Agenda - Judiciary B

Senate Committee on Judiciary B
May 21, 2026 UPON ADJOURNMENT OF SENATE TRANSPORTATION Room E
Adjourned
* Agenda Revised May 20, 2026, 6:24 pm * Revision Notes: Removed: HB660 and HB719 Added: HB1098

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	May 14, 2026
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SR125	ALLAIN	MILITARY AFFAIRS - Requests the United States Navy to expeditiously execute a transparent and competitive Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) acquisition strategy to protect the maritime workforce at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana.
		HCR50	CHASSION	CORR FACILITIES/JAILS - Requests certain state and governmental entities to report on opioid abatement and treatment programs in correctional facilities, and to clarify guidance regarding available funding for such programs
		HCR64	MOORE	COURTS - Requests a study to make recommendations regarding behavioral health courts
		HCR102	CARVER	ELDERLY - Continues the Senior Task Force on Fraud Prevention
		HB59	MARCELLE	INDIGENT DEFENSE - Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
		HB89	TURNER	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS - Provides relative to certain retirees of the office of the district attorney of the 3rd Judicial District (RE INCREASE LF EX See Note)
		HB153	MANDIE LANDRY	COURTS/CRIMINAL - Provides with respect to the collection of criminal court fines and fees
		HB243	WILDER	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS - Provides relative to the appointment of a substitute for a recused district attorney
		HB335	CHANCE HENRY	PUBLIC ASSISTANCE - Provides relative to entities administering public benefits
		HB451	LACOMBE	ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to notices of hearings required by the ATC commissioner
		HB455	CARVER	EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to the definition of "first responder"
		HB623	CHANCE HENRY	TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS - Provides for a three-tier system of permitting for the producers, manufacturers, and wholesalers of vapor products (RR NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)
		HB816	GALLE	MILITARY AFFAIRS - Prohibits foreign adversaries from acquiring or owning property near military installations (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
		HB940	BERAULT	CRIME - Provides relative to the unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system (RR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
		HB1011	FREIBERG	JURY DUTY - Permits jurors to donate their per diem compensation to the formal program of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
		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"
		HB1064	FREIBERG	COURTS - Provides relative to a domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
		HB1098	MCFARLAND	LIABILITY/CIVIL - Provides with respect to a limitation of liability for aerospace entities
		HB1247	SPELL	CRIME/SEX OFFENSES - Creates a statewide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Coordinator
		HB1251	LACOMBE	ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to manufacturing distillers (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note)
		HB1253	BUTLER	HUMAN REMAINS - Enacts the Gracey Claire Rushing Act to provide for documentation, notification, and communication in the handling and disposition of human remains and internal organs (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB1257	BAYHAM	CRIMINAL/JUSTICE - Prohibits certain individuals from having an ownership interest or financial interest in any company that provides electronic monitoring services (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

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