MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
7. Introduction of Bills |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | HR242 | CHARLES OWEN | HOMELAND SECURITY - Creates the Louisiana State Homeland Security Task Force |
| | | HR247 | CREWS | VETERANS - Authorizes the Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs to study and determine any needed revisions to the laws establishing the Veteran Court Program Treatment Act and the Post-Conviction Veterans Mentor Program |
| | | HR258 | CHARLES OWEN | VETERANS - Requests the administration of President Donald Trump to ensure the passage of the Major Richard Star Act to provide that combat wounded, medically retired service members receive their entitlements |
| | | HR267 | FIRMENT | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Memorialize congress to adequately fund law enforcement and emergency responders in parishes where the Kisatchie National Forest is located |
| | | HR272 | MUSCARELLO | COURTS/COURT REPORTERS - Provides for a study of court reporter per-page transcription rates in Louisiana and a study of digital court reporting as an alternative to traditional reporting |
15. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | SCR62 | BARROW | BLIGHTED PROPERTY - Creates a statewide task force to study and make recommendations on implementing a comprehensive plan to address property blight within the state. |
17. Senate Instruments Second Reading Returned from the Legislative Bureau |
| | | SB121 | SELDERS | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Provides for mental health screenings in schools. (8/1/25) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) |
| | | SB128 | GARY CARTER | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Requires a written report when any law enforcement officer uses force on a member of the public. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB130 | CLOUD | MEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid. (gov sig) (RE DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB182 | TALBOT | MEDICAID - Provides relative to Medicaid prior authorization during a declared emergency. (8/1/25) (RE NO IMPACT See Note) |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/8/2025 |
| | | HR167 | BAYHAM | HIGHER EDUCATION - Requests public postsecondary education institutions in Louisiana to adopt policies and procedures to combat antisemitism on campus |
| | | HR214 | KERNER | SEAFOOD - Urges and requests the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to ban imported seafood until proper testing and inspections can be performed |
| | | HR217 | LAFLEUR | LOTTERY - Requests a study of the feasibility of the purchase of certain lottery tickets through the internet |
| | | HR218 | ECHOLS | MEDICAID - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to coordinate with stakeholders to develop a healthcare plan for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities |
| | | HR249 | ECHOLS | ENERGY PRODUCTION - Creates a task force to study and recommend policies to promote Small Nuclear Reactors in Louisiana |
| | | HR251 | ECHOLS | SCHOOLS/CHARTER - Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study and report relative to the voting threshold required for parental approval for the conversion of a preexisting school to a charter school |
| | | HR256 | LYONS | MEDICAID MANAGED CARE - Requests the La. Dept. of Health modify regulations related to the nonemergency, non-ambulance medical transportation component of the Medicaid manged care program |
| | | HR257 | BAYHAM | HOMELAND SECURITY - Requests the Select Committee on Homeland Security to investigate the recent power outage initiated by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator in southeastern La. |
| | | HR259 | BAYHAM | LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - Condemns the May 21, 2025, murder of Israeli Embassy employees in Washington, D.C. |
| | | HR274 | BUTLER | WILDLIFE & FISHERIES - Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to restore the authority for the general health of Cocodrie Lake to the Cocodrie Lake Game and Fish Commission |
| | | HR279 | BAYHAM | LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS - Condemns the June 1, 2025, flamethrower antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado |
| | | HR280 | SCHLEGEL | LIABILITY/TORTS - Requests the La. State Law Institute to study and make recommendations to the House of Representatives on including digital products in the application of the La. Products Liability Act |
| | | HR290 | ECHOLS | INSURANCE DEPARTMENT - Requests the Department of Insurance to annually submit comprehensive reports of received complaints relative to property and casualty insurance companies |
| | | HR291 | KERNER | INSURANCE - Memorializes the United States Congress to end Risk Rating 2.0 and to take certain other necessary actions to alleviate the financial burden of flood insurance |
| | | HR292 | BERAULT | MEDICAID - Urges and requests the La. Dept. of Health to increase Medicaid coverage for healthcare services required by individuals with gestational diabetes mellitus |
| | | HR296 | MCMAKIN | COMMENDATIONS - Commemorates the celebration of St. Patrick's Day and recognizes the cultural and historic links between Ireland and Louisiana and the establishment of the American Irish State Legislators Caucus |
| | | HR297 | JACKSON | HEALTH/SCHOOL CLINICS - Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Education and the Louisiana Department of Health to jointly study and develop recommendations to ensure the continuity and preservation of school-based health center services if a public school undergoes a change in operational control or governance |
| | | HR303 | WALTERS | TRANSPORTATION - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development assume and reassign duties and responsibilities for the construction of the I-49 Inner-City Connector project |
| | | HR305 | MANDIE LANDRY | WATER/DRINKING WATER - Creates the Task Force on Southeast Louisiana Regional Water Purification Operations |
| | | HCR60 | FISHER | HUMAN REMAINS - Memorializes the United States Congress to create penalties for improperly mailing cremated human remains |
| | | HCR61 | COATES | WATER/RESOURCES - Creates a special task force to study the interagency consultation process for data centers to ensure more complete natural resource planning and management |
| | | HCR72 | BUTLER | MEDICAID - Memorializes congress and urge the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services to increase pay rates for direct care support workers |
| | | HCR73 | TURNER | PHARMACIES - Memorializes the United States Congress to take action relative to the use of pharmacy benefit managers and their impact on the citizens of this state |
| | | HCR75 | RISER | WILDLIFE/RESOURCES - Creates the Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force |
| | | HCR81 | CREWS | AIRCRAFT/AVIATION - Memorializes Congress to explore options for transitioning airport security responsibilities from the Transportation Security Administration to alternative models, such as delegating duties to trained airline personnel to enhance the freedom of travel experience for United States citizens |
2. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/8/2025 |
| | | SCR9 | DUPLESSIS | CHILDREN - Creates a task force to study and report on strategies to increase engagement of fathers in the lives of their children. |
| | | SCR13 | PRESSLY | CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to take action relative to the use of prior authorization processes. |
| | | SCR27 | MCMATH | CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to take action relative to the corporate practice of medicine. |
| | | SCR20 | MCMATH | NUTRITION - Memorializes Congress to direct the United States Department of Agriculture to reinstate and fund the Local Food for Schools Program. |
| | | SCR29 | PRESSLY | WORKFORCE COMMISSION - Requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission to study changes to the Incumbent Worker Training Account and funds. |
| | | SCR36 | FOIL | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Requests the division of administration, the Patient's Compensation Fund, and the Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board to consider implementation of an e-filing system for medical review panel requests and an e-payment system for filing fees. (OR NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SCR64 | HODGES | FLOODS/FLOODING - To continue the Comite River Diversion Canal/Amite River Basin Task Force. |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/10/2025 |
| | | SCR21 | MIZELL | INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE - Establishes the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission. |
| | | SCR35 | EDMONDS | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Directs the legislative auditor to conduct a performance audit of the Department of State regarding policies, procedures, and practices related to the integrity of elections. |
| | | SCR37 | EDMONDS | BESE - To urge and request BESE to procure an annual license for a 3D game-based learning platform that aligns with chemistry and physical science standards with real-world technologies to provide improved career opportunities for junior high and high school students. |
| | | SCR39 | EDMONDS | BESE - Requests BESE to make accessible to athletic directors and coaches a training program covering important safety information for the prevention and treatment of injuries in student athletes. |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Scheduled for concurrence on 6/8/2025 |
| | | HB12 | SCHLEGEL | CRIME/MISDEMEANOR - Provides relative to the sale of consumable hemp products (REF SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB310 | ZERINGUE | COURTS - Provides relative to filings in civil and criminal courts |
| | | HB437 | FIRMENT | INSURANCE CLAIMS - Provides settlement practices for claims relative to property and rentals of motor vehicles |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/8/2025 |
| | | HB150 | COATES | SMALL BUSINESS - Provides for the production of homemade food for sale to the public |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/8/2025 |
| | | SB8 | MORRIS | CIVIL SERVICE - Constitutional amendment to provide for persons in the unclassified service and for appointment of persons on the State Civil Service Commission. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) |
| | | SB24 | MCMATH | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for dedication of revenue and use of monies in the Medical Assistance Programs Fraud Detection Fund. (7/1/26) (EG1 INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | SB25 | EDMONDS | SCHOOLS - Constitutional amendment to grant the St. George community school system in East Baton Rouge Parish the same authority granted to parishes to operate a school system. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG1 +$2,457,390 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB27 | TALBOT | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to the tax credit for donations to school tuition organizations. (gov sig) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |
| | | SB28 | TALBOT | TAX/TAXATION - Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers who pay to have a fortified roof installed on their property. (gov sig) (RE1 DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB30 | MCMATH | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to recreational vehicles. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB37 | HENSGENS | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB41 | BARROW | CHILDREN - Provides relative to child welfare. (See Act) (RR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB69 | MYERS | HUNTERS/HUNTING - Provides for hunting and fishing licenses. (8/1/25) (EG -$1,302,912 SD RV See Note) |
| | | SB88 | FESI | PARKS - Establishes a state park in Terrebonne Parish. (8/1/25) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB97 | PRESSLY | FLOODS/FLOODING - Creates the Coordinated Use of Resources for Recreation, Economy, Navigation, and Transportation Authority. (8/1/25) (RE1 INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
| | | SB112 | JACKSON-ANDREWS | TAX/TAXATION - Authorizes a deduction as compensation for certain dealers and remote sellers that collect and remit sales and use taxes. (7/1/25) (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB159 | CATHEY | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Extends the sunset date of the digital nomad income tax exemption. (8/1/25) (EG1 DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB161 | MIZELL | ECONOMIC DEVELOP DEPT - Provides relative to Louisiana Economic Development. (8/1/25) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB162 | REESE | TAX/SALES - Provides relative to the collection and administration of sales and use taxes. (gov sig) (RE NO IMPACT LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB175 | WOMACK | PLUMBERS - Provides relative to the State Plumbing Board. (gov sig) |
| | | SB179 | CATHEY | TAX/AD VALOREM - Provides relative to the allocation of ad valorem tax assessed values of certain property. (gov sig) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV) |
| | | SB186 | REESE | TAX/TAXATION - Provides relative to the New Markets tax credit. (gov sig) (RE -$22,500,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB202 | HARRIS | POSTSECONDARY ED - Transfers the University of New Orleans to the Louisiana State University System. (2/3 - CA8s5(D)(3)(b)) (gov sig) (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB231 | REESE | CIVIL PROCEDURE - Provides for recoverable medical expenses. (1/1/26) |
| | | SB235 | DUPLESSIS | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Establishes an individual income tax credit for payments made toward a homeowner's insurance policy premium. (1/1/26) (RE -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB244 | HENSGENS | NATURAL RESOURCES DEPT - Provides for the Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources. (8/1/25) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB245 | CLOUD | FISCAL CONTROLS - Creates the "Transparent Responsible Use of State Tax-dollars (T.R.U.S.T.) Act" to provide for requirements for nongovernmental entities and provides for a nongovernmental entity database. (gov sig) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/9/2025 |
| | | HR240 | CHARLES OWEN | ENERGY - Creates a special task force for the House of Representatives to work with the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Louisiana Board of Regents to assess the capacity of government, industry, and academia to model the behavior of geologically sequestered carbon dioxide and to develop a method, if necessary |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Scheduled for concurrence on 6/9/2025 |
| | | HB257 | ST. BLANC | WATER/SEWER OPERATORS - Provides relative to receivership of water or wastewater companies (EGF NO IMPACT See Note) |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/8/2025 |
| | | HB656 | JORDAN | TAX/SALES & USE - Repeals the reduction in the state sales and use tax rate and dedicates a portion of the avails of the state sales tax to fund teacher pay raises (EG -$276,800,000 GF RV See Note) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/9/2025 |
| | | HB601 | GEYMANN | ENERGY - Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 6/8/2025 |
| | | SB15 | MORRIS | CRIME/PUNISHMENT - Prohibits any act intended to hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere with or thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts. (8/1/25) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | SB16 | MCMATH | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides relative to health stop-loss insurance. (8/1/25) (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB36 | HENSGENS | MINERALS - Provides for carbon sequestration. (8/1/25) (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB122 | ABRAHAM | CONTRACTORS - Provides relative to the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB125 | ROBERT OWEN | EXPLOSIVES - Provides relative to explosives. (8/1/25) (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) |
| | | SB142 | MYERS | CIVIL SERVICE - Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Lafayette. (2/3 - CA10s18) (7/1/25) |
| | | SB153 | SELDERS | BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - Provides relative to behavioral health rehabilitation services in the Louisiana medical assistance program. (gov sig) |
| | | SB165 | GREGORY MILLER | JUVENILES - Provides for the governance of the Juvenile Justice District and adds Lafourche Parish to the Juvenile Justice District. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB246 | ABRAHAM | EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY - Provides with respect to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program. (gov sig) (EG -$2,224,183 GF EX See Note) |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Regular Order |
1. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
| | | HR30 | BUTLER | HONORARY DESIGNATIONS - Designates the city of Opelousas as the Horse Capital of Louisiana |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | | HB183 | BOURRIAQUE | TAX/AD VALOREM TAX - Provides for the inspection of assessment lists, challenges to the correctness of assessments, and reviews by boards of review and the La Tax Commission (EG NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB247 | CHENEVERT | PROPERTY/EXPROPRIATION - Provides relative to the expropriation of blighted property in East Baton Rouge Parish and the city of Baton Rouge |
| | | HB265 | MENA | EMERGENCY MED TECH - Provides with respect to prohibitions regarding the employment of ambulance drivers convicted of certain offenses |
| | | HB512 | PHELPS | CRIME - Provides relative to criminal blighting of property |
| | | HB576 | ROBBY CARTER | INSURANCE/RATES - Provides relative to rates in competitive and noncompetitive markets |
| | | HB606 | TURNER | TAX/SALES-USE, LOCAL-EXEM - Exempts prescription drugs and insulin from local sales and use taxes (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB620 | PHELPS | TRAFFIC - Establishes procedures to eliminate traffic congestion in neighborhoods surrounding certain schools in Shreveport, Louisiana |
| | | HB632 | RISER | ENERGY - Protects mineral servitude ownership in relation to carbon dioxide sequestration |
| | | HB637 | COATES | ENERGY - Establishes habitat conversion fees for large-scale solar development |
| | | HB638 | COATES | ENERGY/SOLAR - Establishes agricultural conversion fees for large-scale solar development (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV) |
| | | HB696 | MACK | ENERGY - Provides relative to carbon dioxide sequestration (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | | SB20 | WHEAT | LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS - Constitutional amendment to change the number of general bills a legislator may file during regular sessions that occur during odd-numbered years and for legislating with regard to dedication or rededication of funds. (2/3-CA13sl(A)) |
| | | SB168 | WOMACK | PRESCRIPTION - Provides for liberative prescription on mineral leases on state property. (8/1/25) |
INSTRUMENTS PENDING IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HB14 | COX | CRIME/HOMICIDE - Provides relative to homicide when the victim is a person with infirmities (EG1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB36 | SCHLEGEL | LIABILITY/CIVIL - Provides relative to consumable hemp |
| | | HB67 | HORTON | CRIME/SEX OFFENSES - Provides relative to sex offenses committed against minors |
| | | HB238 | MCFARLAND | TAX/INCOME TAX - Provides relative to tax benefits for adoption of children from foster care and donations to foster care charitable organizations (RE1 NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB326 | BUTLER | COSMETOLOGY/BOARD - Provides relative to the Louisiana Cosmetology Act (EGF INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB327 | CHASSION | TOPS - Requires schools to use a 10-point grading scale to assign grades used in the calculation of the minimum grade point average required for initial award eligibility (EGF SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) |
| | | HB340 | NEWELL | DENTISTRY - Changes the domicile of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry (EG1 +$1,200 SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB358 | DUSTIN MILLER | PHARMACISTS - Permits a pharmacy technician to work remotely in certain circumstances |
| | | HB399 | CHENEVERT | DIETITIANS - Provides with respect to the profession of dietetics and dieticians (RR1 INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB445 | VILLIO | CRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to juvenile records |
| | | HB476 | FONTENOT | MTR VEHICLE/DEALERS - Provides relative to an annual automatic adjustment to a fee for motor vehicle dealers based on the Consumer Price Index (REF NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB520 | ILLG | TAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT - Establishes a state and local sales and use tax exemption for certain antique motor vehicles and increases the fee for issuance of special license plates for those vehicles (EGF DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB544 | TURNER | HEALTH CARE - Transfers powers and duties of the Nursing Supply and Demand Council and the Simulation Medical Training and Education Council to the Louisiana Health Works Commission |
| | | HB559 | ECHOLS | HEALTH/LDH - Provides relative to human services districts and boards (REF NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB570 | CARVER | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to minors use of applications (REF SEE FISC NOTE SG RV) |
| | | SB26 | BOUDREAUX | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to diabetes information. (8/1/25) (EGF +$25,000 GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB73 | REESE | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL - Provides for sequestration of carbon dioxide. (8/1/25) |
| | | SB136 | TALBOT | INSURERS - Provides for rate transparency reports. (1/1/26) |