Bills & Legislation

TAX/SALES & USE: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the legislature to provide by law for the collection of all sales and use taxes imposed by any taxing authority in the state (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

Josh CarlsonRepublican

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Authorizes a school board to engage in a cooperative endeavor with a licensed early learning center to operate a microcenter at a school

Terry Landry Jr.Democrat

BAIL: Provides relative to the placement of a defendant's name into the National Crime Information Center registry

Dodie HortonRepublican

REAPPORTIONMENT/HOUSE: Provides for the districts for the election of members of the House of Representatives

Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu IVRepublican

REAPPORTIONMENT/CONGRESS: Provides for redistricting Louisiana congressional districts

Mike JohnsonRepublican

LOTTERY: Provides for the purchase of certain lottery tickets through the internet

Vanessa Caston LaFleurDemocrat

ATHLETICS: Prohibits schools from being members of, or participating in competition sponsored by, any intrastate interscholastic extracurricular athletic association or organization that does not provide for certain student eligibility procedures

John E. WybleRepublican

ATHLETICS: Prohibits schools from being members of, or participating in competition sponsored by, an athletic association that does not provide for a gubernatorial appointee, a House member, and a Senate member to serve as voting members of its governing board or committee

John E. WybleRepublican

PUBLIC OFFLS/EMPS: Provides relative to mandatory training on the prevention of sexual harassment

Raymond J. CrewsRepublican

NURSING HOMES: Modifies licensing procedures for nursing facilities

Stephanie H. BeraultRepublican

TAX/SALES & USE: Provides for centralized collection of local sales and use taxes by the Dept. of Revenue (OR +$10,674,073 SG EX See Note)

Josh CarlsonRepublican

WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Provides with respect to seizure of sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife legally possessed

Brett F. GeymannRepublican

HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway"

C. Denise MarcelleDemocrat

BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Changes the selection process for members of the Caddo-Bossier Parishes Port Commission from appointed to elected (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Danny McCormickRepublican

TOPS: Authorizes students who qualify for a TOPS award but graduate from an out-of-state college to apply unused award amounts to medical or dental school in Louisiana and requires repayment unless certain conditions are met (OR +$367,110 GF EX See Note)

Christopher TurnerRepublican

CRIME/MISDEMEANOR: Provides for the unlawful use of artificial intelligence in telephone calls (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Michael Robert Bayham Jr.Republican

SNAP/FOOD STAMPS: Provides relative to public assistance benefits for children (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Beryl AmedéeRepublican

HIGHWAYS: Creates Louisiana legislator district signs on highways and roads in the state (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Marcus Anthony BryantDemocrat

ETHICS/BOARD: Provides relative to penalties for failure to timely or accurately file required reports (OR -$408,000 GF RV See Note)

Tehmi Jahi ChassionDemocrat

REAPPORTIONMENT/HOUSE: Provides for the districts for the election of members of the House of Representatives

Edmond JordanDemocrat

PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Enacts the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

Mike JohnsonRepublican

CRIME/THEFT: Provides relative to contractor fraud

Joy WaltersDemocrat

TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Requires residential notice before road closure (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

ENVIRONMENT/WASTE TIRES: Increases the cap on fees collected for the Waste Tire Management Dedicated Fund Account and dedicates additional revenue for a tire buy back program (OR +$5,100,000 SG RV See Note)

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

ENERGY/OIL & GAS WELLS: Provides for the operation of commercial saltwater disposal wells (OR +$330,397 SD EX See Note)

Neil RiserRepublican

RAILROADS: Requires local railroad companies to remediate or remove blighted or abandoned railroad lines and associated structures

Tammy T. PhelpsDemocrat

GAMING: Provides for parish elections to permit gaming

C. Travis JohnsonDemocrat

WILDLIFE/ENFORCEMENT: Provides for rehabilitation of wildlife

Brett F. GeymannRepublican

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Creates a "Spectrum Alert" system to assist in locating missing persons with autism spectrum disorder (EGF NO IMPACT See Note)

Michael Charles EcholsRepublican

HEALTH/LDH: Provides relative to certain eligibility requirements for certain public assistance programs (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Beryl AmedéeRepublican

PUBLIC SERVICE COMN: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for certain common carriers and public utilities to be regulated by the Public Service Commission (OR INCREASE SG RV See Note)

Mark Wright

INSURANCE: Requires insurers or business entities promoting term life insurance policies to provide certain notices to applicants

Sylvia Elaine TaylorDemocrat

LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides that the timing and duration of regular sessions of the legislature may be set by joint rule of the legislature (EGF DECREASE GF EX See Note)

Kyle M. Green Jr.Democrat

MEDICAID: Provides relative to unauthorized fees charged by healthcare providers for certain treatments

Peter F. Egan Sr.Republican

INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to Medicare as the secondary payer for retirees with employer-sponsored health insurance (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Sylvia Elaine TaylorDemocrat

PROCUREMENT: Establishes priorities and requirements for purchases by the state and participating local governments from certain providers including prison enterprises and nonprofits assisting persons with disabilities. (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Michael MelerineRepublican

MOTOR VEHICLES: Requires driver's license renewal knowledge examination (OR +$20,000 GF EX See Note)

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

CURRICULA: Removes successful completion of a computer science course as a requirement for TOPS qualification (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Provides relative to the boundaries of the Melrose East Crime Prevention District in East Baton Rouge Parish

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES: Provides relative to medical emergency preparedness in correctional facilities

Edmond JordanDemocrat

COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to the regulation of artificial intelligence (OR +$256,243 GF EX See Note)

Delisha BoydDemocrat

CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS: Provides relative to the creation of screening procedures for the purpose of testing inmates for certain infectious diseases

Wayne McMahenRepublican

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides relative to recorded instruments affecting subdivisions

Nicholas MuscarelloRepublican

HOUSING: Creates the Louisiana First-Generation Homebuyer Assistance Act

Edmond JordanDemocrat

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Limits fees charged to Orleans Parish taxing authorities for tax collection services

Mandie LandryDemocrat

UTILITIES: Creates the Broadband and Cable Price Notice Act (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Mike JohnsonRepublican

CIVIL/LAW: Establishes strict liability for damages caused from carbon storage and transportation

Robby CarterDemocrat