Louisiana Bills

TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: Requires annual reporting on amounts of ad valorem taxes collected in each parish (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Extends the time delay for filing of oppositions to motions for summary judgment

TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Modifies certain operations within the Department of Transportation and Development and the Highway Priority Program

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.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the death of Katherine "Katy" Wells.

STATE DEPARTMENT: Recreates the Task Force on Protecting Louisiana's Critical Infrastructure from Foreign Adversaries.

WATER/WATERWAYS: Establishes the Upper Pontchartrain Basin Task Force, provides for an assessment of the basin, and requests a suspension of approving certain permits.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Braxton Whitesell as the reserve champion at the Hondo Rodeo Fest in New Orleans, Louisiana.

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Requests state retirement systems to identify China-connected holdings and to report on how to divest from such investments in a prudent and orderly manner.

NOTARIES: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and recommend legislation relative to the acknowledgment of acts under private signature by simultaneous audiovisual transmission as a procedure separate from remote online notarization.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and recognizes U.S. Highway 80 for historical significance.

ECONOMIC DEVELOP DEPT: Requests Louisiana Economic Development to study and report on the riverfront and adjacent neighborhoods and districts in Orleans Parish.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences on the passing of Kathleen "Kathy" Sessums.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Country Day's Isaac Herzenberg on his fourth championship at the 2A state track and field meet.

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Requests the United States Navy to expeditiously execute a transparent and competitive Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) acquisition strategy to protect the maritime workforce at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, Louisiana.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Grambling State University upon the celebration of the centennial of the Grambling State University "World Famed" Tiger Marching Band and recognizes its outstanding contributions to music, education, culture, and the proud heritage of the state of Louisiana.

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes Friday, May 29, 2026, as Bonfouca Museum and Research Center Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Grambling State University upon the celebration of the centennial anniversary of Tiger Athletics and recognizes its enduring legacy of athletic excellence and its contributions to the Southwestern Athletic Conference, state of Louisiana, and nation.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dewain Strother on being inducted into the 2026 class of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses condolences upon the passing of former Senator Louis J. Lambert Jr.

HEALTH CARE: Amends rules relative to criminal history background checks on licensed ambulance personnel and nonlicensed persons.

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Creates the crime of disturbing the peace at a place of religious worship. (8/1/26) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

GOVERNOR: Provides for the office and duties of the office of the state inspector general. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Establishes requirements for health insurance issuers using artificial intelligence or automated decision systems. (8/1/26)

GOVERNOR: Constitutional amendment to require the governor to certify a legislative address removing certain judges for cause. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (EG2 INCREASE GF EX See Note)

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study mandatory issuance of protective orders

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Lemelle family of St. Landry Parish on the occasion of their pilgrimage to Rome and audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Margaret "Mimi" Stoker on the occasion of her induction into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame

COMMENDATIONS: Commends His Holiness Pope Leo XIV for his faithful leadership of the Catholic Church

CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Requests the Louisiana Dept. of Justice to receive input, feedback, and suggestions relative to the framework and efficiency of electronic monitoring laws and regulations

CHILDREN: Requests a study on the intersection of parental discipline, allegations of abuse, and the impact of disciplinary avoidance on juvenile delinquency since 2015

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