Louisiana Bills

MILITARY AFFAIRS/NATL GD: Provides relative to death benefits for members of the La. State Guard (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

CRIME/MISDEMEANOR: Provides relative to the sale of consumable hemp products (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Military Family Assistance Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD EX)

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Randolph "Randy" Edwards and the YouthCUE for their service with youth choral music and church music ministry.

COMMENDATIONS: To commend the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends DJ Daniel and his family for their strength and perseverance.

TRAFFIC: To direct the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a study and report on road hazards on state highways and their impact on Louisiana residents.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to provide information to the legislature on child firearm deaths and Child Access Prevention laws.

RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Recognizes the growing retirement security crisis, highlights its contributing factors, and urges efforts to improve retirement security for all citizens.

COMMENDATIONS: To commend and congratulate Loren Sullivan, Verbon Muhammad, Sydney Cuillier, Ashley Lovelace, and Erich White, know as "The Dream Team", on earning an Emmy Award.

LIABILITY: Authorizes and directs the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and recommend legislation relative to the Louisiana Governmental Claims Act.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Pastor Mike Wicker and First Lady Tara Wicker for their unwavering commitment to faith, family and life, and to recognize their impactful leadership through "My God Votes" and their efforts at the Louisiana State Capitol.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES: Urges and requests the Select Committee on Women and Children of the Senate to study a parent's right to equal custodial periods with the child.

HEALTH CARE: Continues the Task Force on the Regulation of Community-Based Residential Settings.

HEALTH CARE: Creates a task force to study the feasibility of forming an independent review board to assist cancer patients and healthcare providers with prior authorization processes that do not comply with the Cancer Patient's Right to Prompt Coverage Act.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of James Hardy"Jimmy" Gill Jr. on the occasion of his passing.

SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates Wednesday, November 14, 2025, as "Ruby Bridges Day" in Louisiana.

JUVENILE JUSTICE: Requests the office of juvenile justice to provide specific information in a report to the Senate committees on Finance and Judiciary B relative to complaints, investigations, and litigation at secure and non-secure care facilities under the jurisdiction of the office of juvenile justice, youth services.

DOMESTIC ABUSE: Provides for the termination of manufacturer vehicle tracking services in certain cases of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Provides relative to the expungement of certain adjudication records (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

CIVIL/LAW: Provides relative to the freedom to display the flag of the United States

MEDICAID: Requires Medicaid coverage for certain doula services (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

INSURANCE/HEALTH: Requires health insurance coverage for integrative cancer treatments (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

CRIMINAL/VICTIMS: Provides relative to victims of certain sex-related crimes (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)

TRAFFIC: Request the Department of Transportation and Development to study the South Claiborne Avenue Development.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Deputy Gregory Brant Aydell on his selection as recipient of the Louisiana Sheriff's Association's Deputy Valor Award.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends DEA Task Force Officer Rickey Anderson on his selection as the Louisiana Association's Deputy of the Year.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Harold Lee Price.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Steve George.

LIABILITY: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations to the legislature on including digital products in the application of the Louisiana Products Liability Act.

CHILDREN: Requests the Division of Administration's Office of Technology Services to convene a working group that includes every state agency with responsibility for child safety, welfare, and protection.

INSURANCE DEPARTMENT: Requests the Department of Insurance to review whether insureds are being improperly included in claims information exchanges.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends The Center for Literacy and Learning and designates May 13, 2025, as Literacy Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

INSURERS: To authorize and direct the legislative auditor and the Department of Insurance to study the financial transactions between foreign and domestic insurers who are authorized to do and are doing business in the state of Louisiana.

LIABILITY: Urges and requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and recommend legislation relative to the Louisiana Governmental Claims Act.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the volunteers and members of the 2025 Concerned Women for America's Encourage-A-Legislator Project.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends Louisiana Supreme Court Justice John Michael Guidry on receiving the 2025 David A. Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award.

CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Phil Alexander Robertson on the occasion of his passing.

VOTERS/VOTING: Creates the Task Force on Ensuring Voter Participation in the Political Process to study mechanisms to ensure and promote voter participation in the political process.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates Teurlings Catholic High School on winning the 2025 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Baseball Division II Select Championship.

LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS: Designates the village of Cankton in St. Landry Parish as the Accordion Capital of Louisiana.

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

COMMENDATIONS: Commends and congratulates the St. Louis Catholic High School Boys Golf Team for winning the 2025 LHSAA Division II State Championship and recognizes junior Kye Hanks for capturing the individual state title.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Requests the Louisiana Department of Health to post nursing home ratings on its website.

LAW ENFORCEMENT: To urge and request law enforcement agencies in Louisiana to use restorative approaches in their efforts to keep the communities they serve safe and healthy.

GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS: Requests local governing authorities to adopt abatement of public nuisances ordinances to deter illicit businesses, including massage therapy establishments operating without a license or engaging in criminal acts.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Requests the Louisiana Department of Education to develop and implement a system for collecting and reporting aggregated, non-identifiable data on suicide risk assessments conducted in public schools.

MUNICIPALITIES: To urge and request the village of Downsville to consolidate its municipal water system.

COMMENDATIONS: Commemorates the 175th anniversary of the opening of Louisiana's Old State Capitol as home to the Louisiana Legislature in 1850.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Episcopal School of Baton Rouge on their athletic achievements.

COMMENDATIONS: Congratulates Coach Claney Duplechin on his 50th year of coaching.

TRAFFIC: Provides relative to traffic cameras for the issuance of citations. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE: Increases the penalties for the retail sale of nitrous oxide. (8/1/25)

WATER/WATERWAYS: Provides for waters of the state. (gov sig)

ELECTION OFFENSES: Prohibits betting or wagering on elections. (8/1/25)

TAX/AD VALOREM: Provides with respect to ad valorem taxes on shares of bank stock. (1/1/26) (EN DECREASE LF RV See Note)

EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY: Provides for academic transparency and parental access to digital instructional materials and other educational materials in a manner that is free-of-charge. (8/1/25) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

CONTROL DANGER SUBSTANCE: Provides relative to drug paraphernalia. (gov sig)

DISCRIMINATION: Provides relative to discrimination based on military status in education, employment, public accommodations and housing options. (8/1/25)

PRIVILEGES/LIENS: Provides for a privilege by municipalities against multifamily residential properties for unpaid sewage disposal and water system service charges or user fees. (8/1/25)