Louisiana House Bills

WATER/DRINKING WATER: Creates the Task Force on Southeast Louisiana Regional Water Purification Operations

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Elizabeth Grace "Gracie" Bourque on being crowned the seventy-second Delcambre Shrimp Festival Queen

CONDOLENCES: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives on the death of David Bernard Meyers

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the late Major General James W. Graves, for his service to the United States of America, the state of Louisiana, and Shreveport-Bossier City

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Paris Saint-Germain Football Club on winning its first UEFA Champions League title

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the valedictorians of the 2025 graduating class of Holy Cross School

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Keeton Johnson of Leesville High School for his outstanding achievements in sports

HEALTH/SCHOOL CLINICS: Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Education and the Louisiana Department of Health to jointly study and develop recommendations to ensure the continuity and preservation of school-based health center services if a public school undergoes a change in operational control or governance

COMMENDATIONS: Commemorates the celebration of St. Patrick's Day and recognizes the cultural and historic links between Ireland and Louisiana and the establishment of the American Irish State Legislators Caucus

COMMENDATIONS: Commends John Horhn on his election as the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Bishop L. John Phoenix, pastor and founder of Victory Christian Center International, for his contributions to the New Orleans community

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Marvelle "Hot Boy Yoshi" Brown on his accomplishments in music, media, and marketing

MEDICAID: Urges and requests the La. Dept. of Health to increase Medicaid coverage for healthcare services required by individuals with gestational diabetes mellitus

INSURANCE: Memorializes the United States Congress to end Risk Rating 2.0 and to take certain other necessary actions to alleviate the financial burden of flood insurance

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Victoria D. Grant on graduating from the Southern University Law Center with a juris doctor degree

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Sigma Rho Omega Chapter, on the occasion of its thirty-fifth anniversary

LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT: Provides for a special House committee to review Louisiana's regulatory environment

HEALTH: Requests the Louisiana State University School of Health Sciences to conduct certain studies to identify associations between environmental risk factors and maternal health outcomes

EARLY CHILDHOOD: Requests the legislative auditor to perform an audit or evaluation of services and supports provided to recipients of financial assistance through the Child Care Assistance Program

WILDLIFE & FISHERIES: Urges and requests the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to restore the authority for the general health of Cocodrie Lake to the Cocodrie Lake Game and Fish Commission

COURTS/COURT REPORTERS: Provides for a study of court reporter per-page transcription rates in Louisiana and a study of digital court reporting as an alternative to traditional reporting

HIGHWAYS: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility of installing flashing warning signals at certain intersections along United States Highway 61

HIGHWAYS: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to evaluate and install pedestrian crosswalks at certain intersections along United States Highway 61

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Condemns the May 21, 2025, murder of Israeli Embassy employees in Washington, D.C.

VETERANS: Requests the administration of President Donald Trump to ensure the passage of the Major Richard Star Act to provide that combat wounded, medically retired service members receive their entitlements

HOMELAND SECURITY: Requests the Select Committee on Homeland Security to investigate the recent power outage initiated by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator in southeastern La.

CIVIL/LAW: Directs the La. State Law Institute to study reversionary trusts

SCHOOLS/CHARTER: Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education study and report relative to the voting threshold required for parental approval for the conversion of a preexisting school to a charter school

ENERGY PRODUCTION: Creates a task force to study and recommend policies to promote Small Nuclear Reactors in Louisiana

VETERANS: Authorizes the Special Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs to study and determine any needed revisions to the laws establishing the Veteran Court Program Treatment Act and the Post-Conviction Veterans Mentor Program

CRIMINAL/APPEALS: To authorize and direct the legislative auditor to study the fiscal impact of establishing and operating a sentencing review panel for non-unanimous jury verdicts (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: Requests the Louisiana legislative auditor to publish an updated report of integrating assistance programs to achieve improved outcomes

ENERGY: Creates a special task force for the House of Representatives to work with the Department of Energy and Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Quality, and the Louisiana Board of Regents to assess the capacity of government, industry, and academia to model the behavior of geologically sequestered carbon dioxide and to develop a method, if necessary

HIGHWAYS: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study Geaux Pass toll functions, accessibility to the public, potential improvements to Geaux Pass customer service, causes for the delay in the commencement of Geaux Pass for the Belle Chasse bridge project, and recommend improvements for future projects

MEDICAID: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to coordinate with stakeholders to develop a healthcare plan for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

LOTTERY: Requests a study of the feasibility of the purchase of certain lottery tickets through the internet

SEAFOOD: Urges and requests the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services to ban imported seafood until proper testing and inspections can be performed

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Creates a study committee to research office space for members of the House of Representatives

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Danielle Baker, Acadiana Delegation executive director, on her receipt of the 2025 Legislative Staff Achievement Award from the Leadership Staff Professional Association of the National Conference of State Legislatures

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Alyson Humphery Smith on her nomination by The Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum as a quarterfinalist for the Music Educator Award

AIRCRAFT/AVIATION: Memorializes Congress to explore options for transitioning airport security responsibilities from the Transportation Security Administration to alternative models, such as delegating duties to trained airline personnel to enhance the freedom of travel experience for United States citizens

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

WILDLIFE/RESOURCES: Creates the Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force

PHARMACIES: Memorializes the United States Congress to take action relative to the use of pharmacy benefit managers and their impact on the citizens of this state

MEDICAID: Memorializes congress and urge the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to increase pay rates for direct care support workers

HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATE: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development to study adding a third turn lane to the off ramp on Interstate 10 East on Siegen Lane

MOTOR VEHICLES: Urges and requests the office of motor vehicles and the Louisiana State Police to study methods of enforcing out-of-state vehicle insurance compliance

HUMAN REMAINS: Memorializes the United States Congress to create penalties for improperly mailing cremated human remains

AGRICULTURE: Memorializes Congress and the United States Department of Agriculture to reinstate and fund the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program

COURTS: Continues and reestablishes the Judicial Security Task Force as established by House Concurrent Resolution No. 40 of the 2024 Regular Session

ATHLETICS: Requests the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to refrain from hosting games during Easter weekend

HOSPITALS: Provides for a hospital stabilization formula (EN +$648,232,241 SD RV See Note)

ATHLETICS: Requests that the Southeastern Conference schedule LSU football games after 6:00 p.m. in September for health and safety reasons related to the heat during day games

LABOR: Provides relative to the resignation from labor organization dues or fees for teachers and other school employees and public employees (REF SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS: Provides with respect to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners

SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Creates a task force to study substance use trends and treatment among wards of the state

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

TRANSPORTATION: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development assume and reassign duties and responsibilities for the construction of the I-49 Inner-City Connector project

HOMELAND SECURITY: Creates the Louisiana State Homeland Security Task Force

JOINT RULES: Provides for the nongovernmental entity funding request (RE NO IMPACT See Note)