Agenda - Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs

Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs
May 20, 2026 9:30 a.m. Room E
Scheduled

BLUE = already considered. RED = currently being considered. BLACK = not yet considered.
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	May 13, 2026
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		HCR66	WYBLE	ECONOMIC DEVELOP/DEPT - Requests Louisiana Economic Development to develop and implement a coordinated rural economic development strategy
		HB387	GADBERRY	ARCHITECTS - Provides relative to professional engineering and land surveying
		HB617	MANDIE LANDRY	CONSUMERS - Provides with respect to hidden fees charged to consumers
		HB797	CREWS	BANKS/BANKING - Creates the Bayou Gold Program (RR INCREASE SG EX See Note)
		HB950	BOYD	CONSUMERS/PROTECTION - Provides for consumer protection for the elderly (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
		HB975	ST. BLANC	SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of Public Service
		HB1186	JACOB LANDRY	BUILDING CODES - Provides relative to the Uniform Construction Code and inspector licensing
		HB1222	LYONS	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Provides relative to grocery initiative grants and financial support (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB1223	MCFARLAND	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - Establishes the Louisiana Clinical Trial Competitiveness and Patient Access Act
		HB1228	CREWS	HEARING AID DEALERS - Relative to the Louisiana Board of Hearing Aid Dealers
		HB1256	MENA	PROPERTY/UNCLAIMED - Provides with respect to abandoned digital assets
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

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