Louisiana House Bills

FISHING/COMMERCIAL: Requires all commercial menhaden reduction fishery vessels to use an AIS system

INSURANCE/GROUP-STATE: Provides relative to the authority of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

MTR VEHICLE/TRAILERS: Provides relative to the requirement that trailers have approved safety chains while being towed by certain vehicles

PUBLIC PROPERTY: Establishes a priority status for the acquisition of surplus state vehicles for youths in the extended foster care program (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

CRIME: Provides relative to conduct that constitutes the crime of video voyeurism

PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides relative to contracts for garbage collection in parishes and municipalities

EDUCATION: Provides for students at École Pointe-au-Chien (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)

TAX/TAX REBATES: Authorizes rebates of ad valorem taxes in West Feliciana Parish under certain conditions

CONTRACTS/BIDS: Authorizes the use of fillable form to receive electronic public bids

CRIMINAL/JURY TRIALS: Provides relative to juror qualifications

FISHING/COMMERCIAL: Provides for reporting and data collection for commercial menhaden fishing

ATHLETICS: Requires the state Dept. of Education to conduct a study and issue a report relative to interscholastic high school athletics

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

CLERKS OF COURT: Provides for an additional filing fee for recordation of documents with the clerk of court (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

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

TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: Extends eligibility to certain trusts for an ad valorem tax exemption for a property owner who is at least sixty-five years of age or older (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

HIGHWAYS: Modifies regulations pertaining to personal delivery devices

ETHICS: Provides with respect to disclosure of certain information by members of boards or commissions

DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Requests the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs, or a subcommittee thereof, to study the effectiveness of neighborhood crime prevention and security districts in reducing crime

EDUCATION: Provides relative to the Louisiana Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Advisory Council (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

ENVIRONMENT: Urges and requests the Department of Environmental Quality, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Ouachita Parish Police Jury, and the municipalities within Ouachita Parish to study parish-wide solid waste, debris removal, and disaster resiliency services

MARKETING/PROMOTION: Urges and requests the city of Shreveport to partner with certain enumerated entities to advance the Southern Soul City initiative

AMUSEMENT PARKS: Provides relative to revisions of the Amusement Rides Safety Law

DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Creates the Regency Park Townhomes Crime Prevention and Security District in Orleans Parish

COURTS: Requires the governing authority of St. Tammany Parish to transfer certain monies into the criminal court fund of the 22nd Judicial District Court (EN NO IMPACT LF See Note)

TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes an additional ad valorem tax exemption for certain property owners aged sixty-five and older (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

BUILDING CODES: Creates the Task Force on Residential Construction Cost and Inspection Practices

COMMERCE: Urges and requests the attorney general to study the use of pennies and credit card fees by businesses

ENERGY: Requests a review of the Climate Initiatives Task Force and the Louisiana Climate Action Plan by the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Brandon Lionel Washington for graduating as valedictorian of the Class of 2026 at John Ehret High School