MORNING HOUR |
1. Roll Call |
2. Prayer |
3. Pledge of Allegiance |
4. Reading of Journal |
5. Petitions, Memorials, and Communications |
6. Introduction of Resolutions |
| | HR110 | MCFARLAND | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Designates, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 as 4-H Day at the state capitol |
| | HR111 | WILLARD | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Reverend Dr. Lionel Davis, Sr., on the occasion of his twentieth pastoral anniversary |
| | HR112 | SCHEXNAYDER | CONDOLENCES - Expresses condolences on the death of Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III, former governor of Louisiana |
| | HR113 | MARINO | MEDICAL MARIJUANA - Creates a special commission to study and make recommendations concerning medical marijuana laws and regulations |
| | HCR100 | FONTENOT | DRUGS/CONTROLLED - Requests the Louisiana Department of Health, office of public health, to study drug-related overdoses |
| | HCR101 | JAMES | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Creates a commission to study the procedures for processing felony sentences and calculating incarceration release dates of persons in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections |
| | HCR102 | BAGLEY | SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH - Recognizes June 27, 2021, as Post-traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day in Louisiana |
7. Introduction of Bills |
8. Senate Bills on First Reading |
9. Reports of Committees |
10. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | HR106 | ROBERT OWEN | INTERGOV COMPACTS - Requests a study regarding potential costs, benefits, and public health impacts of Louisiana joining the interstate compact known as the Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases |
| | HR107 | MAGEE | MEDICAID MANAGED CARE - Requests the La. Department of Health to ensure that Medicaid managed care organizations cover and pay for certain respiratory panels |
| | HR108 | CHARLES OWEN | LIABILITY/CIVIL - Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study provisions of law on civil liability for intentional dissemination of personally identifiable information |
| | HR109 | CHARLES OWEN | CIVIL/INTERDICTION - Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study provisions of law relative to the consent of a curator to an abortion or sterilization of an interdict |
| | HCR92 | DAVIS | PROPERTY/COMMUNITY - Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study provisions of law on partition of community property |
| | HCR94 | BISHOP | BOARDS/COMMISSIONS - Authorizes and directs healthcare professional licensing boards to evaluate potential models for an independent scope of practice review program for this state |
| | HCR95 | THOMAS | LEGISLATIVE AGCY/LAW INST - Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to examine the laws relative to motor vehicle accidents |
| | HCR96 | HODGES | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - Memorializes Congress to support Israel |
| | HCR97 | JONES | PARDON/PAROLE - Requests a study of case law and best practices to better understand other approaches to parole |
| | HCR98 | BEAULLIEU | ENERGY/OIL & GAS - Expresses the legislature's opposition to a disproportionate increase in the taxation of oil and gas industries |
| | HCR99 | FONTENOT | FIRE PROTECT/FIRE MARSHAL - Requests Louisiana State University and the office of state fire marshal to work collaboratively to enhance firefighter training |
11. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over |
| | SCR50 | FIELDS | EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Requests the state Department of Education to identify providers of violence and suicide prevention training that is available at no or low cost. |
| | SCR55 | MILLIGAN | EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - Requests every parish Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP) to provide annual training on disaster response for their local and municipal leadership. |
| | SCR60 | FOIL | COMMENDATIONS - Commends Judy Ewell Day for her dedication and service to the state upon the occasion of her retirement as a Louisiana lobbyist. |
13. Senate Bills on Second Reading to be Referred to Committee |
| | SB234 | MCMATH | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to expanded academic support. (8/1/21) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note) |
14. House and House Concurrent Resolutions Reported by Committee |
| | HR1 | BRYANT | DRUGS/CONTROLLED - Requests a study of the effects of legalizing recreational cannabis usage |
| | HCR85 | MANDIE LANDRY | CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS - Requests a study of policies relative to certain health issues of women prisoners |
16. House Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | HB158 | JONES | CRIME - Provides relative to second degree murder (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB711 | GAROFALO | STUDENTS - Provides relative to the sharing of certain student data (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
17. Senate Instruments Second Reading Returned from the Legislative Bureau |
| | SB14 | FESI | UNCLAIMED PROPERTY - Exempts certain unclaimed property information from the Public Records Law. (8/1/21) |
| | SB27 | FOIL | COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES - Provides relative to military and veteran friendly postsecondary education policies. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB28 | CAMERON HENRY | PUBLIC LANDS - Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Orleans Parish. (gov sig) |
| | SB48 | POPE | HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to continuing education requirements imposed by the Louisiana Board of Hearing Aid Dealers. (1/1/22) |
| | SB93 | POPE | HEALTH DEPARTMENT - Provides relative to telehealth services provided by licensed hearing aid dealers. (8/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB105 | BOUDREAUX | MILITARY AFFAIRS - Provides for an African-American military service members monument in the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) |
| | SB122 | BRET ALLAIN | COASTAL RESOURCES - Provides for monies collected from enforcement actions of coastal use permits. (8/1/21) (EG SEE FISC NOTE SD RV) |
| | SB136 | FRED MILLS | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - Provides for promulgation of emergency rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. (8/1/21) |
| | SB146 | POPE | SECRETARY OF STATE - Provides relative to the preservation of public records. (gov sig) |
| | SB151 | BARROW | CHILDREN - Enacts the Foster Youth's Bill of Rights for youth ages fourteen through eighteen in foster care. (gov sig) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) |
| | SB155 | BOUIE | COUNSELING/GUIDANCE - Provides relative to the Louisiana Social Work Practice Act. (1/1/22) |
| | SB170 | JOHNS | GOVERNOR - Provides relative to the creation of the office of human trafficking prevention. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB194 | BOUDREAUX | NURSING HOMES - Provides for an extension to the moratorium on additional beds for nursing facilities. (8/1/21) |
| | SB216 | ROBERT MILLS | TEACHERS - Requires early literacy professional development for certain teachers. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE EX See Note) |
| | SB246 | GREGORY TARVER | SCHOOLS - Provides relative to the creation of an international language immersion school. (8/1/21) |
18. Senate Bills on Second Reading Reported by Committee |
| | SB118 | MORRIS | WEAPONS - Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms. (8/1/21) (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note) |
19. Reconsideration |
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 |
| | 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 |
| | HR88 | MARCELLE | WATER/RESOURCES - Urges and requests the commissioner of conservation to adopt any necessary rules and regulations to limit the withdrawal of groundwater by commercial or industrial facilities to five million gallons of groundwater per day |
| | HCR70 | MALINDA WHITE | ELECTIONS - Urges and requests the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, the Louisiana Environmental Education Commission, and local government associations to assist in the promotion and establishment of programs for the collection and recycling of campaign signs |
| | HCR71 | ORGERON | ENERGY/OIL & GAS - Urges and requests the administration of President Biden to end its pause on offshore oil and gas leasing |
| | HCR81 | EDMONDS | ELECTIONS - Directs the legislative auditor to include processes regarding elections in its upcoming performance audit of the Department of State |
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. |
| | 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) |
| | SCR4 | TALBOT | FISCAL CONTROLS - Suspends provision of law capping amount of revenue which can be spent by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism on in-state advertising. (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note) |
| | SCR15 | MILLIGAN | BESE - Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to create a Purple Star School Award Program. |
| | SCR33 | LUNEAU | FEDERAL PROGRAMS - Requests the federal Office of Management and Budget to maintain the current minimum population Standard for Delineating Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas. |
3. House Concurrent Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments |
Scheduled for concurrence on 5/20/2021 |
| | 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 |
Not yet scheduled for concurrence |
| | HCR11 | HUGHES | STUDENTS - Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a plan for providing school literacy coaches for students in kindergarten through second grade in elementary schools identified as needing improvement |
4. House Bills Amended by Senate to be Concurred in by the House |
Not yet scheduled for concurrence |
| | HB387 | GREEN | INSURERS - Provides relative to network leasing by dental insurers (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV See Note) |
| | HB397 | MALINDA WHITE | PUBLIC HEALTH - Provides relative to public health programs and services related to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias |
| | HB502 | STEFANSKI | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to dealer warranty compensation |
| | HB577 | MCKNIGHT | INSURANCE/FLOOD - Provides relative to residential flood coverage |
| | HB595 | DUSTIN MILLER | INSURANCE CLAIMS - Provides for the payment of health insurance claims prior to the credentialing of a healthcare provider |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/20/2021 |
| | 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) |
| | 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 |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | HB398 | BUTLER | ATTORNEY GENERAL - Creates an occupational licensing board review program within the office of the attorney general (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Not yet scheduled for floor debate |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | SB5 | FOIL | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Excludes amounts deposited into certain education savings accounts for tuition expenses for elementary and secondary schools from state income tax. (1/1/22) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB6 | CATHEY | TAX/SALES - Exempts purchases of utilities used by commercial farmers for on-farm storage from state sales and use tax. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB11 | TALBOT | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides an individual and corporation income tax exemption for state and federal COVID-19 relief benefits. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB31 | CATHEY | TAX EXEMPTIONS - Provides an exemption from state individual income tax for digital nomads. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB36 | REESE | TAX/INCOME/CORPORATE - Provides relative to net operating loss deductions on Louisiana corporation income. (gov sig) (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB45 | HARRIS | TAX/TAXATION - Extends the sunset date for Ports of Louisiana tax credits. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB46 | LAMBERT | TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL - Increases the amount of compensation excluded from tax table income for certain active duty members of the armed forces. (gov sig) (EN -$3,800,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | SB75 | LAMBERT | CAPITAL OUTLAY - Provides an exception for late approval of a capital outlay request for a state-owned and administered project submitted by a budget unit of the state, including public postsecondary education institutions. (gov sig) (2/3 - CA7s11(C)) (EG GF EX See Note) |
| | SB88 | CONNICK | LEVEES - Authorizes levee boards to spend funds generated from one or more levee districts in another district that benefits an entire levee authority. (8/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT LF EX See Note) |
| | SB98 | LAMBERT | COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS - Provides relative to marine products. (8/1/21) (EN -$900 SG RV See Note) |
| | SB111 | WOMACK | PUBLIC WORKS - Provides for bids, claims, and payments involving public contracts.
(8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB112 | CAMERON HENRY | MOTOR CARRIERS - Requires certain parties be notified when a vehicle is stored pursuant to the Louisiana Towing and Storage Act. (gov sig) |
| | SB126 | MIZELL | SUCCESSIONS - Prohibits an unworthy successor from directly or indirectly benefiting from the death of his spouse or his child. (gov sig) |
| | SB147 | WARD | DRONES/UNMANNED VEHICLES - Provides for personal delivery devices. (gov sig) |
| | SB159 | BRET ALLAIN | TAX/TAXATION - Constitutional amendment to reduce the maximum rate of individual income tax and to provide for a federal income tax deduction as provided by law.
(2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB162 | CAMERON HENRY | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides relative to the Major Events Incentive Program and the Major Events Incentive Program Subfund. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note) |
| | SB180 | FRED MILLS | PROCUREMENT CODE - Provides relative to state procurement of certain services by use of reverse auction technology. (8/1/21) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | SB190 | SMITH | TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT - Transfers stationary weight enforcement from DPS&C to DOTD. (7/1/22) |
| | SB207 | BODI WHITE | TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT - Provides relative to subpoenas of DOTD contractors and public entities advertising for public work. (8/1/21) |
| | SB217 | HARRIS | TAX/TAXATION - Provides for the Louisiana Import Tax Credit. (gov sig) (EN -$683,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | SB229 | HENSGENS | FUNDS/FUNDING - Provides for the creation, dedication, use, and investment of the Health Care Employment Reinvestment Opportunity (H.E.R.O.) Fund. (8/1/21) (EN NO IMPACT SD EX See Note) |
NOTICE GIVEN SUBJECT TO CALL |
3. House Concurrent Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments |
Scheduled for concurrence on 5/20/2021 |
| | 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 |
Scheduled for concurrence on 5/20/2021 |
| | HB385 | BEAULLIEU | HOUSING/MANUFACTURED - Provides for the removal of abandoned manufactured housing units |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/20/2021 |
| | 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) |
| | HB456 | EDMONDS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to protection of employee data submitted to Louisiana Economic Development as a condition of business incentive program verification |
| | HB493 | PRESSLY | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Reduces diminution of sentence for good behavior for certain weapons violations (EG INCREASE 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) |
| | 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) |
| | HB656 | GLOVER | HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Interstate 220 in Shreveport and Caddo Parish as the "Minnion Dewayne Jackson Memorial Overpass" |
| | HB704 | HODGES | ELECTIONS - Provides relative to elections (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB604 | JAMES | CRIMINAL/RECORDS - Provides relative to expungement of records (RR1 INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
Scheduled for floor debate on 5/24/2021 |
| | 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) |
| | HB213 | BACALA | MEDICAID - Provides for Medicaid eligibility determination functions and Medicaid fraud detection and prevention (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB273 | BEAULLIEU | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (RE SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note) |
| | HB276 | BEAULLIEU | BUDGETARY CONTROLS - Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (EG SEE FISC NOTE EX See Note) |
| | HB633 | WRIGHT | MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides relative to ignition interlock devices and maintenance services (RE1 INCREASE SD RV 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 |
5. House Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | HB17 | NELSON | STATE SYMBOL - Provides relative to the state motto |
| | 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 -$2,120,000 GF RV See Note) |
| | HB136 | CARPENTER | STUDENT/DISCIPLINE - Provides relative to suspensions and expulsions of public school students |
| | HB171 | ZERINGUE | TAX/INCOME TAX - Changes the rates and brackets for purposes of calculating individual income tax liability and eliminates certain deductions and credits (EG +$+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 |
| | HB241 | MANDIE LANDRY | COURTS/COURT COSTS - Provides for a filing fee for certain eviction proceedings |
| | 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 |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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 |
| | HB402 | JONES | CRIMINAL/HABIT OFFENDERS - Provides relative to habitual offenders (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB417 | IVEY | FUNDS/FUNDING - (Constitutional Amendment) Revises Article VII of the Constitution of Louisiana |
| | HB440 | NELSON | FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Levies fees for licenses relative to cannabis (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note) |
| | 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) |
| | HB479 | VILLIO | CRIMINAL/SENTENCING - Provides with respect to diminution of sentence and parole eligibility (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) |
| | HB501 | SCHAMERHORN | TRANSPORTATION - Authorizes the operation of certain utility terrain vehicles on highway shoulders |
| | HB513 | MANDIE LANDRY | FUNDS/FUNDING - Establishes a burial fund for pregnancy-related maternal deaths (EG NO IMPACT SD EX See Note) |
| | HB528 | GAROFALO | SCHOOLS - Authorizes a pilot program implementing a balanced calendar at certain schools (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF 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) |
| | HB612 | NELSON | TAX - Provides relative state and local taxes (EG INCREASE GF 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | 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) |
| | HB699 | NELSON | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - Provides for the decriminalization and regulation of marijuana for recreational purposes (EG GF EX See Note) |
6. Senate Bills on Third Reading and Final Passage |
| | SB61 | TROY CARTER | DISCRIMINATION - Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hairstyles. (8/1/21) |
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) |