Bills & Legislation

MALPRACTICE/MEDICAL: Provides relative to medical malpractice and the limitation of recovery

Timothy P. KernerRepublican

CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLOS: Provides for the use of campaign funds for clothing required for holding office

Jason Brian DeWittRepublican

OFFICIAL JOURNALS: Provides for publishing information and notices on a political subdivision's website

Kathy EdmonstonRepublican

CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to the examination and medical care of victims of human trafficking-related offenses and domestic violence offenses involving strangulation (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Aimee Adatto FreemanDemocrat

ATHLETICS: Requests the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to recognize dance, cheer, and lacrosse as sanctioned sports

Roger William Wilder IIIRepublican

LEGISLATION: Provides for required disclosures on local notices

Michael Robert Bayham Jr.Republican

BUILDING CODES: Requests that certain state agencies study and consider reducing the frequency of inspections and testing of backflow prevention devices, barometric loops, and air gaps

Raymond J. CrewsRepublican

HEALTH: Urges the Louisiana Department of Health and health insurers to increase reimbursement for Behavioral Health Crisis Centers

Barbara Reich FreibergRepublican

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Creates a Task Force on Utility Terrain Vehicles in collaboration with Louisiana State Police and other appropriate stakeholders

Chance Keith HenryRepublican

MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Requests that the Louisiana Department of Health require the submission of Managed Care Incentive Payment (MCIP) transparency reports

Steven JacksonDemocrat

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Encourages further economic ties and friendship between Louisiana and Taiwan

Mark Wright

HEALTH: Creates a task force to study the regulation of gestational carrier agreements

Terry Landry Jr.Democrat

HEALTH: Directs the Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners to study the feasibility and practicality of creating a physician review panel

Jason Brian DeWittRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Lane "Frenchie" Boudreaux for extraordinary heroism and self-sacrifice during the Vietnam War

Charles OwenRepublican

SCHOOLS/FINANCE-MFP: Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for FY 2026-2027 (OR -$12,159,331 GF EX See Note)

Laurie SchlegelRepublican

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Urges and requests the city of Shreveport to create an interest-free loan program for active Transportation Security Administration agents at the Shreveport Regional Airport

Joy WaltersDemocrat

LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: Provides relative to legislative sessions

Kyle M. Green Jr.Democrat

HIGHER ED/BD REGENTS: Requests the Board of Regents to conduct a study relative to the funding structure for public postsecondary education institutions

Tehmi Jahi ChassionDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 22, 2026, as Ascension Parish Day at the state capitol

Jeffrey "Jeff" WileyRepublican

ENERGY: Urges and requests the state, its agencies, and the legislature to repudiate the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022

Charles OwenRepublican

HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and report on gaps in acute healthcare access for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Rhonda Gaye ButlerRepublican

TRANSPORTATION: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development make certain improvements to Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish

Roger William Wilder IIIRepublican

HEALTH SERVICES: Memorialize the United States Congress to research treatment methods for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu IVRepublican

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Establishes the Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission

Michael Robert Bayham Jr.Republican

SEAFOOD: Memorializes Congress to pass the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026

Jessica DomangueRepublican

WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Memorializes Congress and the United States Forest Service to take such actions as are necessary to allow the use of dogs for hunting in the Kisatchie National Forest

Rhonda Gaye ButlerRepublican

ENERGY: Expresses the legislature's commitment to protecting private property rights

Jessica DomangueRepublican

CONGRESS: Urges and requests the United States Congress, the United States Department of Labor, and the United States Department of Homeland Security to authorize Louisiana to establish a pilot program allowing the state to administer and regulate the H-2B temporary worker visa programs for horticulture and landscaping, sugar processing, and seafood processing industries

Rhonda Gaye ButlerRepublican

MUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM: Directs the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to conduct a study, in consultation with the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum and the WWII Museum, of the feasibility of establishing a museum and trail dedicated to the Louisiana Maneuvers

Charles OwenRepublican

CORRECTIONS: Creates a task force to study the work release programs administered by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections

Chance Keith HenryRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the Louisiana Municipal Association

Foy Bryan GadberryRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 6, 2026, as LMA Municipal Day at the state capitol

Foy Bryan GadberryRepublican

CURRICULA: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve

Paul SawyerRepublican

SNAP/FOOD STAMPS: Modifies the use of SNAP benefits to include food delivery costs

Barbara CarpenterDemocrat

CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Creates the Louisiana Electronic Monitoring and GPS Oversight Task Force

Timothy P. KernerRepublican

LOTTERIES: Provides for the purchase of certain lottery tickets via the internet. (2/3 - CA12s6(a)(2)) (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Kirk TalbotRepublican

CONGRESS: Provides for the redistricting of Louisiana congressional districts. (See Act) (OR +$2,934,660 GF EX See Note)

John C. "Jay" MorrisRepublican

OFFICIAL JOURNALS: Provides relative to the official journal of parishes, municipalities, school boards, and other political subdivisions. (gov sig)

Michael "Big Mike" FesiRepublican

GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS: Provides for standards when constructing a residential roof. (8/1/26)

Kirk TalbotRepublican

MEDICAID: Provides relative to Medicaid. (8/1/26)

Thomas A. PresslyRepublican

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides for responsive verdicts for specific crimes. (8/1/26)

Alan SeabaughRepublican

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to fees for service of process. (8/1/26)

Alan SeabaughRepublican

FORESTRY: Provides relative to prescribed burning. (8/1/26)

Robert AllainRepublican

COURTS: Provides for the territorial jurisdiction of the Jeanerette City Court. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF)

Robert AllainRepublican

BLIGHTED PROPERTY: Provides relative to blighted property. (8/1/26)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

LIABILITY: Provides relative to burden of proof for recovery in tort claims of mental anguish and emotional distress. (8/1/26)

Gregory A. MillerRepublican

EARLY CHILDHOOD ED: Provides relative to early learning centers. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Regina BarrowDemocrat