MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | | HR39 | GLORIOSO | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Commemorates the celebration of St. Joseph's Day on March 19, 2026, and establishes the Italian American Legislative Caucus |
| | | HR40 | MIKE JOHNSON | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Joe and Ann Blackwell on the occasion of their seventieth wedding anniversary |
| | | HR41 | BRAUD | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates March 18, 2026, as Plaquemines Parish Day at the state capitol |
| | | HCR19 | CHASSION | CHILDREN/LEGITIMATION - Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the presumption of parentage |
| | | HCR20 | SCHLEGEL | SCHOOLS/FINANCE-MFP - Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY 2026-2027 (OR -$12,159,331 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HCR21 | HORTON | COMMENDATIONS - Commends John Keith of AllState Land and Timber on being named Louisiana Outstanding Logger of the Year |
7. Introduction of Bills |
| | | HB2 | BACALA | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the comprehensive Capital Outlay budget |
| | | HB3 | BACALA | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act |
| | | HB15 | BERAULT | RETIREMENT/ASSESSORS - Provides relative to the correction of administrative errors within the Assessors' Retirement Fund (EN NO IMPACT APV) |
| | | HB441 | FREEMAN | SEWERAGE/N O WATER BD - Provides relative to employees of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board |
| | | HB976 | TAYLOR | LIABILITY/CIVIL - Creates liability for recklessly throwing from a parade float |
| | | HB977 | BEAULLIEU | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to minors' use of applications |
| | | HB978 | LACOMBE | INDIGENT DEFENSE - Changes the municipality threshold relative to the mandatory assessment and remittance of special costs to the district indigent defender fund |
| | | HB979 | WILEY | LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS - Increases the benefit paid to survivors of law enforcement officers and firemen (EN +$800,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB980 | ZERINGUE | SUPPLEMENTAL PAY - Establishes additional qualifications for service on the Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB981 | MCMAKIN | FUNDS/FUNDING - Establishes the Law Enforcement Retention Incentive Subfund within the Law Enforcement Recruitment Incentive Fund (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB982 | THOMPSON | HIGHWAYS - Designates certain portions of highways in the state |
10. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | HR19 | BUTLER | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as Louisiana Nursery and Landscape Association Day at the state capitol and commends the members of the association |
| | | HR20 | MCCORMICK | WATER/RESOURCES - Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study industrial use of water from Caddo Lake |
| | | HR21 | DEVILLIER | CONDOLENCES - Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Sharon K. Fontenot |
| | | HR22 | CARPENTER | CONDOLENCES - Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of D'Orsay Deavenport Bryant, Jr., M.D. |
| | | HR23 | DICKERSON | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard and his law enforcement team for their work in stopping child predators |
| | | HR24 | TERRY LANDRY JR | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates March 17, 2026, as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the state capitol |
| | | HR25 | LARVADAIN | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates March 16, 2026, as Opportunity in Action Day at the capitol |
| | | HR26 | LARVADAIN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Zeta Lambda Omega Chapter, on the occasion of its one hundred eighteenth Founders' Day and seventy-first Charter Day |
| | | HR27 | DICKERSON | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Livingston Parish Fire Protection District #4 for establishing the first high school firefighter training program in Louisiana |
| | | HR28 | DICKERSON | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Live Oak High School wrestler Laken Griffin on winning the 132-pound weight class 2026 state championship at the Louisiana High School Athletic Association Wrestling State Tournament |
| | | HR29 | DICKERSON | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Live Oak High School cheerleading team on winning its tenth consecutive Universal Cheerleaders Association National High School Cheerleading Championship |
| | | HR30 | TAYLOR | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Wanda Theresa Anderson Davis for her professional accomplishments |
| | | HR31 | WALTERS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Chief Judge Ree Casey Jones and Caddo Juvenile Court on the achievements of S.T.A.R. Court, Louisiana's first specialized court against human trafficking |
| | | HR32 | WALTERS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Shirley Wills, the first African American woman elected to the Caddo Parish Police Jury, for her exemplary leadership and service to Caddo Parish |
| | | HR33 | BOYD | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Bishop-Elect Jonathan Everett on the occasion of his elevation to the office of Bishop-Elect at Rock of Ages Baptist Church of New Orleans |
| | | HR34 | CHARLES OWEN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Colonel Joseph Musacchia, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement from the United States Air Force |
| | | HR35 | WALTERS | CONDOLENCES - Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Bernard LaFayette, Jr. |
| | | HR36 | EGAN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends James C. Walsh on being named 2026 Hibernian of the Year in Louisiana |
| | | HR37 | WILEY | MILITARY AFFAIRS - Memorializes Congress to issue the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to U.S. veterans who served in Honduras from 1981 to 1992 |
| | | HR38 | CHARLES OWEN | CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and to restore the rights of privacy and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures |
| | | HCR15 | LACOMBE | WILDLIFE/HABITAT - Expresses legislative support for a request by Senator John N. Kennedy to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a study addressing the impact of flooded corn on migratory waterfowl behavior |
| | | HCR16 | FIRMENT | COMMENDATIONS - Commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of Guaranty Corporation |
| | | HCR17 | LARVADAIN | CONDOLENCES - Expresses the condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana on the death of Dr. Joe S. Green, "The Bayou Bishop" |
| | | HCR18 | BERAULT | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the Pope John Paul II Catholic High School Lady Jaguars Soccer Team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2026 Division IV state championship |
11. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | SCR10 | DUPLESSIS | CONDOLENCES - To celebrate and honor the life of Dr. Norman C. Francis. |
12. House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | | HB115 | BAMBURG | POLICE/MUNICIPAL - Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief and the police department in the village of Edgefield |
| | | HB208 | ROBBY CARTER | LOCAL GOVERNMENT - Provides for a local option election to establish term limits for members of the governing authority of St. Helena Parish (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) |
| | | HB465 | GLORIOSO | DISTRICTS/TAXING - Creates the Violet Economic Development District in St. Bernard Parish |
| | | HB964 | MCCORMICK | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish |
| | | HB965 | MCMAHEN | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 163 as the "Sergeant William 'Billy' Earl Collins, Jr., Memorial Highway" |
| | | HB966 | MOORE | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 15 as the "President Barack Obama Road" |
| | | HB967 | MOORE | PARDON/PAROLE - Provides relative to parole eligibility for certain offenders |
| | | HB968 | TURNER | CRIMINAL/JUSTICE - Provides relative to electronic monitoring and associated costs (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB969 | WILEY | CRIMINAL/VICTIMS - Provides relative to compensation for victims of criminal offenses (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX) |
| | | HB970 | MENA | CHILDREN/CUSTODY - Establishes a procedure for resolving competing custody orders |
| | | HB971 | STAGNI | MEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid reimbursement for rural health clinics (EN +$2,655,159 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB972 | BOUDREAUX | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 93 in Lafayette Parish as the "Desert Shield-Desert Storm Veterans Memorial Highway |
| | | HB973 | BAMBURG | STUDENTS - Provides for the development, review, and revision of student high school graduation plans |
| | | HB974 | WILFORD CARTER | BAIL - Provides for the factors in fixing the amount of bail and modifications of bail |
| | | HB975 | ST. BLANC | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Public Service |
16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | HB474 | YOUNG | TAX RETURN - Creates individual income tax checkoffs for donations to the Grambling University National Alumni Association and the Louisiana Tech University Alumni Association (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB487 | BAYHAM | MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Provides relative to running red lights (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | HB503 | ORGERON | HIGHWAYS - Authorizes utility terrain vehicles to travel on the shoulder of certain roadways in Golden Meadow |
| | | HB606 | BOURRIAQUE | HIGHWAYS - Modifies regulations pertaining to personal delivery devices |
| | | HB633 | BACALA | TAX RETURN - Modifies statutory timelines, penalty calculations, and exceptions for penalties for the payment of certain estimated taxes (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB707 | TURNER | PETROLEUM/OIL-GAS - Provides relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission |
| | | HB720 | RISER | PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Provides relative to the tacit dedication of roads |
| | | HB728 | BRAUD | MTR VEHICLE/TOWING - Establish regulations for intrastate towing by out-of-state operators and implement uniform signage for private property towing throughout the state |
| | | HB733 | PHELPS | MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Provides relative to reinstatement fees for certain motor vehicle violations (EG +$120,900 SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB846 | BAYHAM | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Prohibits drivers from obscuring license plates with coverings or films |
| | | HB852 | LYONS | TAX/INCOME TAX - Requires the income tax checkoffs for donations to the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and to Holden's Hope be inscribed on the individual income tax form (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB856 | FONTENOT | TRANSPORTATION DEPT - Provides relative to Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Construction Phase Contract (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) |
| | | HB868 | DEWITT | MTR VEHICLE/TRAILERS - Provides relative to the requirement that trailers have approved safety chains while being towed by certain vehicles |
| | | HB875 | PHELPS | MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Provides relative to lapses in motor vehicle liability security (EG DECREASE SG RV See Note) |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 3/17/2026 |
| | | HB78 | WYBLE | COURTS/CITY - Increases the jurisdictional limit for the City Court of Bogalusa |
| | | HB112 | BAYHAM | CHILDREN/CUSTODY - Specifies how miles are measured for the purpose of relocation of a child |
| | | HB148 | BAGLEY | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 5 in Logansport as the "Eugene Washington Memorial Highway" |
| | | HB149 | GLORIOSO | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney Memorial Highway" |
| | | HB190 | SCHLEGEL | LIABILITY/TORTS - Provides for a standard of care in certain activities related to software and computer programs |
| | | HB221 | ECHOLS | HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE - Designates the new bridge to be constructed over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 30 as the "President Donald J. Trump Expressway" |
| | | HB346 | SCHAMERHORN | HIGHWAYS - Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 171 as the "Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway" |
| | | HB354 | VENTRELLA | BRIDGES/FERRIES - Redesignates the Magnolia Bridge as the "Caleb Easterling Memorial Bridge" |
| | | HB355 | WYBLE | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 10 from the Washington-Tangipahoa Parish line extending east to the Louisiana-Mississippi state line as the "Veterans Park Memorial Highway" |
| | | HB356 | ZERINGUE | BRIDGES/FERRIES - Designates the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge on Louisiana Highway 315 as the "Elward T. Brady, Jr. Memorial Bridge" |
| | | HB358 | BERAULT | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 433 as the "Charles R. Bordelon, Sr. Memorial Highway" |
| | | HB384 | BERAULT | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of United States Highway 11 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Dan DeBlanc American Hero Memorial Highway" |
| | | HB427 | SCHLEGEL | CONTRACTS - Provides relative to the duty of care for online platforms that contract with minors |
| | | HB657 | BRYANT | HIGHWAYS - Designates certain portions of Louisiana highways |
| | | HB675 | RISER | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of United States Highway 425 in Franklin Parish as the "Assistant Chief Bill 'Putt' Linder Memorial Highway" |
| | | HB716 | BAYHAM | TRANSPORTATION - Designates the Chalmette Ferry terminal after the late Michael C. Ginart, Jr. |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HB207 | CHANCE HENRY | LICENSING - Provides relative to the Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board |
| | | HB300 | RISER | BANKS/BANKING - Provides with respect to the appraisal threshold for bank-owned property |
| | | HB331 | MACK | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the Louisiana GOP special prestige license plate (EN GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB428 | BAYHAM | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the "2023 and 2025 LSU Fighting Tigers College World Series Champions" specialty license plate |
| | | HB464 | RISER | UTILITIES - Provides relative to mandatory reporting of damage to utilities |
| | | HB587 | DICKERSON | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome specialty license plate |
| | | HB618 | MCMAKIN | ECONOMIC DEVELOP/DEPT - Increases certain fees assessed by Louisiana Economic Development (EN +$500,000 SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB629 | LYONS | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates a license plate for the Krewe of Athena |
| | | HB801 | MARTINEZ | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Creates the "Classic Black" specialty license plate |
| | | HB853 | MCMAKIN | ADVERTISING - Provides relative to misleading solicitations by nongovernment entities (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB891 | JACOB LANDRY | MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Provides for wildlife special prestige license plates (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Morning Hour |
12. House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | | HB901 | BOURRIAQUE | TRANSPORTATION DEPT - Provides for funding to certain entities for infrastructure related projects within the Department of Transportation and Development |