MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | | HR205 | MALINDA WHITE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the students and faculty of St. Tammany Parish School System for achieving first overall in the Louisiana Governor's Games 26th Annual Elementary State Championship Fitness Meet |
| | | HR206 | SCHEXNAYDER | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Honorable Gregory A. Miller and expresses enduring gratitude for his outstanding contributions to the parishes of St. Charles and St. John the Baptist and the state of Louisiana, particularly during his tenure as a distinguished member of the Louisiana House of Representatives |
| | | HR207 | SCHEXNAYDER | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Honorable Mike Huval and expresses enduring gratitude for his outstanding contributions to the parishes of Iberia, St. Landry, and St. Martin and the state of Louisiana, particularly during his tenure as a distinguished member of the Louisiana House of Representatives |
| | | HR208 | PIERRE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Zydeco Extravaganza and its organizers on the occasion of its thirty-fifth anniversary |
| | | HR209 | TURNER | HEALTH SERVICES - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to form a group to study the uncompensated work of support coordination agencies in this state |
| | | HR210 | KNOX | LABOR - Creates a task force to study and make recommendations on the impact of dollar stores on this state |
| | | HR211 | CARPENTER | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Bishop Charles Henry Milton Mason Gordon |
| | | HR212 | WRIGHT | SECRETARY OF STATE - Requests the secretary of state to study the feasibility of creating and maintaining a portal on the secretary of state's website which allows citizens to identify unduly burdensome statewide regulations and to propose potential alternatives |
| | | HR213 | SELDERS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Louisiana State University Laboratory School on being named a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School |
| | | HR214 | FIRMENT | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes June 18-25, 2023, as Amateur Radio Week in the state of Louisiana |
| | | HR215 | MINCEY | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Urges and requests the Dept. of Education and the La. Workforce Commission to study the feasibility of establishing a program to incentivize businesses to work in partnership with high schools to offer job training and internship programs for students |
| | | HCR129 | KNOX | HISTORIC COMMEMORATION - Commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the 1973 Up Stairs Lounge fire in the French Quarter in New Orleans |
| | | HCR130 | COUSSAN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Dr. Walter Benoit Comeaux, Jr., on the occasion of his one hundredth birthday |
| | | HCR131 | MCFARLAND | AGRICULTURE - Memorializes Congress to codify the terminology of "solar compound" and "wind installation" |
| | | HCR132 | BROWN | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to study and make recommendations regarding alligator markets, populations, and hunting |
8. Senate Bills on First Reading |
9. Reports of Committees |
10. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | HR199 | AMEDEE | SCHOOLS/CHARTER - Requests that the state Department of Education conduct a survey relative to recess at charter schools |
| | | HR200 | TURNER | HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to form a group to study alternative tools to inform reimbursement rates for intermediate care facilities |
| | | HR201 | FISHER | HEALTH SERVICES - Creates a subcommittee to study the effectiveness of sickle cell healthcare treatment practices in this state |
| | | HR202 | FIRMENT | INSURANCE/PROPERTY - Memorializes the United States Congress to pass bipartisan legislation allowing for tax exclusion of amounts received from state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HCR124 | JORDAN | WEAPONS/FIREARMS - Creates a task force to study the benefits of mandatory liability insurance coverage for owners of firearms |
| | | HCR125 | KERNER | INSURANCE - Memorializes the United States Congress to support passage of the Flood Insurance Affordability Act and the Risk Rating 2.0 Transparency Act |
| | | HCR126 | STEFANSKI | LEGISLATION/INSTRUMENTS - Expresses intent of the legislature regarding House Bill No. 586 of the 2023 R.S. |
| | | HCR127 | MAGEE | ENERGY - Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, in consultation with the Louisiana Workforce Commission, to evaluate the state's readiness for attracting offshore wind energy supply chain industries to the state |
| | | HCR128 | LACOMBE | WATERWAYS/RIVERS - Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to study wakeboard boats and their impact on fishing and properties on False River |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | HR130 | FREEMAN | PUBLIC HEALTH - Creates a task force to study public health outcomes related to the criminalization of HIV |
| | | HCR105 | GAROFALO | SEAFOOD - Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Health and the United States Food and Drug Administration to expand testing of imported shrimp |
| | | HCR109 | KERNER | SEAFOOD - Memorializes Congress to impose a quota or tariff on imported shrimp, crab meat, and crawfish and enact a buy plan for domestic shrimp, crab meat, and crawfish |
15. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | SCR7 | TALBOT | PROPERTY INSURANCE - Urges the commissioner of insurance to create the Hurricane Mitigation Commission to study and report findings and recommendations relative to the handling of property insurance claims in the wake of hurricanes and the necessity of a catastrophe savings account. |
| | | SCR8 | KLEINPETER | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Creates the Task Force on Safety for Law Enforcement Officers Involved in High Speed Vehicle Pursuits to study and review police officer training and protocols necessary to increase the safety of law enforcement officers and innocent bystanders. |
| | | SCR19 | TALBOT | LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Creates the Task Force on Available and Affordable Commercial Motor Vehicle Insurance. |
| | | SCR20 | GARY CARTER | WOMEN - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to convene a task force to make recommendations regarding nursing involvement to improve maternal outcomes. |
| | | SCR38 | ROBERT MILLS | LEGISLATORS - Recognizes the North Louisiana Legislative Delegation of the legislature. |
| | | SCR45 | ABRAHAM | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Creates the Task Force on Sentencing for Second Degree Murder to determine the best changes to sentencing for second degree murder. |
| | | SCR46 | BRET ALLAIN | FISH/FISHING - Urges and requests the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission promulgate rules and regulations providing for red drum. |
17. Senate Instruments Second Reading Returned from the Legislative Bureau |
| | | SB1 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE - Phases-out the corporate franchise tax. (See Act) (EN -$163,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB3 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/TAXATION - Changes the month for the annual determination of the personal income tax and corporate franchise tax automatic rate reductions. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB5 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/AD VALOREM - Provides for alternatives in lieu of payment under protest for challenges to ad valorem tax assessments. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB6 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE - Reduces the rate of the Quality Jobs Program project facility expense rebate when certain conditions are met. (1/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB7 | CLOUD | LIBRARIES - Provides relative to access to certain materials in public libraries. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB8 | LUNEAU | TAX/LOCAL - Provides relative to interest applicable to local sales and use taxes paid under protest. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB9 | FOIL | TAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE - Exempts certain real estate investment trusts from the corporate franchise tax. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB23 | BERNARD | VOTERS/VOTING - Requires approval by the secretary of state for the use and expands permissible locations of alternative locations for early voting. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | SB46 | ABRAHAM | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Provides for review of textbooks and other instructional materials. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB54 | MORRIS | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Repeals provisions relative to police officers making arrests for certain misdemeanors and felonies. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB56 | CATHEY | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Reinstates the Second Amendment sales tax holiday. (7/1/23) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB61 | STINE | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Creates an individual income tax checkoff for donations for Holden's Hope. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB69 | FOIL | TAX/TAXATION - Extends the sunset of the research and development tax credit. (gov sig) (EN -$1,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB72 | BOUIE | BONDS - Provides relative to the issuance of revenue bonds on behalf of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB77 | REESE | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to the capital outlay process. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB79 | LUNEAU | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to expenditures utilized to claim income and franchise tax credits. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB80 | FIELDS | REDISTRICTING - Provides for transparency and community engagement in redistricting. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB89 | STINE | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Provides relative to the net capital gains deduction for individual income tax. (8/1/23) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB123 | CAMERON HENRY | ELECTION CODE - Provides relative to recall petitions. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB130 | MORRIS | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Authorizes retired law enforcement officers and retired elected law enforcement department heads to carry concealed firearms if POST certified at the time of retirement. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB132 | REESE | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to exemptions to capital outlay procedure. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | SB151 | REESE | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the Louisiana New Markets Jobs Act. (gov sig) (EN -$22,500,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB163 | HEWITT | TEACHERS - Requires numeracy professional development for certain teachers. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FF EX See Note) |
| | | SB175 | STINE | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Criminalizes deepfakes involving minors and defines the rights to digital image and likeness. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB177 | MCMATH | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to required accelerated instruction for certain students. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE FF EX See Note) |
| | | SB183 | TALBOT | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Provides relative to the construction code retrofitting deduction for individual income tax. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB192 | SMITH | GAMING - Provides relative to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB197 | PEACOCK | TEACHERS - Provides relative to teacher certification. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB201 | HEWITT | PUBLIC MEETINGS - Provides for meetings of boards and commissions via electronic means. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note) |
| | | SB204 | HEWITT | POSTSECONDARY ED - Provides relative to the M.J. Foster Promise Award program. (gov sig) |
| | | SB213 | DUPLESSIS | PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to the costs for public records. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB227 | DUPLESSIS | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides for state and local sales and use taxes on digital art sold in a cultural product district. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB230 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Modifies the federal income tax deduction for taxpayers impacted by Hurricane Ida. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
18. Senate Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | SB111 | DUPLESSIS | CRIMINAL RECORDS - Provides relative to system upgrades to the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information and the Louisiana Supreme Court Case Management Information System to the expungement process. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/25/2023 |
| | | HR147 | BEAULLIEU | HOUSE/RULES - Provides relative to the use of the House Chamber |
| | | HR152 | DESHOTEL | HEALTH/LDH - Directs the Louisiana Department of Health to amend its administrative rule relative to the geographic location of a hospice provider |
| | | HR197 | SCHEXNAYDER | FARMING/FARMERS - Requests electric utility companies to collaborate with livestock producers to allow for the repurposing of utility poles replaced during resiliency investments |
| | | HCR50 | MAGEE | HISTORIC COMMEMORATION - Provides relative to an America 250 state commission |
| | | HCR56 | FREEMAN | MUNICIPALITIES/NO - Forms a special committee to study and make recommendations concerning taxation of short-term rentals and other types of commercial housing enterprises operating in New Orleans |
| | | HCR65 | MARCELLE | PUBLIC HEALTH - Requests a study of the current system of reporting deaths in correctional institutions |
| | | HCR92 | HUGHES | HEALTH/LDH - Requests study by Louisiana Department of Health to consider Medicaid coverage of gene therapy |
| | | HCR96 | DUSTIN MILLER | HEALTH - Creates a task force to study the wrongful association of physical and mental health problems |
| | | HCR100 | DUSTIN MILLER | HEALTH CARE - Continues the Health Inequities and Disparities in Rural Areas Task Force |
| | | HCR102 | JORDAN | CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS - Requests the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to provide optional identification tags to inmates assigned to work in state buildings |
| | | HCR104 | MANDIE LANDRY | CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES - Authorizes and directs the legislative auditor to conduct performance audits of Louisiana's state and local correctional facilities |
2. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/25/2023 |
| | | SCR30 | PEACOCK | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Commends and expresses support for economic trade and friendship between the state of Louisiana and the Republic of China (Taiwan). |
| | | SCR11 | POPE | VETERANS - Provides for the expansion of the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park pursuant to the Capitol Complex Master Plan as envisioned by the Capitol Park Interpretive Plan. |
| | | SCR25 | HEWITT | BESE - Urges and requests the board to prepare for implementation of an "education savings account" program. |
| | | SCR6 | HENSGENS | COASTAL PROTECT/RES AUTH - Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2024, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board. |
| | | SCR17 | HENSGENS | COASTAL PROTECT/RES AUTH - Approves the comprehensive master plan for integrated coastal protection. |
| | | SCR22 | BRET ALLAIN | FLOODS/FLOODING - Creates the Bayou Chene Operational Advisory Committee. |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | SCR32 | PRICE | HEALTH CARE - Creates the Task Force on Alopecia Awareness. |
| | | SCR37 | MCMATH | STUDENTS - Requests BESE and the Board of Regents to publish certain information annually relative to college and career readiness outcomes. |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Scheduled for concurrence on 5/25/2023 |
| | | HB142 | BEAULLIEU | CHILDREN - Provides for the termination of custodial property under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act |
| | | HB273 | FARNUM | PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION - Provides for the expropriation of property by a declaration of taking by certain political subdivisions of Calcasieu Parish |
| | | HB336 | BISHOP | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to the capital outlay process and reporting requirements (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB370 | MANDIE LANDRY | CRIMINAL/PENALTIES - Provides relative to criminal blighting of property (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB378 | DEVILLIER | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to the DNA database exchange |
| | | HB447 | PIERRE | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Requires agency referrals of delinquent debt to the office of debt recovery for collection to include certain information (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB474 | ILLG | GAMBLING/CHARITABLE - Provides relative to licenses for certain raffle games |
| | | HB479 | MARINO | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to expungement of records |
| | | HB28 | CARRIER | HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE - Designates certain portions of highways in Iberia and St. Landry parishes |
| | | HB320 | TURNER | NURSES - Provides relative to nursing education |
| | | HB334 | PHELPS | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - Provides relative to private insurance for certain deposits and shares |
Not yet scheduled for concurrence |
| | | HB80 | GADBERRY | CONTRACTS - Provides relative to the prior approval process available to potential suppliers (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB111 | HUGHES | TAX/TOBACCO TAX - Extends the tax exemption period for cigars and pipe tobacco products sampled at the Premium Cigar Association convention (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB279 | ADAMS | TAX COMMISSION, STATE - Provides relative to conveying by the La. Tax Commission of ad valorem tax assessment information it receives from local assessors (EN +$20,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB347 | LANCE HARRIS | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to court costs and civil filing fees in Alexandria City Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | HB350 | GEYMANN | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Authorizes the exchange of certain state property in Calcasieu Parish |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/25/2023 |
| | | SB17 | PEACOCK | LOCAL RETIREMENT - Provides for the composition, terms, powers, and duties of the Shreveport police and firefighters' pension boards of trustees. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT APV) |
| | | SB15 | REESE | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides relative to per diem received by commissioners of the Vinton Harbor and Terminal District. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB42 | FRED MILLS | WATER MANAGEMENT - Creates the Louisiana Watershed Initiative. (8/1/23) (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB53 | BERNARD | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the powers and authority of the commission of the Cane River Waterway District. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB55 | LUNEAU | SUCCESSIONS - Provides for procuration or mandate by a succession representative. (7/1/23) |
| | | SB102 | FRED MILLS | WATER MANAGEMENT - Provides relative to the Acadiana Watershed District. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB20 | MCMATH | HOSPITALS - Provides relative to hospital service districts and scholarships for certain healthcare professionals. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB24 | POPE | HEARING AID DEALERS - Provides relative to the Louisiana Board for Hearing Aid Dealers. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB29 | BOUDREAUX | HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to the use of a surgical smoke plume evacuation system. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB59 | BERNARD | PUBLIC LANDS - Authorizes the sale of certain school property by the Natchitoches Parish School Board and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. (gov sig) |
| | | SB64 | FESI | CHILDREN - Creates Ezekiel's Law and provides relative to protecting children from abuse. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB66 | FRED MILLS | HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to telehealth services. (1/1/24) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB68 | CONNICK | PUBLIC LANDS - Provides for the lease of property located within Jefferson Parish.
(gov sig) |
| | | SB100 | LAMBERT | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - Provides for advanced recycling facilities. (gov sig) |
| | | SB113 | HEWITT | INSURANCE RATES - Provides for certain insurance premium discounts. (gov sig) |
| | | SB143 | CAMERON HENRY | INSURERS - Provides for former officers or insolvent insurers. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB188 | STINE | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides for utilization review and approval procedures of claims for healthcare provider services. (gov sig) |
| | | SB36 | PRICE | SHERIFFS - Provides for funding of certain insurance costs for retirees of the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. (8/1/23) (EN +$123,000 LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB115 | BOUDREAUX | VETERANS - Provides relative to educational benefits for children, spouses, and surviving spouses of certain veterans. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | SB44 | POPE | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Provides relative to high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB51 | MILLIGAN | UTILITIES - Provides relative to the Louisiana Electric Utility Energy Transition Securitization Act. (gov sig) |
| | | SB82 | FESI | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to ignition interlock devices. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB83 | WOMACK | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides for certain change orders when certain unit prices are contained in the initial contract. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB98 | GARY CARTER | FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides for adding interest in bone marrow donorship to the list of options offered during application for renewal of a state-issued driver's license. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB101 | CORTEZ | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the distribution of funds from the Lafayette Parish Visitor Enterprise Fund. (7/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX) |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | SB116 | CAMERON HENRY | BUDGET PROCEDURE - Provides for an increase in the allocation of funds to parish councils on aging for senior centers. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB131 | PRICE | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides for the commission for the Port of South Louisiana to set contract limits. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB146 | CORTEZ | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for Megaprojects Leverage Fund investments. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | SB160 | CORTEZ | HORSE RACING - Provides relative to the powers and duties of the Louisiana Racing Commission. (7/1/23) |
| | | SB182 | CONNICK | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Increases penalties for violations relative to the purchase of junk, used or secondhand property or scrap metal. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | SB218 | WOMACK | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - Provides for powers, duties, and functions of the State Plumbing Board. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB21 | PRICE | PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS - Names the DOTD headquarters building in Baton Rouge in honor of Governor P.B.S. Pinchback. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | | SB26 | PRICE | ETHICS - Provides relative to public notice of hearings of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB30 | FOIL | EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS - Provides for the transfer of funds in an ABLE account of a deceased designated beneficiary. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV) |
| | | SB40 | FOIL | ETHICS - Allows the use of summary proceedings in matters pending before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB45 | ABRAHAM | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Provides for concurrence of a public school system prior to changing certain information assigned to a student in the data collection system. (gov sig) |
| | | SB52 | GREGORY TARVER | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides for technical corrections beyond the authority of the Louisiana State Law Institute to certain citations in the Administrative Procedure Act as amended by Act 211 of the 2021 Regular Session and Act 663 of the 2022 Regular Session. (gov sig) |
| | | SB63 | MIZELL | RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES - Constitutional Amendment to provide that the right of freedom of worship in churches or other places of worship is a fundamental right that is worthy of the highest order of protection. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) |
| | | SB81 | MCMATH | TEACHERS - Provides for the associate educator program. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB106 | SMITH | INSURANCE CLAIMS - Requires the insurer to provide upon written request of the insured claim file for certain records in connection with an unsettled property insurance claim. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB120 | BODI WHITE | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to the M.J. Foster Promise Program.
(gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) |
| | | SB135 | BARROW | MEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for services provided by a licensed midwife or certified nurse midwife. (8/1/23) (EN +$39,972 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB147 | ROBERT MILLS | SELF INSURANCE - Creates the Louisiana Churches and Nonprofit Religious Organizations Self-Insured Fund. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB150 | ROBERT MILLS | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Creates the Louisiana Literacy Advisory Commission. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB156 | DUPLESSIS | INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides that no property insurance policy shall prohibit an insured from hiring a public adjuster. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB171 | FRED MILLS | PHARMACEUTICALS - Creates the pharmacy benefit managers quality incentive program. (gov sig) (RE1 SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB184 | PEACOCK | CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Provides for repayment of personal contributions or loans. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB190 | SMITH | CONTRACTORS - Provides relative to certain payments for home improvement contracting services. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB191 | SMITH | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from entering into promotional agreements with gaming entities. (gov sig) |
| | | SB202 | BARROW | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to campus accountability and safety.
(gov sig) |
| | | SB206 | MILLIGAN | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Provides relative to foreign interest in certain Louisiana research facilities. (7/1/23) |
| | | SB14 | BERNARD | CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE - Provides relative to schedules of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB31 | MIZELL | CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Creates database to track trafficking arrests, convictions, restitution, fines, and civil asset forfeiture. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB49 | HEWITT | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Increases penalties for the crime of creation or operation of a clandestine laboratory for the unlawful manufacture of certain controlled dangerous substances. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB73 | ROBERT MILLS | CHILDREN - Provides relative to truancy and assessment and service centers. (gov sig) |
| | | SB103 | LAMBERT | NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT - Renames the Department of Natural Resources. (1/10/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB161 | LAMBERT | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides for the Louisiana Small Wild Catfish Processor's Act. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB210 | BOUDREAUX | OPTOMETRY - Provides relative to the practice of optometry. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB22 | WOMACK | CONSERVATION - Provides relative to soil conservation policy. (gov sig) |
| | | SB28 | CATHEY | AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES - Provides relative to grain sampling and grading.
(gov sig) |
| | | SB37 | BRET ALLAIN | HOUSING - Provides relative to the civil service status of employees of the Berwick Housing Authority. (gov sig) |
| | | SB57 | FOIL | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for the board of commissioners for the East Baton Rouge Parish Communications District. (gov sig) |
| | | SB58 | CONNICK | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for creation of a public benefit corporation in Jefferson Parish. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB67 | ROBERT MILLS | SELF INSURANCE - Requires certain financial documents related to the Louisiana Timber and Agriculture Transportation Group Self-Insurance Funds. (gov sig) |
| | | SB70 | FIELDS | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Authorizes the creation of cooperative economic development districts affiliated with Southern University and Louisiana State University in East Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB76 | FRED MILLS | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Creates a special medical district in St. Martin Parish. (gov sig) |
| | | SB87 | ROBERT MILLS | PLANNING/ZONING - Provides for the jurisdictional boundaries of the Benton Metropolitan Planning Commission. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB92 | FESI | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the board of commissioners of veterans' memorial districts. (gov sig) |
| | | SB200 | DUPLESSIS | EMPLOYMENT - Provides that retaliation against an employee for an absence from work due to genetic testing or a medically necessary cancer screening shall be an unlawful employment practice. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB222 | BRET ALLAIN | HOUSING - Provides relative to the civil service status of employees of the Morgan City Housing Authority. (gov sig) |
| | | SB229 | DUPLESSIS | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the boundaries and certain payments to the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and Development District. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB231 | BARROW | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides relative to the creation of the Mickens Place Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB232 | BARROW | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for creation of the Victoria Farms Crime Prevention and Improvement District. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB18 | PRICE | RETIREMENT SYSTEMS - Provides for benefit increases for retirees, beneficiaries, and survivors of state retirement systems and the funding therefor. (2/3-CA10s(29)(F)) (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FC SG RE) |
| | | SB39 | BOUDREAUX | FUNDS/FUNDING - Establishes the Community Options Waiver Fund and provides for dedication of revenues and use of monies in the fund. (7/1/23) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB43 | BOUIE | FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Exempts certain persons who sell trolling motors from licensing requirements. (8/1/23) (EN -$26,225 SG RV See Note) |
| | | SB74 | CONNICK | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Creates the Southeast Louisiana Port Authority Advisory Commission. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) |
| | | SB110 | TALBOT | INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides for patient's right to prompt coverage. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB124 | KLEINPETER | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Increases the penalty for driving a vehicle without a license plate attached. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB140 | FOIL | SEIZURES/SALES - Provides relative to online judicial sales. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB144 | CORTEZ | HORSE RACING - Provides relative to horse racing. (gov sig) |
| | | SB153 | WOMACK | FUNDS/FUNDING - Creates the Correctional Facility Capital Outlay Fund. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB169 | MIZELL | EVIDENCE - Provides for tracking rape kits from collection through conviction. (8/1/23) (EN +$737,541 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB173 | FOIL | HORSE RACING - Provides for the disposition of monies designated for horse racing purses. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB185 | REESE | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to the licensing and regulation of virtual businesses. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB196 | PEACOCK | CONTRACTS - Creates the Litigation Financing Disclosure and Security Protection Act. (8/1/23) |
| | | SB223 | MORRIS | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT - Increases the transaction fee for processing office of motor vehicles transactions in the city of West Monroe. (8/1/23) (EN +$53,848 LF RV See Note) |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/25/2023 |
| | | HR155 | DESHOTEL | UTILITIES - Creates a study group to study the barriers to deploying broadband across public and private property |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/25/2023 |
| | | HB147 | WRIGHT | PAROLE - Provides relative to the time period for disciplinary offenses prior to an offender being considered for parole (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB151 | WRIGHT | CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS - Provides relative to denial of parole (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB152 | AMEDEE | FAMILY LAW - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to fundamental parental rights |
| | | HB400 | GLOVER | HIGHER EDUCATION - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana State University and Southern University boards of supervisors |
| | | HB464 | FONTENOT | WEAPONS/FIREARMS - Provides relative to possession of a firearm by a felon (REF INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB498 | STEFANSKI | BAIL - Provides relative to a mandatory minimum bail amount for certain offenses |
| | | HB655 | GOUDEAU | CONSUMERS/PROTECTION - Provides relative to kratom products (RE1 +$88,100 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB439 | BRYANT | FUNDS/FUNDING - Creates the Victims of Vehicular Homicide Fund (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB519 | CARPENTER | VOTERS/VOTING - Provides relative to absentee voting by qualified incarcerated voters |
| | | HB544 | JORDAN | CIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to legislative continuances (RE DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB569 | THOMPSON | INSURANCE - Provides relative to homeowners' insurance |
| | | HB580 | HUVAL | MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Provides relative to the operation of a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunication device (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | HB588 | GAINES | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to convictions rendered by a verdict from a non-unanimous jury (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB601 | HUVAL | INSURANCE - Provides relative to bad faith claims against insurers |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/29/2023 |
| | | HB605 | SCHEXNAYDER | HEALTH - Provides relative to the regulation of consumable hemp products (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/30/2023 |
| | | HB397 | MINCEY | EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency requests during an emergency |
| | | HB514 | MINCEY | DISTRICTS/WATERSHED - Provides relative to property taxes generated for the Comite River Diversion Canal Impact Area |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Regular Order |
1. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
| | | HCR45 | DEVILLIER | AGRICULTURE - Creates the Louisiana Solar Siting Task Force to study the impact of, and alternatives to, locating solar energy developments on farmland |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | | HB14 | FIRMENT | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides relative to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law (EG SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | HB141 | WILLARD | ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMT - Provides relative to fees for certain alcoholic beverage permits in the city of New Orleans |
| | | HB178 | GREGORY MILLER | CIVIL/VENUE - Provides for venue for actions involving certain insurers |
| | | HB219 | CHARLES OWEN | TOPS - Provides relative to the application for federal student aid with respect to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB238 | COUSSAN | NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT - Authorizes certain members of specified commissions within the Department of Natural Resources to attend and participate in meetings via teleconference or video conference |
| | | HB249 | TURNER | TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM - Exempts prescription drugs and insulin from local sales and use taxes (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB351 | MANDIE LANDRY | MEDICAL MARIJUANA - Provides relative to a recommendation of medical marijuana in employment |
| | | HB481 | PRESSLY | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to certain unauthorized acts of motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, distributor branches, and converters |
| | | HB529 | EDMONDS | INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE - Provides relative to pharmacy benefit manager services provided to the office of group benefits (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB535 | COUSSAN | ENVIRONMENT/WASTE TIRES - Provides relative to use of monies in the Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account |
| | | HB581 | WRIGHT | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Provides relative to the creation of the Louisiana Port Authority (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | | HB641 | BISHOP | TAX - Provides for the termination of certain tax exemptions, exclusions, credits, deductions, and other tax incentives (EG INCREASE GF RV See Note) |