Bills & Legislation

CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE: Increases the penalties for the retail sale of nitrous oxide. (8/1/25)

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Adds federal and state military installations and facilities to the locations over which the use of an unmanned aircraft system is prohibited. (8/1/25)

Adam BassRepublican

ELECTION OFFENSES: Prohibits betting or wagering on elections. (8/1/25)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (See Act) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Regina BarrowDemocrat

TAX/AD VALOREM: Provides relative to the assessment, payment, and allocation of ad valorem taxes. (1/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)

Gregory A. MillerRepublican

LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for a limited fiscal administrator for political subdivisions. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

Beth MizellRepublican

SERVITUDES: Provides for legal servitudes. (8/1/25)

Edward J. PriceDemocrat

TAX/TAXATION: Provides for the treatment of certain pass through entities under the inventory tax credit. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

Franklin J. FoilRepublican

MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides for the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. (8/1/25)

Bob HensgensRepublican

SUCCESSIONS: Provides for the continuous revision of successions. (8/1/25)

Franklin J. FoilRepublican

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides for legislative continuances and extensions of time for legislators and legislative employees. (gov sig)

Gregory A. MillerRepublican

RETIREMENT BENEFITS: Establishes an exception to suspension of retirement benefits for court reporters who are reemployed by judicial districts or parishes where a critical shortage exists. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE FC SG EX)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY: Provides for academic transparency and parental access to digital instructional materials and other educational materials in a manner that is free-of-charge. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

HUNTERS/HUNTING: Provides for hunting and fishing licenses. (8/1/25) (EN -$1,302,912 SD RV See Note)

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT: Updates licensure requirements for persons regulated by the Department of Insurance. (8/1/25)

William "Bill" Wheat Jr.Republican

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to remote patient monitoring services. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to perinatal behavioral health treatment. (8/1/25) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Larry Selders

TAX/LOCAL: Provides for occupancy taxes levied by the governing authority for St. Tammany Parish. (8/1/25)

Patrick McMathRepublican

PRIVILEGES/LIENS: Provides for a privilege by municipalities against multifamily residential properties for unpaid sewage disposal and water system service charges or user fees. (8/1/25)

Sam JenkinsDemocrat

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Creates the crime of theft of gift cards or gift card redemption information. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Bob HensgensRepublican

TAX EXEMPTIONS: Provide an individual income tax exemption for grants from the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program. (gov sig) (EN -$828,000 GF RV See Note)

Patrick McMathRepublican

LIABILITY: Provides for limitation of liability of public entities for false imprisonment of an offender sentenced to a term of imprisonment. (8/1/25)

John C. "Jay" MorrisRepublican

NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT: Provides for the Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Bob HensgensRepublican

SCHOOLS: Creates and provides for the St. George Community School Board and school system in East Baton Rouge Parish. (See Act)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

MUSEUMS: Provides relative to state museums. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Heather CloudRepublican

BLIGHTED PROPERTY: Provides for creation of the State Land Banking Authority Act. (8/1/25)

Sam JenkinsDemocrat

LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for the revision of statutes relating to local agencies. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Stewart Cathey Jr.Republican

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the creation of the St. Martin Parish Economic and Industrial Development District. (8/1/25)

Gerald BoudreauxDemocrat

TAX/TAXATION: Provides for changes to the School Readiness Tax Credit. (1/1/26) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Rick EdmondsRepublican

SCHOOLS: Establishes the School Employee Bill of Rights. (gov sig)

Sam JenkinsDemocrat

TAX/TAXATION: Provides relative to the tax credit for donations to school tuition organizations. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

Kirk TalbotRepublican

FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Provides relative to massage therapy. (8/1/25) (EN +$82,200 SG RV See Note)

Beth MizellRepublican

TAX/TAXATION: Provides relative to the motion picture production tax credit. (7/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

Adam BassRepublican

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides for recoverable medical expenses. (1/1/26)

Mike ReeseRepublican

THEFT: Creates the crime of theft of critical infrastructure. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Valarie HodgesRepublican

TAX/TAXATION: Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who pay to have a fortified roof installed on their property. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

Kirk TalbotRepublican

UNEMPLOYMENT COMP: Provides relative to employer contributions. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Heather CloudRepublican

COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to the Uniform Construction Code Council. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Provides relative to the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. (8/1/25) (EN +$251,239 FC SG EX)

Franklin J. FoilRepublican

JUVENILES: Provides for the governance of the Juvenile Justice District and adds Lafourche Parish to the Juvenile Justice District. (8/1/25)

Gregory A. MillerRepublican

PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides relative to the dispensing of ivermectin. (gov sig)

Michael "Big Mike" FesiRepublican

PUBLIC HEALTH: Provides relative to certain pregnancy screenings. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Katrina R. Jackson-AndrewsDemocrat

SECONDARY EDUCATION: Requires all public high school students to have access to available vocational and technical courses. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Gary CarterDemocrat

TOURISM: Provides for the levy of hotel assessments in Orleans Parish. (8/1/25)

Jimmy HarrisDemocrat

TAX EXEMPTIONS: Provides relative to the sales and use tax exemption for the sale of certain prescription drugs. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

Mike ReeseRepublican

MEDICAID: Provides relative to Medicaid prior authorization during a declared emergency. (8/1/25) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Kirk TalbotRepublican

CONTRACTORS: Provides relative to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. (8/1/25)

Mark AbrahamRepublican