MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | | HR358 | BAYHAM | TRANSPORTATION DEPT - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to provide information on the number of closures and repairs to the Judge Seeber Bridge over the past seven years |
| | | HR359 | ADAMS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Corrada Biazzo Curry on the occasion of her retirement from the Department of French Studies at Louisiana State University |
| | | HR360 | ADAMS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Reverend Chris Curry on being named pastor of Ethel and Jackson United Methodist Churches in East Feliciana Parish |
| | | HR361 | BRASS | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes the Donaldsonville Juneteenth Celebration and commends the oldest African American businesses of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, for their contributions to the prosperity of the city |
| | | HR362 | MIKE JOHNSON | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary |
| | | HR363 | WILLARD | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Chris Frink on the occasion of his retirement as the executive director of the Democratic Caucus of the Louisiana House of Representatives |
| | | HR364 | COX | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Coach Hank Tierney and the Archbishop Shaw High School football team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2024 Division II Select state championship |
| | | HR365 | CHASSION | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates June 11, 2025, as Master P Day at the state capitol and commends Percy "Master P" Miller for his many accomplishments and philanthropy |
| | | HR366 | BOURRIAQUE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Vermilion Catholic High School Screaming Eagles baseball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Division IV Select state championship |
| | | HR367 | YOUNG | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Thelma Alice Smith Washington Williams on the celebration of her one hundredth birthday |
| | | HR368 | BAYHAM | SEAFOOD - Commends President Donald Trump for the imported seafood tariffs and restrictions he put in place that have helped protect Louisiana's commercial seafood industry |
| | | HR369 | MCFARLAND | CONGRESS - Memorialize Congress to avoid reductions in Medicaid funding that would adversely affect Louisiana's hospitals and communities they serve |
| | | HR370 | MARCELLE | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes June 19, 2025, as a day of celebration in Louisiana in honor of Juneteenth |
| | | HR371 | WALTERS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Aspen Sinville for her athletic and academic achievements |
| | | HR372 | LYONS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the inaugural nominees to the Jefferson Parish Youth Hall of Fame |
| | | HR373 | LYONS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends students on their nominations to the 2025 Jefferson Parish Youth Hall of Fame |
| | | HR374 | BRASS | HEALTH - Creates the Youth Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation Task Force to study the effects and impacts of nicotine use by persons under twenty-one years of age |
7. Introduction of Bills |
11. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | SCR70 | GREGORY MILLER | CONDOLENCES - Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Harry Lemmon. |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/11/2025 |
| | | HR348 | ECHOLS | HOUSING/AUTHORITIES - Requests the Louisiana Housing Corporation to monitor changes to terms and conditions of equity commitments made by investors to development projects in the state |
| | | HR355 | ROMERO | ANIMALS - Urges and requests the United States Environmental Protection Agency to take action on feral hog toxicant testing and registration |
| | | HR357 | PHELPS | MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Urges and requests the office of motor vehicles to study the potential benefits of implementing a uniform protocol for system outages |
3. House Concurrent Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments |
| | | HCR45 | BOURRIAQUE | TRANSPORTATION - Authorizes and directs the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, through its office of transformation, to evaluate district alignments, maintenance facilities, and laboratory operations, including the establishment of a district construction engineer role, while ensuring continued project delivery during the transition |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
| | | HB145 | WILDER | TAX/INCOME TAX - Increases the maximum amount of the construction code retrofitting deduction and expands the deduction to cover costs associated with "fortified home" standards compliance (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB486 | FISHER | HEALTH - Requires public schools to offer a mental health assessment to certain students (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB479 | MANDIE LANDRY | CRIMINAL/VICTIMS - Provides relative to witness or victim notification (EN +$3,795,206 GF EX See Note) |
7. Conference Committee Reports for Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/11/2025 |
| | | HB36 | SCHLEGEL | LIABILITY/CIVIL - Provides relative to consumable hemp |
| | | HB67 | HORTON | CRIME/SEX OFFENSES - Provides relative to sex offenses committed against minors |
| | | 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 (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB340 | NEWELL | DENTISTRY - Changes the domicile of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry (EN +$1,200 SG EX See Note) |
| | | 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 (EN NO IMPACT 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 |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/11/2025 |
| | | 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 |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Scheduled for concurrence on 6/11/2025 |
| | | HB1 | MCFARLAND | APPROPRIATIONS - Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 |
| | | HB2 | EMERSON | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the comprehensive Capital Outlay budget |
| | | HB264 | ECHOLS | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides for transparency and compensation practices relative to pharmacy benefit managers (EN +$90,000 SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB356 | BRAUD | INSURANCE/PROPERTY - Creates the Stated Value Homeowner's Policy Act |
| | | HB460 | MCFARLAND | APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML - Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 |
| | | HB461 | MCFARLAND | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds |
| | | HB463 | MCFARLAND | APPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY - Provides for the ancillary expenses of state government |
| | | HB556 | BOURRIAQUE | TRANSPORTATION - Reforms operations for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | | HB624 | BERAULT | WORKFORCE COMMISSION - Transfers certain family and support programs from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Louisiana Workforce Commission and renames Louisiana Workforce Commission to Louisiana Works (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB647 | MCFARLAND | APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 |
| | | HB664 | MCFARLAND | LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES - Makes appropriations for the expenses of the legislature for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 |
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 |
| | | HR242 | CHARLES OWEN | HOMELAND SECURITY - Creates the Louisiana State Homeland Security Task Force |
| | | 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 |
| | | HR341 | BEAULLIEU | INSURANCE/PROPERTY - Requests the Louisiana Department of Insurance to conduct a comprehensive study on incentives and standard benchmarks for integration into the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program |
| | | HR344 | LARVADAIN | SUBSTANCE ABUSE - Creates a task force to study substance use trends and treatment among wards of the state |
| | | HR346 | PHELPS | SCHOOLS - Requests that local public school boards and charter school governing authorities develop and implement strategic plans for the disposition and security of school buildings and property in the event of school closures |
3. House Concurrent Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments |
| | | 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 |
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 |
| | | HB601 | GEYMANN | ENERGY - Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration |
| | | 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) |
| | | 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) |
| | | 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 |
| | | HCR69 | CARVER | MOTOR VEHICLES - Creates a task force to study the merger of the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission and the Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission |
| | | HB14 | COX | CRIME/HOMICIDE - Provides relative to homicide when the victim is a person with infirmities (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB63 | GREEN | JUDGES - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the mandatory retirement of judges (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB77 | TURNER | TOPS - Adds the Excellence award level for students who score 31 or higher on the ACT, allows award qualification based on the Classic Learning Test, revises eligibility requirements for TOPS-Tech, and allows application of unused award amounts to medical or dental school (EN +$3,012,092 SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB138 | DEWITT | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS - Provides with respect to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners |
| | | HB238 | MCFARLAND | TAX/INCOME TAX - Provides relative to tax benefits for adoption of children from foster care and donations to foster care charitable organizations (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB293 | MELERINE | LABOR - Provides relative to the resignation from labor organization dues or fees for teachers and other school employees and public employees (REF SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB310 | ZERINGUE | COURTS - Provides relative to filings in civil and criminal courts |
| | | HB326 | BUTLER | COSMETOLOGY/BOARD - Provides relative to the Louisiana Cosmetology Act (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB358 | DUSTIN MILLER | PHARMACISTS - Permits a pharmacy technician to work remotely in certain circumstances |
| | | HB365 | DESHOTEL | TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Provides for an optional exemption of business inventory from ad valorem taxes and to authorize the reduction of the fair market value percentage of business inventory under certain circumstances (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB366 | DESHOTEL | TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes parishes to exempt business inventory from ad valorem taxes and authorizes parishes to reduce the percentage of fair market value applicable to business inventory (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB371 | AMEDEE | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS - Provides relative to the free exercise of religion |
| | | HB399 | CHENEVERT | DIETITIANS - Provides with respect to the profession of dietetics and dieticians (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB404 | WILLARD | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to various tax administration functions of the Department of Revenue (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB466 | CARLSON | TEACHERS/SALARY - Requires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB467 | HILFERTY | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Requires health insurance coverage for amino acid-based elemental formulas (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB473 | EMERSON | FUNDS/FUNDING - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the application of state monies to the unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of La. (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB518 | GEYMANN | TAX/SEVERANCE TAX - Provides relative to rates, computation, and administration of severance tax on oil, gas, and other natural resources (EN NO IMPACT GF RV 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 (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB535 | MANDIE LANDRY | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Requires the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to evaluate state tax incentives (EN +$43,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB559 | ECHOLS | HEALTH/LDH - Provides relative to human services districts and boards (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB570 | CARVER | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to minors use of applications (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) |
| | | HB578 | EMERSON | TAX/SALES & USE - Provides with respect to state and local sales and use taxes and exemptions to those taxes (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB579 | EMERSON | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds (EN -$9,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB649 | VENTRELLA | DISTRICTS/RECREATION - Provides relative to parks and recreation districts in East Baton Rouge Parish |
| | | HB665 | WILLARD | TAX CREDITS - Provides relative to the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program (EN -$1,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB669 | RISER | TAX/EXCISE - Continues a portion of the excise tax levied on cigarettes in statute (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB686 | CHARLES OWEN | LOBBYING - Provides for the disclosure of foreign adversaries (EN +$100,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB688 | BRAUD | LEVEES/BDS & DISTRICTS - Provides relative to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West Bank |
| | | HB690 | CHARLES OWEN | PUBLIC HEALTH - Directs the Surgeon General to draft and promulgate rules for the administration of medical activities under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for all members of the healthcare community in Louisiana |
| | | SB16 | MCMATH | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides relative to health stop-loss insurance. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB26 | BOUDREAUX | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to diabetes information. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB37 | HENSGENS | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB42 | SELDERS | HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to perinatal behavioral health treatment. (8/1/25) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB55 | GREGORY MILLER | TAX/AD VALOREM - Provides relative to the assessment, payment, and allocation of ad valorem taxes. (1/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | SB73 | REESE | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - Provides for sequestration of carbon dioxide. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB113 | SEABAUGH | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for term limits and qualifications for the DeSoto Parish Police Jury. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB122 | ABRAHAM | CONTRACTORS - Provides relative to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. (8/1/25) |
| | | 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) |
| | | SB136 | TALBOT | INSURERS - Provides for rate transparency reports. (1/1/26) |
| | | SB162 | REESE | TAX/SALES - Provides relative to the collection and administration of sales and use taxes. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) |
| | | 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) |
| | | SB191 | EDMONDS | LOCAL OFFICIALS - Provides for the composition of the board of commissioners of the St. George Fire Protection District. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB195 | HARRIS | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the French Quarter Management District. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB220 | CATHEY | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for the revision of statutes relating to local agencies. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | SB233 | EDMONDS | TAX/TAXATION - Provides for changes to the School Readiness Tax Credit. (1/1/26) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |