Bills & Legislation

SENATE: Prohibits wearing eyeglasses with audio video capabilities in the Senate chamber unless approved by Senate President.

Patrick McMathRepublican

CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to ensure timely and full funding aligned with the National Defense Authorization Act in order to support the readiness, stability, and well-being of United States military personnel and their families.

Larry SeldersDemocrat

ATHLETICS: Requests the Board of Regents to conduct a comprehensive study and analysis of collegiate athletic program funding

Rashid Armand YoungDemocrat

TRANSPORTATION: Memorializes Congress to secure federal funding to remove four closed bridges on United States Highway 90 in St. Tammany Parish

Jr. BayhamRepublican

DRUGS/TESTING: Requests the state surgeon general and the Louisiana Department of Health to assess the feasibility of advancing fenbendazole for potential human use in cancer treatment and to provide guidance on engaging federal authorities for expedited evaluation while protecting public health

Charles OwenRepublican

TOPS: Requests that the Board of Regents, in consultation with Louisiana Works, study potential changes to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) with respect to the TOPS-Tech award

III LarvadainDemocrat

DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Requests the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs, or a subcommittee thereof, to study the effectiveness of neighborhood crime prevention and security districts in reducing crime

C. Denise MarcelleDemocrat

HUNTING: Memorializes Congress to oppose any provision in the federal Farm Bill that may negatively impact the use of hunting dogs

Rhonda Gaye ButlerRepublican

HIGHWAYS: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the need for and safety of mountable median curbs on Range Avenue in Denham Springs, Louisiana

III WilderRepublican

STUDENTS: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health and the state Department of Education to provide certain visual acuity screening data to researchers

Aimee Adatto FreemanDemocrat

INSURANCE/PROPERTY: Establishes a special study committee to assess the impact of fallen trees on residential properties and property values and to make recommendations

Charles OwenRepublican

ENERGY: Urges and requests the Public Service Commission to study distributed energy generation and storage

Joseph A. OrgeronRepublican

ENERGY: Requests that the Board of Regents provide for a rigorous, peer-reviewed study on the potential effects of mixing streams of carbon captured from industrial sites and the air on the water supply and ecological environment and submit reports to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment

Charles OwenRepublican

JOINT RULES: Repeals Joint Rule No. 7, relative to the Atchafalaya Basin Program Oversight Committee.

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to ensure the timely passage of appropriaton measures that fully fund and align with the National Defense Authorization Act.

Larry SeldersDemocrat

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Establishes a study committee to examine the issue of oversized vehicle permits and related impacts

Rodney SchamerhornRepublican

WILDLIFE/HABITAT: Urges and requests the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to study the impact of flooded corn on migratory waterfowl behavior and to reinstate the enforcement mechanism that restricted the growth of hunting over intentionally flooding standing crops

Bryan FontenotRepublican

ENERGY: Urges and requests the state, its agencies, and the legislature to repudiate the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022

Charles OwenRepublican

HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the benefits of implementing the D.R.I.V.E. Initiative (Department of Transportation and Development's Responsibility for Interstate 12 Vitality and Efficiency) for major improvements to the shoulders and capacity of the Interstate 12 and Interstate 55 Interchange

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

PROPERTY: Authorizes and directs the Louisiana Law Institute to study the constitutional authority to expropriate property

Charles OwenRepublican

FLOODING/CONTROL: Urges and requests the Federal Emergency Management Agency to modify flood map review frequency

Jessica DomangueRepublican

COURTS: Requests a study to make recommendations regarding behavioral health courts

Pat MooreDemocrat

ECONOMIC DEVELOP/DEPT: Requests Louisiana Economic Development to develop and implement a coordinated rural economic development strategy

John E. WybleRepublican

HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and report on gaps in acute healthcare access for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Rhonda Gaye ButlerRepublican

TRANSPORTATION: Memorializes Congress to secure federal funding to remove four closed bridges on United States Highway 90 in St. Tammany Parish

Jr. BayhamRepublican

DRUGS/CONTROLLED: Requests the Louisiana Dept. of Health to review the implementation of existing law and guidance regarding pregnancy-related emergency medications in hospital and acute care settings

Tehmi Jahi ChassionDemocrat

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Establishes the Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission

Jr. BayhamRepublican

SEAFOOD: Memorializes Congress to pass the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026

Jessica DomangueRepublican

WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Memorializes Congress and the United States Forest Service to take such actions as are necessary to allow the use of dogs for hunting in the Kisatchie National Forest

Rhonda Gaye ButlerRepublican

ENERGY: Expresses the legislature's commitment to protecting private property rights

Jessica DomangueRepublican

SCHOOLS/ENROLLMENT: Requests that the state Department of Education conduct a study of options for public school systems facing declining enrollment

Barbara Reich FreibergRepublican

CONGRESS: Urges and requests the United States Congress, the United States Department of Labor, and the United States Department of Homeland Security to authorize Louisiana to establish a pilot program allowing the state to administer and regulate the H-2B temporary worker visa programs for horticulture and landscaping, sugar processing, and seafood processing industries

Rhonda Gaye ButlerRepublican

ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Creates a task force on illegal dumping

Alonzo L. KnoxDemocrat

WILDLIFE/HABITAT: Expresses legislative support for correspondence issued by a United States senator

Jeremy LaCombeRepublican

MUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM: Directs the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to conduct a study, in consultation with the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum and the WWII Museum, of the feasibility of establishing a museum and trail dedicated to the Louisiana Maneuvers

Charles OwenRepublican

WATER QUALITY: Creates a joint legislative committee to study and make recommendations relative to the water quality of the Atchafalaya Basin.

Caleb KleinpeterRepublican

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Creates the Work-Based Learning Coordination Task Force.

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

CRIME: Provides relative to unlawful use of an unmanned aircraft system

Dixon Wallace McMakinRepublican

MENTAL HEALTH: Provides for oversight of publicly funded homeless service providers

Alonzo L. KnoxDemocrat

PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS: Expreses support for the development, construction, and long-term operation of a liquid natural gas facility at the Greater Lafourche Port Commission's Port Fouchon.

Michael "Big Mike" FesiRepublican

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE: Establishes the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission.

Beth MizellRepublican

HEALTH CARE: Amends rules relative to criminal history background checks on licensed ambulance personnel and nonlicensed persons.

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

MEDICAID: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the Medicaid reimbursement rate for breast pumps and related supplies.

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

WILDLIFE/FISHERIES DEPT: Amends rules relative to chronic wasting disease.

Glen WomackRepublican

AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: Creates the Agricultural-Based National Security Priorities Task Force.

Stewart Jr. CatheyRepublican

PHARMACEUTICALS: Requests a legislative auditor report on opioid settlement fund expenditures.

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

MEDICAID: Memorialize Congress and urges the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement certain eligibility redeterminations.

Jr. WheatRepublican

HOSPITALS: Amends rules relative to certain licensure requirements of hospitals.

Brach Jerad MyersRepublican

MOTOR VEHICLES: Requests the office of motor vehicles to study the privileges granted by a commercial driver's license compared to neighboring states.

Michael "Big Mike" FesiRepublican

ENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT: Provides for electronic communication and notification at the Department of Environmental Quality in certain situations. (8/1/26) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

Franklin J. FoilRepublican