Bills & Legislation

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

Mike ReeseRepublican

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides relative to DNA detection of sexual and violent offenses. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

Beth MizellRepublican

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

Rick EdmondsRepublican

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

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

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

Royce DuplessisDemocrat

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

Mike ReeseRepublican

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

Robert "Bob" OwenRepublican

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

Robert "Bob" OwenRepublican

ARCHITECTS: Provides relative to the practice of architecture. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

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

Beth MizellRepublican

GOVERNOR: Provides for the office and duties of the office of the state inspector general. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Jeremy StineRepublican

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

Kirk TalbotRepublican

COURTS: Provides for a clerk of court in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

John C. "Jay" MorrisRepublican

CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for confidentiality of certain information in public records requests for universities. (8/1/26)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: Adjusts compensation schedule for Registrar of Voters. (7/1/26) (EN +$496,168 GF EX See Note)

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

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

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Provides for lead hazard risk assessments for certain child care facilities and prekindergarten programs. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

GAMING: Provides relative to the allowable amount of promotional play offered by certain gaming operators and for deductions regarding promotional play. (7/1/26)

Kirk TalbotRepublican

IDENTITY DATA: Provides relative to background checks. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Mike ReeseRepublican

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

Rick EdmondsRepublican

BANKS/BANKING: Provides relative to virtual currency. (8/1/26)

Mike ReeseRepublican

WEAPONS: Provides for certain state officials to carry a concealed weapon. (8/1/26)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

PUBLIC HEALTH: Requires coroners to report certain information regarding sudden child deaths. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Patrick McMathRepublican

CONTRACTORS: Provides relative to the authority of the State Licensing Board for Contractors to issue certain licenses. (8/1/26)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

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

Rick EdmondsRepublican

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides relative to the New Orleans Downtown Development District. (gov sig)

Royce DuplessisDemocrat

SECURITIES: Provides relative to certificate of stocks and uncertificated shares of a financial institution. (8/1/26)

John C. "Jay" MorrisRepublican

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Provides for concurrence of a public school system prior to changing certain information assigned to a student in the data collection system. (gov sig)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

LIABILITY: Provides relative to youth athletics. (gov sig)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

TEACHERS: Provides relative to associate teachers. (gov sig)

Patrick McMathRepublican

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT: Provides for the appointment of a bail bond producer. (8/1/26) (EN +$410,830 SG EX See Note)

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

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) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to comprehensive weight management services. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

Patrick McMathRepublican

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for reimbursement rates of services provided by CRNAs within their lawful scope of practice. (1/1/27)

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to inpatient licensed facilities. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

HOMELAND SECURITY: Provides for critical infrastructure protection. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)

Thomas A. PresslyRepublican

HEALTH CARE: Provides for access to medical marijuana for terminally ill patients in a healthcare facility. (8/1/26)

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

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

Heather CloudRepublican

HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to telehealth. (gov sig)

Patrick McMathRepublican

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for changes to the Baker Economic Development District. (gov sig)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for insurance coverage of services for persons with acquired brain injuries. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

William "Bill" Wheat Jr.Republican

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to opioid treatment programs. (gov sig)

Patrick McMathRepublican

LOCAL FINANCE: Provides for lead service line replacement. (8/1/26)

Royce DuplessisDemocrat

FISH/FISHING: Removes the requirement that certain tags have the social security number of the tag holder. (8/1/26)

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

CREDIT: Provides relative to surcharges for debit card use. (8/1/26)

Beth MizellRepublican

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Authorizes the creation of a civil protective order online application portal. (8/1/26)

Regina BarrowDemocrat