MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | | HR75 | BEAULLIEU | HOUSE/RULES - Provides that a request for legislation which is to be prefiled or introduced during a regular session must be received by House Legislative Services staff not later than 72 hours prior to the applicable deadline |
| | | HR76 | CARLSON | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates April 20, 2024, as Beausoleil Festival and Jambalaya Cook-Off Day in Louisiana |
| | | HR77 | LARVADAIN | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Patricia Cooke on being the Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation 2024 ProStart Educator of Excellence |
| | | HR78 | DEVILLIER | CONDOLENCES - Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Martha Meaux Simmons |
| | | HR79 | COATES | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates April 11, 2024, as Child Advocacy Center (CAC) Day in Louisiana |
| | | HR80 | NEWELL | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Briana "Ms. Bree" Alphonse on the occasion of her fifty-fifth birthday |
| | | HR81 | WALTERS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Dr. T. Lamar Goree on ten years of service to Caddo Schools as its superintendent |
| | | HR82 | WALTERS | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson on the occasion of the opening of G-Unit Film & Television Studio in Shreveport |
| | | HR83 | LACOMBE | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Horace Young, Sr. |
| | | HR84 | WYBLE | CONDOLENCES - Expresses the condolences of the House on the death of Patrick "Pat" King |
| | | HR85 | MUSCARELLO | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the 2024 Sicilian Heritage Festival in Independence, Louisiana, and its royal court on the occasion of the sixteenth anniversary of the festival |
| | | HR86 | MUSCARELLO | COMMENDATIONS - Commends the organizers, volunteers, and royal court of the 2024 Italian Festival in Tickfaw, Louisiana |
| | | HR87 | FREEMAN | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates April 16, 2024, as AARP Louisiana Caregiver Day at the state capitol |
| | | HCR52 | MIKE JOHNSON | AGRICULTURE - Creates the Louisiana Emergency Beetle Commission to study and recommend laws or actions to address the impact of the infestation of beetles and other pests on pine and other trees and the safety of persons and utilities |
| | | HCR53 | GLORIOSO | INSURANCE - Requests the commissioner of insurance to investigate the potential for creating a Coastal Reinsurance Assistance Program |
| | | HCR54 | KERNER | INSURANCE/PROPERTY - Requests the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to confer with the Jefferson Parish Community Development Department to consider modifications to required property insurance coverage |
| | | HCR55 | LAFLEUR | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates April 16, 2024, as AKA Day at the state capitol and commends the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated |
| | | HCR56 | CHANCE HENRY | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates April 30, 2024, as Parks and Recreation Day at the state capitol |
| | | HCR57 | VENTRELLA | BESE - Directs the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to implement "Aliye's Law" and provide instruction to students on organ donation |
| | | HCR58 | BOURRIAQUE | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Sheriff Tony Mancuso on the occasion of his retirement |
7. Introduction of Bills |
13. Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | | SB55 | GARY CARTER | HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to post-birth information. (8/1/24) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB71 | CLOUD | PUBLIC LANDS - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Allen Parish. (8/1/24) |
| | | SB110 | PRESSLY | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides for certain assets and transactions subject to the Uniform Commercial Code. (8/1/24) |
| | | SB129 | ROBERT OWEN | PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to confidentiality of certain personnel records. (8/1/24) |
| | | SB140 | BASS | REVENUE SECRETARY - Provides relative to objections to candidacy. (gov sig) |
| | | SB146 | LUNEAU | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Provides relative to the authority of the legislative auditor. (8/1/24) |
| | | SB149 | FIELDS | SECRETARY OF STATE - Provides relative to the powers, duties, and functions of the Louisiana State Archives. (8/1/24) |
| | | SB160 | ROBERT OWEN | HEALTH CARE - Provides relative to physician assistants. (8/1/24) |
| | | SB231 | DUPLESSIS | MENTAL HEALTH - Provides regarding involuntary outpatient treatment for mental health. (8/1/24) |
| | | SB236 | FOIL | MOTOR VEHICLES - Establishes a driver's license designation and a special identification designation for a person with a seizure disorder. (8/1/24) (EN +$45,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB356 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - Provides for workforce training and education initiative for public assistance recipients. (8/1/24) |
| | | SB386 | PRICE | HOUSING - Provides relative to employees of the White Castle Housing Authority. (gov sig) |
| | | SB390 | BOUDREAUX | PARISHES - Provides for the collection of utility fees for the stormwater management utility districts in St. Landry Parish. (gov sig) |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | HR12 | FREEMAN | CORRECTIONS - Continues the task force created by House Resolution No. 174 of the 2023 R.S. to study the educational programs in the prisons and jails of this state |
| | | HR40 | BAYHAM | VITAL RECORDS/BIRTH CERT - Requests the Vital Records Registry to effectuate the provisions of R.S. 40:34.2 |
| | | HCR11 | MOORE | COURTS - Requests a study to make recommendations regarding behavioral health courts |
| | | HCR22 | MARCELLE | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS - Directs the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to establish family-sensitive policies for all correctional facilities under the jurisdiction of the department |
| | | HCR24 | MARCELLE | PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS - Directs the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to permit incarcerated parents to virtually attend certain ceremonies involving their children |
16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | HB71 | HORTON | SCHOOLS - Requires the display of the Ten Commandments in schools |
| | | HB107 | BAYHAM | STUDENT/DISCIPLINE - Prohibits certain types of discipline of students in elementary and secondary schools |
| | | HB113 | MCMAKIN | PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides that public institutions of postsecondary education furnish public records without charge to student media organizations affiliated with the institution (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) |
| | | HB165 | BOYD | CRIME - Provides relative to marijuana paraphernalia (EN DECREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB166 | BOYD | CRIME/SEX OFFENSES - Provides relative to penalties for a person convicted of a sex offense (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB206 | VILLIO | CRIMINAL/MENTAL CAPACITY - Provides relative to the commitment of certain persons who are found not guilty by reason of insanity (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB322 | STAGNI | STUDENT/DISCIPLINE - Provides relative to student discipline |
| | | HB334 | AMEDEE | SCHOOLS - Authorizes school boards to provide for chaplains to serve in public schools as employees or on a volunteer basis (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB362 | KERNER | EDUCATION/SPECIAL - Requires schools to provide information regarding tutorship to the parents of certain students at Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB372 | CREWS | HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS - Provides relative to patient wait time for the provision of emergency care (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB393 | LYONS | MENTAL HEALTH - Requires support services for individuals with dementia (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB428 | BOYD | INSURANCE/PROPERTY - Provides relative to the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation |
| | | HB446 | HILFERTY | PUBLIC MEETINGS - Provides relative to notifications of public meetings and duties of public bodies and the commissioner of administration relative thereto (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB461 | JACKSON | PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides for the confidentiality of documents related to local and parish economic development projects |
| | | HB501 | PHELPS | CHILDREN - Provides relative to truant children |
| | | HB516 | MACK | ENERGY/CONSERVATION - Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration |
| | | HB547 | AMEDEE | TELEVISION/EDUCATIONAL - Requires the Louisiana Educational Television Authority (LETA) to include funds for French language educational programming in its annual budget request to the division of administration |
| | | HB566 | MCMAKIN | STATE EMPLOYEES - Provides for educational criteria for state employees |
| | | HB583 | AMEDEE | SCHOOLS/CHOICE - Provides for school choice with respect to foreign language immersion (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB602 | DAVIS | HEALTH - Provides relative to stock emergency medications |
| | | HB672 | JORDAN | INSURERS/AGENTS - Provides relative to managing general agents |
| | | HB682 | HILFERTY | LEGISLATORS - Provides relative to the authority of legislators to attend all meetings of state and local entities |
| | | HB734 | VILLIO | CRIMINAL/VICTIMS - Provides relative to victim notification (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB768 | FARNUM | PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to custodian liability for public records requests |
| | | HB779 | BOYD | CRIME/SEX OFFENSES - Provides relative to the definition of "commercial sexual activity" within the crime of trafficking of children for sexual purposes |
| | | HB854 | GEYMANN | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Provides for exemption to wildlife rehabilitation program rules |
| | | HB961 | MUSCARELLO | CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS - Provides relative to the creation of a mental health transition pilot program (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) |
| | | HB962 | BILLINGS | ELECTIONS/ABSENTEE VOTE - Provides relative to the preparation, verification, tabulation, and counting of absentee by mail and early voting ballots |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HR26 | FREEMAN | HOUSE/RULES - Provides relative to use of personal electronic devices and decorum in the House Chamber and committee rooms |
| | | HCR29 | ZERINGUE | COASTAL RESOURCES - Reaffirms support for the annual Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Mapping Cruise conducted by Louisiana State University and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and memorializes Congress to provide continued funding |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/8/2024 |
| | | HB346 | BUTLER | HORTICULTURE - Provides relative to arboricultural and utility arboricultural examination and license renewal requirements |
| | | HB354 | BRASS | DISTRICTS/ROAD LIGHTING - Provides for the renaming of road lighting districts and the allocation of funding |
| | | HB366 | DAVIS | REAL ESTATE - Provides relative to real estate |
| | | HB367 | FREEMAN | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes the month of April as Native Plant Month in Louisiana |
| | | HB383 | GALLE | LIABILITY/CIVIL - Limits liability of operators of motor vehicles for harm caused to certain persons who are injured while illegally blocking a road or highway |
| | | HB385 | CHARLES OWEN | MILITARY AFFAIRS - Provides relative to survivors' education benefits (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB443 | COATES | CIVIL/LAW - Provides relative to confidentiality of records in cases involving certain protected persons |
| | | HB463 | EGAN | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Justice |
| | | HB515 | HORTON | CONSUMERS - Prohibits government restriction of choice regarding vehicles |
| | | HB527 | EGAN | VETERANS - Provides relative to veterans cemeteries burial fees |
| | | HB544 | BOYD | TRANSPORTATION - Provides relative to the Regional Transit Authority |
| | | HB588 | CREWS | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the membership of the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council |
| | | HB620 | RISER | LICENSING - Provides with respect to geoscientist license fees (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB621 | STAGNI | TOBACCO/TOBACCO PRODUCTS - Provides relative to vapor products (EN NO IMPACT SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB623 | ROMERO | CONTRACTORS - Provides relative to the membership of the State Licensing Board for Contractors |
| | | HB652 | DESHOTEL | TRAFFIC/SPEED LIMITS - Provides relative to automated speed enforcement devices |
| | | HB659 | PHELPS | TAX/PROPERTY - Increases certain penalties relative to certain prohibited actions regarding tax sale property (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB674 | BRYANT | MOTOR VEHICLES - Authorizes a local governing authority to adopt ordinances to address blighted property with purported collector's automobiles |
| | | HB679 | RISER | LICENSING - Provides relative to auctioneers |
| | | HB694 | BOYD | CULTURE/REC/TOUR - Establishes the Louisiana Music Commission within the Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX) |
| | | HB745 | EMERSON | SCHOOLS/CHOICE - Creates and provides for the LA GATOR Scholarship Program, a universal school choice program (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB753 | DESHOTEL | PLUMBERS - Provides relative to licensure of plumbers |
| | | HB760 | STAGNI | TRANSPORTATION - Provides relative to the Regional Transit Authority |
| | | HB770 | CARPENTER | CHILDREN/SUPPORT - Provides relative to child support guidelines |
| | | HB773 | CARPENTER | CHILDREN/SUPPORT - Provides for the schedule of basic child support obligations |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HB95 | MIKE JOHNSON | PUBLIC MEETINGS - Provides for the use of a consent agenda by certain school boards and parish governing authorities |
| | | HB99 | BACALA | BAIL - Provides relative to contradictory bail hearings for certain persons (EG INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB103 | MIKE JOHNSON | PUBLIC MEETINGS - Requires certain public bodies to broadcast meetings live via television or the internet (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB105 | PHILLIP TARVER | ETHICS/CODE - Allows a public servant and related persons to obtain advertisements from a governmental entity subject to the same terms and conditions available to similarly situated members of the public |
| | | HB112 | WYBLE | SCHOOLS/LOCAL SUPERINTDT - Provides for the consideration of student achievement in literacy and math in the evaluation of local school superintendents |
| | | HB138 | SCHLEGEL | CRIME - Provides relative to the crime of nonconsensual disclosure of a private image (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB188 | WYBLE | SCHOOLS/BOARDS - Requires local elected school board members to meet certain criteria prior to qualifying |
| | | HB220 | BAYHAM | ELECTIONS/POLLING PLACES - Provides for publication of polling locations (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB231 | MANDIE LANDRY | CHILDREN/CARE - Provides relative to procedures for reporting child abuse |
| | | HB262 | GREEN | CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Provides for a uniform campaign contribution limit across all levels of office |
| | | HB268 | MIKE JOHNSON | PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides relative to the confidentiality of certain records |
| | | HB269 | MUSCARELLO | CRIME - Provides relative to the crime of simple escape while participating in a home incarceration program |
| | | HB296 | GEYMANN | SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries |
| | | HB303 | BOYER | SNAP/FOOD STAMPS - Requires the office of juvenile justice to report if a juvenile is placed in custody for the adjustment of SNAP benefits (EN SEE FISC NOTE) |
| | | HB312 | CHARLES OWEN | DRUGS - Provides relative to the over-the-counter sale and purchase of the drug ivermectin without a prescription |
| | | HB335 | CARVER | CHILDREN/ABUSE - Provides relative to mandatory reporters of child abuse |
| | | HB374 | ECHOLS | HEALTH CARE/FACILITIES - Provides relative to facility need review (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) |
| | | HB391 | BOYD | PARDON/PAROLE - Provides relative to pardons |
| | | HB416 | JORDAN | CRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to expungement of criminal records (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB426 | MELERINE | ETHICS/CODE - Provides exceptions to the Code of Governmental Ethics |
| | | HB429 | BRYANT | SCHOOLS/FOOD PROGRAMS - Prohibits the use of imported seafood in food served at schools (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB451 | SCHLEGEL | CRIME/THEFT - Provides relative to the crime of theft (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB579 | MCMAHEN | PHARMACISTS - Provides relative to pharmacist authorization to dispense HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis |
| | | HB644 | DICKERSON | STUDENTS - Authorizes students enrolled in home study programs to participate in public school activities |
| | | HB651 | BRAUD | INSURANCE - Provides relative to insurance fraud |
| | | HB660 | BAYHAM | FLOODING/CONTROL - Names the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier after President George W. Bush |
| | | HB720 | SCHLEGEL | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides relative to distribution of fentanyl under certain circumstances (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB723 | SCHLEGEL | PARDON/PAROLE - Provides relative to clemency procedures (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB737 | DICKERSON | CRIME/MISDEMEANOR - Prohibits a person from engaging in picketing at the residence or dwelling of an individual (EN INCREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB740 | MARCELLE | CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Provides relative to the assessment of penalties for failure to timely file required reports |
| | | HB802 | DEWITT | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Authorizes the use of dogs to retrieve mortally wounded deer |
| | | HB847 | ORGERON | FISHING/FINFISH - Provides for the creation and use of the Marine Finfish Stock Enhancement Fund |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | SB65 | HENSGENS | SUNSET LAW - Recreates Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources. (6/30/24) |
| | | SB273 | HENSGENS | FISH/FISHING - Provides for bait shrimp. (8/1/24) |
| | | SB121 | COUSSAN | COURTS - Provides for the jurisdictional limits for the city courts located in the 15th judicial district. (8/1/24) |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 4/9/2024 |
| | | HB748 | DOMANGUE | SEAFOOD - Provides relative to imported seafood safety fees (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB76 | ECHOLS | PHYSICIANS - Prohibits the restraint of the practice of medicine in contracts or agreements |
| | | HB154 | MANDIE LANDRY | ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES - Provides for prohibited political materials and applicable criminal penalties (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB505 | FONTENOT | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to electronic bonds |
| | | HB532 | FONTENOT | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Provides relative to the seizure of animals by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries |
| | | HB580 | MUSCARELLO | CIVIL/PROCEDURE - Provides relative to bankruptcy |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Morning Hour |
12. House Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | | HB924 | BOYD | TRANSPORTATION - Increases the fee charged for trucks and trailers statewide |
Regular Order |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | | HB236 | MCMAKIN | CHILDREN/CUSTODY - Provides for evaluations in child custody proceedings (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | HB341 | PHILLIP TARVER | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to motor vehicles and energy sources for motor vehicles |
| | | HB400 | RISER | HUNTING/LICENSES - Provides relative to lifetime combination hunting and fishing licenses (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV) |
| | | HB558 | TURNER | MEDICAID - Provides relative to the Local Healthcare Provider Participation Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) |
| | | HB664 | WYBLE | ELECTIONS - Increases the qualifications for United States senator and representative in congress |
| | | HB697 | LARVADAIN | ETHICS/BOARD - Provides relative to the authority of the Board of Ethics to object to the candidacy of candidates for certain offices |
| | | HB728 | DAVIS | HIGHER EDUCATION - Provides relative to initial eligibility requirements for the M.J. Foster Promise Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX) |