Bills & Legislation

CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the death of Mable Harris Thomas

Candace N. NewellDemocrat

CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress to include expanding H-2B worker visas in its appropriations bill or other appropriate legislative instrument for Fiscal Year 2027

Rhonda Gaye ButlerRepublican

WATER/WELLS: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study and evaluate water well drilling licensure requirements

Danny McCormickRepublican

CONGRESS: Memorializes the La. congressional delegation to investigate the individuals implicated in the Epstein files and ensure they are prosecuted and held responsible through every available legal process

Danny McCormickRepublican

WEAPONS/HANDGUNS: Provides relative to the carrying of firearms on college campuses

Danny McCormickRepublican

BAIL: Provides for the factors in fixing the amount of bail and modifications of bail

Gary CarterDemocrat

LOCAL OFFL/POLICE CHIEFS: Provides relative to the position of police chief for the city of Baton Rouge

Barbara Reich FreibergRepublican

COMMERCE: Creates a consumer bill of rights regarding artificial intelligence

Josh CarlsonRepublican

ENERGY/PIPELINES: Provides relative to pipeline servitudes

Mandie LandryDemocrat

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS: Provides with respect to the salaries of assistant district attorneys and the operating budget of the district attorney in the Twenty-Second Judicial District

Kim CarverRepublican

COURTS: Provides relative to the subject matter jurisdiction of the Twenty-Third Judicial District

Jeffrey "Jeff" Fons WileyRepublican

ENERGY: Repeals liability limits related to carbon dioxide sequestration and transmission (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)

Danny McCormickRepublican

CRIME: Provides relative to public safety at Mardi Gras and other parades

Sylvia Elaine TaylorDemocrat

FUNDS/FUNDING: Dedicates severance tax revenue from oil and gas produced from certain stripper wells in the Caddo Pine Island Field to the Oilfield Site Restoration Fund and provides for the use of those monies (OR -$1,708,285 GF RV See Note)

Danny McCormickRepublican

CEMETERIES: Provides with respect to the remains of certain individuals

Troy Jude HebertRepublican

EARLY CHILDHOOD ED: Provides relative to nonpublic prekindergarten programs. (8/1/26)

Stewart Jr. CatheyRepublican

TREASURY DEPARTMENT: Transfers certain responsibilities from the office of the treasurer to the office of motor vehicles. (8/1/26)

Kirk TalbotRepublican

ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 93 in Lafayette Parish as the "Desert Shield-Desert Storm Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (OR +$1,500 SG EX See Note)

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

FISH/FISHING: Provides for the menhaden fishery. (8/1/26)

Michael "Big Mike" FesiRepublican

PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: Provides that the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry has the exclusive authority to make certain decisions related to pesticide labeling. (8/1/26)

Stewart Jr. CatheyRepublican

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Creates a public registry for repeat domestic violence offenders. (8/1/26)

Mark AbrahamRepublican

PARISHES: Requires that notice of introduction of a bill changing the method and amount of compensation or mileage paid school board members be posted on the official website of the school board. (8/1/26)

Michael "Big Mike" FesiRepublican

FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Creates the "Classic Black" specialty license plate. (8/1/26)

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

TAX CREDITS: Exempts the Dept. of Education from enrollment verification requirements for certain students

Barbara Reich FreibergRepublican

CRIMINAL/RECORDS: Provides relative to the release of police body camera footage

Tehmi Jahi ChassionDemocrat

COURTS: Requires a final decision rendered by a court to be binding on all courts of equal jurisdiction

Candace N. NewellDemocrat

LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Extends health insurance coverage for families of law enforcement officers and firemen employed in Lafayette Parish who are killed in the line of duty

Tehmi Jahi ChassionDemocrat

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to self-exclusion from establishments that sell alcohol

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: Modifies the issuance of certification cards for commercial applicators, pesticide salespersons, and agricultural consultants

Cameron HenryRepublican

TAX/HOTEL OCCUPANCY: Authorizes the town of Blanchard to levy a hotel occupancy tax

Joy WaltersDemocrat

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Creates a state identification card designation for citizens with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Joy WaltersDemocrat