Bills & Legislation

ENERGY: Urges and requests the Public Service Commission to study distributed energy generation and storage

Joseph A. OrgeronRepublican

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer of Coral Springs, Florida

Joy WaltersDemocrat

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Clarence Durham, the last living LaSalle Parish World War II veteran

Michael "Gabe" FirmentRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Italian Festival Royal Court on the occasion of the 2026 Italian Festival

Nicholas MuscarelloRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Heaven Riley Breaux for being named Miss Louisiana Teen USA

Candace N. NewellDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 15, 2026, as HIV and Hepatitis C Education, Prevention, and Treatment Awareness Day at the state capitol

Joy WaltersDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 13, 2026, as Social Work Day at the state capitol

Annie SpellRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the members of the 2026 Independence Sicilian Heritage Festival Royal Court on the occasion of the festival's eighteenth anniversary

Nicholas MuscarelloRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 15, 2026, as Child Care Association of Louisiana Day at the state capitol

Vanessa Caston LaFleurDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Teach For America for its efforts to improve educational outcomes for students in Louisiana and throughout the United States

Barbara Reich FreibergRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 14, 2026, as Acadiana's Red and White Day at the state capitol

Tehmi Jahi ChassionDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 15, 2026, as AARP Louisiana's 11th Annual Family Caregiver Day at the state capitol

Stephanie HilfertyRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Commends Film Louisiana and designates April 15, 2026, as Film Louisiana Day at the state capitol

Emily ChenevertRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the John Curtis Christian School girls basketball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2026 Division I Select state championship

Jr. IllgRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the John Curtis Christian School boys basketball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2026 Division I Select state championship

Jr. IllgRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Colette Hirstius on being named president of Shell USA

Shaun Raphael MenaDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Robert E. Smith Lupo for his service to Lakeview and the city of New Orleans

Stephanie HilfertyRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Charles Emile "Peppi" Bruneau, Jr., for his decades of service as a Louisiana legislator and Lakeview civic leader

Stephanie HilfertyRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Al Petrie for his service to the Lakeview Civic Improvement Association

Stephanie HilfertyRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Todd Wallace for his leadership during the recovery and revitalization of the Lakeview community in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina

Stephanie HilfertyRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Martin Landrieu for his service to the Lakeview community in New Orleans

Stephanie HilfertyRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Guy Williams, president of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust, for his assistance to the Lakeview community in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina

Stephanie HilfertyRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Freddy Yoder for more than thirty years of service with the Lakeview Civic Improvement Association in New Orleans

Stephanie HilfertyRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Joseph Giarrusso, III, for his service to New Orleans City Council District A

Stephanie HilfertyRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Etta Jane Harris on the occasion of her retirement as deputy undersecretary of the Department of Children and Family Services

C. Denise MarcelleDemocrat

MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS: Designates Tuesday, April 14, 2026 as Louisiana Automobile Dealer Day at the state capitol, commends the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, and commends the next generation of Louisiana's franchised new vehicle and heavy truck dealers

Bryan FontenotRepublican

ENERGY: Requests that the Board of Regents provide for a rigorous, peer-reviewed study on the potential effects of mixing streams of carbon captured from industrial sites and the air on the water supply and ecological environment and submit reports to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment

Charles OwenRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Carolyn Hill for her service to East Baton Rouge Parish and the state of Louisiana

C. Denise MarcelleDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 15, 2026, as The Arc Appreciation Day in Louisiana

Shane MackRepublican

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of J.L. "Joseph" Richard

Doyle BoudreauxRepublican

NOTARIES: To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the use of remote online notarization for executing certain authentic acts.

Franklin J. FoilRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Cheniere Energy on twenty years of investment, leadership, and innovation, and ten years of LNG export operations in the state.

Mark AbrahamRepublican

HEALTH CARE: Requests the surgeon general to develop a plan relative to informed consent.

Michael "Big Mike" FesiRepublican

JOINT RULES: Repeals Joint Rule No. 7, relative to the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and honors Dr. Paul Dean Coreil on the occasion of his retirement as Chancellor of Louisiana State University of Alexandria and to recognize his many accomplishments in higher education, public service, youth development, and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service.

Glen WomackRepublican

CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to ensure the timely passage of appropriaton measures that fully fund and align with the National Defense Authorization Act.

Larry SeldersDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Warren Morris upon receiving the 2026 Louisiana Sports Ambassador Award and on being inducted into the 2026 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Alan SeabaughRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Mike McConathy on being inducted into the 2026 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Alan SeabaughRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates John James Marshall upon receiving the 2026 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism and on being inducted into the 2026 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Alan SeabaughRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Sylvia Fowles on being inducted into the 2026 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Alan SeabaughRepublican

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Allyce Trapp Alexander on the occasion of her passing.

Mike ReeseRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends John Brady on being inducted into the 2026 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Alan SeabaughRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Joe Horn on being inducted into the 2026 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Alan SeabaughRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Gil LeBreton upon receiving the 2026 Distinguished Service Award in Sports Journalism and on being inducted into the 2026 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

Alan SeabaughRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes May as National Mental Health Awareness Month.

Beth MizellRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the Wossman High School boys' basketball team on becoming state runner-up.

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the Wossman High School girls' basketball team for winning their fifth-straight state championship.

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as Main Street Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Glen WomackRepublican

SECURITIES: Creates a task force to study the use of payable-on-death and transfer-on-death accounts and to report its findings and any recommendations for revisions to applicable Louisiana laws to the legislature.

Mark AbrahamRepublican

CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to authorize and fully fund the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act.

Glen WomackRepublican