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HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 163 as the "Sergeant William 'Billy' Earl Collins, Jr., Memorial Highway"

CRIME/SEX OFFENSES: Provides relative to time limitations and other matters concerning certain sex offenses (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

ELECTION CODE: Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code

TRANSPORTATION: Designates the Chalmette Ferry terminal after the late Michael C. Ginart, Jr.

HUNTING: Establishes a nonresident landowner bear hunting license (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "2023 and 2025 LSU Fighting Tigers College World Series Champions" specialty license plate

HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of United States Highway 11 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Dan DeBlanc American Hero Memorial Highway"

HIGHWAYS: Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 433 as the "Charles R. Bordelon, Sr. Memorial Highway"

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to post-conviction relief

COURTS: Constitutional amendment to provide for jurisdiction of the Louisiana Supreme Court. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))

MALPRACTICE: Provides relative to the medical review panel. (8/1/26)

TAX EXEMPTIONS: Authorizes the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran with a service connected disability who receives an expanded property tax exemption to transfer the exemption under certain circumstances. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (1/1/27) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

HOUSING: Requests the Louisiana Housing Corporation to work in conjunction with the division of administration and the State Civil Service Commission to study the feasibility of creating a housing and rental assistance program using vacant state-owned property to support cost-burdened or severely cost-burdened renter households of state government employees (EG INCREASE SG EX See Note)

ENERGY: Urges and requests the state and its agencies to repudiate the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022

RETIREMENT/DISTRICT ATTY: Provides relative to the District Attorneys' Retirement System (EG NO IMPACT APV)

LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Directs the legislative auditor to conduct a comprehensive fiscal audit of all state and federal funds expended by the Board of Regents and certain boards of supervisors, colleges, and universities under its jurisdiction relative to certain executive budget metrics (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the investment of state funds in digital assets and precious metals (EG NO IMPACT See Note)

SECONDARY EDUCATION: Provides for the Learn and Earn Act. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Requires the Board of Regents, Louisiana Works, and other state agencies to develop a publicly available statewide dashboard for career alignment that provides information related to educational and career opportunities. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: Provides for the increase in the number of election commissioners for closed party primaries. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

TAX/TAXATION: Provides relative to the time period to appeal a notice of assessment or the disallowance of a refund claim. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)

TAX/AD VALOREM: Provides relative to the assessment, payment, and allocation of ad valorem taxes. (gov sig) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Provides relative to the workers' compensation medical treatment schedule. (8/1/26)

MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides for a prestige license plate for the Foundation for Moral Law. (8/1/26)

DRUGS/CONTROLLED: Requests the Louisiana Dept. of Health to review the implementation of existing law and guidance regarding pregnancy-related emergency medications in hospital and acute care settings

CONGRESS: Memorializes the United States Congress, the President of the United States, the United States Department of Labor, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation to take all necessary and appropriate actions to reclassify all job duties of the crawfish industry as agricultural labor services for purposes of the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to the electronic access of videotaped statements of protected persons

PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish

CORRECTIONS/PRISONERS: Provides relative to the transfer of prisoners

CLERKS OF COURT: Provides relative to the jury commission in Lincoln Parish

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Provides for wildlife special prestige license plates (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates certain specialty license plates (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

CRIME: Provides relative to hit-and-run driving offenses (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

COURTS/CITY: Increases the jurisdictional limit for the City Court of Bogalusa

INSURANCE/PROPERTY: Provides relative to fortified roof endorsement offers

ENVIRONMENT/QUALITY: Provides with respect to the Department of Environmental Quality fees (EN +$12,383,369 SG RV See Note)

BOATS/SHIPS/VESSELS: Provides relative to personal watercraft

PUBLIC MEETINGS: Provides for the method of voting in public meetings

SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Environmental Quality

DWI: Provides relative to ignition interlock device offenses

SEAFOOD: Provides for membership of the Oyster Task Force

WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Provides for the membership of the the Oyster Task Force

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates a license plate for the Krewe of Athena

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates February 24 as SCN2A awareness day

MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome specialty license plate

STATE DEPARTMENT: Transfers the Old Governor's Mansion to the Department of State (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

ASSESSORS: Increases the membership of the assessor's certification program committee and provides for educational requirements for certification and recertification of assessors (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

HEALTH: Provides relative to consumable hemp products

WORKERS COMPENSATION: Repeals the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council

GAMBLING: Adds certain gambling crimes as predicate offenses for racketeering (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: Provides relative to the issuance of certification cards for commercial applicators, pesticide salespersons, and agricultural consultants

SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Education

RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND: Provides relative to membership in the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)

INSURANCE/GROUP-SHERIFFS: Provides relative to premium costs of group hospital and health insurance for retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs in DeSoto Parish

JUDGES/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Provides jurisdictional exceptions for constables and justices of peace

VETERANS: Authorizes the appointment of veterans as wardens at state and municipal parks

PESTICIDES/HERBICIDES: Provides for the enforcement procedures of the Structural Pest Control Commission

BRIDGES/FERRIES: Designates the Bayou Dularge Bascule Bridge on Louisiana Highway 315 as the "Elward T. Brady, Jr. Memorial Bridge"

RETIREMENT/SHERIFFS FUND: Provides relative to employer contribution for the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund (EN NO IMPACT APV)

HIGHWAYS: Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 171 as the "Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway"