Louisiana Bills

HEALTH: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to study prevention and reduction of diabetes-related amputations

INSURANCE: Requests the Department of Insurance to study the impact on automobile insurance rates when bodily injury claimants submit medical treatment claims for accident-related injuries to out-of-network providers rather than in-network providers

STUDENT/STANDARDS: Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to incorporate artificial intelligence into content standards

CRIME: Condemns political violence in the United States

CENSUS: Memorializes Congress to enact a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act directing the Department of Defense to provide accurate on-base population counts for the decennial census

INSURANCE/PROPERTY: Establishes a special study committee to assess the impact of fallen trees on residential properties and property values and to make recommendations

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

ENERGY: Requests that the Board of Regents provide for a rigorous, peer-reviewed study on the potential effects of mixing streams of carbon captured from industrial sites and the air on the water supply and ecological environment and submit reports to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment

TAX/INCOME-CREDIT: Creates a legislative select committee to study the potential establishment of a state income tax credit for certain water utility customers (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

CURRICULA: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in consultation with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, study the feasibility of incorporating age- and grade-appropriate hunting education, conservation education, and shooting sports courses into curricula for public school students in grades five through twelve

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

SCHOOLS/ENROLLMENT: Requests that the state Department of Education conduct a study of options for public school systems facing declining enrollment

SEAFOOD: Memorializes Congress to pass the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Establishes the Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission

HEALTH SERVICES: Memorialize the United States Congress to research treatment methods for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

TRANSPORTATION: Memorializes Congress to secure federal funding to remove four closed bridges on United States Highway 90 in St. Tammany Parish

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

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

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Establishes a study committee to examine the issue of oversized vehicle permits and related impacts

CORR FACILITIES/JAILS: Requests certain state and governmental entities to report on opioid abatement and treatment programs in correctional facilities, and to clarify guidance regarding available funding for such programs

SCHOOLS/EMPLOYEES: Requests that the Department of Children and Family Services, in consultation with the state Department of Education, study the implementation of online training requirements for school employees relative to reporting child abuse

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

NURSES: Creates the Task Force on School Nurse Orientation

EDUCATION/SPECIAL: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health and the state Department of Education to analyze the adequacy of autism support services in the state

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Lane "Frenchie" Boudreaux for extraordinary heroism and self-sacrifice during the Vietnam War

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates May 20, 2026, as Tangipahoa Parish Fair Day at the state capitol

ELDERLY: Continues the Senior Task Force on Fraud Prevention

CONSTITUTION/CONVENTION: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the election of constitutional convention delegates and vote requirements necessary for the adoption of a new constitution (RR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

GOVERNOR: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for gubernatorial term limits

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Provides relative to licenses of Type III early learning centers

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the creation and alteration of hospital service districts in Terrebonne Parish and LaFourche Parish. (8/1/26)

HEALTH CARE: Provides relative to hospital service districts. (8/1/26)

TAX/INCOME TAX: Requires the income tax checkoff for donations to the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence be inscribed on the individual income tax form (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

CLERKS OF COURT: Provides for the payment of certain insurance premiums for employees of the clerk of court in Lincoln Parish

PUBLIC PROPERTY: Provides for the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish

PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides for protected information of certain individuals

BRIDGES/FERRIES: Authorizes the Department of Transportation and Development to enter into contracts for the operation and maintenance of ferry systems

FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS: Changes fees charged by lenders

PROPERTY/IMMOVABLE: Authorizes a political subdivision to sell certain adjudicated property directly to a buyer (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

ENERGY: Requires a public hearing in the parish where a Class VI well is proposed

TAX RETURN: Creates an individual income tax checkoff for donations to the Grambling University National Alumni Association (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

ETHICS/CODE: Authorizes legislators to accept complimentary reasonable transportation to foreign countries

DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL: Creates the Allen Parish Economic Development District and abolishes the Allen Parish Tourist Commission

DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD: Provides relative to the Parkwood Terrace Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish

DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD: Provides relative to the Victoria Farms Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish

CULTURE/REC/TOUR DEPT: Provides relative to the disposition of certain historical statues and monuments

INSURANCE: Provides for emergency assessments of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation

DIVORCE: Provides relative to classification of separate property

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Constitutional amendment to require the prosecutor's consent for a defendant to waive his right to a trial by jury. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))

SCHOOLS: Provides for a five-day school week for public schools with exceptions. (gov sig)

MTR VEHICLE/PUBLIC: Urges and requests the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, to provide its customers with educational materials regarding the proper use of roundabouts

MUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM: Directs the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to conduct a study, in consultation with the board of directors of the Louisiana State Museum and the WWII Museum, of the feasibility of establishing a museum and trail dedicated to the Louisiana Maneuvers

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Amends administrative rules relative to alcohol rebates

STUDENT/STANDARDS: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education incorporate the science of human growth and development into content standards and to provide curriculum and instructional materials on its website

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: Encourages further economic ties and friendship between Louisiana and Taiwan

BUILDING CODES: Provides relative to backflow prevention inspection frequency

CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to the examination and medical care of victims of human trafficking-related offenses and domestic violence offenses involving strangulation (EG INCREASE SD EX See Note)

HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 15 as the "President Barack Obama Road"

ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES: Provides for nominating petitions and party primary elections