Roll Call |
Prayer |
Pledge of Allegiance |
Reading of Journal |
Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
Senate Bills on Second Reading |
| | | SB246 | ABRAHAM | EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Provides with respect to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program. (gov sig) |
| | | SB247 | ALLAIN | PROPERTY INSURANCE - Provides relative to insurance rate regulation. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB248 | CLOUD | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides relative to employer contributions. (8/1/25) |
Senate Resolutions 2nd Reading |
| | | SR116 | DUPLESSIS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends and congratulates the Academy of the Sacred Heart Girls Golf Team for winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association's Girls Division II State Golf Championship. |
| | | SR117 | KLEINPETER | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Provides for West Baton Rouge Parish Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. |
| | | SR118 | SELDERS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends and congratulates Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) Softball team for reaching the semifinals of the South-Central District Tournament in Piedmont, Oklahoma. |
| | | SR119 | MIZELL | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Requests the Louisiana Department of Education to develop and implement a system for collecting and reporting aggregated, non-identifiable data on suicide risk assessments conducted in public schools. |
| | | SR120 | BARROW | COURTS - Requests the Senate Committee on Finance, or a subcommittee thereof, to study and make recommendations on court costs in suits involving the state and political subdivisions in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. |
| | | SR122 | MIZELL | GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS - Requests local governing authorities to adopt abatement of public nuisances ordinances to deter illicit businesses, including massage therapy establishments operating without a license or engaging in criminal acts. |
| | | SR123 | DUPLESSIS | LAW ENFORCEMENT - To urge and request law enforcement agencies in Louisiana to use restorative approaches in their efforts to keep the communities they serve safe and healthy. |
| | | SR124 | MCMATH | FARMING - Expresses support for Louisiana farmers in light of ongoing market fluctuations, staffing changes, and funding cuts to state and local departments at the federal level. |
Senate Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading |
| | | SCR40 | EDMONDS | STUDENTS - Creates the K-12 School Safety Task Force to study and make recommendations relative to school safety and security. |
| | | SCR41 | EDMONDS | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - To commend SomebodysPraying.com and to proclaim July 2025, as a month of prayer and fasting to God so as to receive His blessings, grace, and mercy for our state and nation. |
| | | SCR42 | BARROW | CONDOLENCES - Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Melvin Lee "Kip" Holden on the occasion of his passing. |
House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred |
| | | 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 |
| | | HB3 | EMERSON | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act |
| | | HB126 | LYONS | COUNCILS ON AGING - Modifies the funding formula used to determine minimum state funding allocations to parish councils on aging and increases the minimum aggregate total that is to be appropriated annually to the office of elderly affairs for such allocations (EG +$3,524,736 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB188 | CHARLES OWEN | TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM - Authorizes a local sales tax exemption for certain adaptive driving equipment and vehicle modifications (EG -$83,000 LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB199 | EDMONSTON | CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS - Provides relative to proceedings in forma pauperis for prisoners (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | HB257 | ST. BLANC | WATER/SEWER OPERATORS - Provides relative to receivership of water or wastewater companies (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB259 | TAYLOR | NOTARIES - Provides relative to bonds for notaries public (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB295 | PHILLIP TARVER | APPROPRIATIONS - (Constitutional Amendment) Limits the amount of State General Fund (Direct) revenues that may be appropriated in a fiscal year for recurring expenses and restricts use of such revenues above that limit (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB343 | DAVIS | SEIZURES/SALES - Provides relative to condominium associations |
| | | HB371 | AMEDEE | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS - Provides relative to the free exercise of religion |
| | | HB383 | BRASS | TAX CREDITS - Postpones the termination of a tax credit for C-corporations for local inventory taxes paid but reduces the amount of the credit for those taxpayers (EG -$158,000,000 SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB402 | KNOX | TAX/INCOME TAX - Authorizes an income tax deduction for veterans with certain disabilities (EG -$11,300,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB408 | DICKERSON | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Requires health insurance coverage relative to pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome and related conditions (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB423 | LACOMBE | HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS - Provides relative to healthcare providers displaying evidence of proper licensure in advertising (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB454 | DUSTIN MILLER | MEDICAID - Requires Medicaid coverage for certain doula services (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | 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 |
| | | HB462 | MCFARLAND | REVENUE SHARING - Provides for the Revenue Sharing Distribution for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 |
| | | HB463 | MCFARLAND | APPROPRIATIONS/ANCILLARY - Provides for the ancillary expenses of state government |
| | | HB493 | CREWS | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides relative to a property tax exemption for certain private aircraft (RE DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB517 | BRASS | TAX/TOBACCO TAX - Establishes the Youth Cessation and Prevention Fund and dedicates a portion of the avails of the tax levied on smokeless tobacco to the fund (RE -$6,000,000 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 (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB559 | ECHOLS | HEALTH/LDH - Provides relative to human services districts and boards (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB565 | SPELL | MEDICAID - Provides relative to third-party liability, claim adjudication, and timeliness of such within the state medical assistance program (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB575 | VENTRELLA | ABORTION - Provides relative to liability for the unlawful termination of a pregnancy |
| | | HB588 | MENA | TRANSPORTATION - Provides relative to the Regional Transit Authority |
| | | HB593 | BOYER | RACING/HORSE - Provides relative to the creation of Louisiana Equestrian Corporation (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB647 | MCFARLAND | APPROPRIATIONS - Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 |
| | | HB653 | DAVIS | TAX CREDITS - Transfers the sound recording investor tax credit program from La. Economic Development to the Dept. of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and extends the duration of the program (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB664 | MCFARLAND | LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES - Makes appropriations for the expenses of the legislature for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 |
| | | HB683 | EMERSON | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the disposition of certain state revenues through repeal of the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund and dedication of certain revenues to the Budget Stabilization Fund. (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB684 | MACK | STUDENTS - Provides relative to the use of seclusion and physical restraint to address the behavior of students with exceptionalities (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
House Concurrent Resolutions 2nd Reading |
| | | HCR2 | MCFARLAND | HOSPITALS - Provides for a hospital stabilization formula (EG +$642,278,828 SD RV See Note) |
| | | HCR49 | ORGERON | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates March 5, 2026, as Louisiana Academy of Sciences Day at the state capitol |
Senate Bills Reported by Committee |
| | | SB24 | MCMATH | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for dedication of revenue and use of monies in the Medical Assistance Programs Fraud Detection Fund. (7/1/26) (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | SB96 | MCMATH | MEDICAID - Establishes Medicaid reimbursement rates for certain behavioral health services. (7/1/25) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB202 | HARRIS | POSTSECONDARY ED - Transfers the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System. (2/3 - CA8s5(D)(3)(b)) (gov sig) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
House Bills Reported by Committee |
| | | HB24 | BACALA | RETIREMENT/TEACHERS - Provides relative to the optional retirement plan in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (RR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV) |
| | | HB123 | CARLSON | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to deferral of costs and fees associated with electronic filing requirements (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB211 | MANDIE LANDRY | TAX CREDITS - Modifies the definition of "eligible transaction" for purposes of the firearm safety device purchase tax credit (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB226 | FREIBERG | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for appropriation of certain monies in the East Baton Rouge Parish Enhancement Fund (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | HB249 | DEWITT | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to the use of court costs and civil filing fees in the City Court of Alexandria (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB347 | GADBERRY | BUDGETARY PROCEDURES - Provides relative to Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget approval of capital outlay change orders (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | 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 (EG1 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 (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | HB381 | BRASS | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Increases the population limitation of municipalities for purposes of eligibility for a waiver of the matching funds requirement for capital outlay projects (EG DECREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB523 | ROMERO | TAX/SALES & USE - Provides for the payment of vendor's compensation for the timely collection and remittance of state and local sales taxes (EG1 DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | SCR36 | FOIL | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Requests the division of administration, the Patient's Compensation Fund, and the Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board to consider implementation of an e-filing system for medical review panel requests and an e-payment system for filing fees. (OR NO IMPACT See Note) |
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage |
| | | SB37 | HENSGENS | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB39 | MORRIS | LIABILITY - Provides for limitation of liability of public entities for false imprisonment of an offender sentenced to a term of imprisonment. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB130 | CLOUD | MEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid. (gov sig) (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB155 | STINE | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for emergency vehicle equipment for licensed surgeons. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB178 | JENKINS | SCHOOLS - Establishes the School Employee Bill of Rights. (gov sig) |
| | | SB189 | JENKINS | BLIGHTED PROPERTY - Provides for creation of the State Land Banking Authority Act. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB207 | GARY CARTER | SECONDARY EDUCATION - Requires all public high school students to have access to available vocational and technical courses. (8/1/25) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB214 | DUPLESSIS | INSURANCE COMMISSIONER - Provides for the appointment of the commissioner of insurance. (2/3 - CA4s20) (8/1/28) |
| | | SB216 | HODGES | TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT - Authorizes the Department of Transportation and Development to use certain bidding processes. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX) |
| | | SB220 | CATHEY | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides for the revision of statutes relating to local agencies. (8/1/25) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | SB231 | REESE | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides for recoverable medical expenses. (1/1/26) |
| | | SB245 | CLOUD | FISCAL CONTROLS - Creates the "Transparent Responsible Use of State Tax-dollars (T.R.U.S.T.) Act" to provide for requirements for nongovernmental entities and provides for a nongovernmental entity database. (gov sig) |
Senate Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage Subject to Call |
| | | SB27 | TALBOT | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to the tax credit for donations to school tuition organizations. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | SB33 | ALLAIN | TAX/TAXATION - Authorizes an income tax credit for eligible state employees that identify cost savings in state agencies. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB57 | FESI | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Constitutional Amendment to remove the income limitation for persons age sixty-five or older that qualify for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (1/1/27) (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB86 | BARROW | JUDGES - Constitutional amendment to remove the mandatory retirement age for judges. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (1/1/27) |
| | | SB115 | DUPLESSIS | TAX/TAXATION - Constitutional amendment to extend eligibility for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption to certain persons. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (1/1/27) (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB183 | MORRIS | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Creates the crime of unlawful accepting of a thing of value by a legislator. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB196 | ROBERT OWEN | COURTS - Provides relative to homelessness. (8/1/25) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB199 | MYERS | INSURANCE DEPARTMENT - Provides for the authority of the Department of Insurance in instances of fraud. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB200 | STINE | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides for restrictions to international intercollegiate athlete's compensation, rights, and athletic scholarships. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB218 | DUPLESSIS | CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - Provides relative to post conviction relief for defendants convicted by a non-unanimous jury verdict. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB226 | HODGES | CONTRACTS - Prohibits foreign adversaries and prohibited foreign actors from participating in certain property transactions. (gov sig) |
House Bills 3rd Reading and Final Passage |
| | | HB345 | WYBLE | INSURANCE/PROPERTY - Provides for notices relative to residential property insurance |
| | | HB496 | HEBERT | INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Provides relative to lapses in required insurance coverage |
| | | HB549 | SCHAMERHORN | INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Provides a premium discount for commercial motor vehicles with dashboard cameras and telematics systems |
| | | HB51 | YOUNG | SCHOOLS/CHARTER - Provides relative to the assets of certain charter schools (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB71 | BRASS | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Revises the membership of the Dual Enrollment Task Force |
| | | HB83 | COX | HIGHWAYS - Designates certain portions of Louisiana Highways |
| | | HB109 | THOMPSON | STUDENT/LOANS-SCHOLARSHP - Provides relative to scholarships awarded through the Geaux Teach Program (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | | HB142 | MENA | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Provides relative to the Advisory Council on Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
| | | HB167 | TAYLOR | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 3188 as the "Veterans Memorial Highway" |
| | | HB174 | MCFARLAND | BRIDGES/FERRIES - Designates the bridge located on U.S. 167 in Winn Parish as the "Clayton Horne Memorial Bridge" |
| | | HB312 | GADBERRY | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Prohibits the state and any of its political subdivisions or agencies from using price or price-related information as a factor in the selection of architectural and engineering professional services for certain projects (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB373 | HUGHES | SCHOOLS/HIGH SCHOOL - Requires the Workforce Investment Council to perform an annual return on investment analysis relative to industry-based credentials earned in high school and provides for student data collection and sharing for this purpose (EG1 NO IMPACT FF EX See Note) |
| | | HB508 | LARVADAIN | TRANSPORTATION - Restricts a parking fee exemption to Louisiana disabled veterans parking at cruise terminals for the Port of New Orleans |
| | | HB566 | TURNER | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Establishes job order contracting as an alternative project delivery method applicable to deferred maintenance of public facilities by postsecondary education institutions for certain work types (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB8 | GLORIOSO | RETIREMENT SYSTEMS - Provides relative to membership in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System (EG SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC) |
| | | HB10 | BOYER | RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS - Provides for the reemployment of retirees under certain circumstances in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (EG SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV) |
| | | HB17 | PHILLIP TARVER | RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL - Provides relative to the deferred retirement option plan of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (EG SEE ACTUARAL NOTE APV) |
| | | HB19 | KERNER | RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Provides relative to the administration and participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan for the Firefighters' Retirement System (RE1 SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV) |
| | | HB28 | KERNER | RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Provides relative to the Firefighters' Retirement System (EG NO IMPACT APV) |
| | | HB131 | FARNUM | TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Prohibits the board of review in Calcasieu Parish from considering ad valorem tax assessment complaints to which the notice of complaint was provided via facsimile transmission (RE NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB374 | MCFARLAND | TAX/SALES & USE - Includes accommodations intermediaries within the definition of a marketplace facilitator for purposes of collection and remittance of sales and use taxes on remote sales (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB591 | WILDER | TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Provides for an alternative to minimum bids when selling adjudicated property and requires costs associated with the termination of a lien certificate to apply to adjudicated property (RE NO IMPACT LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB23 | MUSCARELLO | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to post-sentence statements and documents (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB66 | ROMERO | INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS - Provides relative to qualifications for participation in the Employee Insurance Fund for the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office (EG NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB80 | DEWITT | EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Provides relative to first responders |
| | | HB95 | ROBBY CARTER | WEAPONS/FIREARMS - Authorizes commissioned officers of the Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry to purchase their service weapon upon retirement |
| | | HB189 | TRAVIS JOHNSON | INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS - Provides relative to certain retirees of the East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Dept. (EG NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB361 | RISER | INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS - Provides relative to the payment of insurance premium costs by the Franklin Parish Sheriff's Office (RE NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |