Bills & Legislation

HOSPITALS: Provides relative to term limits for certain hospital service district commissioners. (8/1/26)

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

WELFARE: Provides relative to the pathway to independency workforce training and education initiative. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

COURTS: Provides relative to the courts and the judiciary. (8/1/26) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Mike ReeseRepublican

WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Provides for Occupational Accident Insurance for independent contractors. (gov sig)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Provides for air monitoring systems in certain facilities. (8/1/26)

Royce DuplessisDemocrat

GAMING: Removes sports-related proposition betting from the definition of permitted sports wagers and prohibits micro-bets and proposition bets. (8/1/26) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

INSURERS: Requires insurers to provide a minimum twenty percent discount to insureds participating in the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program. (gov sig)

Royce DuplessisDemocrat

POSTSECONDARY ED: Authorizes each postsecondary system management board to digitize student IDs for use in LA Wallet. (8/1/26) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Larry SeldersDemocrat

ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Provides for toll collections for state-owned toll facilities. (8/1/26) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Gary CarterDemocrat

AGRICULTURE/FOREST DEPT: Changes the name of the Louisiana Soybean Association. (8/1/26)

Stewart Jr. CatheyRepublican

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to children and family assistance programs. (8/1/26)

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

SUNSET LAW: Re-creates Department of Agriculture and Forestry. (6/30/26)

Stewart Jr. CatheyRepublican

MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides for third party service providers and enforcement of motor vehicle liability security. (8/1/26)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Creates the crime of disturbing the peace at a place of religious worship. (8/1/26) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Jr. WheatRepublican

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides for the crime of "unlawful deepfake" to be added to the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. (gov sig)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

WEAPONS: Creates the crime of unsecured storage of firearms. (8/1/26)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

JUVENILE JUSTICE: Requires the office of juvenile justice to submit an annual report to the legislature. (8/1/26)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

SCHOOLS: Prohibits the use of deepfake material against students enrolled in K-12. (8/1/26)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

VOTERS/VOTING: Provides for the voter protection act. (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

SELF INSURANCE: Provides for the Louisiana Churches and Nonprofit Religious Organizations Self-Insured Fund. (gov sig)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

TAX/AD VALOREM: Requires the tax assessor of each parish to provide property owners with a form for permanent registration of the homestead exemption. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

Stewart Jr. CatheyRepublican

PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT: Provides relative to alerts for missing persons. (gov sig) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Patrick McMathRepublican

GAMING: Provides relative to criminal background checks in the gaming industry. (8/1/26) (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Mike ReeseRepublican

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers. (8/1/26)

Jimmy HarrisDemocrat

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to civil investigative demands. (8/1/26) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Jay LuneauDemocrat

SCHOOLS: Provides for preventing bullying in schools. (8/1/26)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

CHILDREN: Provides relative to a caregiver providing care to a child in need of care proceedings. (8/1/26)

Heather CloudRepublican

LEGISLATORS: Authorizes additional funding for legislative assistants for legislators representing four or more parishes. (8/1/26) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for enforcement of ordinances by a municipality or parish relative to public health, housing, fire codes, building codes, zoning, vegetation, nuisances, licensing and permits. (8/1/26)

Stewart Jr. CatheyRepublican

WATER/WATERWAYS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act. (8/1/26)

Robert "Bob" OwenRepublican

TRAFFIC: Provides specifications for proper identification of school zones with automated speed enforcement. (8/1/26) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Robert "Bob" OwenRepublican

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Provides relative to the dumping of waste tires. (8/1/26)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

CONTRACTORS: Provides relative to the State Licensing Board for Contractors. (8/1/26) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

CHILDREN/FAMILY SERVICES DEPT: Provides relative to children in foster care. (8/1/26)

Patrick McMathRepublican

CHILDREN'S CODE: Provides for duties of the Department of Children and Family Services relative to child abuse and child fatality reporting. (8/1/26)

Beth MizellRepublican

FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for changes to the Water Sector Program. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Mike ReeseRepublican

GAMING: Excludes certain persons from participating in sports wagering. (8/1/26) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Mike ReeseRepublican

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides relative to penalties for violations of the Louisiana Insurance Code. (gov sig)

Adam BassRepublican

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to electronic bonds. (gov sig)

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to DNA detection of sexual and violent offenses. (8/1/26)

Beth MizellRepublican

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to apprentices. (8/1/26)

Royce DuplessisDemocrat

HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT: Establishes a Perinatal Bereavement Care Initiative within the Louisiana Department of Health. (8/1/26) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Patrick McMathRepublican

ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: Provides for instructions to elections commissioners. (8/1/26)

Thomas A. PresslyRepublican

TAX EXEMPTIONS: Provides relative to tax exemption budget and return on investment reports published by the Department of Revenue. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT SG EX See Note)

Mike ReeseRepublican

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana Military Advisory Council. (8/1/26)

Mike ReeseRepublican

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Provides relative to community psychiatric support and treatment (CPST) services. (gov sig)

Larry SeldersDemocrat

PUBLIC DEFENDER: Provides relative to the Louisiana Public Defender Fund. (8/1/26)

Mike ReeseRepublican

PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Increases budget cost minimums for professional services contract exemptions. (gov sig) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Mike ReeseRepublican

DONATIONS: Provides procedures and methods to execute gifts under the Anatomical Gift Act. (1/1/27)

Thomas A. PresslyRepublican

CLERKS OF COURT: Prohibits clerks of court's vendors from charging additional electronic filing fees in criminal and traffic actions. (8/1/26)

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat