Bills & Legislation

EMPLOYMENT/DISCRIMINATN: Provides relative to employment discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation

Delisha BoydDemocrat

BAIL: Provides for the factors in fixing the amount of bail and modifications of bail (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Wilford Carter Sr.Democrat

VOTERS/VOTING: Provides relative to early voting (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Sylvia Elaine TaylorDemocrat

CRIME: Creates the crime of intentional exposure to a self-spreading pathogen (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Beryl AmedéeRepublican

HEALTH CARE: Provides with respect to timely reimbursement of overpaid medical bills to patients by healthcare providers

Aimee Adatto FreemanDemocrat

REAPPORTIONMENT/SENATE: Provides for the districts for the election of members to the Senate

Joy WaltersDemocrat

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Provides with respect to transactions of financial institutions

Roger William Wilder IIIRepublican

COURTS: Provides relative to the election sections for judgeship of the second district of the First Circuit Court of Appeal (OR +$267,092 GF EX See Note)

C. Denise MarcelleDemocrat

CREDIT/CARDS: Provides relative to preventing credit card companies from assessing a fee on tax and tip

Stephanie HilfertyRepublican

TAX/INCOME TAX: Exempts certain overtime compensation and income earned from tips from state income taxation (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Jason Brian DeWittRepublican

BESE: Provides for legislative approval of the MFP formula for the 2025-2026 school year. (7/1/25) (OR +$49,880,040 GF EX See Note)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS: Invites the governor to address a joint session of the legislature on Monday, April 14, 2025, at 1:00 p.m.

Regina BarrowDemocrat

TAX/TOBACCO TAX: Increases the tax levied on smokeless tobacco and dedicates a portion of avails of the tax into the Youth Cessation and Prevention Fund (OR +$8,900,000 GF RV See Note)

Ken BrassDemocrat

ENERGY: Declares that carbon dioxide sequestration in Louisiana is illegal (OR DECREASE SD RV See Note)

Danny McCormickRepublican

TAX/TOBACCO TAX: Levies an additional tax on cigarettes (OR +$50,000,000 GF RV See Note)

Mandie LandryDemocrat

TAX CREDITS: Extends the duration of the La. Youth Jobs Tax Credit program and provides relative to eligibility factors associated with the program (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Steven JacksonDemocrat

ENERGY/CONSERVATION: Removes eminent domain authority for carbon dioxide sequestration

Rodney SchamerhornRepublican

TAX CREDITS: Establishes a tax credit for the installation of dashboard cameras and telematics systems in certain commercial vehicles (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Michael "Gabe" FirmentRepublican

DISTRICTS/RAILROAD: Provides relative to the Northeast Louisiana Multimodal District

Francis C. ThompsonRepublican

GAMBLING/CHARITABLE: Provides relative to charitable gaming (OR INCREASE SG RV See Note)

Marcus Anthony BryantDemocrat

SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Provides state supplemental pay to public emergency medical services practitioners (OR +$5,040,000 GF EX See Note)

Larry A. BagleyRepublican

INSURANCE: Provides relative to referrals for sales of insurance

Kyle M. Green Jr.Democrat

SENATE: Provides for redistricting of the Louisiana Senate. (See Act)

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Provides relative to sentencing of defendants who are victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or human trafficking. (8/1/25)

Beth MizellRepublican

CONGRESS: Provides for redistricting of Louisiana congressional districts. (See Act)

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

RETIREMENT BENEFITS: Requires fiduciaries of public retirement systems to make investment decisions based solely on financial factors. (6/30/25) (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)

Valarie HodgesRepublican

HEALTH/MEDICAL TREATMENT: Provides relative to medical intervention (EG INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Beryl AmedéeRepublican

TAX/SALES & USE: Exempts sales of goods through coin-operated vending machines from sales and use tax (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Jeremy LaCombeRepublican

RACING/HORSE: Provides relative to offtrack wagering facilities (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Kyle M. Green Jr.Democrat

PUBLIC PROPERTY: Relative to municipal, parish, and state governmental entities, provides for conditions pertaining to security for the issuance of permits for outdoor events and the release of certain surveillance video (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Marcus Anthony BryantDemocrat

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

Josh CarlsonRepublican

WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Establishes a red drum tag program (OR INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Joseph A. OrgeronRepublican

MTR VEHICLE/INSPECTION: Eliminates the state inspection sticker requirement for certain vehicles (OR -$14,193,672 SG RV See Note)

Larry A. BagleyRepublican

SCHOOLS: Authorizes public school personnel to conduct weapon screenings of students upon entry onto a school campus

Chad Brown

TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: Provides for the assessment of bank stocks for purposes of calculating ad valorem tax liability of certain banks (OR DECREASE LF RV See Note)

Kim CarverRepublican

MTR VEHICLE/INSPECTION: Provides relative to a motor vehicle inspection tax (OR +$8,333,410 SG RV See Note)

Larry A. BagleyRepublican

TAX CREDITS: Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit (OR -$64,600,000 GF RV See Note)

Matthew Willard

CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Provides relative to sentencing guidelines (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Wilford Carter Sr.Democrat

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit entitled Wilkerson v. State of La. et al.

Jack McFarlandRepublican

HOUSING/AUTHORITIES: Provides relative to the Houma-Terrebonne Housing Authority

Beryl AmedéeRepublican

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Provides relative to the release of inmates during a declared disaster

Jack "Jay" William Gallé Jr.Republican

GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER: Provides for a local option gaming election on the operation of video draw poker devices in Concordia Parish (OR INCREASE LF EX See Note)

C. Travis JohnsonDemocrat

RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS: Provides relative to retirement eligibility in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (OR +$154,400,000 APV)

Larry A. BagleyRepublican

TAX/INCOME TAX: Repeals the motion picture production tax credit and reduces the individual income tax rate (OR -$310,300,000 GF RV See Note)

Danny McCormickRepublican

PARISH/ORLEANS: Provides relative to certain housing developments in the city of New Orleans

Mandie LandryDemocrat

TAX CREDITS: Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who claim a dependent under the age of six (OR -$65,200,000 GF RV See Note)

Matthew Willard

FUNDS/FUNDING: Dedicates revenue to the College and University Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Fund (OR -$100,000,000 GF RV See Note)

Christopher TurnerRepublican