Agenda - Judiciary

House Committee on Judiciary
April 22, 2026 Upon Adjournment of the House Room 1
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
	HCR41	ZERINGUE	ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Amends administrative rules relative to alcohol rebates
	HB11	MCCORMICK	SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates October 14th as a day of remembrance for Charlie Kirk
	HB227	VENTRELLA	CIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides that filings may be made on letter size rather than legal size paper
	HB243	WILDER	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS - Provides relative to the appointment of a substitute for a recused district attorney
	HB278	EDMONSTON	COURTS/FAMILY - Provides rules for live streaming proceedings in The Family Court for East Baton Rouge Parish (OR +$281,760 SD EX See Note)
	HB335	CHANCE HENRY	PUBLIC ASSISTANCE - Provides relative to entities administering public benefits
	HB424	FIRMENT	ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMT - Provides relative to alcoholic beverage permits
	HB454	BUTLER	HUMAN REMAINS - Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act which provides for the chain of custody for human remains and internal organs (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)
	HB455	CARVER	EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to the definition of "first responder"
	HB492	SPELL	DWI - Creates the Governor's Task Force on Impaired Driving (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
	HB623	CHANCE HENRY	TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS - Provides for a three-tier system of permitting for the producers, manufacturers, and wholesalers of tobacco and vapor products (OR +$6,016,730 GF EX See Note)
	HB641	CARVER	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS - Provides with respect to the salaries of assistant district attorneys and the operating budget of the district attorney in the Twenty-Second Judicial District
	HB660	EGAN	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST - Provides for an increase in the dollar amount in warrants to provide for the salaries of assistant district attorneys (OR +$354,744 GF EX See Note)
	HB708	VENTRELLA	COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE - Authorizes concurrent jurisdiction for justice of the peace and city courts in East Baton Rouge Parish
	HB719	EGAN	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST - Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district (OR +$2,387,700 GF EX See Note)
	HB940	BERAULT	CRIME - Provides relative to the unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
	HB1029	PHELPS	ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMT - Provides relative to limitations on the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage permits
	HB1053	VENTRELLA	ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to the definitions of a "dealer" and a "retail dealer"
	HB1069	BERAULT	ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to shipping to consumers from local distillers
	HB1077	MARTINEZ	ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to microbrewery sales at special events
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT

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