Agenda - Judiciary

House Committee on Judiciary
April 28, 2026 Upon Adjournment of the House Room 1
Scheduled

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
	HR2	GREEN	LAW ENFORCEMENT - To demand the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and all appropriate federal agencies to immediately release to the public all records, investigative files, correspondence, agreements, and related materials concerning Jeffrey Epstein and any co-conspirators, facilitators, and affiliated individuals
	HR37	WILEY	MILITARY AFFAIRS - Memorializes Congress to issue the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal to U.S. veterans who served in Honduras from 1981 to 1992
	HR61	BAYHAM	HOMELAND SECURITY - Memorializes congress to fully fund the United States Department of Homeland Security
	HCR11	MIKE JOHNSON	MILITARY AFFAIRS - Expresses support for the continued operations of the Louisiana National Guard at Camp Beauregard in Pineville and commends the accomplishments of the Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program
	HCR64	MOORE	COURTS - Requests a study to make recommendations regarding behavioral health courts
	HB89	TURNER	DISTRICT ATTORNEYS - Provides relative to certain retirees of the office of the district attorney of the 3rd Judicial District (OR +$25,364 LF EX See Note)
	HB183	MCMAKIN	COURTS - Provides relative to the use of cellular devices in courts and courthouses
	HB341	FREIBERG	LAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides for rights of law enforcement officers while under investigation
	HB371	JORDAN	ATTORNEY GENERAL - Provides relative to requiring the attorney general to defend state elected officials and acts of the legislature
	HB480	LAFLEUR	COURTS/CRIMINAL - Provides for participation in reentry courts
	HB520	WILFORD CARTER	CLERKS OF COURT - Requires the clerk of court to grant access to officers of the court information regarding sex offenses and violent crimes
	HB579	LAFLEUR	CRIMINAL/VICTIMS - Provides relative to the Sexual Assault Survivor Bill of Rights
	HB597	MCMAKIN	JUDGES - Provides relative to judicial compensation
	HB816	GALLE	MILITARY AFFAIRS - Prohibits foreign adversaries from acquiring or owning property near military installations (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
	HB1004	BAYHAM	COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE - Increases the jurisdictional threshold for justice of peace courts
	HB1064	FREIBERG	COURTS - Provides relative to a domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court
	HB1165	DESHOTEL	COURTS - Provides relative to the court system in Avoyelles Parish
	SB44	SEABAUGH	LAW ENFORCEMENT - Requires a law enforcement agency to approve firearms and ammunition carried by its tactical medical professionals. (8/1/26)
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT

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