Louisiana Bills

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Gaetano J. Montana v. Eagle, Inc., et al

APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of the consent judgment against the state in the suit captioned Charles E. Parker v. Taylor-Seidenbach, Inc., et al

LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Provides for monthly financial reports to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor from certain East Baton Rouge Parish agencies

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Creates the crime of unauthorized possession of copper or brass material. (8/1/26)

SCHOOLS: Provides for parental choice in education and the Preservation of Religious Education Act. (gov sig)

LAW ENFORCEMENT: To demand the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and all appropriate federal agencies to immediately release to the public all records, investigative files, correspondence, agreements, and related materials concerning Jeffrey Epstein and any co-conspirators, facilitators, and affiliated individuals

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides for bail conditions for defendants charged with certain domestic offenses. (8/1/26)

SHERIFFS PEN/RELIEF FUND: Provides for membership of certain employees. (6/30/26) (OR SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)

TAX/AD VALOREM: Constitutional Amendment to authorize the local governing authority of a parish to provide an increase to the homestead exemption. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)

LIABILITY: Defines the Residual Malpractice Insurance Authority. (8/1/26)

TAX/AD VALOREM: Constitutional Amendment to authorize a parish governing authority to increase the homestead exemption. (2/3- CA13s1(A))(1/1/27) (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)

LIABILITY: Provides for limits on recovery in tort claims of negligent infliction of emotional distress absent physical injury. (8/1/26)

WILD REFUGES/PRESERVES: Prohibits construction of pipelines on certain wildlife management areas. (8/1/26) (OR -$3,292,850 SD RV See Note)

CONSERVATION: Provides relative to construction of pipelines on certain water bodies. (8/1/26) (OR -$1,142,000 GF RV See Note)

CONSERVATION: Authorizes parish governing authorities and citizens to determine whether Class VI injection wells, carbon dioxide sequestration, or carbon dioxide pipelines may be permitted within a parish. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

CONSERVATION: Enacts the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

FISH/FISHING: Provides for menhaden. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Removes detriment or harm to morals as criteria for declaring a property a public nuisance. (8/1/26)

MENTAL HEALTH: Provides for the regulation of mental health chatbots that use artificial intelligence technology. (gov sig)

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides relative to prescriptive periods for disavowal of paternity actions. (8/1/26)

EXPROPRIATION: Authorizes the state to expropriate property owned by certain foreign adversaries. (8/1/26)

SCHOOLS: Allows parents to voluntarily sign a limited waiver of student privacy rights in order to streamline and expedite tuition payments for LA Gator students who are enrolled full time in BESE approved nonpublic schools. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

UNCLAIMED PROPERTY: Provides for administration of unclaimed property claims based on purchase agreements. (1/1/27) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

MUNICIPALITIES: Creates a mandate for digital mapping of all utility systems in the state of Louisiana. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE SG EX See Note)

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides for pharmacy benefit managers. (gov sig)

NURSING HOMES: Provides relative to nursing facilities. (gov sig)

MATRIMONIAL REGIMES: Provides for the revocation of beneficiary designation for certain assets. (8/1/26)

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers. (gov sig) (OR +$2,265,844 SG EX See Note)

SHERIFFS: Provides relative to state inmates housed in a parish jail or institution and establishes criteria for additional per diem funding. (gov sig)

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers. (8/1/26)

CONTRACTORS: Provides relative to the State Licensing Board for Contractors. (8/1/26)

PHARMACEUTICALS: Provides for prescription drug pricing. (8/1/26) (OR +$270,360 SG EX See Note)

MALPRACTICE: Provides relative to the Medical Malpractice Act. (8/1/26)

VOTERS/VOTING: Creates the Louisiana Voting Rights Act. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

UTILITIES: Provides relative to utilities. (8/1/26)

CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides that surveillance-based price discrimination is an unfair or deceptive trade practice or act. (8/1/26)

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Provides for limitations relative to claims for general damages. (8/1/26)

WELFARE: Provides relative to the pathway to independency workforce training and education initiative. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

PUBLIC HEALTH: Provides relative to vaccines. (8/1/26)

WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Provides for Occupational Accident Insurance for independent contractors. (gov sig)

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Provides for air monitoring systems in certain facilities. (8/1/26)

INSURERS: Requires insurers to provide a minimum twenty percent discount to insureds participating in the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program. (gov sig) (OR SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)

GAMING: Removes sports-related proposition betting from the definition of permitted sports wagers and prohibits micro-bets and proposition bets. (8/1/26) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

ROADS/HIGHWAYS: Provides for toll collections for state-owned toll facilities. (8/1/26) (OR DECREASE GF RV See Note)

WEAPONS: Creates the crime of unsecured storage of firearms. (8/1/26)

SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides relative to the Recreation and Park Commission for the parish of East Baton Rouge. (gov sig)

VOTERS/VOTING: Provides for the voter protection act. (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE: Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers. (8/1/26) (OR +$2,265,844 SG EX See Note)

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Provides relative to the dumping of waste tires. (8/1/26)

CHILDREN/FAMILY SERVICES DEPT: Provides relative to children in foster care. (8/1/26)

CHILDREN'S CODE: Provides for duties of the Department of Children and Family Services relative to child abuse and child fatality reporting. (8/1/26)

MUSEUMS: Provides with respect to French immersion education programs at K-12 schools and designates a historical French Bible at the Louisiana State Museum as the official state book. (8/1/26) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

PUBLIC DEFENDER: Provides relative to the Louisiana Public Defender Fund. (8/1/26) (OR -$158 GF EX See Note)

NURSING HOMES: Provides for an extension to the moratorium for nursing facilities. (8/1/26)

MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides for regulation of prices for driving courses by the Department of Public Safety. (8/1/26)

PUBLIC WORKS: Provides for notice of nonpayment of subcontractors on public works projects. (8/1/26)

COURTS: Provides for the election sections in the First Judicial District Court and for one judge to be elected at large. (gov sig) (OR NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)

PUBLIC LANDS: Provides relative to surplus immovable property for affordable housing. (7/1/26)

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT: Allows nonprofit organizations to provide additional resources to cover the cost of installing a fortified roof. (gov sig)

INSURANCE RATES: Prohibits the use of insurer's advertising expense in setting rates. (8/1/26)