Louisiana House Bills

CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Provides relative to the Trial Court Case Management Information Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV)

BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS: Increases fines for abandoning vessels

HEALTH CARE/PROVIDERS: Provides relative to the Louisiana State Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

COMMERCE: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the use and application of the term "foreign" with respect to juridical persons provided for in state law

CHILDREN/SUPPORT: Directs insurers to conduct data matches and to withhold and remit certain insurance and settlement payments to satisfy child support obligations (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

JUVENILES: Provides relative to the Back on Track Youth Pilot Program

AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS: Provides with respect to definitions pertaining to aeronautics

MTR VEHICLE/EMERGENCY: Establishes a driver's license designation for persons with brain injuries

HEALTH/LDH: Establishes the office of state health care facilities within the La. Dept. of Health and provides for the administration of certain state healthcare facilities

HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 165 in Oberlin, Louisiana, as the "Kulyn Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway"

FISHING: Amends Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rules regarding red drum harvest

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS: Provides relative to the rules governing Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants

MENTAL HEALTH: Requires certain behavioral health services for patients receiving treatment pursuant to an emergency certificate

CIVIL/LAW: Provides for the Restoring Biological Truth Act

INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

ENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT: Authorizes parishes and municipalities to declare bans on burning

ATHLETICS: Requests the Board of Regents to conduct a comprehensive study and analysis of collegiate athletic program funding

FLOODING/CONTROL: Urges and requests the Federal Emergency Management Agency to modify flood map review frequency

HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the benefits of implementing the D.R.I.V.E. Initiative (Department of Transportation and Development's Responsibility for Interstate 12 Vitality and Efficiency) for major improvements to the shoulders and capacity of the Interstate 12 and Interstate 55 Interchange

CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to compensation for victims of criminal offenses (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)

COURTS/JUVENILE: Provides relative to the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge

INDIGENT DEFENSE: Changes the municipality threshold relative to the mandatory assessment and remittance of special costs to the district indigent defender fund

PHYSICIANS: Provides relative to rural physician licenses

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Establishes the Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission

HIGHWAYS: Provides that any Louisiana school board-owned vehicles be exempt from paying tolls on any bridges and highways in the state (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note)

COURTS: Requests a study to make recommendations regarding behavioral health courts

STUDENT/ASSESSMENT: Provides relative to student assessments (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Homeschool Proud" specialty license plate

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Modifies the current and retired legislators special prestige license plates fee distribution

WILDLIFE/HABITAT: Expresses legislative support for a request by Senator John N. Kennedy to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to conduct a study addressing the impact of land use changes and habitat loss on migratory waterfowl behavior