MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | | HR96 | JEFFERSON | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Mary Eliza Alderson |
| | | HR97 | MCFARLAND | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Samantha Paul on winning the 2021 Louisiana Agriscience Teachers Association Essay Contest |
| | | HR98 | FONTENOT | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates May 15-22, 2021, as Police Week in Louisiana |
| | | HR100 | SCHEXNAYDER | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Charles Glenn "Charlie" Brown |
| | | HR101 | BEAULLIEU | STUDENTS - Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study and submit a report relative to the provision of mental health services in schools and the possibility of providing mental health education to certain students |
| | | HR99 | DAVIS | CONGRESS - Memorializes congress to support the ABLE Age Adjustment Act |
| | | HCR88 | LACOMBE | COURTS/SUPREME COURT - Requests the Supreme Court of Louisiana to approve ethics training for legislators |
| | | HCR89 | MARCELLE | CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES - Requests a study of the health and safety conditions of Louisiana prisons and jails |
| | | HCR90 | SCHEXNAYDER | REAPPORTIONMENT - Provides relative to redistricting principles and criteria |
7. Introduction of Bills |
8. Senate Bills on First Reading |
9. Reports of Committees |
10. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | | HR90 | KERNER | CHILDREN/DCFS - Requests an efficiency audit of the state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program |
| | | HCR87 | ROBERT OWEN | HEALTH/DISEASE CONTROL - Creates the Louisiana Kidney Disease Prevention and Education Task Force |
13. Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | | SB241 | ABRAHAM | LOCAL AGENCIES - Increases debt limitation on assessed valuation of taxable property in Iowa Fire Protection District No. 1. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | | HR66 | THOMPSON | RAILROADS - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study and work with Interstate 20 Amtrak partners to develop a passenger rail service connecting Texas and Mississippi through North Louisiana |
| | | HCR68 | PIERRE | RAILROADS - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the length and danger of longer freight trains |
| | | HCR74 | MARINO | CONGRESS - Urges and requests the Louisiana congressional delegation to support the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2021 |
16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | | HB103 | MCCORMICK | LIABILITY/CIVIL - Provides for liability relative to the administration of COVID-19 vaccinations (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB193 | MARCELLE | HEALTH/LDH - Creates the office on women's health within the La. Department of Health (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB382 | NEWELL | DISCRIMINATION - Provides relative to race and national origin discrimination in education, employment, public accommodations, and housing opportunities |
| | | HB449 | WILFORD CARTER | CHILDREN/SUPPORT - Provides relative to the reduction of a child support obligation during the obligor's incarceration |
| | | HB468 | MANDIE LANDRY | MEDICAID - Provides relative to extension of medicaid coverage for an individual experiencing postpartum (RE +$738,954 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB487 | ECHOLS | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to deficit avoidance procedures (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB498 | EDMONSTON | DISCRIMINATION - Prohibits discrimination by government agencies and officials on the basis of vaccination or immunity status |
| | | HB536 | PHELPS | MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Provides relative to sanctions for a lapse in required liability security (RR -$550,000 RV See Note) |
| | | HB556 | DEVILLIER | SCHOOLS/CHOICE - Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in public school (RR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB582 | MCFARLAND | TAX/GASOLINE TAX - Dedicates a portion of the existing tax levied on gasoline and diesel into the Construction Subfund and imposes a one-time road-use fee on electric and hybrid vehicles (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB654 | MOORE | HIGHWAYS - Provides relative to the designation of highway safety corridors by the Department of Transportation and Development and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |
| | | HB678 | DUPLESSIS | TAX CREDITS - Provides for the Louisiana work opportunity tax credit (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB710 | MCFARLAND | MUNICIPALITIES - Provides relative to the chief of police in the village of Dodson |
17. Senate Instruments Second Reading Returned from the Legislative Bureau |
| | | SCR3 | REESE | EMPLOYMENT - Suspends certain provisions of law relative to unemployment tax increases and benefit reductions. (EN NO IMPACT OF RV See Note) |
| | | SCR5 | REESE | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Suspends the provision of law providing for an unemployment insurance solvency tax. (EN NO IMPACT FF EX See Note) |
| | | SB18 | JOHNS | STATE POLICE RETIREMENT - Provides for the reemployment of retirees. (gov sig)
(2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (EN INCREASE APV) |
| | | SB23 | FESI | STATE POLICE RETIREMENT - Provides certain enhanced survivor benefits and insurance coverage for the spouses and children of members killed in the line of duty.
(2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (6/30/21) (EN INCREASE APV) |
| | | SB32 | CATHEY | AGRICULTURE/FOREST COMR - Repeals the exclusion of certain agricultural products authorized to be sampled and analyzed by the commissioner of agriculture. (gov sig) |
| | | SB34 | FIELDS | LAW ENFORCEMENT - Provides for responsibilities of law enforcement officers while interacting with the public. (8/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB52 | POPE | SHERIFFS - Provides for payment of certain group insurance costs by Livingston Parish sheriff. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB58 | WOMACK | ANIMALS - Provides for the identification of certain impounded animals. (gov sig) |
| | | SB89 | REESE | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides for the unemployment insurance procedure to be applied by the secretary of the La. Workforce Commission for calendar year 2022. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE OF RV See Note) |
| | | SB95 | BOUIE | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to the return of certain schools in the Recovery School District to the transferring school board. (gov sig) |
| | | SB99 | FIELDS | TOPS - Provides relative to TOPS eligibility. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB103 | HENSGENS | AGRICULTURE/FOREST DEPT - Creates the Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research Program. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB114 | PEACOCK | SCHOOLS - Provides for remote public school registration and enrollment of children of military personnel transferring to the state. (gov sig) |
| | | SB120 | BOUDREAUX | COURTS - Provides for the salary of the marshal of the city court of Lafayette. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB124 | HEWITT | GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION - Requires the playing or singing of the national anthem prior to certain athletic contests. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB148 | CORTEZ | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Establishes the M.J. Foster Promise Program. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB156 | MIZELL | AMUSEMENTS/SPORTS - Provides for the Fairness in Women's Sports Act relative to a school's ability to offer opportunities to each student to participate in team sporting events on an equal basis. (8/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB206 | CORTEZ | CLERKS OF COURT - Provides relative to group insurance expenses for certain clerks of court. (gov sig) |
| | | SB222 | HEWITT | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to early literacy. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB230 | MIZELL | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to power-based violence on college and university campuses. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB232 | BARROW | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Establishes and provides for the Power-Based Violence Review Panel. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
REGULAR ORDER OF THE DAY |
1. House and Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HR47 | GADBERRY | RAILROADS - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study and work with Interstate 20 Amtrak partners to bring passenger rail service connecting Texas and Mississippi through North Louisiana |
| | | HCR36 | BROWN | BRIDGES/FERRIES - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility of having two dedicated lanes to exit eastbound from the Horace Wilkinson Bridge |
| | | HCR64 | WRIGHT | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Continues the Joint Subcommittee on International Trade to study how to best capitalize on Louisiana's international trade potential |
| | | HR50 | DUPLESSIS | JUVENILES - Requests the legislative auditor to conduct an audit on the use of all forms of solitary confinement of juveniles in facilities housing juveniles |
| | | HR57 | DUPLESSIS | HEALTH/LDH - Directs the office of behavioral health of the Louisiana Department of Health to collect data relative to certain mental illness and substance use crisis care |
| | | HR68 | WILLARD | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Requests that certain federal funds received be deployed by the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation for certain state seed capital programs |
| | | HCR3 | EDMONDS | JOINT RULES - Authorizes a member of the Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee to request the presiding officer of his house to designate another member to serve as his proxy at a meeting of the committee that the member is unable to attend |
| | | HCR10 | MIKE JOHNSON | LEGISLATORS - Establishes and recognizes the Central Louisiana Delegation Caucus |
| | | HCR14 | FIRMENT | INDIAN AFFAIRS - Recognizes the Butte Tribe of Bayou Bourbeaux as an Indian tribe of the state |
| | | HCR19 | BRASS | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Creates a task force to study how to develop a more diverse group of candidates for head coach and athletic director positions at public postsecondary education institutions |
| | | HCR37 | HILFERTY | ENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT - Urges and requests the Department of Environmental Quality to implement measures to prevent the release and discharge of preproduction plastic from facilities into the waters of the state of Louisiana |
| | | HCR39 | MINCEY | TEACHERS - Creates a task force to study issues related to teacher shortages in Louisiana |
| | | HCR51 | WRIGHT | U.S. CONSTITUTION - Calls for a convention to amend the United States Constitution to establish a limitation on terms for members of congress |
| | | HCR55 | ZERINGUE | CONSERVATION - Creates the Outdoor Conservation Study Group to study conservation funding mechanisms and programs |
| | | HCR57 | IVEY | LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR - Requests the division of administration to provide electronic access to a synchronized copy of the data points in the LaGov Enterprise Resource Planning system to the legislative auditor |
| | | HCR60 | CREWS | ELECTIONS - Requests the secretary of state to study the implementation of a notification system to alert a voter regarding the status of his vote |
| | | HCR73 | COUSSAN | WILDLIFE/HABITAT - Urges and requests the collaboration of certain departments with the Louisiana Waterfowl Working Group to improve waterfowl habitats on private, state, and federally owned lands |
| | | HCR75 | BAGLEY | WEIGHTS/MEASURES - Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility and reasonableness of increasing the gross vehicle weight and axle weight limits for an annual permit |
| | | HCR76 | EDMONDS | HEALTH/BEHAVIORAL - Urges and requests the La. Department of Health to convene an opioid action summit |
| | | HCR82 | MINCEY | FLOODING/CONTROL - Directs the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to study water drainage issues in Livingston Parish as a result of Interstate 12 median walls |
| | | HCR56 | FREEMAN | HEALTH/CHILDREN - Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study health and safety best practices for use of school-issued digital devices |
| | | HCR61 | KERNER | RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS - Directs the Firefighters' Retirement System to form a committee to study issues related to allowing employees of private entities to participate in the system |
| | | HCR62 | BRASS | MTR VEHICLE/COMMERCIAL - Requests the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to create commercial driver training programs to advance training standards and safety |
| | | HCR63 | ROMERO | CONGRESS - Memorializes congress to modify the H-2B nonimmigrant program to assist with labor workforce shortage in the state |
| | | HCR77 | CARPENTER | EMPLOYMENT/WAGES-MINIMUM - Creates a task force to study minimum wage |
| | | HCR84 | JAMES | LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS - Requests the State Police Commission to adopt policies that reflect legislation recommended by the Police Training, Screening, and De-escalation Task Force |
2. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading Final Consideration |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | SCR24 | FOIL | ENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT - Requests the Department of Environmental Quality to study the feasibility of providing funding for devices that remediate certain water quality impairments. |
| | | SCR27 | CORTEZ | CONGRESS - Memorializes Congress to reauthorize the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area program. |
| | | SCR18 | FIELDS | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Requests the state Department of Education to study the feasibility of banning the use of corporal punishment in public schools. |
3. House Concurrent Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments |
Not yet scheduled for concurrence |
| | | HCR16 | HUGHES | PUBLIC EMPLOYEES - Requests a study by certain state agencies concerning the impact of COVID-19 on the public sector workforce of this state |
| | | HCR34 | BUTLER | MEDICAID - Requests a study regarding potential means of financing dental care for adult residents of intermediate care facilities |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/18/2021 |
| | | HB40 | WRIGHT | FUNDS/FUNDING - Limits certain monies from being used to pay for certain Dept. of Transportation and Development expenses (EG +$31,007,763 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB62 | BRASS | ASSESSORS - Requires the St. James Parish assessor to pay the cost of certain insurance premiums for certain retirees of the assessor's office (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB92 | MARINO | CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE - Increases the amount paid for a person who has been wrongfully convicted (REC INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB138 | FARNUM | VOTING/REGISTRATION - Provides for a supplemental annual canvass of registered voters (EN +$215,125 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB172 | BUTLER | MEDICAID - Provides for Medicaid coverage of dental care for certain adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities (EN +$292,352 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB213 | BACALA | MEDICAID - Provides for Medicaid eligibility determination functions and Medicaid fraud detection and prevention (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB289 | MCFARLAND | TAX CREDITS - Establishes an income and corporate franchise tax credit for Class II and Class III railroads (EN -$2,000,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB301 | MANDIE LANDRY | TAX/INCOME TAX - Establishes an income tax credit for certain funeral and burial expenses for certain pregnancy-related deaths (EN -$75,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB316 | DAVIS | CHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Adds mucopolysaccharidosis type I and glycogen storage disorder type II to the state's newborn screening panel (EN +$187,717 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB317 | KERNER | FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Establishes a fee to support testing and monitoring for harmful substances in imported seafood (EN +$7,500 SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB388 | LANCE HARRIS | ELECTIONS - Provides relative to the preparation and verification process of absentee and early voting ballots prior to election day (EN +$129,600 GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB434 | NELSON | TAX - Levies taxes on sales of cannabis and provides for the use of the avails of the taxes (EG INCREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB446 | BUTLER | ADMINISTRATION DIVISION - Creates and provides for the office of the state Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator within the division of administration (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB506 | BEAULLIEU | TAX/INCOME TAX - Increases the amount of the net operating loss deduction (RE -$20,300,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB513 | MANDIE LANDRY | FUNDS/FUNDING - Establishes a burial fund for pregnancy-related maternal deaths (EG NO IMPACT SD EX See Note) |
| | | HB567 | JORDAN | TAX/EXCISE - Repeals the marijuana tax levied on certain dealers and repeals provisions related to tax stamps which evidence payment of tax (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB604 | JAMES | CRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to expungement of records (RR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB622 | THOMPSON | RURAL/DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to the office of rural development and the Rural Development Program (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB656 | GLOVER | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Interstate 220 in Shreveport and Caddo Parish as the "Minnion Dewayne Jackson Memorial Overpass" |
| | | HB680 | HUGHES | TAX CREDITS - Establishes the Louisiana Youth Jobs Tax Credit Program and tax credits for the employment of eligible apprentices (EN -$1,200,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB691 | BACALA | WILDLIFE/FEES - Provides relative to fee increases for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (EN +$16,611,750 SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB59 | LACOMBE | DISTRICTS/WATERWORKS - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes a political subdivision to waive water charges incurred through damage not caused by the customer (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB79 | MCMAHEN | MENTAL HEALTH - Provides relative to treatment facilities for mental health patients |
| | | HB113 | GADBERRY | ETHICS/CODE - Allows the spouse of a public servant to be employed by a person who has or who is seeking a business or financial relationship with the agency of the public servant under specified circumstances |
| | | HB149 | FRIEMAN | LEGISLATIVE POWERS - Provides relative to termination of emergency declarations |
| | | HB184 | SHERMAN MACK | LEGISLATION - Designates Act No. 259 of the 2020 Regular Session as "The Remy Hidalgo Act" |
| | | HB218 | HUVAL | CHILDREN/NEWBORNS - Authorizes the installation and use of newborn safety devices at certain infant relinquishment sites designated in the Safe Haven Law |
| | | HB228 | CARRIER | SANITARY CODE - Provides relative to restroom access for individuals with certain conditions |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HB479 | VILLIO | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Provides with respect to diminution of sentence and parole eligibility (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB535 | ORGERON | FISHING/COMMERCIAL - Provides relative to the geographic location for the taking of menhaden (EG1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB589 | DUPLESSIS | MENTAL HEALTH - Provides relative to civil involuntary outpatient treatment for persons suffering from mental illness |
| | | HB594 | DUSTIN MILLER | INSURANCE/HEALTH - Provides relative to reimbursement rates for certain ventilation treatments |
| | | HB607 | DESHOTEL | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to the joint legislative committee on technology and cybersecurity |
| | | HB633 | WRIGHT | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to ignition interlock devices and maintenance services (RE1 INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB45 | FARNUM | COURTS/CITY - Provides relative to the jurisdictional amount in dispute for the City Court of Sulphur |
| | | HB136 | CARPENTER | STUDENT/DISCIPLINE - Provides relative to suspensions and expulsions of public school students |
| | | HB195 | SELDERS | EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Adds statewide civilian emergency dispatchers to the definition of "first responders" for certain purposes |
| | | HB241 | MANDIE LANDRY | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides for a filing fee for certain eviction proceedings |
| | | HB315 | GOUDEAU | CIVIL SERVICE - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for an exception to the prohibition on political activity by members of civil service systems |
| | | HB342 | WRIGHT | WATER/DRINKING WATER - Authorizes St. Tammany Parish to require testing for secondary contaminants in drinking water |
| | | HB352 | HODGES | CURRICULA - Provides relative to required instruction in American history and civics in public schools (REF INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB358 | EDMONDS | COURTS - Provides relative to the Online Judge Pilot Program (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB372 | FREEMAN | LOCAL GOVT/ORDINANCES - Provides relative to the violation of municipal building code ordinances and regulations in the city of New Orleans |
| | | HB380 | LYONS | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides relative to employer's unemployment compensation contribution rates |
| | | HB386 | FARNUM | COURTS - Provides relative to appointment of special masters in certain civil actions arising within a parish included in a major disaster declaration (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB416 | HODGES | CURRICULA - Requires instruction regarding World War II and the Holocaust for high school students and training for teachers relative to such instruction (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | HB574 | TRAVIS JOHNSON | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to fees dedicated to the operational costs of the office of the coroner in Concordia Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB610 | LYONS | UNEMPLOYMENT COMP - Provides relative to the maximum weekly benefit amount and creates a back-to-work enhancement program (OR INCREASE OF RV See Note) |
| | | HB671 | TRAVIS JOHNSON | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides relative to fees dedicated to the operational costs of the office of the coroner in certain parishes (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB679 | HILFERTY | SEWERAGE/N O WATER BD - Provides relative to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans |
| | | HB708 | FONTENOT | BAIL - Provides relative to the posting of bail |
| | | HB709 | NEWELL | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides relative to the regulation of cannabis (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | SB84 | TALBOT | INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides for health insurance coverage of genetic testing for various cancer mutations. (1/1/22) |
| | | SB119 | GREGORY TARVER | HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE - Provides relative to health insurance coverage for mammography. (1/1/22) |
| | | SB191 | CLOUD | INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides relative to coverage of certain physician-administered drugs and related services. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | | SB13 | PRICE | STATE POLICE RETIREMENT - Allows upgrade of accrual rate applicable to transferred service credit. (gov sig) (2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (EN INCREASE APV) |
| | | SB21 | ROBERT MILLS | MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEE RET - Provides for the purchase of service and salary credit for members furloughed due to COVID-19. (2/3 - CA10s29(F)) (gov sig) (EN INCREASE APV) |
| | | SB24 | PRICE | RETIREMENT BENEFITS - Provides a minimum benefit increase for certain retirees, beneficiaries, and survivors of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, and State Police Retirement System. (6/30/21) (2/3 CA10s29(F)) (EN INCREASE APV) |
| | | SB61 | TROY CARTER | DISCRIMINATION - Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hairstyles. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB79 | WARD | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides relative to the governance of fire protection districts created by Pointe Coupee Parish. (gov sig) |
| | | SB174 | LUNEAU | LOCAL AGENCIES - Provides relative to the membership of the Alexandria/Pineville Area Louisiana Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB184 | HEWITT | SPECIAL DISTRICTS - Provides for the appointment of members to the nominating committee for the board of commissioners of St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 2. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB193 | MORRIS | CIVIL SERVICE - Provides relative to entrance firefighters and police officer classes. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB26 | HENSGENS | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Designates the Forked Island Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on Louisiana Highway 82 in Vermilion Parish as the "Rose Ashy Broussard Memorial Bridge". (8/1/21) (EN +$1,100 SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB37 | MIZELL | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Provides for designation of certain state highways. (8/1/21) (EN +$3,300 SG EX See Note) |
| | | SB67 | WARD | MOTOR VEHICLES - Increases the documentation fee allowed to be charged between an automobile dealer and customer. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB78 | BOUIE | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for eligibility for military honor license plates for members of the Louisiana National Guard. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB100 | REESE | BANKS/BANKING - Provides liability protection for federally insured depository institutions and mutual associations that transfer money or property by relying on small succession affidavits. (gov sig) |
| | | SB101 | ABRAHAM | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to self-service storage facilities. (1/1/22) |
| | | SB157 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Exempts certain mobile workers from individual income tax and their employers from withholding tax. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB160 | BRET ALLAIN | REVENUE DEPARTMENT - Conforms state partnership reporting adjustments to federal taxable income to current federal partnership audit adjustments. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB161 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/FRANCHISE/CORPORATE - Extends the termination date of the exemption from corporate franchise tax for small business corporations. (See Act) (EN -$55,900,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | SB169 | BRET ALLAIN | PUBLIC UTILITIES - Provides relative to the Louisiana Underground Utilities and Facilities Damage Prevention Law. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB171 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides for severance tax exemptions and site-specific trust funds for certain orphan wells. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | | SB182 | BODI WHITE | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides relative to public bid forms and specifications. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB199 | CATHEY | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Designates portions of state highways for certain individuals. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB210 | FOIL | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to recreational vehicle warranties. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | | SB212 | CONNICK | ROADS/HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of US 90 Business-Westbank Expressway in the city of Westwego in Jefferson Parish as the "Michael D. Louviere Memorial Highway". (8/1/21) |
| | | SB223 | JOHNS | UTILITIES - Provides relative to financing utility storm repairs and strengthening and stabilizing utilities. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB9 | PRICE | CHILDREN'S CODE - Provides relative to continuous revision of the Children's Code. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB29 | ABRAHAM | INSURANCE COMMISSIONER - Authorizes the commissioner of insurance to take certain actions relative to insurance during a declared emergency. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | SB38 | FOIL | BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS - Provides relative to the terms of the members of the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB41 | BERNARD | INSURERS - Provides with respect to the repeal of insurance company deposit requirements. (7/1/21) |
| | | SB42 | BERNARD | FIRE/CASUALTY INSURANCE - Requires notices of reinstatement of a casualty policy to go to all relevant parties. (1/1/22) |
| | | SB62 | MILLIGAN | CIVIL COMMITMENT - Provides relative to the management of the affairs of an interdict. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB65 | FESI | INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides relative to dental referral plans. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB70 | ABRAHAM | INSURANCE POLICIES - Provides relative to named storm deductibles for commercial properties. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB91 | PEACOCK | SECURITIES - Authorizes transfer on death of certain securities. (1/1/22) |
| | | SB96 | LAMBERT | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - Provides for the waste tire program in the Department of Environmental Quality. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | SB97 | LAMBERT | SOLID WASTE - Provides for advanced recycling facilities and processes for the conversion of certain recovered materials. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note) |
| | | SB116 | GREGORY TARVER | WELFARE - Provides relative to employment, education, and related services for FITAP participants. (gov sig) (EN -$27,696 FF EX See Note) |
| | | SB129 | FRED MILLS | WATER QUALITY - Creates and provides for the Community Drinking Water Infrastructure Sustainability Act. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | SB131 | ROBERT MILLS | LIABILITY - Prohibits insurance companies from including defense costs within the limits of liability except under certain circumstances. (8/1/21) |
| | | SB181 | BOUDREAUX | INSURERS - Provides relative to health insurance coverage modifications and unfair or deceptive practices. (8/1/21) |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/18/2021 |
| | | HB440 | NELSON | FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Levies fees for licenses relative to cannabis (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB458 | FIRMENT | INSURANCE/HOMEOWNERS - Provides for additional living expenses and fair rental value coverages under residential insurance policies |
| | | HB585 | GEYMANN | INSURANCE/HOMEOWNERS - Provides relative to homeowner's insurance claims settlement practices |
| | | HB699 | NELSON | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides for the decriminalization and regulation of marijuana for recreational purposes (EG GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB402 | JONES | CRIMINAL/HABIT OFFENDERS - Provides relative to habitual offenders (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB493 | PRESSLY | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Reduces diminution of sentence for good behavior for certain weapons violations (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB121 | SEABAUGH | POLICE/LOCAL - Provides relative to employees of the Shreveport police department (RE DECREASE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB704 | HODGES | ELECTIONS - Provides relative to elections (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB7 | FREEMAN | TAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT - Provides for a sales and use tax exemption for feminine hygiene products and diapers (EN -$11,100,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB220 | GREGORY MILLER | PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides relative to public works contracts |
| | | HB381 | MOORE | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to motor vehicle accident reports |
| | | HB456 | EDMONDS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to protection of employee data submitted to Louisiana Economic Development as a condition of business incentive program verification |
| | | HB467 | JORDAN | INSURANCE/AUTOMOBILE - Prohibits the use of certain rating factors in automobile insurance underwriting |
| | | HB625 | DESHOTEL | PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS - Changes the composition of the Avoyelles Parish Port Commission |
| | | HB669 | GARY CARTER | ENVIRONMENT/FEES - Authorizes the Department of Environmental Quality to increase annual fees for hazardous waste generators (EG +$1,566,400 SG RV See Note) |
| | | HB670 | GARY CARTER | ENVIRONMENT/FEES - Authorizes an increase in certain fees collected by the Department of Environmental Quality (EN +$2,003,044 SG RV See Note) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/19/2021 |
| | | HB370 | IVEY | TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION - (Constitutional Amendment) Establishes certain property tax exemptions for capital investment projects (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB428 | GEYMANN | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - Prohibits the use of federally declared disaster funds for increases in recurring state expenditures (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB464 | IVEY | TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION - Provides for ad valorem tax exemptions for certain capital investment projects (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) |
| | | HB565 | HUVAL | MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Provides relative to the operation of a motor vehicle while using wireless telecommunication devices (RE1 See Note) |
RETURNED TO THE CALENDAR |
Regular Order |
1. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Third Reading for Final Consideration |
| | | HR9 | ZERINGUE | HOUSE/RULES - Provides for recommittal of any instrument with a specified fiscal impact to the Committee on Appropriations |
3. House Concurrent Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments |
| | | HCR58 | HUVAL | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates May 19, 2021, as CODOFIL Day at the state capitol |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
| | | HB385 | BEAULLIEU | HOUSING/MANUFACTURED - Provides for the removal of abandoned manufactured housing units |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | | HB17 | NELSON | STATE SYMBOL - Provides relative to the state motto |
| | | HB73 | CREWS | MEDICAID - Authorizes the La. Department of Health to contract for the administration of the Medicaid estate recovery program (EG DECREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB76 | LACOMBE | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to the exemption from local match requirements for certain rural water system projects (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB131 | COUSSAN | TAX CREDITS - Establishes an income tax credit for donations of property used for research or direct education of students to certain educational institutions (EG -$2,120,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB171 | ZERINGUE | TAX/INCOME TAX - Changes the rates and brackets for purposes of calculating individual income tax liability and eliminates certain deductions and credits (EG +$+30,200,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB202 | BISHOP | LEGISLATIVE POWERS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for an increased vote requirement when enacting certain new tax incentives (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB223 | WILLARD | ANIMALS/CRUELTY - Provides relative to proper shelter for a dog |
| | | HB243 | NEWELL | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides for the decriminalization of marijuana possession and distribution (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB245 | CARPENTER | EMPLOYMENT/DISCRIMINATN - Provides relative to employment practices related to wage history, wage disclosure, and retaliation |
| | | HB273 | BEAULLIEU | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (RE SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note) |
| | | HB274 | BISHOP | TAX/INCOME TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the rates and brackets for purposes of calculating income taxes and limits the mandatory deduction for federal income taxes paid to corporate income taxes (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB275 | RISER | TAX/INCOME TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Eliminates the mandate for the corporation income tax deduction for federal income taxes paid (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB276 | BEAULLIEU | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (EG SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note) |
| | | HB277 | BISHOP | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Restricts the allocation of cash line of credit capacity for certain projects and provides for the recommendation of projects for lines of credit (EG GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB278 | BISHOP | TAX/INCOME TAX - Reduces the tax rates for purposes of calculating individual income tax liability and calculating the tax liability of estates and trusts and eliminates and modifies certain income tax deductions (EN -$600,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB302 | BISHOP | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides relative to capital outlay (EG NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB331 | BOURRIAQUE | PUBLIC LANDS/STATE - (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the state to enter into certain agreements with landowners concerning boundaries between state claimed and privately claimed water bottoms (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note) |
| | | HB351 | PIERRE | STATE SYMBOL - Designates the song "Southern Nights" by Allen Toussaint as the official state cultural song |
| | | HB369 | IVEY | TAX/INCOME TAX - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for a flat tax on individual income and eliminates the mandatory income tax deduction for federal income taxes paid for purposes of computing income taxes (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB376 | IVEY | TAX/INCOME TAX - Provides for a flat tax rate for purposes of calculating income tax for individuals, estates, and trusts and modifies income tax credits and deductions (EG +$6,900,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB399 | CARRIER | PUBLIC LANDS/STATE - Allows state and private landowners to enter into boundary agreements concerning disputed property |
| | | HB415 | GAINES | TOURISM - Provides for the creation of tourism recovery and improvement districts (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB417 | IVEY | FUNDS/FUNDING - (Constitutional Amendment) Revises Article VII of the Constitution of Louisiana |
| | | HB475 | NELSON | TAX/INCOME TAX - Phases-out the taxes levied on the income of individuals and estates and trusts and reduces the amount of exemptions, deductions, and credits that may be claimed to reduce income tax liability (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB501 | SCHAMERHORN | TRANSPORTATION - Authorizes the operation of certain utility terrain vehicles on highway shoulders |
| | | HB528 | GAROFALO | SCHOOLS - Authorizes a pilot program implementing a balanced calendar at certain schools (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note) |
| | | HB597 | MIGUEZ | CONTRACTS - Provides relative to prohibition on certain governmental entity contracts with companies that discriminate against firearm and ammunition industries (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | | HB612 | NELSON | TAX - Provides relative state and local taxes (EG INCREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB615 | FREIBERG | TAX/GASOLINE TAX - Adjusts the amount of excise tax levied on gasoline, diesel, and special fuels and levies new taxes on gasoline, diesel, special fuels, and electric and hybrid vehicles (EG INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB620 | BAGLEY | WEIGHTS/MEASURES - Provides relative to the fee and gross vehicle weight limits and axle weight limits for special permits (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note) |
| | | HB629 | IVEY | TAX - Provides relative to individual income tax, corporation income tax, corporation franchise tax, and ad valorem tax |
| | | HB659 | WILLARD | TAX/INCOME-CREDIT - Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers claiming a dependent less than eighteen years of age (EG -$60,600,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB660 | HUGHES | TAX CREDITS - Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit for certain taxpayers for a specific period of time (EG -$1,400,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | | HB693 | DAVIS | TAX/SALES-USE, STATE - Dedicates a portion of the avails of state sales and use tax to the Construction Subfund of the Transportation Trust Fund and extends .4% of current state sales and use tax (EG -$37,800,000 GF RV See Note) |
INSTRUMENTS PENDING IN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | | HB199 | SCHEXNAYDER | TAX/SALES & USE - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the State and Local Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Commission (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note) |