Bills & Legislation

MENTAL HEALTH: Provides relative to public camping (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Alonzo L. KnoxDemocrat

PRESCRIPTION: Provides for liberative prescription on mineral leases on state property. (8/1/25)

Glen WomackRepublican

TAX EXEMPTIONS: Constitutional Amendment to remove the income limitation for persons age sixty-five or older that qualify for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (1/1/27) (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note)

Michael "Big Mike" FesiRepublican

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Provides for a pioneering STEM technology program known as "Farm-Ed". (8/1/25) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to post conviction relief for defendants convicted by a non-unanimous jury verdict. (8/1/25)

Royce DuplessisDemocrat

UTILITIES: Provides for the regulation of certain broadband services (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Daryl Andrew DeshotelRepublican

ENERGY: Requires advance notice to surface and mineral owners prior to permitting or performing carbon dioxide sequestration activities (RE NO IMPACT SG EX See Note)

Danny McCormickRepublican

UTILITIES: Requests the adoption of enhanced regional transmission planning processes that use a multi-scenario, multi-value framework to ensure long-term national security, grid reliability, and resilience.

Royce DuplessisDemocrat

ENERGY: Creates a special task force for the legislature to work with the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Louisiana Board of Regents to assess the capacity of government, industry, and academia to model the behavior of geologically sequestered carbon dioxide and to develop a method, if necessary

Charles OwenRepublican

JUDGES: Requests that the Louisiana Supreme Court develop rules that prohibit judges from attending campaign events for other elected officials

Robby CarterDemocrat

CRIME: Provides relative to criminal blighting of property

Tammy T. PhelpsDemocrat

FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Local Infrastructure Fund (RE NO IMPACT SD EX See Note)

Daryl Andrew DeshotelRepublican

TRANSPORTATION: Provides relative to the annual registration tax applicable to trucks and trailers statewide (EG INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Delisha BoydDemocrat

LEVEES: Provides relative to the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District. (8/1/25)

Patrick ConnickRepublican

TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: Provides for an alternative to minimum bids when selling adjudicated property and requires costs associated with the termination of a lien certificate to apply to adjudicated property (RE NO IMPACT LF RV See Note)

Roger William Wilder IIIRepublican

ATTORNEYS: Requests the Supreme Court of Louisiana to require attorneys to complete a one-hour course on the legislative process as a part of the annual continuing legal education requirement.

Stewart Cathey Jr.Republican

PLANNING/ZONING: Provides for a cause of action for operation of short-term rentals. (8/1/25)

Royce DuplessisDemocrat

HEALTH/CHILDREN: Provides relative to a minor's consent for medical procedures and treatments

Emily ChenevertRepublican

STATE SYMBOL: Designates the Village of Cankton as the Accordion Capital of Louisiana

Julie Emerson

LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Requests the legislative auditor to provide information relative to the Louisiana Commission on Justice System Funding

Barbara Reich FreibergRepublican

POLICE/MUNICIPAL: Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief and police department in the village of Hall Summit

Dennis Bamburg Jr.Republican

ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS: Provides for a task force to study the best practices for training poll commissioners

Edmond JordanDemocrat

TAX/SALES & USE: Provides for the payment of vendor's compensation for the timely collection and remittance of state and local sales taxes (EG1 DECREASE LF RV See Note)

Troy D. Romero

COURTS: Provides relative to homelessness. (8/1/25) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Robert "Bob" OwenRepublican

LICENSING: Amends and repeals administrative licensing requirements relative to alternative hair and alternative hair design

Beth Anne BillingsRepublican

HIGHER EDUCATION: Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program (EG1 INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Paula Davis

SEWERAGE/N O WATER BD: Provides relative to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans

Stephanie HilfertyRepublican

CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Creates the crime of felony intentional infection of a sexually transmitted disease (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Pat MooreDemocrat

POLICE/STATE: Requests state police to assist with law enforcement duties until the conclusion of the investigation of the shooting of Brandon Davenport

Joy WaltersDemocrat

LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Authorizes and directs the Louisiana Legislative Auditor to evaluate public bid law, parish or municipal infrastructure project delivery, and legislative proposals to improve efficiency and timeliness in infrastructure project delivery

Ken BrassDemocrat

INSURERS: To authorize and direct the legislative auditor and the Department of Insurance to study the financial transactions of foreign and domestic insurers who are authorized to do and are doing business in Louisiana.

Patrick ConnickRepublican

ELECTIONS: Provides relative to foreign funding for elections and election campaigns (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Annie SpellRepublican

TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: Provides relative to adjudicated tax-delinquent property and the tax lien certificate process (RE NO IMPACT LF RV See Note)

Jacob BraudRepublican

ENERGY: Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Shane MackRepublican

INSURANCE/SURPLUS LINE: Provides policy provisions and exceptions relative to surplus lines insurance

Michael "Gabe" FirmentRepublican

ENVIRONMENT: Creates the Louisiana Atmospheric Protection Act (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Kimberly Landry CoatesRepublican

APPROPRIATIONS/GENERAL: Provides for limitations on appropriations to nongovernmental entities (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Phillip Eric TarverRepublican

TAX/TOBACCO TAX: Establishes the Youth Cessation and Prevention Fund and dedicates a portion of the avails of the tax levied on smokeless tobacco to the fund (RE -$6,000,000 GF RV See Note)

Ken BrassDemocrat

LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: Constitutional amendment to change the number of general bills a legislator may file during regular sessions that occur during odd-numbered years and for legislating with regard to dedication or rededication of funds. (2/3-CA13sl(A))

William "Bill" Wheat Jr.Republican

ABORTION: Provides for exceptions to the abortion laws of this state relative to rape and certain sex offenses

Delisha BoydDemocrat

LOAN BROKERS: Enacts the Louisiana Consumer Alternative Installment Loan Act (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Neil RiserRepublican

AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS: Memorializes Congress to consider eliminating the Transportation Security Administration at airports and shift the responsibility to airline employees

Raymond J. CrewsRepublican

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to certain pretrial procedures (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Edmond JordanDemocrat

EMERGENCY MED TECH: Provides with respect to prohibitions regarding the employment of ambulance drivers convicted of certain offenses

Shaun Raphael MenaDemocrat

TAX/SEVERANCE TAX: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to severance tax revenues remitted to parishes in which the associated severance occurs (EG -$65,000,000 GF RV See Note)

Larry A. BagleyRepublican

TREASURY DEPARTMENT: Establishes the La. Dividend Program within the Dept. of Treasury and provides for funding, administration, qualifications, and restrictions (RR SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)

Raymond J. CrewsRepublican

LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Extends health insurance coverage for the families of law enforcement officers and firemen killed in the line of duty (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Tehmi Jahi ChassionDemocrat