Louisiana House Bills

CEMETERIES: Increases the maximum rate of ad valorem taxes the governing authority of Morehouse Parish is authorized to levy for public cemeteries and provides for the use of the proceeds of the taxes

ENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT: Provides for the maximum civil penalty for citations issued through the expedited enforcement program (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

DISTRICTS/NEIGHBORHOOD: Creates the Cypress Point Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish

WORKERS COMPENSATION: Provides relative to the collection of workers' compensation premiums (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides relative to regulation by local governing authorities of ambulance services (EN +$24,310 SG EX See Note)

CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to definition of terms in the Civil Code

PUBLIC TRANSPORT/MASS TR: Provides relative to the board of commissioners for the Capital Area Transit System

GAMING: Provides with respect to the issuance of non-gaming supplier permits

MUSEUMS/STATE MUSEUM: Provides relative to the position of museum director for the Louisiana State Museum

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Clancy DuBos on the occasion of his retirement after five decades in journalism

BUILDING CODES: Requests the Louisiana State Licensing Board of Contractors and the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code Council to study and report to the legislature information and recommendations regarding adoption of the fortified roof building standards into the building codes for the coastal zone

WATER/DRINKING WATER: Creates the Clean Water Task Force to study the public water system in Shreveport

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Reverend NaJee Johnson

HEALTH/LDH: Provides relative to fees charged by the Louisiana Department of Health in parish health units

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT: Establishes the Creating Holistic Options in Coverage for Enterprise and Self-Insurance (CHOICES) Law

DENTISTRY/HYGIENISTS: Provides relative to the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact (EN +$3,700 SG RV See Note)

DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENT: Provides relative to the Lake Vista Crime Prevention District in Orleans Parish

FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the application of state monies to the unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of La. (EN DECREASE SD RV See Note)

HOLIDAYS: Provides relative to legal holidays in recognition of the Washington Parish Free Fair

UTILITIES: Provides for creating a list of energy utility providers that provide annual consumption reporting mechanisms (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to container sizes for beverages of high alcohol content

PRIVATE SECURITY: Provides relative to fees for private contract security companies (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: Provides relative to the sale of alcoholic beverages in Washington Parish

DISTRICTS/ECONOMIC DEVEL: Provides relative to the Gentilly Development District in Orleans Parish

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Revolt1811 Museum on the institution's contributions to public education, tourism, and chronicling African American history in Louisiana

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Pastor Cleonies Odom, Sr.

COMMENDATIONS: Commemorates the fourth annual Gospel Music Living Legends Awards in Shreveport

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Pastor Joe R. Gant, Jr., for more than six decades of preaching the Gospel

COMMENDATIONS: Commends David Sickey on his election as chairman of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana

HEALTH: Creates the Youth Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation Task Force to study the effects and impacts of nicotine use by persons under twenty-one years of age

COMMENDATIONS: Commends students on their nominations to the 2025 Jefferson Parish Youth Hall of Fame

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the inaugural nominees to the Jefferson Parish Youth Hall of Fame

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Aspen Sinville for her athletic and academic achievements

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes June 19, 2025, as a day of celebration in Louisiana in honor of Juneteenth

CONGRESS: Memorialize Congress to avoid reductions in Medicaid funding that would adversely affect Louisiana's hospitals and communities they serve

SEAFOOD: Commends President Donald Trump for the imported seafood tariffs and restrictions he put in place that have helped protect Louisiana's commercial seafood industry

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Thelma Alice Smith Washington Williams on the celebration of her one hundredth birthday

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Vermilion Catholic High School Screaming Eagles baseball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Division IV Select state championship

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates June 11, 2025, as Master P Day at the state capitol and commends Percy "Master P" Miller for his many accomplishments and philanthropy

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Coach Hank Tierney and the Archbishop Shaw High School football team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2024 Division II Select state championship

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Chris Frink on the occasion of his retirement as the executive director of the Democratic Caucus of the Louisiana House of Representatives

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Recognizes the Donaldsonville Juneteenth Celebration and commends the oldest African American businesses of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, for their contributions to the prosperity of the city

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Reverend Chris Curry on being named pastor of Ethel and Jackson United Methodist Churches in East Feliciana Parish

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Corrada Biazzo Curry on the occasion of her retirement from the Department of French Studies at Louisiana State University

TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to provide information on the number of closures and repairs to the Judge Seeber Bridge over the past seven years

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Urges and requests the office of motor vehicles to study the potential benefits of implementing a uniform protocol for system outages

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Broussard Mayor Ray Bourque, Jr., on his appointment as president of the Louisiana Municipal Association for the 2025-2026 term

ANIMALS: Urges and requests the United States Environmental Protection Agency to take action on feral hog toxicant testing and registration

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Percy "Master P" Miller on being named president of basketball operations for the University of New Orleans and for his many accomplishments

COMMENDATIONS: Commends The Willow School New Orleans girls' tennis team for winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Division II team state championship

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Sisters of the Holy Family of New Orleans, the first African American Catholics to serve as missionaries

HISTORIC COMMEMORATION: Commends the Sons of the American Revolution's 250th Liberty Tree Celebration and encourages parishes in Louisiana to plant a Liberty Tree in a historically important location or in the name of a distinguished figure in American history

HOUSING/AUTHORITIES: Requests the Louisiana Housing Corporation to monitor changes to terms and conditions of equity commitments made by investors to development projects in the state

TRANSPORTATION DEPT: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to obtain input and approval from the legislative delegation representing a parish that is on the priority list for funding or is subject to receive transportation funding prior to the allocation or reallocation of funds for any transportation infrastructure projects in that area

SCHOOLS: Requests that local public school boards and charter school governing authorities develop and implement strategic plans for the disposition and security of school buildings and property in the event of school closures

INSURANCE/PROPERTY: Requests the Louisiana Department of Insurance to conduct a comprehensive study on incentives and standard benchmarks for integration into the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program

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

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Requests the office of broadband development and connectivity to provide quarterly reports on the implementation, performance, and rural coverage of broadband infrastructure projects

EDUCATION: Requests the state Department of Education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, and postsecondary education management boards to promote artificial intelligence education for students and to encourage professional development relative to artificial intelligence for faculty and staff