Senate Daily Digest
May 15, 2024
4:00 PM
Senate Chamber

Adjourned
 

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Roll Call

Prayer

Pledge of Allegiance

Reading of Journal

Petitions, Memorials, and Communications

Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading
 SR96BASSCONDOLENCES - Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Tommy Lance Russell on the occasion of his passing.
 SR97DUPLESSISCOMMENDATIONS - Commends and congratulates Iam Tucker for being named the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2024 Louisiana Small Business Person of the Year.
 SR99BASSCONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences to the family of Zachary Funderburk.

House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred
 HB556GLORIOSOWORKERS COMPENSATION - Provides relative to an injury producing the permanent total disability of an employee (RE SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note)
 HB598VENTRELLAPSYCHOLOGISTS - Provides relative to psychologists
 HB618BEAULLIEUWORKERS COMPENSATION - Provides relative to accident reporting and access to medical records and information related to claims
 HB761LACOMBETAX INCREMENT FINANCING - Authorizes certain municipalities to create tax increment financing districts
 HB868EGANMENTAL HEALTH - Provides relative to standards for psychiatric hospitals and residential substance abuse facilities (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading
 HCR73DUSTIN MILLERMEDICAID - Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Health to develop a professional consulting nursing service code for reimbursement of certain services for individuals with developmental disabilities
 HCR78CHARLES OWENHIGHER EDUCATION - Requests that Board of Regents and public postsecondary education management boards report to House and Senate education committees and Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on actions related to environmental, social, and governance criteria
 HCR87DUSTIN MILLERHEALTH CARE - Continues the Health Disparities in Rural Areas Task Force
 HCR130MENACOMMENDATIONS - Commends Reverend Marc A. Napoleon, Jr., on the occasion of his twenty-fifth pastoral anniversary
 HCR131GADBERRYCOMMENDATIONS - Commends the West Monroe High School baseball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2024 Division I Non-Select state championship

House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading Subject to Call
 HCR122GADBERRYSPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes May 15, 2024, as LMA Municipal Day at the state capitol

House Bills Reported by Committee
 HB128FONTENOTWEAPONS/FIREARMS - Provides relative to possession of a firearm by a felon (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB165BOYDCRIME - Provides relative to marijuana paraphernalia (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note)
 HB326HORTONPOLICE/STATE - Provides relative to occupational diseases for the division of state police (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 HB358BACALAJUDGES - Creates an additional judgeship for the 23rd Judicial District Court (EN +$462,884 EX See Note)
 HB373DICKERSONVETERANS - Provides relative to veterans' service offices (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB383GALLELIABILITY/CIVIL - Limits liability of operators of motor vehicles for harm caused to certain persons who are injured while illegally blocking a road or highway
 HB398HILFERTYLAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides relative to the New Orleans City Park Improvement Association and New Orleans City Park Police
 HB541LYONSCRIME/SEX OFFENSES - Amends the elements of nonconsensual disclosure of a private image
 HB578LYONSCORRECTIONS - Creates the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB669BOYDCOURTS - Provides relative to judicial security (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
 HB737DICKERSONCRIME/MISDEMEANOR - Prohibits a person from engaging in picketing at the residence or dwelling of an individual (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note)
 HB766KNOXVETERANS - Provides relative to educational benefits for beneficiaries of qualified veterans (EN +$100,000 GF EX See Note)
 HB776BRYANTDWI - Provides relative to operating a vehicle while intoxicated
 HB785SCHAMERHORNLIABILITY/CIVIL - Provides relative to liability for commercial motor vehicles
 HB816WILFORD CARTERCRIME - Provides relative to residential contractor fraud (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB819VENTRELLAEVIDENCE - Provides relative to the burden of proof when the justification of self-defense is raised
 HB830EGANDRUGS/CONTROLLED - Adds Tianeptine to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substance Law
 HB833DAVISCIVIL/LAW - Provides relative to in vitro fertilization
 HB851PHELPSCRIME - Creates the crime of tax lien property fraud (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB852MANDIE LANDRYCRIME - Increases the penalties for malfeasance in office (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB882LACOMBEALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides with respect to microbreweries
 HB901MANDIE LANDRYPARDON - Provides relative to the Crime Victims Services Bureau within the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB961MUSCARELLOCORRECTIONS/PRISONERS - Provides relative to the creation of a mental health transition pilot program (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
 HB969GREENCOURTS - Provides relative to certain judicial proceedings conducted by remote technology (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB970BEAULLIEUTOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS - Provides relative to the vapor product and alternative nicotine product directory

Senate Bills Returned from House with Amendments
 SB6CONNICKCRIME/PUNISHMENT - Creates the crime of unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another created by artificial intelligence. (8/1/24) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 SB46MCMATHHEALTH DEPARTMENT - Creates the Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Advisory Council within the Louisiana Department of Health. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 SB56WHEATSTUDENTS - Provides for the administration of medication to students by certain practitioners. (gov sig)
 SB73WOMACKWATER QUALITY - Creates and provides for the Community Sewerage System Infrastructure Sustainability Act. (1/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 SB92DUPLESSISCHILDREN'S CODE - Provides relative to the Safe Haven Law. (8/1/24)
 SB108SEABAUGHEXPROPRIATION - Provides relative to expropriation. (8/1/24)
 SB137GREGORY MILLERBANKS/BANKING - Provides relative to deposits for customers who expire while domiciled out of state. (8/1/24)
 SB165MCMATHCONTRACTS - Provides relative to noncompetition agreements. (8/1/24)
 SB166CONNICKPUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to seafood safety. (1/1/25) (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
 SB183GARY CARTERJUVENILE JUSTICE - Provides relative to academic plans for children committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. (8/1/24) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB219MCMATHHEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides relative to conversion requirements for health insurers. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB242BOUIEINSURANCE POLICIES - Provides for the use of satellite photos when inspecting a property that has been issued an insurance policy. (gov sig)
 SB251BARROWCORRECTIONAL FACILITIES - Provides relative to educational programs provided by correctional facilities. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB296BOUDREAUXHEALTH CARE - Provides relative to emergency medical services. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB316MIGUEZSCHOOLS - Provides relative to charter schools. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB337BOUDREAUXINSURANCE PREMIUMS - Provides for a premium discount for certain military personnel. (8/1/24)

Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee
 SCR30FIELDSENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - To urge and request the Department of Environmental Quality to study implementation of real-time community air monitoring and notification systems.
 SCR45FOILAGRICULTURE/FOREST DEPT - Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry to study and make recommendations on ways to increase urban forestry in the state.
 SCR57FESICONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to help all residents of Louisiana who are displaced by hurricanes.

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 SB265WOMACKCONTRACTS - Provides relative to public contracts and public works. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB508MCMATHSCHOOLS - Provides relative to required high-dosage tutoring for certain students. (8/1/24) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB509DUPLESSISPUBLIC HEALTH - Provides for violence prevention. (8/1/24) (EN +$95,613 GF EX See Note)

Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 SB14SEABAUGHCAMPAIGN FINANCE - Allows legislators to receive campaign contributions during a regular session in an election year. (8/1/24) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
 SB37KLEINPETERHUNTERS/HUNTING - Provides for feral hog hunting. (8/1/24)
 SB66MIZELLSCHOOLS - Provides for a five-day school week for public schools with exceptions. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB127CATHEYHUNTERS/HUNTING - Provides for the utilization of unmanned aircraft systems. (8/1/24)
 SB131GREGORY MILLERPRIVILEGES/LIENS - Provides for privileges on immovables. (8/1/24)
 SB158ROBERT OWENPHARMACEUTICALS - Provides relative to marijuana for therapeutic use. (gov sig)
 SB193PRESSLYCOURTS - Provides for the redistricting of the Louisiana Supreme Court. (2/3 - CA5s4) (gov sig)
 SB217MIGUEZELECTION CODE - Defines "deep fake" in the Election Code. (8/1/24)
 SB238SEABAUGHSERVITUDES - Provides relative to pipeline crossings. (8/1/24)
 SB250ALLAINCIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides for no right of direct action against insurer. (8/1/24)
 SB313EDMONDSSCHOOLS - Creates the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) Scholarship Program to provide educational savings accounts for parental choice in K-12 education. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 SB320KLEINPETERFISH/FISHING - Provides for largemouth bass bag and size limits. (8/1/24)
 SB321EDMONDSSCHOOLS - Creates the Charter School Facilities Fund within the Louisiana Department of Education. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)
 SB331SEABAUGHEMPLOYMENT - Provides relative to authorized payroll withholdings for public employees. (8/1/24)
 SB335COUSSANLOANS - Creates the Louisiana Commercial Financing Disclosure Law. (8/1/24)
 SB347HARRISHEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides relative to ensuring fairness in certain cost-sharing practices. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)
 SB368BASSHEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides for actuarial review of certain state-mandated health insurance benefits. (8/1/24) (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 SB381GREGORY MILLERCOURTS - Provides for the redistricting of the Louisiana Supreme Court. (2/3 - CA5s4) (gov sig)
 SB399FIELDSCOURTS - Provides relative to the election sections for judgeship of the second district of the First Circuit Court of Appeal. (2/3 - CA5s9) (gov sig)
 SB435MCMATHPOLITICAL PARTIES - Provides relative to the composition of the parish executive committee of the Republican Party in St. Tammany Parish. (8/1/24)
 SB448MORRISTRESPASS - Provides relative to criminal trespass. (8/1/24)
 SB450GREGORY MILLERCAMPAIGN FINANCE - Provides relative to expenditure of campaign funds. (8/1/24)
 SB454MCMATHMALPRACTICE - Provides relative to medical malpractice. (8/1/24)
 SB459SEABAUGHMINERALS - Provides relative to remediation of oilfield sites and exploration. (8/1/24)
 SB482CLOUDPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides for public records involving the security of the governor or his family and recommendations by which governmental decisions and policies are formulated. (8/1/24)
 SB502MIGUEZPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to public records requests. (8/1/24)
 SB504LUNEAUTAX/AD VALOREM - Provides relative to the assessment, payment and collection of ad valorem taxes. (See Act) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee Subject to Call
 HCR29ZERINGUECOASTAL RESOURCES - Reaffirms support for the annual Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Mapping Cruise conducted by Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and memorializes Congress to provide continued funding
 HCR35WRIGHTLEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT - Provides for a special joint committee to review the Administrative Procedure Act, the Louisiana Administrative Code, the public's involvement in proposed rulemaking, and comparisons of other states' regulatory environments

House Concurrent Resolutions 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HCR25BOURRIAQUECOASTAL RESOURCES - Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2025, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage
 HB226MANDIE LANDRYCRIME - Increases the penalties for public bribery (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB328MCFARLANDDISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST - Provides relative to the salaries of assistant district attorneys
 HB451SCHLEGELCRIME/THEFT - Provides relative to the crime of theft (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB463EGANSUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Justice
 HB505FONTENOTCRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to electronic bonds
 HB534FREEMANMTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Provides relative to the booting of motor vehicles parked on private property
 HB580MUSCARELLOCIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to bankruptcy
 HB723SCHLEGELPARDON/PAROLE - Provides relative to clemency procedures (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB752CARRIERRETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND - Provides relative to membership in the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund (EN DECREASE APV)
 HB20RISERLIBRARIES - Provides relative to administration of funds of the Catahoula Parish Library
 HB50BUTLERPOLICE/LOCAL - Provides for the qualifications for the office of police chief in the village of Pine Prairie
 HB78CARVERSCHOOLS/CHARTER - Authorizes initial proposals for charter schools with corporate partners to be made to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as Type 2 charter school proposals (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)
 HB83MOOREHEALTH/LDH - Requires the state health officer to require commercial body art facilities to disclose regulatory status and health risks posed by certain body art products and services
 HB93WILLARDVITAL RECORDS/BIRTH CERT - Provides relative to access to birth certificates (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB143BACALASCHOOLS/FINANCE-MFP - Authorizes the state superintendent to provide for a chief operating officer to make recommendations relative to the financial practices of local school systems failing to comply with the MFP's minimum instructional expenditure requirement (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB144GLORIOSOINSURERS - Prohibits issuance of property insurance policies relative to unimproved land and replacement costs of improvements on immovable property
 HB148GLORIOSOPROPERTY/IMMOVABLE - Removes certain restrictions on the disposal of immovable property by the governing authority of Slidell
 HB153BACALAEDUCATION/SPECIAL - Provides relative to special education (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB155THOMASREAL ESTATE/COMMISSION - Provides for expired and inactive real estate license requirements
 HB182TRAVIS JOHNSONDISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Creates the Ferriday Downtown Entertainment District
 HB183LACOMBEHOUSING/AUTHORITIES - Provides relative to the civil service status of employees of New Roads Public Housing Authority
 HB197CARVERSUNSET LAW - Provides relative to the re-creation of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
 HB281CREWSAIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS - Removes the ten year lease provision and the associated exceptions for airport facilities
 HB301AMEDEECOSMETOLOGY - Provides relative to cosmetology licensing requirements
 HB308ADAMSTELEVISION/CABLE - Prohibits discontinuation of cable service without prior notice
 HB375MANDIE LANDRYINSURERS - Requires disclosure of available discounts relative to homeowners' and motor vehicle liability insurance policies
 HB376RISERMEDICAL MARIJUANA - Provides relative to the regulation of medical marijuana
 HB407STAGNIANIMALS - Provides relative to support and service animals
 HB430CHARLES OWENMTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Requires the office of motor vehicles to accept proof of vehicle insurance from another state
 HB494WILLARDMTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Provides relative to special identification cards for children
 HB510GLORIOSOINSURANCE/PROPERTY - Provides relative to mandatory binding arbitration with respect to property insurance policies
 HB515HORTONCONSUMERS - Prohibits government restriction of choice regarding vehicles
 HB525WILLARDSEWERAGE/N O WATER BD - Provides relative to billing for services by the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board
 HB588CREWSWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council
 HB607CHARLES OWENLICENSING - Provides relative to locksmith licensing
 HB617DESHOTELUTILITIES - Provides relative to broadband
 HB620RISERLICENSING - Provides with respect to geoscientist license fees (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB623ROMEROCONTRACTORS - Provides relative to the membership of the State Licensing Board for Contractors
 HB646THOMPSONCONTRACTS - Provides for a contract limit for public work projects by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
 HB655DUSTIN MILLERMEDICAID - Provides relative to third-party liability requirements arising for prior authorizations and state claim inquiries
 HB694BOYDCULTURE/REC/TOUR - Establishes the Louisiana Music Commission within the Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
 HB695FONTENOTTRANSPORTATION - Creates an overweight permit to transport earthen material for government funded levee projects (EN +$50,000 SD EX See Note)
 HB753DESHOTELPLUMBERS - Provides relative to licensure of plumbers
 HB791BRAUDINSURANCE - Repeals the termination provision of the Sledge Jeansonne Louisiana Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
 HB922CHARLES OWENHIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 171 as the "Claude 'Buddy' Leach Memorial Highway"
 HB659PHELPSTAX/PROPERTY - Increases certain penalties relative to certain prohibited actions regarding tax sale property (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB921HILFERTYTAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Limits the determination of fair market value of certain real property by an assessor under certain circumstances (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
 HB23MELERINEPRESCRIPTION - Provides relative to the prescription of actions for violation of building restrictions
 HB65HILFERTYLAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS - Provides for the certification by the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training of the New Orleans inspector general and his investigators
 HB67DOMANGUEWEAPONS/FIREARMS - Provides an exception to the crime of illegal carrying of weapons for certain persons
 HB150TRAVIS JOHNSONDISTRICTS/SPECIAL - Provides relative to the Delta Agriculture Research and Sustainability District
 HB213HILFERTYCRIME - Provides relative to the crime of negligent homicide (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB236MCMAKINCHILDREN/CUSTODY - Provides for evaluations in child custody proceedings (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB269MUSCARELLOCRIME - Provides relative to the crime of simple escape while participating in a home incarceration program
 HB309COXGAMBLING/CHARITABLE - Provides with respect to compensation of personnel running charitable gaming events
 HB315MIKE JOHNSONPRESCRIPTION - Extends prescription on tort actions
 HB416JORDANCRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to expungement of criminal records (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB423MELERINECIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides for payment of recoverable medical expenses from collateral sources
 HB433ZERINGUEJUDGES - Provides with respect to annual financial reports on state and local court funding and expenses
 HB553BRYANTCRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to the disposition of certain records for seventeen year old offenders
 HB573DAVISALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - Provides relative to container sizes for beverages of high alcohol content
 HB621STAGNITOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS - Provides relative to vapor products (EN NO IMPACT SG RV See Note)
 HB639FONTENOTCRIME - Provides relative to the refusal of an operator of a motor vehicle to provide identification to an officer
 HB642ORGERONSURVEYORS - Updates standards for surveying and mapping
 HB670JORDANHEALTH - Provides relative to the Healthy Food Retail Act (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB772ZERINGUEEMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to cemetery emergency assistance and disaster relief
 HB784SCHAMERHORNLIABILITY/CIVIL - Provides relative to liability for damages caused by livestock
 HB824MARCELLECRIMINAL/PENALTIES - Provides relative to penalties for the unlawful disruption of the operation of a school (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB8MELERINESCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL - Prohibits the use of an appeals process for certain students who fail to pass state-administered tests required for high school graduation
 HB71HORTONSCHOOLS - Requires the display of the Ten Commandments in schools
 HB72JACKSONCAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOS - Provides relative to filing financial disclosure statements after qualifying for office
 HB82STAGNICHIROPRACTORS - Provides relative to fees collected by the Louisiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners (EN +$138,250 SG RV See Note)
 HB88MELERINECIVIL/VENUE - Provides for venue for actions involving certain insurers
 HB106JACKSONLOBBYING - Provides relative to the assessment of penalties on lobbyists for failure to timely file required reports (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)
 HB112WYBLESCHOOLS/LOCAL SUPERINTDT - Provides for the consideration of student achievement in literacy and math in the evaluation of local school superintendents
 HB137BRASSCHILDREN - Provides relative to the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board
 HB154MANDIE LANDRYELECTIONS/CANDIDATES - Provides for prohibited political materials and applicable criminal penalties (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB185NEWELLDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Provides for creation of Castle Manor Security and Improvement District in New Orleans
 HB186VILLIOPARISH/ORDINANCES - Provides relative to maximum penalties for violations of ordinances in Jefferson Parish
 HB188WYBLESCHOOLS/BOARDS - Requires local elected school board members to meet certain criteria prior to qualifying
 HB190FREIBERGEARLY CHILDHOOD - Provides relative to the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission
 HB322STAGNISTUDENT/DISCIPLINE - Provides relative to student discipline
 HB362KERNEREDUCATION/SPECIAL - Requires schools to provide information regarding tutorship to the parents of certain students at Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB392FREEMANMEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid and private insurance coverage for perimenopausal and menopausal care (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB429BRYANTSCHOOLS/FOOD PROGRAMS - Prohibits the use of imported seafood in food served at schools (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB458FONTENOTWILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Provides relative to the regulation window tinting for patrol vehicles owned by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
 HB476CARLSONELECTIONS/ABSENTEE VOTE - Provides for the delivery of absentee ballots by a person other than the voter
 HB492GEYMANNPROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION - Provides relative to eminent domain
 HB503CARLSONETHICS/CODE - Provides relative to prohibited transactions with the agency of a legislator and of an appointed board or commission member
 HB521FREEMANINSURANCE/LIFE - Prohibits the use of genetic information relative to life and long-term care insurance
 HB542COXMTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Provides for increased penalties for certain traffic-control signal violations
 HB579MCMAHENPHARMACISTS - Provides relative to pharmacist authorization to dispense HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis
 HB589GALLEMTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Prohibits a commercial learner's permit or driver's license if not cleared by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse
 HB593HILFERTYSEWERAGE/N O WATER BD - Provides relative to residency requirements for employees of the New Orleans sewerage and water board (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 HB603FIRMENTINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to claims of pharmacies and pharmacists
 HB609FIRMENTINSURANCE - Provides for the appraisal process and employment of umpires
 HB616GREENINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to actuarial reviews of healthcare legislation (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)
 HB672JORDANINSURERS/AGENTS - Provides relative to managing general agents
 HB679RISERLICENSING - Provides relative to auctioneers
 HB708FREIBERGSCHOOLS/CHARTER - Removes requirements that charter schools meet a certain threshold with respect to the number of students with exceptionalities and economically disadvantaged students relative to its total student enrollment
 HB716CHARLES OWENLICENSING - Provides for universal recognition of occupational licenses
 HB778BAYHAMTRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS - Prohibits the imposition of penalties via unmanned automated speed enforcement devices in a school zone in certain circumstances
 HB794GADBERRYPUBLIC CONTRACTS - Requires a political subdivision or agency negotiate a fair and reasonable contract with the most highly qualified firm for architectural and engineering professional services (EN SEE FISC NOTE EX)
 HB802DEWITTWILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Authorizes the use of dogs to retrieve mortally wounded deer
 HB828DUSTIN MILLERBOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides relative to the professional organization of medical psychologists
 HB861FONTENOTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to regional economic development organizations
 HB880SCHAMERHORNMTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Provides with respect to the renewal of truck registrations
 HB913SELDERSUTILITIES - Provides for transparency for utility bills
 HB937GEYMANNENERGY/CONSERVATION - Provides relative to landowner liability for carbon dioxide sequestration
 HB965HILFERTYSEWERAGE/N O WATER BD - Provides relative to billing for services provided by the sewerage and water board of New Orleans
 HB966GEYMANNENERGY/CONSERVATION - Authorizes unitization for carbon dioxide sequestration
 HB39MCCORMICKRETIREMENT/STATE EMPS - Provides relative to the reemployment of retired bus drivers of the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System (EN INCREASE APV)
 HB788ZERINGUEFUNDS/FUNDING - Relative to the Hurricane Ida Recovery Fund (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB846KNOXFISCAL CONTROLS - Provides relative to reporting on federal and state funding of mental health services (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB967RISERRETIREMENT/TEACHERS - Provides for the reemployment of retirees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana in critical shortage positions (EN INCREASE APV)
 HB59BROWNLAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS - Provides relative to the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training
 HB60EDMONSTONCRIME - Provides relative to the unauthorized use of sperm, ovum, or embryo
 HB94WILLARDJUVENILES - Provides relative to birth certificates and state identification for children leaving custody of the office of juvenile justice (EN +$7,001 GF EX See Note)
 HB125BAYHAMCRIMINAL/PENALTIES - Provides relative to the penalties for battery of a bus operator (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB127BAYHAMCRIMINAL/PENALTIES - Provides relative to the penalties for the crime of simple obstruction of a highway of commerce (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
 HB145BAGLEYINSURANCE/GROUP - Provides relative to group health insurance coverage for retired employees of the Sabine Parish District Attorney's Office (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)
 HB173FONTENOTCRIME/MISDEMEANOR - Creates the crime of approaching a peace officer lawfully engaged in law enforcement duties (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
 HB189WILLARDCRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides for civilian investigators to oversee taped statements of protected persons
 HB391BOYDPARDON/PAROLE - Provides relative to pardons
 HB445FONTENOTBAIL - Provides relative to bond forfeiture
 HB497FONTENOTBAIL - Provides relative to constructive surrender
 HB608WILDERCIVIL/LAW - Creates the Women's Safety and Protection Act (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB803MUSCARELLOCIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to interruption of prescription and venue
 HB823BACALAWEAPONS/FIREARMS - Provides relative to the illegal carrying of weapons
 HB874KERNERCORRECTIONS - Provides relative to electronic monitoring
 HB5CHARLES OWENPUBLIC FACILITIES - Provides relative to types of payment accepted at public events at public postsecondary education institutions (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
 HB7BOURRIAQUEDISTRICTS/WATERWORKS - Provides relative to the board of the South Cameron Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 in Cameron Parish
 HB47EDMONSTONVACCINES/VACCINATION - Requires that communication issued about immunization requirements include exemption information and applies exemptions not only to students seeking to enter school but also to students attending school
 HB95MIKE JOHNSONPUBLIC MEETINGS - Provides for the use of a consent agenda by certain school boards and parish governing authorities
 HB103MIKE JOHNSONPUBLIC MEETINGS - Requires certain public bodies to broadcast meetings live via television or the internet (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
 HB119ROMEROUNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides relative to the duration of unemployment compensation benefits and provides for extended benefits (EN +$81,550 FF EX See Note)
 HB146FARNUMSABINE RIVER AUTHORITY - Provides relative to board appointments for the Sabine River Authority
 HB156WILDEREMPLOYMENT OF MINORS - Requires a recreation or meal period for minors under sixteen years of age
 HB225BOYDDISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT - Creates the Tall Timbers Crime Prevention and Improvement District in New Orleans
 HB247ECHOLSUNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides relative to criminal penalties for accepting overpayment of unemployment benefits
 HB255CHARLES OWENCIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL - Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Leesville
 HB268MIKE JOHNSONPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to the confidentiality of certain records
 HB270BOYDASSESSORS - Provides relative to the application and fee required by the Orleans Parish assessor for a tax exemption
 HB271HUGHESDISTRICTS/HOSPITAL SERVC - Provides relative to the parish hospital service district in New Orleans
 HB272HUGHESDISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD - Provides relative to the Pressburg East Neighborhood Improvement and Security District in New Orleans
 HB285WRIGHTSTATE DEPARTMENT - Provides for the division of election integrity within the Department of State (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB303BOYERSNAP/FOOD STAMPS - Requires the office of juvenile justice to report if a juvenile is placed in custody for the adjustment of SNAP benefits (EN SEE FISC NOTE)
 HB323FREIBERGPARISH/GOVERN AUTHORITY - Provides relative to a travel allowance for members of the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish
 HB331KNOXTAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Requires the Orleans Parish School Board to be notified of certain agreements that affect property taxes levied in Orleans Parish
 HB340PHELPSSCHOOLS - Requires public school governing authorities to provide for a tracking system for parental complaints
 HB353GEYMANNHIGHWAYS - Provides for the use of golf carts on certain highways in the municipalities of Church Point, Lake Arthur, and Westlake
 HB357AMEDEEBANKS/BANKING - Provides relative to central bank digital currency
 HB363PHELPSSCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES - Requires in-service training for school nurses on caring for students with sickle cell disease (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB382DEWITTHUNTING/LICENSES - Repeals obsolete hunting license provisions
 HB390CARRIERLIBRARIES - Provides relative to compensation for members of the Allen Parish Libraries Board of Control
 HB393LYONSMENTAL HEALTH - Requires support services for individuals with dementia (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB400RISERHUNTING/LICENSES - Provides relative to lifetime combination hunting and fishing licenses (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)
 HB426MELERINEETHICS/CODE - Provides exceptions to the Code of Governmental Ethics
 HB428BOYDINSURANCE/PROPERTY - Provides relative to the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
 HB456DAVISEDUCATION - Provides relative to the administration of medication at school
 HB461JACKSONPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides for the confidentiality of documents related to local and parish economic development projects
 HB488WRIGHTCOMMERCE - Provides relative to blockchain and digital asset regulation
 HB493RISERCEMETERIES - Provides for the merger of cemetery trust funds
 HB555DESHOTELPUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS - Provides relative to contracts for garbage collection in parishes and municipalities
 HB558TURNERMEDICAID - Provides relative to the Local Healthcare Provider Participation Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
 HB560HUGHESDISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Provides relative to the New Orleans Regional Business Park
 HB561KNOXDISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL - Provides for a Lafitte Greenway Economic Development District
 HB562KNOXDISTRICTS/SPECIAL - Provides relative to the boundaries of the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and Development District
 HB596DESHOTELLOCAL GOVERNMENT - Provides relative to the election of home rule charter commissions
 HB602DAVISHEALTH - Provides relative to stock emergency medications
 HB629PHELPSSTUDENT/SCH ATTENDANCE - Provides relative to responsibilities of parents and schools with respect to truant children
 HB634FREIBERGTAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL - Authorizes the governing authority of certain parishes to distribute sales and use tax revenue collected on the sale of admission tickets to certain events
 HB635BAGLEYDISTRICTS/FIRE PROTECT - Authorizes Caddo Parish Fire District No. Six to levy a sales and use tax
 HB638MUSCARELLOPRIVATE SECURITY - Provides relative to entities practicing as licensed private security businesses
 HB643HUGHESHOUSING/AUTHORITIES - Provides relative to the membership of the Housing Authority of New Orleans
 HB660BAYHAMFLOODING/CONTROL - Names the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier after President George W. Bush
 HB677BEAULLIEUELECTION CODE - Makes revisions to the system of laws providing for elections (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB684RISERHUNTING - Provides relative to bear hunting
 HB713GADBERRYSURVEYORS - Provides relative to the practice of land surveying and the practice of engineering
 HB739FONTENOTCIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL - Provides relative to certain officers, employees, and positions in the classified fire and police civil service (EN DECREASE SG EX See Note)
 HB763BEAULLIEUELECTIONS - Provides relative to federal election guidance and funding
 HB768FARNUMPUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to custodian liability for public records requests
 HB795ZERINGUEFUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for revenue reductions from free and discounted recreational hunting and fishing licenses (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB799ST. BLANCGOVERNOR - Provides for the Louisiana Governor's Mansion Advisory Commission
 HB806GEYMANNCOASTAL RESOURCES - Provides for membership on the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board
 HB807FONTENOTFIRE PROTECT/FIRE DEPTS - Establishes service award eligibility for all qualified firefighters
 HB810GEYMANNNATURAL RESOURCES DEPT - Provides for the organization, duties, and responsibilities of the Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
 HB829LYONSHEALTH/LDH - Provides relative to the Louisiana State Interagency Coordinating Council for EarlySteps: Louisiana's Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB835MCFARLANDCOMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to electric vehicle charging technology and equipment networks
 HB839HEBERTINSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to step therapy or fail first protocols (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
 HB847ORGERONFISHING/FINFISH - Provides for the creation and use of the Marine Finfish Stock Enhancement Fund
 HB849ILLGHEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Provides relative to healthcare outcomes for patient's suffering with behavioral health issues
 HB856MIKE JOHNSONVOTING/MACHINES - Provides that the secretary of state shall be responsible for voting system maintenance and repair (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)
 HB869PHELPSHEALTH/SICKLE CELL ANEM - Requires continuing education for the treatment of sickle cell disease for physicians and physician assistants
 HB881BEAULLIEUCULTURE/FRENCH - Provides relative to the membership of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana
 HB883PHELPSHEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Allows the provision of data relative to sickle cell disease (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
 HB888STAGNISOCIAL WORKER - Provides relative to the Social Work Licensure Compact (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
 HB903NEWELLMUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM - Provides relative to the position of museum director for the Louisiana State Museum
 HB908AMEDEEVACCINES/VACCINATION - Prohibits discrimination against students on the basis of vaccination status
 HB917PHELPSEARLY CHILDHOOD - Provides that Act No. 84 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Legislature shall be known and may be cited as "Armani's Law"
 HB923BOYERMTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC - Provides relative to requirements for private training and driving instructor schools
 HB934LACOMBEENERGY/CONSERVATION - Provides for the dedication of revenue from carbon dioxide sequestration on state lands and water bottoms (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
 HB974CARLSONLIBRARIES - Provides relative to qualifications for library directors

House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call
 HB13EMERSONRETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Provides relative to the board of trustees of the Firefighters' Retirement System (EN +$16,600 FC SG EX)
 HB97MCMAKINCRIME - Provides relative to the crime of solicitation on certain highways and streets
 HB612MCFARLANDENERGY/PIPELINES - Provides a voluntary process for pipeline crossing disputes
 HB613FIRMENTINSURANCE/RATES - Provides relative to the ratemaking system utilized by insurers and rating organizations relative to rate filings
 HB686MCFARLANDPROPERTY/SERVITUDES - Provides relative to pipeline servitudes

Instruments Pending Senate Conference
 HB792BACALACRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to criminal adjudications (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)