain employment in Louisiana after graduation. |
| | | SCR39 | EDMONDS | BESE - Requests BESE to make accessible to athletic directors and coaches a training program covering important safety information for the prevention and treatment of injuries in student athletes. |
| | | SCR40 | EDMONDS | STUDENTS - Creates the K-12 School Safety Task Force to study and make recommendations relative to school safety and security. |
16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | HB150 | COATES | SMALL BUSINESS - Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public |
| | | HB586 | MCMAKIN | CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION - Provides for calling a constitutional convention (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
17. Senate Instruments Second Reading Returned from the Legislative Bureau |
| | | SB8 | MORRIS | CIVIL SERVICE - Constitutional amendment to provide for persons in the unclassified service and for appointment of persons on the State Civil Service Commission. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) |
| | | SB24 | MCMATH | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for dedication of revenue and use of monies in the Medical Assistance Programs Fraud Detection Fund. (7/1/26) (EG1 INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | SB25 | EDMONDS | SCHOOLS - 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)) (EG1 +$2,457,390 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB27 | TALBOT | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to the tax credit for donations to school tuition organizations. (gov sig) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | SB28 | TALBOT | TAX/TAXATION - Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who pay to have a fortified roof installed on their property. (gov sig) (RE1 DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB30 | MCMATH | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to recreational vehicles. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB37 | HENSGENS | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB69 | MYERS | HUNTERS/HUNTING - Provides for hunting and fishing licenses. (8/1/25) (EG -$1,302,912 SD RV See Note) |
| | | SB97 | PRESSLY | FLOODS/FLOODING - Creates the Coordinated Use of Resources for Recreation, Economy, Navigation, and Transportation Authority. (8/1/25) (RE1 INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | | SB112 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | TAX/TAXATION - Authorizes a deduction as compensation for certain dealers and remote sellers that collect and remit sales and use taxes. (7/1/25) (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB159 | CATHEY | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Extends the sunset date of the digital nomad income tax exemption. (8/1/25) (EG1 DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB161 | MIZELL | ECONOMIC DEVELOP DEPT - Provides relative to Louisiana Economic Development. (8/1/25) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB162 | REESE | TAX/SALES - Provides relative to the collection and administration of sales and use taxes. (gov sig) (RE NO IMPACT LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB175 | WOMACK | PLUMBERS - Provides relative to the State Plumbing Board. (gov sig) |
| | | SB179 | CATHEY | TAX/AD VALOREM - Provides relative to the allocation of ad valorem tax assessed values of certain property. (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | SB186 | REESE | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to the New Markets tax credit. (gov sig) (RE -$22,500,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB231 | REESE | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides for recoverable medical expenses. (1/1/26) |
| | | SB235 | DUPLESSIS | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Establishes an individual income tax credit for payments made toward a homeowner's insurance policy premium. (1/1/26) (RE -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB245 | CLOUD | FISCAL CONTROLS - Creates the "Transparent Responsible Use of State Tax-dollars (T.R.U.S.T.) Act" to provide for requirements for nongovernmental entities and provides for a nongovernmental entity database. (gov sig) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
18. Senate Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | SB41 | BARROW | CHILDREN - Provides relative to child welfare. (See Act) (RR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB96 | MCMATH | MEDICAID - Establishes Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health services. (7/1/25) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB202 | HARRIS | POSTSECONDARY ED - Transfers the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System. (2/3 - CA8s5(D)(3)(b)) (gov sig) (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB244 | HENSGENS | NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT - Provides for the Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources. (8/1/25) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/4/2025 |
| | | HR40 | TAYLOR | HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study and take measures on the benefits of connecting West 10th Street in Reserve, Louisiana, to Interstate 10 to relieve traffic congestion |
| | | 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 |
| | | HR243 | CHARLES OWEN | CRIMINAL/APPEALS - To authorize and direct the legislative auditor to study the fiscal impact of establishing and operating a sentencing review panel for non-unanimous jury verdicts (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HR252 | BAMBURG | CIVIL/LAW - Directs the La. State Law Institute to study reversionary trusts |
| | | HR260 | TAYLOR | HIGHWAYS - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to evaluate and install pedestrian crosswalks at certain intersections along United States Highway 61 |
| | | HR261 | TAYLOR | HIGHWAYS - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility of installing flashing warning signals at certain intersections along United States Highway 61 |
| | | HR285 | WRIGHT | LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT - Provides for a special House committee to review Louisiana's regulatory environment |
| | | 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 |
| | | 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 |
| | | HCR80 | BEAULLIEU | JOINT RULES - Provides for the additional information required for consideration of appropriations bills |
2. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/4/2025 |
| | | SCR9 | DUPLESSIS | CHILDREN - Creates a task force to study and report on strategies to increase engagement of fathers in the lives of their children. |
| | | SCR13 | PRESSLY | CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to take action relative to the use of prior authorization processes. |
| | | SCR27 | MCMATH | CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to take action relative to the corporate practice of medicine. |
| | | SCR20 | MCMATH | NUTRITION - Memorializes Congress to direct the United States Department of Agriculture to reinstate and fund the Local Food for Schools Program. |
| | | SCR29 | PRESSLY | WORKFORCE COMMISSION - Requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission to study changes to the Incumbent Worker Training Account and funds. |
| | | SCR36 | FOIL | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Requests the division of administration, the Patient's Compensation Fund, and the Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board to consider implementation of an e-filing system for medical review panel requests and an e-payment system for filing fees. (OR NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SCR64 | HODGES | FLOODS/FLOODING - To continue the Comite River Diversion Canal/Amite River Basin Task Force. |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Scheduled for concurrence on 6/4/2025 |
| | | HB14 | COX | CRIME/HOMICIDE - Provides relative to homicide when the victim is a person with infirmities (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB16 | SCHLEGEL | LIABILITY/CIVIL - Provides relative to the limitation of civil liability for nonprofits that donate medical supplies |
| | | HB32 | BAYHAM | MUNICIPAL/ORDINANCES - Provides relative to maximum penalties for violations of ordinances in St. Bernard Parish |
| | | HB36 | SCHLEGEL | LIABILITY/CIVIL - Provides relative to consumable hemp |
| | | HB37 | SCHLEGEL | CONTRACTS - Establishes a duty of care for online platforms who contract with minors |
| | | HB56 | HORTON | CIVIL/LAW - Provides relative to the freedom to display the flag of the United States |
| | | HB74 | MIKE JOHNSON | DOMESTIC ABUSE - Provides for the termination of manufacturer vehicle tracking services in certain cases of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB93 | CHANCE HENRY | TAX/LOCAL - Provides relative to the authority of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District to levy certain taxes |
| | | HB477 | FREIBERG | TAX CREDITS - Authorizes university laboratory schools to participate in the student tuition organization tax credit program (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB493 | CREWS | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides relative to a property tax exemption for certain private aircraft (RE1 DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB171 | COATES | PAROLE - Provides relative to the compensation of members of the committee on parole (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB172 | EDMONSTON | WATERWAYS - Extends the period for which the Comite River is exempt from certain provisions of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act |
| | | HB179 | MARCELLE | PUBLIC TRANSPORT/MASS TR - Provides relative to the board of commissioners for the Capital Area Transit System |
| | | HB192 | KNOX | DISTRICTS/SPECIAL - Provides relative to the French Quarter Management District in the city of New Orleans |
| | | HB209 | BRASS | PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS - Provides relative to the financing structure for public works projects in Ascension Parish |
| | | HB257 | ST. BLANC | WATER/SEWER OPERATORS - Provides relative to receivership of water or wastewater companies (EGF NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB259 | TAYLOR | NOTARIES - Provides relative to bonds for notaries public (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB326 | BUTLER | COSMETOLOGY/BOARD - Provides relative to the Louisiana Cosmetology Act (EGF INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB340 | NEWELL | DENTISTRY - Changes the domicile of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry (EG1 +$1,200 SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB399 | CHENEVERT | DIETITIANS - Provides with respect to the profession of dietetics and dieticians (RR1 INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB454 | DUSTIN MILLER | MEDICAID - Requires Medicaid coverage for certain doula services (EG1 INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB459 | COATES | ENERGY/ALTERNATE - Provides for renewable energy regulation and permitting |
| | | HB500 | BEAULLIEU | TAX/SALES & USE - Authorizes the mediation of certain tax disputes, the issuance of policy advice, and requests for private letter rulings under certain circumstances (RRF NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB505 | CREWS | AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS - Provides relative to the repair and maintenance of privately-owned aircraft stored in leased or owned hangars in public airports or facilities |
| | | HB519 | GLORIOSO | MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Provides relative to the operation of a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunication device (REF SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | HB559 | ECHOLS | HEALTH/LDH - Provides relative to human services districts and boards (REF NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB565 | SPELL | MEDICAID - Provides relative to third-party liability, claim adjudication, and timeliness of such within the state medical assistance program (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB570 | CARVER | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to minors use of applications (REF SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) |
| | | HB582 | LACOMBE | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - Provides relative to deferred presentment transactions and small loans |
| | | HB593 | BOYER | RACING/HORSE - Provides relative to the creation of Louisiana Equestrian Corporation (REF NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB605 | RISER | NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT - Authorizes a fee for expedited processing performed by the Department of Energy and Natural Resources (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB674 | BEAULLIEU | ETHICS/CODE - Provides for revisions to the Code of Governmental Ethics |
| | | HB681 | BRYANT | PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to access to personal information of district attorneys (EGF SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB682 | VENTRELLA | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Provides relative to the expungement of certain adjudication records (EGF NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB684 | MACK | STUDENTS - Provides relative to the use of seclusion and physical restraint to address the behavior of students with exceptionalities (REF NO IMPACT See Note) |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/4/2025 |
| | | HB203 | CHASSION | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the payment of extraordinary medical and dental expenses of firemen and law enforcement officers (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB223 | DOMANGUE | ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS - Provides relative to compensation for parish board commissioners, election commissioners, and commissioners-in-charge (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB231 | CHASSION | LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS - Extends health insurance coverage for the families of law enforcement officers and firemen killed in the line of duty (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB313 | LYONS | TAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT - Exempts purchases made by child advocacy centers from state and local sales and use taxes (EG -$275,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB628 | CREWS | TREASURY DEPARTMENT - Establishes the La. Dividend Program within the Dept. of Treasury and provides for funding, administration, qualifications, and restrictions (RE SEE FISC NOTE SD EX) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/4/2025 |
| | | SB125 | ROBERT OWEN | EXPLOSIVES - Provides relative to explosives. (8/1/25) (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) |
| | | SB135 | ABRAHAM | CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Defines judicial agencies. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB137 | TALBOT | INSURERS - Requires insurers to notify the Department of Insurance upon ceasing, pausing, or resuming the writing of policies in a particular region. (1/1/26) |
| | | SB153 | SELDERS | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Provides relative to behavioral health rehabilitation services in the Louisiana medical assistance program. (gov sig) |
| | | SB165 | GREGORY MILLER | JUVENILES - Provides for the governance of the Juvenile Justice District and adds Lafourche Parish to the Juvenile Justice District. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB174 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to certain pregnancy screenings. (gov sig) (RE1 INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB178 | JENKINS | SCHOOLS - Establishes the School Employee Bill of Rights. (gov sig) |
| | | SB234 | EDMONDS | SCHOOLS - Creates and provides for the St. George Community School Board and school system in East Baton Rouge Parish. (See Act) |
| | | SB246 | ABRAHAM | EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Provides with respect to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program. (gov sig) (EG -$2,224,183 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB3 | BOUDREAUX | PUBLIC 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) |
| | | SB18 | BOUDREAUX | PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides for naming City Park in Lafayette in honor of a deceased person. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB42 | SELDERS | HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to perinatal behavioral health treatment. (8/1/25) (RE1 INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB60 | SEABAUGH | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief for the village of Hall Summit. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB64 | EDMONDS | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for membership of the Shenandoah Estates Crime Prevention and Improvement District. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB76 | BOUDREAUX | PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides for naming the soccer complex at Moore Park in Lafayette in honor of a deceased person. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB77 | BOUDREAUX | PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides for naming the recreational complex at Graham Brown Memorial Park in Lafayette in honor of a living person. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB107 | BOUDREAUX | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the powers and functions of the Lafayette Economic Development Authority. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB139 | PRICE | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for the leasing of the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Ascension Parish. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB140 | BOUDREAUX | PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Provides for naming the Heymann Park Complex in honor of a living person. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB141 | CONNICK | CORPORATIONS - Provides for nonprofit corporations in Plaquemines Parish. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB142 | MYERS | CIVIL SERVICE - Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Lafayette. (2/3 - CA10s18) (7/1/25) |
| | | SB187 | BOUDREAUX | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the creation of the St. Martin Parish Economic and Industrial Development District. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB192 | SEABAUGH | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides relative to law enforcement. (8/1/25) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | SB237 | BOUDREAUX | BLIGHTED PROPERTY - Provides for the authority of the city of Lafayette and Lafayette Parish to adopt ordinances, rules, and regulations related to dilapidated and dangerous structures. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB248 | CLOUD | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides relative to employer contributions. (8/1/25) (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/4/2025 |
| | | HR164 | BAYHAM | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - Creates a study committee to research office space for members of the House of Representatives |
| | | HR240 | CHARLES OWEN | ENERGY - Creates a special task force for the House of Representatives 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 |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/4/2025 |
| | | 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) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/9/2025 |
| | | HB601 | GEYMANN | ENERGY - Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/4/2025 |
| | | SB15 | MORRIS | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Prohibits any act intended to hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere with or thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts. (8/1/25) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB16 | MCMATH | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides relative to health stop-loss insurance. (8/1/25) (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB122 | ABRAHAM | CONTRACTORS - Provides relative to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. (8/1/25) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/8/2025 |
| | | SB36 | HENSGENS | MINERALS - Provides for carbon sequestration. (8/1/25) (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
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 |
| | | 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 |
| | | HB265 | MENA | EMERGENCY MED TECH - Provides with respect to prohibitions regarding the employment of ambulance drivers convicted of certain offenses |
| | | HB512 | PHELPS | CRIME - Provides relative to criminal blighting of property |
| | | 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) |
| | | HB696 | MACK | ENERGY - Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | | SB20 | WHEAT | LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS - Constitutional amendment to change the number of general bills a legislator may file during regular sessions that occur during odd-numbered years and for legislating with regard to dedication or rededication of funds. (2/3-CA13sl(A)) |
| | | SB168 | WOMACK | PRESCRIPTION - Provides for liberative prescription on mineral leases on state property. (8/1/25) |
INSTRUMENTS PENDING IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HB67 | HORTON | CRIME/SEX OFFENSES - Provides relative to sex offenses committed against minors |
| | | HB178 | MIKE JOHNSON | CIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides for the continuous revision of the Code of Civil Procedure |
| | | HB238 | MCFARLAND | TAX/INCOME TAX - Provides relative to tax benefits for adoption of children from foster care and donations to foster care charitable organizations (RE1 NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB327 | CHASSION | TOPS - Requires schools to use a 10-point grading scale to assign grades used in the calculation of the minimum grade point average required for initial award eligibility (EGF SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB358 | DUSTIN MILLER | PHARMACISTS - Permits a pharmacy technician to work remotely in certain circumstances |
| | | HB445 | VILLIO | CRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to juvenile records |
| | | HB476 | FONTENOT | MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS - Provides relative to an annual automatic adjustment to a fee for motor vehicle dealers based on the Consumer Price Index (REF NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB520 | ILLG | TAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT - Establishes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for certain antique motor vehicles and increases the fee for issuance of special license plates for those vehicles (EGF DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB544 | TURNER | HEALTH CARE - Transfers powers and duties of the Nursing Supply and Demand Council and the Simulation Medical Training and Education Council to the Louisiana Health Works Commission |
| | | SB26 | BOUDREAUX | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to diabetes information. (8/1/25) (EGF +$25,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB73 | REESE | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - Provides for sequestration of carbon dioxide. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB136 | TALBOT | INSURERS - Provides for rate transparency reports. (1/1/26) |