Bills & Legislation

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Father Howard W. Byrd, SSJ, for 50 years of dedicated service and devotion to the Ministry.

Royce DuplessisDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Wednesday, May 7, 2025, as Ascension Parish Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Eddie J. LambertRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Designates May 9, 2025, as AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Volunteer Day and commends the AmeriCorps Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) Caddo/Bossier/DeSoto Foster Grandparent Volunteer Program for 45 years of service.

Sam JenkinsDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the St. Tammany Parish School System on winning first place in the Louisiana Governor's Games' Thirtieth Annual Elementary State Championship Fitness Meet.

Beth MizellRepublican

TAX/TAXATION: Provides relative to the transfer and refundability of certain income tax credits. (gov sig) (RE INCREASE GF RV See Note)

Jay LuneauDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Thursday, May 15, 2025, as Tourism Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Patrick McMathRepublican

CONTRACTS: Prohibits foreign adversaries and prohibited foreign actors from participating in certain property transactions. (gov sig)

Valarie HodgesRepublican

ATTORNEYS: Provides relative to unfair or deceptive acts or practices relative to attorney advertising

Kim CarverRepublican

PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION: Provides relative to the expropriation of blighted property in East Baton Rouge Parish and the city of Baton Rouge

Emily ChenevertRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Jackie and Melvin Harvey, Jr., on being named Tree Farmers of the Year for their commitment and dedication to practicing sustainable forestry

Roy Daryl AdamsDemocrat

MINERALS: Provides relative to remediation of oilfield and exploration and production sites

Jacob Jules LandryRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Loranger High School Wolfettes Dance Team on winning Varsity-Intermediate Division II-Hip Hop at the 2025 Universal Dance Association National Dance Team Championship

Kimberly Landry CoatesRepublican

CAMPAIGN FINANCE: Provides for revisions to the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act (OR +$97,000 GF EX See Note)

Mark Wright

ENERGY: Establishes state policy regarding affordable, reliable energy and grid resilience (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Jacob Jules LandryRepublican

HEALTH SERVICES: Authorizes an individual to refuse certain medical treatments

Charles OwenRepublican

ENERGY/CONSERVATION: Establishes public safety and accountability procedures applicable to carbon capture and storage projects (OR SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)

R. Dewith CarrierRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 2025 as ALS Awareness Month in Louisiana

John R. Illg Jr.Republican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 13, 2025, as Louisiana Community Tennis Association Day and May 2025 as National Tennis Month

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 14, 2025, as Louisiana Links Day at the Capitol and commends The Links, Incorporated, for its service and contributions to Louisiana and its citizens

Delisha BoydDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes May 15, 2025, as Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day in Louisiana

Michael MelerineRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 13, 2025, as Literacy Day at the state capitol and recognizes The Center for Literacy & Learning for its leadership in advancing literacy statewide

Barbara Reich FreibergRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 14, 2025, as Apraxia Awareness Day at the state capitol

Troy Jude HebertRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, on the occasion of her one hundred eleventh birthday

Joy WaltersDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Zachary High School boys' and girls' basketball teams on their outstanding seasons

Roy Daryl AdamsDemocrat

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Garrett Logan Maxwell

John E. WybleRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Todd Bowles on his achievements as a player and a coach in the National Football League

Sylvia Elaine TaylorDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 15, 2025, as St. John the Baptist Parish Day at the state capitol and acknowledges Economic Development Week in St. John the Baptist Parish

Sylvia Elaine TaylorDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. Karl Carpenter on the occasion of his retirement as principal of Pineville High School

Mike JohnsonRepublican

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Safaria Angelique McFarland

Alonzo L. KnoxDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Memorializes the observance of April 24, 2025, as Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day

Michael Robert Bayham Jr.Republican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Robert Francis Prevost on his ascension to leadership of the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV

Michael Robert Bayham Jr.Republican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale on its positive influence on women in New Orleans and across the United States

Delisha BoydDemocrat

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 15, 2025, as Tourism Day at the state capitol

Kim CarverRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Jeffery Scott Tageant for his contributions as an educator, mentor, and baseball coach at Franklinton High School

John E. WybleRepublican

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Pope Leo XIV on his ascension to the papacy, commemorates his Creole lineage and ancestral ties to the 7th Ward of New Orleans, and expresses support for the canonization of Venerable Henriette DeLille

Alonzo L. KnoxDemocrat

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Louisiana native John Foster on being named a finalist for the 2025 American Idol title

Jeremy LaCombeRepublican

COSMETOLOGY: Provides for a special permit within the Louisiana Cosmetology Act

Michael Robert Bayham Jr.Republican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 22, 2025, as Celiac Disease Awareness Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Patrick McMathRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Monday, May 19, 2025, as Woman's Hospital Day in Louisiana.

Franklin J. FoilRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Monday, May 12, 2025, as A Day Without Child Care at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM: Exempts prescription drugs and insulin from local sales and use taxes (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note)

Christopher TurnerRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Monday, June 2, 2025, as "The Arc Appreciation Day in Louisiana".

Franklin J. FoilRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates the month of May as ALS Awareness Month in Louisiana.

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

ENERGY: Authorizes the governing authority of Allen Parish to determine whether Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells may be permitted within the parish

R. Dewith CarrierRepublican

CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Sergeant Grant Candies.

Patrick McMathRepublican

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 17-24, 2025, as Safe Boating Week in Louisiana.

Franklin J. FoilRepublican

EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY: Requires that schools utilize a nationally normed assessment instead of the LEAP test for purposes of school and district accountability. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Mark AbrahamRepublican