Bills & Legislation

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

EMPLOYMENT: Provides relative to union dues and fees for certain public employees. (8/1/26)

Kirk TalbotRepublican

SCHOOLS: Requires the posting of signs in student health centers at public schools, colleges, and universities to provide information on available pregnancy resources. (gov sig) (RE NO IMPACT See Note)

Heather CloudRepublican

PUBLIC WORKS: Provides for notice of nonpayment of subcontractors on public works projects. (8/1/26)

Gregory A. MillerRepublican

NURSING HOMES: Provides for an extension to the moratorium for nursing facilities. (8/1/26)

Gerald BoudreauxDemocrat

PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS: Authorizes the educational display of the Ten Commandments as a historical document and monument. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Creates the crime of obstruction of the freedom of worship in a church or other place of worship. (gov sig)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Provides for accreditation for public colleges and universities. (gov sig) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Requires the Board of Regents, Louisiana Works, and other state agencies to develop a publicly available statewide dashboard for career alignment that provides information related to educational and career opportunities. (8/1/26) (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

COURTS: Provides for the election sections in the First Judicial District Court and for one judge to be elected at large. (gov sig) (OR NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)

Sam JenkinsDemocrat

PROCUREMENT CODE: Creates the "Interstate Technology Collaboration Act" to provide for use of cooperative purchasing for information technology system procurement. (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Heather CloudRepublican

PUBLIC LANDS: Provides relative to surplus immovable property for affordable housing. (7/1/26)

Royce DuplessisDemocrat

PROCUREMENT CODE: Provides relative to the Louisiana procurement code. (gov sig) (RE -$25,000 SG EX See Note)

Beth MizellRepublican

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT: Allows nonprofit organizations to provide additional resources to cover the cost of installing a fortified roof. (gov sig)

Royce DuplessisDemocrat