Louisiana Bills

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana, Gary Lash, on his retirement.

CONTRACTS: Requests the division of administration to report on certain state contracts executed within the past 10 years.

LEGISLATORS: Requests members of the legislature to participate in a "ride along" experience alongside child welfare specialists.

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Thursday, May 28, 2026, as IgA Nephropathy Awareness Day in Louisiana.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Dr. Jasper Roper Jr. for fifty years of dedicated and distinguished service to Christian Bible College.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends James Williams on the occasion of his retirement as superintendent of the Vernon Parish School System.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Marvin Self on his 99th birthday.

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Requests the LCLE to report to the Senate Committee on Judiciary B on the progress of the implementation of Act 426 of the 2025 Regular Session.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Renita Williams Thomas, MSN, RN, upon being named the 2026 Executive of the Year by Greater Baton Rouge Business Report.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the Honorable Foster L. Campbell Jr. on the occasion of fifty years of continuously holding elective office in Louisiana, first as state senator and currently as Public Service Commissioner.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Louisiana, Blues, and guitar legend George "Buddy Guy" on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday.

HEALTH CARE: Requests the Department of Health to establish the Louisiana Tumor Registry Expansion and Data Modernization Task Force.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Sharon Courtney.

WATER QUALITY: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to review the Community Water System Accountability letter grade point values.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study and make recommendations regarding modernization of the state's problem gambling prevention and education efforts.

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Requests the Louisiana Commission of Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice to study and make recommendations regarding lethal assessment protocols for peace officers.

IDENTITY DATA: Requests the office of alcohol and tobacco control and the Board of Regents to study the feasibility of student identification cards being used for digital identification verification.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study increased patient access to medically necessary breast pumps by increasing Medicaid reimbursement and coverage rates for breast pumps.

ENERGY PRODUCTION: Recreates the Task Force on Energy Infrastructure and Modernization to study polices that promote energy self-generation, industrial microgrids, and expedited permitting in the state of Louisiana.

TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a review of public-private partnership contracting practices.

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Creates the Legislative Higher Education Funding and Formula Task Force.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Troy Carter, general manager of Chicken Shack restaurant, on his passing.

GENETICS: Requests the Department of Insurance and the Louisiana Department of Health to jointly review the implementation and enforcement of Louisiana's biomarker testing coverage law.

TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT: Directs the Department of Transportation and Development to establish a two-year minimum pilot program for the use of dispute review boards on certain highway and transportation construction projects.

HOUSING: Creates the Dream Starter Program Task Force to study the development and implementation of a unified statewide home ownership assistance program.

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Friday, May 29, 2026, as Youth Legislature of Louisiana Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

COMMENDATIONS: Recognizes and commends the Lewisburg-Bellevue Water System for providing reliable public water service to the citizens of St. Landry Parish.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the filmmakers and participants of Built on Zydeco and recognizes the film as an important Louisiana-made documentary.

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: Requests the Department of Insurance to study issues related to insurance coverage of motor vehicle damage claims, including steering and disputes regarding the adjustment of vehicle damages.

MOTOR VEHICLES: Directs the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles to study options for regulating and reducing fees charged by licensed driver education and training schools operating in Louisiana.

MALPRACTICE: Creates the Louisiana Medical Malpractice Task Force

CHILDREN: Creates the Child Permanency Task Force.

LOCAL AGENCIES: Requests local governing authorities to consider adopting local ordinances to require unlicensed residential facilities for seniors or persons with disabilities to have generators or alternative electrical power sources.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Ginger Gustavson for her contributions and years of leadership in education upon the occasion of her retirement as Head of School from First Baptist Church School in Shreveport.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences for the death of Louis "Thomas" Nelson.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the passing of Walter "Wally" Taillon, "Mr. Jambalaya", a beloved community leader, master cook, mentor, and longtime champion of the Gonzales Jambalaya Festival.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the French Settlement High School girls basketball team upon winning the Division III Non-Select state championship.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Sam Houston High School Broncos Baseball Team upon winning the LHSAA 2026 Division I Non-Select state championship.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere condolences upon the passing of Josephine Ruth Kennedy, former Medicaid Director of the Louisiana Department of Health.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the Westlake High School Rams baseball team upon winning the 2026 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Non-Select Division III Baseball Championship.

SCHOOLS: Creates the K-12 Student Success Pathways Task Force to study and make recommendations on a statewide plan for advising students on career and academic pathways in K-12 public schools.

LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFC: Requests the legislative auditor to examine and evaluate the process of creating fiscal notes during the legislative session.

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE: Establishes the Louisiana-Ireland Trade Commission.

CONGRESS: Memorializes Congress to ensure the timely passage of appropriation measures that fully fund and align with the National Defense Authorization Act.

HEALTH CARE: Requests the surgeon general to develop a plan relative to informed consent.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Creates the Work-Based Learning Coordination Task Force.

CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress to compel the Department of Justice to release all unclassified documents, videos, images and materials related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

WATER QUALITY: Creates a joint legislative committee to study and make recommendations relative to the water quality of the Atchafalaya Basin.

SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES: Requests that the state Department of Education study the costs associated with criminal background checks for teachers and other school employees and submit a written report to the House Committee on Education by March 1, 2027

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Grambling State University upon the celebration of the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of its founding and recognizes its enduring contributions to higher education, leadership, and public service in the state of Louisiana and beyond.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Acadiana Veterans Hockey on winning the 2026 USA Hockey-Long Drink Warrior National Championships.

STUDENTS: Requests the Department of Education to study implementation and accountability implications of student nonenrollment determinations.

SERVITUDES: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and evaluate the creation of mineral servitudes in connection with certain economic development projects.

NURSES: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study the adequacy of the in-home skilled nursing services market in Louisiana.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Madison Hogan on being crowned the 100th Miss St.Tammany Parish Fair Queen.

CONDOLENCES: To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Susan Ann Traylor Bittick on the occasion of her passing.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Edith Kay Kirkpatrick.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Robert H. "Bob" Baumann.

RAILROADS: Directs the Department of Transportation and Development to study and review the proposed reactivation of the Norfolk Southern Railway originating at the Alabo Street Wharf.

UTILITIES: Creates the Utility Assistance Coordination Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding coordination of utility assistance programs in the state.