Bills & Legislation

WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides with respect to the selection of vocation rehabilitation counselors

Shaun Raphael MenaDemocrat

TOPS: Provides relative to repayment of certain TOPS award amounts under certain circumstances (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Sr. EganRepublican

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Alvin J. Clouatre, Jr. v. Eagle, Inc. et al.

Mandie LandryDemocrat

CRIME: Creates the crime of second degree cruelty to the elderly and persons with infirmities (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons WileyRepublican

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMT: Provides relative to limitations on the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage permits

Steven JacksonDemocrat

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Shelia Ann Brooks v. Mebrahtom et al.

Jeremy LaCombeRepublican

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Deborah L. Reynolds v. Beauregard Parish Police Jury et al.

Phillip Eric TarverRepublican

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Gina Raymond v. Allstate Ins. Co. et al.

Debbie VillioRepublican

RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS: Prohibits certain post-divorce earnable compensation in the Firefighters' Retirement System from being included in a former spouse's portion of community property (EG NO INPACT APV)

Timothy P. KernerRepublican

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to access to personal information of a victim of a sex offense

Delisha BoydDemocrat

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for the payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Angela Melerine et al. v. DOTD

Jr. BayhamRepublican

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funding for the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Anthony Murray v. State of La., through the Dept. of Transportation and Development

Mike JohnsonRepublican

JURY DUTY: Permits jurors to donate their per diem compensation to the formal program of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

Barbara Reich FreibergRepublican

TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: Requires annual reporting on amounts of ad valorem taxes collected in each parish (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Daryl Andrew DeshotelRepublican

STATE SYMBOL: Recognizes the mottled duck as the official state waterfowl

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

CRIME: Provides relative to reckless operation of a vehicle (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the office of the state public defender (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Nicholas MuscarelloRepublican

DISTRICTS/SPECIAL: Creates the Faubourg Nouveau Marigny Improvement District in Orleans Parish

Alonzo L. KnoxDemocrat

COLLEGES/FACULTY: Prohibits public postsecondary education institutions from retaliating against faculty members for disclosing certain alleged violations or exercising academic freedom or free speech

Charles OwenRepublican

CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Extends the time delay for filing of oppositions to motions for summary judgment

Gary CarterDemocrat

COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Increases the jurisdictional threshold for justice of peace courts

Jr. BayhamRepublican

SCHOOLS: Provides relative to overcapacity of schools within certain school districts (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Aimee Adatto FreemanDemocrat

CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to recoverable medical expenses

Josh CarlsonRepublican

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

C. Denise MarcelleDemocrat

TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Modifies certain operations within the Department of Transportation and Development and the Highway Priority Program

Jacob BraudRepublican

FAIRS/FESTIVALS: Provides for the annual closure of the Acadia Parish Courthouse in recognition of the International Rice Festival

Cameron HenryRepublican

CRIME: Creates the crime of felony speeding (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

APPROPRIATIONS: Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2026-2027

Jack McFarlandRepublican

EARLY CHILDHOOD ED: Provides relative to nonpublic prekindergarten programs. (8/1/26)

Stewart Jr. CatheyRepublican

TREASURY DEPARTMENT: Transfers certain responsibilities from the office of the treasurer to the office of motor vehicles. (8/1/26)

Kirk TalbotRepublican

ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 93 in Lafayette Parish as the "Desert Shield-Desert Storm Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (OR +$1,500 SG EX See Note)

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

FISH/FISHING: Provides for the menhaden fishery. (8/1/26)

Michael "Big Mike" FesiRepublican

PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: Provides that the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry has the exclusive authority to make certain decisions related to pesticide labeling. (8/1/26)

Stewart Jr. CatheyRepublican

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Creates a public registry for repeat domestic violence offenders. (8/1/26)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

PARISHES: Requires that notice of introduction of a bill changing the method and amount of compensation or mileage paid school board members be posted on the official website of the school board. (8/1/26)

Michael "Big Mike" FesiRepublican

FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Creates the "Classic Black" specialty license plate. (8/1/26)

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

TAX CREDITS: Exempts the Dept. of Education from enrollment verification requirements for certain students

Barbara Reich FreibergRepublican

CRIMINAL/RECORDS: Provides relative to the release of police body camera footage

Tehmi Jahi ChassionDemocrat

COURTS: Requires a final decision rendered by a court to be binding on all courts of equal jurisdiction

Candace N. NewellDemocrat

LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Extends health insurance coverage for families of law enforcement officers and firemen employed in Lafayette Parish who are killed in the line of duty

Tehmi Jahi ChassionDemocrat

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to self-exclusion from establishments that sell alcohol

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: Modifies the issuance of certification cards for commercial applicators, pesticide salespersons, and agricultural consultants

Cameron HenryRepublican

TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY: Authorizes the town of Blanchard to levy a hotel occupancy tax

Joy WaltersDemocrat

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Creates a state identification card designation for citizens with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Joy WaltersDemocrat