Bills & Legislation

PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Provides for naming the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory after Bo Duhe'

Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu IVRepublican

VITAL RECORDS/BIRTH CERT: Provides relative to the issuance of a death certificate in certain circumstances

Joseph A. OrgeronRepublican

HIGHWAYS: Designates certain portions of Louisiana Highways

Vincent E. Cox IIIRepublican

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Adds veterinarians and veterinary clinics to the definitions of "healthcare professional" and "healthcare facility" for purposes of certain assault and battery offenses. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

William "Bill" Wheat Jr.Republican

COURTS: Provides for the jurisdictional limit for the City Court of Hammond. (8/1/25)

William "Bill" Wheat Jr.Republican

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to post-sentence statements and documents (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Nicholas MuscarelloRepublican

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 (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Christopher TurnerRepublican

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to the applicability of firearm enhancement provisions and penalties to plea agreements

Tony BacalaRepublican

TRANSPORTATION: Provides relative to the Regional Transit Authority

Shaun Raphael MenaDemocrat

HIGHER EDUCATION: Provides for a privacy waiver relative to certain mental health information of postsecondary education students

Delisha BoydDemocrat

LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS: Names the boat launch at Bussey Brake the William Kinnison "Kinny" Haddox Boat Launch. (8/1/25)

Stewart Cathey Jr.Republican

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides relative to records of prosecutive, investigative, and law enforcement agencies and communications districts

Tony BacalaRepublican

SCHOOLS/CHARTER: Provides relative to the assets of certain charter schools (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Rashid Armand YoungDemocrat

CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Alexandria

Jason Brian DeWittRepublican

CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Provides relative to the unlawful presence of certain sex offenders (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Debbie VillioRepublican

ELECTION OFFENSES: Authorizes political campaign signs to be posted on public school athletic fields and gymnasiums when a political candidate or campaign pays for the posting. (8/1/25)

Eddie J. LambertRepublican

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides for the designation of a postsecondary education institution as a "Purple Star Campus" (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Dodie HortonRepublican

CIVIL SERVICE/MUNICIPAL: Provides relative to the municipal civil service system for the city of Alexandria

Mike JohnsonRepublican

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: Provides for in vitro fertilization. (8/1/25)

Thomas A. PresslyRepublican

PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides relative to fire departments and public safety departments or agencies entering into an agreement with group purchasing organizations

Annie SpellRepublican

EDUCATION: Provides relative to the effectiveness of laws requiring reports to be submitted annually to the legislature by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department of Education and provides relative to certain commissions and advisory councils

Charles OwenRepublican

BUDGETARY PROCEDURES: Provides relative to Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget approval of capital outlay change orders (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Foy Bryan GadberryRepublican

STUDENT/DISCIPLINE: Provides for the transfer of school disciplinary records (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Stephanie H. BeraultRepublican

FISH/FISHING: Provides for recording of commercial receipts for fish sold. (8/1/25)

Eddie J. LambertRepublican

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Repeals provisions of the Vermilion Economic Development District. (gov sig)

Bob HensgensRepublican

PUBLIC LANDS: Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish. (gov sig)

Sam JenkinsDemocrat

FARMING: Provides for limitation of liability related to the utilization of gypsum. (8/1/25)

Robert AllainRepublican

PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for work performed by certain public entities to restore or rehabilitate certain levees. (8/1/25)

Franklin J. FoilRepublican

WATER/WATERWAYS: Provides relative to construction of bulkheads on certain water bodies in St. Tammany Parish. (gov sig)

Patrick McMathRepublican

DISTRICTS/COMMUNICATIONS: Provides relative to the membership of the board of commissioners for the East Baton Rouge Parish Communications District

Emily ChenevertRepublican

DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Provides relative to the Brookstown Neighborhood Crime Prevention District in East Baton Rouge Parish

Vanessa Caston LaFleurDemocrat

HIGHER EDUCATION: Requires certain postsecondary education students to complete an anti-hazing course (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Delisha BoydDemocrat

ELDERLY: Provides relative to disclosure of financial records available to the governor's office of elderly affairs

Paula Davis

HEALTH/EMERG MED SERVICE: Authorizes psychologists and medical psychologists to evaluate a patient via telehealth for emergency certificates

Josh CarlsonRepublican

CIVIL/VENUE: Provides relative to venue for claims involving expropriation for carbon capture

Robby CarterDemocrat

INSURANCE: Provides prohibitions relative to public adjusters and home improvement contractors

Roy Daryl AdamsDemocrat

CRIME/HOMICIDE: Provides relative to homicide (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Debbie VillioRepublican

REAPPORTIONMENT: Provides for review of local redistricting plans (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Polly ThomasRepublican

TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL: Authorizes the governing authority of East Baton Rouge Parish to distribute sales and use tax revenue collected on the sale of admission tickets to and concessions and parking at certain events (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)

Barbara Reich FreibergRepublican

JUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Provides for the territorial jurisdiction and election districts of the justice of the peace courts and constables in Iberville Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Chad Brown

HEALTH SERVICES: Repeals the termination date of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Gerald BoudreauxDemocrat

STATE SYMBOL: Establishes the official state children's Christmas book

Annie SpellRepublican

ADMINISTRATION DIVISION: Provides for powers and duties of the office of the state Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Beth Anne BillingsRepublican

CHILDREN/ABUSE: Provides relative to mandatory reporters of child abuse

Tony BacalaRepublican

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 (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Foy Bryan GadberryRepublican

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to procedures in capital cases

Nicholas MuscarelloRepublican

WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Provides relative to mallard hunting licenses for hunting preserves

Beth Anne BillingsRepublican