Louisiana House Bills

COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Creates a subcommittee of the House of Representatives to study artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cryptocurrency

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

MEDICAID: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to address oversight gaps in the managed care incentive payment program

HONORARY DESIGNATIONS: Designates the city of Opelousas as the Horse Capital of Louisiana

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT: Requests the Department of Insurance to annually submit comprehensive reports of received complaints relative to property and casualty insurance companies

LIABILITY/TORTS: Requests the La. State Law Institute to study and make recommendations to the House of Representatives on including digital products in the application of the La. Products Liability Act

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Condemns the June 1, 2025, antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Memorialize congress to adequately fund law enforcement and emergency responders in parishes where the Kisatchie National Forest is located

ENERGY: Directs the Louisiana Public Service Commission to explore technology, policy, and cost recovery mechanisms to harden the Louisiana electrical grid against electromagnetic threats

MEDICAID MANAGED CARE: Requests the La. Dept. of Health modify regulations related to the nonemergency, non-ambulance medical transportation component of the Medicaid manged care program

HIGHER EDUCATION: Requests public postsecondary education institutions in Louisiana to adopt policies and procedures to combat antisemitism on campus

MOTOR VEHICLES: Creates a task force to study the merger of the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission and the Louisiana Used Motor Vehicle Commission

AIRCRAFT/AIRPORTS: Urges and requests the administration of the New Orleans Aviation Board to appear before the Jefferson Parish and Kenner City Council annually to provide updates on hurricane preparedness and other matters of mutual concern regarding infrastructure prior to the start of hurricane season

LAW ENFORCE/CRIM JUS COM: Requests the La. Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice and all La. state and local law enforcement agencies to improve crime data reporting

TRANSPORTATION: Authorizes and directs the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, through its office of transformation, to evaluate district alignments, maintenance facilities, and laboratory operations, including the establishment of a district construction engineer role, while ensuring continued project delivery during the transition

HEALTH/CANCER: Urges the Louisiana State University School of Public Health to change the recommended age for breast cancer screening

MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Urges and requests the office of motor vehicles to study the necessity of Louisiana state identification cards for citizens with Alzheimer's and related dementia diseases

CRIME/MISDEMEANOR: Requests the La. State Law Institute to conduct a review of "Duncan misdemeanors" that are located throughout the La. Revised Statutes

AGRICULTURE: Urges and requests the commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry to study and make recommendations on the issues addressed by the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act to enhance operations for small meat processing businesses in Louisiana

COASTAL RES/COASTAL ZONE: Urges and requests enhancement of the state's participation in the Gulf of America Hypoxia Action Plan and Task Force

HOUSING: Requests the Louisiana Housing Corporation to conduct a study on how the corporation's resources are being allocated to finance development in rural areas

ELECTIONS: Repeals a provision within an administrative rule relative to the certification and procurement of voting systems

JUDGES: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the mandatory retirement of judges (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes parishes to exempt business inventory from ad valorem taxes and authorizes parishes to reduce the percentage of fair market value applicable to business inventory (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

TAX/AD VALOREM-EXEMPTION: (Constitutional Amendment) Increases the income threshold for purposes of qualifying for the special assessment level (EN DECREASE LF RV See Note)

HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study and take measures on the benefits of connecting West 10th Street in Reserve, Louisiana, to Interstate 10 to relieve traffic congestion

COASTAL RESOURCES: Approves the annual state integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Year 2026, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Bruce Patrick Donnelly

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

INSURANCE: Memorializes Congress to establish federal disaster insurance

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates July 25-27, 2025, as Notre Dame Catholic High School All-Class Reunion 2025 Weekend in Shreveport and commends the school on the occasion of its sixty-seventh anniversary

HOUSE/RULES: Provides for the additional information required for consideration of appropriations bills

TRANSPORTATION: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility of installing more safety measures and implementing new infrastructure on certain portions of Louisiana Highway 182

INSURANCE/HEALTH: Requests the Department of Insurance to study and issue a report relative to the impact of health insurance coverage mandates on the cost of health insurance

TAX/INSURANCE PREMIUM: Creates a study group to examine and make policy recommendations regarding insurance premium taxes and associated credits and exemptions

COMMENDATIONS: Commends DJ Daniel for his strength and resilience in achieving his lifelong dream of becoming a police officer and recognizes his family members for their unwavering support and dedication

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Valena Purvis Lane on a lifetime of achievements in education, the humanities, and community activism

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Reverend King John Taylor for preaching the Gospel and singing quartet music for more than five decades

COMMENDATIONS: Commemorates Homer High School on the occasion of the institution's one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Diane Nolten on the occasion of her retirement

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Joseph Abraham Benjamin, Jr.

PHARMACIES: Urges the attorney general and the Louisiana Department of Insurance to investigate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for potential violations of law and to urge and request the legislature to pass legislation prohibiting PBMs from owning or having a financial interest in pharmacies in this state

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Pamela Hammond

ELECTED OFFICIALS: Requests the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to study the salary structure of all state and local elected officials and university administrators

INSURANCE/GROUP: Urge and request the Office of Group Benefits to study the merits of expanding eligibility for participation in its programs to include more political subdivisions and whether that expansion would have a beneficial effect on rates for all members and employers

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Isidore Newman School speech and debate team on winning the 2025 Louisiana High School Speech League State Tournament

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Sidney H. Cates, III

PUBLIC HEALTH: Creates a task force to study public health outcomes related to incurable sexually transmitted diseases

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Susan Emerson on the occasion of her retirement as principal of First Baptist Christian School in Lafayette

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. Brady L. Blade, Sr., on his sixty-four-year achievement as the longest-serving pastor of the same church in Louisiana

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of Charles B. "Charlie" Rangel

BANKS/BANKING: Memorializes the United States Congress to stop debanking policies

HEALTH CARE: Requests that the Louisiana Department of Health provide information and resources on immunization-preventable diseases and to improve access to immunization services in rural and low-income communities across this state

HEALTH CARE: Memorializes the United States Congress to take action relative to the use of artificial intelligence in health care

HEALTH: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to assess information regarding restorative reproductive health practices

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Catholic High School of New Iberia Panthers baseball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2025 Division III Select state championship

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Catholic High School of New Iberia Panthers football team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2024 Division III Select championship

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Louisiana Krewe FC for its outstanding contributions to professional soccer in Louisiana

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. William F. Tate, IV, Louisiana State University president, for his dedication to the LSU community

TRANSPORTATION: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to establish the Urban Infrastructure Planning Task Force