2023 Bill Tracker

Bill Focus	Bill #	Bill Sponsor	Summary	Current Status
Fiscal	HB1	Rep. Jerome Zeringue	Provides for the ordinary operating expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2023-2024	Sent to Governor
PreK-12	HB8	Rep. Dodie Horton	Requires display of the "In God We Trust" in each classroom in each public school	Signed by the Governor - Act 264
PreK-12	HB9	Rep. Rhonda Butler	Creates and provides for the administration of a program for the purpose of providing state funding for qualified education expenses for students with exceptionalities in grades kindergarten through 12 who are not enrolled in public school	Senate Finance
Environment	HB10	Rep. Robby Carter	Removes the authority of carbon dioxide storage facility operators to use eminent domain to acquire property or rights without the property owner's consent	Involuntarily Defered
PreK-12	HB 12	Rep. Richard Nelson	Prohibits promotion to the fourth grade of certain students whose reading deficiencies have not been remedied by the end of the third grade	Sent to Governor
Criminal Justice	HB 14	Rep. Gabe Firment	Adds more chemical substances to the controlled dangerous substance law	House Final Passage
Health	HB 15	Rep. Paul Hollis	Provides for annual audits of every homeowners association comprised of 25 or more lot owners	Pending House Civil Law and Procedure
Criminal Justice	HB16	Rep. Laurie Schlegel	Provides additional penalties for the crime of simple burglary under certain circumstances	Sent to Governor
Workers Rights	HB21	Rep. Joe Stangi	Provides relative to extended pregnancy and infant care for certain school employees	Sent to the Governor
Criminal Justice	HB 24	Rep. Candace Newell	Decriminalizes marijuana posession and distribution	Involuntarily Defered
Elections and Voting	HB26	Rep. Denise Marcell	Provides relative to the voting requirements of the Board of Pardons	Considered 4/20 House ACJ
Criminal Justice	HB31	Rep. Troy Romero	Adds certain crimes against juveniles that require sex offender registration	Substitute Adopted on the Floor
Environment	HB 35	Rep. Robby Carter	Prohibits carbon dioxide sequestration projects in St. Helena Parish	Scheduled 5/10 House Natural Resources
Firearms	HB38	Rep. Joe Stangi	Provides reletive to the carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers	Substitute adopted on the House floor (became HB660)
Discrimination	HB40	Rep. Delisha Boyd	Prohibits intentional employment discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.	Considered 5/3
Workers Rights	HB51	Rep. Jonathan Goudeau	Provides relative to the attendance at employment interviews	Pending House Labor and Industrial Relations
Criminal Justice	HB54	Rep. Luarie Schlegel	Provides relative to the discretion of the district attorney to prosecute a juvenile as an adult for certain offenses	Sent to Governor
Criminal Justice	HB55	Rep. Larry Selders	Provides relative to the mental health treatment of incarcerated people	Signed by the Governor - Act 214
Fiscal	HB 62	Rep. Tony Bacla	Reduces the rate of the state sales and use tax	Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
Criminal Justice	HB65	Rep. Debbie Villio	Designates the crime of "simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling" as a crime of violence	Sent to Governor
Criminal Justice	HB66	Rep. Debbie Villio	Provides for the forfeiture of good time and credits earned toward the reduction of sentence in certain circumstances	Considered 4/26/23 House administration of criminal justice
PreK-12	HB68	Rep. Valarie Hodges	Authorizes public high schools to offer a course of instruction in the history and literature of the Bible	Signed by the Governor - Act 215
Criminal Justice	HB 70	Rep. Debbie Villio	Provides relative to diminution of sentence and parole eligibility for fourth or subsequent nonviolent felony offenses	Sent to Governor
Fiscal	HB 71	Rep. Stuart J. Bishop	Reduces the rate of the state sales and use tax	Pending House Ways and Means
Workers Rights	HB 74	Rep. Polly Thomas	Provides with respect to criminal background checks and solicitation for home inspectors	Signed by the Governor - Act 338
Criminal Justice	HB 75	Rep. Debbie Villio	Provides relative to penalties for distribution or possession with intent to distribute fentanyl or carfentanil	Considered 5/23 Senate Judiciary C
Criminal Justice	HB 77	Rep. Laurie Schlegel	Provides for attorney general investigation for publishers and distributors of material harmful to minors	Signed by the Governor - Act 216
Discrimination	HB 81	Rep. Raymond Crews	Provides relative to the use of certain names and pronouns for students	Sent to Governor
Criminal Justice	HB 84	Rep. Laurie Schlegel	Provides relative to disposition of juveniles after adjudication of certain felony-grade delinquent acts	Sent to Governor
Criminal Justice	HB 85	Rep. Mike Johnson	Creates the crime of approaching a law enforcement officer lawfully engaged in law enforcement duties	Sent to Governor
Criminal Justice	HB89	Rep. Denise Marcell	Provides relative to the collection of certain traffic stop data by law enforcement	Signed by the Governor - Act 217
Criminal Justice	HB 90	Rep. John Stefanski	Provides relative to penalties for distribution or possession with intent to distribute fentanyl or carfentanil	Signed by the Governor - Act 399
Criminal Justice	HB 94	Rep. Tony Bacla	Provides reletive to theft of automated teller machines	Signed by the Governor - Act 218
PreK-12	HB 98	Rep. LanceHarris	Creates and provides for a program to provide state funding for the education of students not enrolled in public school and expands the ability of parents to enroll children in the public school of their choice	Senate Education
Fiscal	HB99	Rep. Joe Orgeron	(Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the disposition of funds derived from alternative energy production in the coastal area be deposited in the Coastal Protection and Restoration Funds	Senate Finance
Discrimination	HB 102	Rep. Julie Emerson	Provides relative to access to certain materials in public libraries	Pending House Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs
Criminal Justice	HB 109	Rep. Wilford Carter Sr.	Provides relative to factors in fixing the amount of bail and modifications of bail	Considered 5/30 Senate Judiciary C
Environment	HB 110	Rep. Gabe Firment	Provides relative to fortified roof endorsements	Signed by the Governor - Act 12
Fiscal	HB 116	Rep. Joe Orgeron	Related to Breeze Act (To distribute revenues from oil, gas, and wind leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes.) Other partners to involve: Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Audubon, NWF.	Senate Finance
Health	HB 117	Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman	Requires public schools to provide free menstrual products in easily accessible locations	Senate Finance
Environment	HB 125	Rep. Michael Echols	Provides relative to agriculture land protection against foreign adversaries	Sent to Governor
Firearms	HB 131	Rep. Danny McCormick	Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms	Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
Health	HB 135	Rep. Mike Johnson	Prohibits a registered sex offender or child predator from serving as a commissioner or watcher	Sent to Governor
Higher Education	HB 136	Rep. Larry Bagley	Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief and the police department for the village of Noble	Sent to Governor
Fiscal	HB 145	Rep. Mark Wright	Provides for a flat rate for purposes of calculating the income tax for individuals, estates, and trusts	Pending House Ways and Means
Fiscal	HB 146	Rep. Mark Wright	Provides for a flat rate for purposes of calculating the corporate income tax	Pending House Ways and Means
Criminal Justice	HB 147.	Rep. Mark Wright	Provides relative to the time period for disciplinary offenses prior to an offender being considered for parole	Senate Judiciary B
Elections and Voting	HB 149	Rep. Joseph Marino	Provides for the compensation of members of the legislature	House floor action
Criminal Justice	HB 151	Rep. Mark Wright	Provides relative to denial of parole	Senate Judiciary B
Parental Rights	HB 152	Rep. Beryl Amedee	(Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to fundamental parental rights	House Final Passage
Government Affairs	HB 155	Rep. Rhonda Butler	Establishes the Louisiana Rural Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program to provide financial assistance to local governments and political subdivisions for certain capital infrastructure projects	Sent to Governor
Vaccination Status	HB 158	Rep. Kathy Edmondston	Provides for a limitation of liability relative to the administration of pandemic disease vaccinations	Pending House Civil Law and Procedure
Elections and Voting	HB 159	Rep. Les Farnum	Provides for a supplemental annual canvass of registered voters	Substitute adopted on the House floor (became HB646)
Criminal Justice	HB 160	Rep. Stephanie Hilferty	Guarantees access to juvenile court proceedings by victims' families, and allows them to disclose details that are otherwise sealed	Sent to Governor
Fiscal	HB 162	Rep. Matthew Willard	Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit	Considered 4/18 Ways and Means
Higher Education	HB 164	Rep. Kenny Cox	Lowers the minimum ACT score required for initial qualification for a TOPS-Tech Award from 17 to 15	House Appropriations
Elections and Voting	HB 165	Rep. Mandie Landry	(Constitutional Amendment) Provides for an initiative and referendum process	Pending House and Governmental Affairs
Fiscal	HB 172	Rep. Phillip Devillier	Reduces the severance tax rate for oil over a certain period of time and fixes the severance tax rate for oil produced from certain wells at the current rate	Considered 5/22 Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
Elections and Voting	HB 174	Rep. Julie Emerson	Prohibits the disclosure of certain information regarding the active duty or dependent status of certain voters	Sent to Governor
Firearms	HB 175	Rep. Delisha Boyd	Prohibits carrying firearms into hospitals and mental health facilities	Involuntarily Defered
Health	HB 180	Rep. Matthew Willard	Provides relative to housing opportunities	Scheduled House Commerce 5/8
Vaccination Status	HB 182	Rep. Kathy Edmondston	Provides that no person shall be required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of enrollment or attendance at any public or nonpublic school	Sent to Governor
Criminal Justice	HB 187	Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman	Provides relative to release and dissemination of booking photographs of an arrested person for the purpose of victim notification	Considered 4/20/23
Criminal Justice	HB 188	Rep. Larry Frieman	Provides relative to denial of parole for dangerous offenders	Sent to Governor
Fiscal	HB 197	Rep. Phillip DeVillier	Phases-out the corporation franchise tax over five years	Pending House Ways and Means
Fiscal	HB 203	Rep. Phillip DeVillier	Repeals constitutional sales tax exemption on groceries, prescription drugs and home utilities	Considered 4/24/23
Higher Education	HB 205	Rep. Marcus Bryant	Requires additional compensation for teachers and other school employees under certain circumstances	Sent to Governor
Criminal Justice	HB 208	Rep. Alan Seabaugh	Lowers the age for consideration as a juvenile in the criminal justice system	Reconsideration - Senate final passage
Discrimination	HB 211	Rep. Edmond Jordan	(Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude	Reconsideration - Senate final passage
Elections and Voting	HB 212	Rep. Paul Hollis	Provides for the signatures required on a recall petition	Senate and Governmental Affairs
PreK-12	HB 213	Rep. Ken Brass	Exempts certain school surveillance and security video from the Public Records Law	Signed by the Governor- Act 301
Elections and Voting	HB 216	Rep. Dodie Horton	Authorizes certain military members stationed in Louisiana to serve as commissioners	Signed by the Governor
Government Affairs	HB 217	Rep. Vanessa Caston LaFleur	Authorizes the creation of commissioner positions at the 19th JDC	Signed by the Governor
Criminal Justice	HB 228	Rep. Kyle Green	Eliminates the death penalty	House Administration of Criminal Justice sched. for 4/26/23
Firearms	HB 234	Rep. Bryan Fontenot	Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms	Pending House Administration of Criminal Justice
PreK-12	HB 242	Rep. Stephanie Hilferty	Provides relative to corporal punishment in elementary and secondary schools	Signed by the Governor- Act 268
Elections and Voting	HB 260	Rep. Beau Beaullieu	Provides relative to federal election guidance and funding	Sent to Governor
Maternal Health	HB 266	Rep. Mandie Landry	Provides relative to the civil liability and criminal prosecution of certain pregnancy outcomes	Involuntarily Defered
Criminal Justice	HB 265	Rep. Bryan Fontenot	Provides relative to release and dissemination of booking photographs of an arrested person	Signed by the Governor - Act 303
Fiscal	HB 266	Rep. Mandie Landry	Provides relative to the civil liability and criminal prosecution of certain pregnancy outcomes	Involuntarily Defered
Criminal Justice	HB 271	Rep. Nelson	Provides relative to sequestration of jurors	Signed by the Governor - Act 75
Health	HB 272	Rep. Matt Willard	Provides relative to maternity support services of doulas	Signed by the Governor - Act 270
PreK-12	HB 282	Rep. Kyle Green	Requires free school breakfast and lunch for certain students	Signed by the Governor - Act 305
Workers Rights	HB 283	Rep. Vanessa Caston LaFleur	Provides relative to employment practices related to wage history, wage disclosure, and retaliation	Pending House Labor and Industrial Relations
Criminal Justice	HB 286	Rep. Delisha Boyd	Provides relative to expungements for certain amounts of possession of marijuana	Signed by the Governor - Act 342
Fiscal	HB 287	Rep. Mack Cormier	Provides relative to insurance adjusters and property inspections	Considered 4/20 House Insurance
Health	HB 291	Rep. Charles Owen	Provides for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities and requires that such policies allow for in-person visitation	Signed by the Governor - Act 367
Fiscal	HB 294	Rep. Matthew Willard	Provides for certain insurance premium discounts	Signed by the Governor - Act 1
Firearms	HB 299	Rep. Danny McCormick	Provides relative to enforcement of federal firearm laws	Involuntarily Defered
Elections and Voting	HB 304	Rep. Joseph Orgeron	Prohibits an elected official who has retired or resigned from office from filling the vacancy his retirement or resignation created	Signed by the Governor - Act 119
Fiscal	HB 309	Rep. Garofalo	Provides relative to fortified home and commercial standards	Sent to the Governor
Elections and Voting	HB 316	Rep. Tammy Phelps	Provides for Louisiana High School Seniors Voter Registration Day	Signed by the Governor - Act 79
Criminal Justice	HB 317	Rep. Neil Riser	Creates the crime of criminal access of an automated teller machine	Considered 4/20 ACJ
Firearms	HB 318	Rep. Larry Selders	Provides relative to automatic weapons	Pending House Administration of Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice	HB 321	Rep. Debbie Villio	Creates the Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System Pilot Program	Senate Finance
Criminal Justice	HB322	Rep. Matt Willard	Specifies that certain motor vehicle violations are secondary offenses that cannot be grounds for initiating a stop	Failed House final passage
Firearms	HB 331	Rep. R. Dewith Carrier	Provides relative to automatic weapons	Signed by the Governor - Act 120
PreK-12	HB 338	Rep. Barbara Reich Freiberg	Provides relative to the Early Childhood Care and Education Commission	Signed by the Governor - Act 83
Workers Rights	HB 340	Rep. Troy D. Romero	Provides relative to the duration of unemployment compensation benefits and provides for extended benefits	Senate Labor and Industrial Relations
Elections and Voting	HB 343	Rep. Barbra Carpenter	Provides relative to the districts for the election of members of the House of Representatives	Pending House and Governmental Affairs
Health	HB 346	Rep. Delisha Boyd	Provides for exceptions to the abortion laws of this state relative to rape and incest	Considered 5/10 CJA
Marijuana	HB351	Rep. Mandie Landry	Provides relative to a recommendation of medical marijuana in employment	House Final Passage
Fiscal	HB 363	Rep. Richard Nelson	Phases out Corporate Franchise Tax	Considered 4/17/23
Fiscal	HB 364	Rep. Stuart Bishop	Phases out Corporate Franchise Tax	Pending House Ways and Means
Government Affairs	HB 366	Rep. Samuel Jenkins	(Constitutional Amendment) Provides for the establishment of uniform leave policies by law	Pending House & Governmental Affairs
Criminal Justice	HB 370	Rep. Mandie Landry	Create the crime of criminal access of an automated teller machine	Signed by the Governor - Act 85
Fiscal	HB 374	Rep. Ed Larvadain	Establishes a state minimum wage rate	Pending House Labor and Industrial Relations
Criminal Justice	HB 378	Rep. Devillier	Provides relative to imporper supervision of a minor	Signed by the Governor - Act 86
Elections and Voting	HB380	Rep. Randal Gaines	Provides for the redistricting of the Supreme Court	Pending House and Governmental Affairs
Fiscal	HB 393	Rep. Foy Gadberry	Provides relative to certain building code roofing inspections of a commercial or residential structure	Signed by the Governor - Act 25
Elections and Voting	HB396	Rep. Samuel Jenkins	Provides for the reinstatement of the voter registration of a person who is no longer under an order of imprisonment	Considered Senate Government and Affairs
Vaccination Status	HB 399	Rep. Kathy Edmondston	Requires that communication issued about immunization requirements include exemption information and applies exemptions not only to students seeking to enter school but also to students attending school	Sent to the Governor
Criminal Justice	HB413	Rep. Barry Ivey	Provides relative to parole eligibility for certain offenders	4/20 Considered ACJ
Criminal Justice	HB 422	Rep. Denise Marcell	Limits the fees assessed by the office of debt recovery on delinquent debt that originates from certain criminal fines, fees, and costs	4/18 Considered Ways and Means
Criminal Justice	HB 426	Rep. Marcus Bryant	Provides relative to the work opportunity tax credit for businesses that hire certain formerly incarcerated persons	4/18 Considered Ways and Means
Fiscal	HB 436	Rep. Travis Johnson	Provides a state sales tax exemption for certain farmers for acquisition of renewable energy systems and items and services for energy efficiency improvements	Considered 4/24/23
Criminal Justice	HB 440	Rep. Marcus Bryant	Provides relative to assault upon a utility service employee	Scheduled House Administration of Criminal Justice 4/20 Rm 6
Criminal Justice	HB 441	Rep. Marcus Bryant	Provides relative to assult upon a utility service employee	Signed by the Governor - Act 65
Elections and Voting	HB 445	Rep. Lance Harris	Provides for the reopening of qualifying after the death of a candidate in a primary election under specified circumstances	Pending House and Governmental Affairs
Fiscal	HB 447	Rep. Vincent Pierre	Requires agency referrals of delinquent debt to the office of debt recovery for collection to include certain information	Signed by the Governor - Act 87
Elections and Voting	HB449	Rep. Matthew Willard	Provides relative to the rights of voters with disabilities	Signed by the Governor - Act 277
Health	HB 452	Rep. Ryan Bourriaque	Establishes a state tax credit for the development of certain housing projects that qualify for federal affordable housing tax credits.	Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
Health	HB 461	Rep. Mary DuBoisson	Provides relative to exceptions to abortion	Involuntarily Defered
Discrimination	HB 463	Rep. Gabe Firment	Prohibits certain procedures to alter the sex of a minor child	Substitute Adopted on the House Floor
Firearms	HB 464	Rep. Bryan Fontenot	Provides relative to possession of a firearm by a felon	Conference Committee (House)
Discrimination	HB 466	Rep. Dodie Horton	Provides relative to discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools	Sent to the Governor
Criminal Justice	HB 475	Rep. Tanner Magee	Provides relative to admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression	Signed by the Governor - Act 354
Criminal Justice	HB 479	Rep. Joseph Marino	Provides relative to expungement of records	Signed by the Governor - Act 90
Elections and Voting	HB 490	Rep. Rodney Lyons	Provides for procedures and guidance regarding voter registration activities	Considered 5/31 Senate and Governmental Affairs
Fiscal	HB 491	Rep. Denise Marcell	Eliminates tax cut “trigger”	Pending House Ways and Means
Elections and Voting	HB494	Rep. Pat Moore	Authorizes persons and organizations engaging in lawful nonpartisan activities to remain within six hundred feet of the entrance of a polling location	Pending House and Governmental Affairs
Elections and Voting	HB 496	Rep. John Stefanski	Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code	Signed by the Governor - Act 91
Criminal Justice	HB 498	Rep. John Stefanski	Provides relative to a mandatory minimum bail amount for certain offenses	House Final Passage
Elections and Voting	HB 509	Rep. Jerome Zeringue	Provides for the redistricting of districts for the election of justices to the supreme court	Pending House and Governmental Affairs
Criminal Justice	HB519	Rep. Barbara Carpenter	Provides relative to absentee voting by qualified incarcerated voters	Failed House Final Passage
Health	HB 522	Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman	Provides relative to abortion	Pending House Administration of Criminal Justice
Environment	HB 526	Rep. Jerome Zeringue	Establishes and provides for the Louisiana Office of Resilience	Signed by the Governor - Act 315
Elections and Voting	HB 534	Rep. Barbara Carpenter	Provides relative to the districts for the election of members of the House of Representatives	Pending House and Governmental Affairs
Elections and Voting	HB538	Rep. Samuel Jenkins	Provides relative to early voting locations	Pending House and Governmental Affairs
Criminal Justice	HB543	Rep. Edmond Jordan	Provides relative to vehicle pursuits by peace officers	Voluntarily deferred 5/2
Criminal Justice	HB 545	Rep. Edmond Jordan	Prohibits the charging of a person who has been committed to the custody of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) for using a telecommunication service or the person accepting the communication from the incarcerated person.	Involuntarily Defered
Criminal Justice	HB 549	Rep. Cedric Glover	Provides relative to termination of pregnancy that is the result of certain sex offenses	Pending House Administration of Criminal Justice
Health	HB 552	Rep. Stephanie Hilferty	Suspends the premium increase of at least 10% assessed by the La. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for policies issued in this state.	House Floor Action
Elections and Voting	HB 553	Rep. Cedric Glover	Provides for appointment of a voter with disabilities to the State Board of Election Supervisors	House concurrence -
Government Affairs	HB555	Rep. Tammy Phelps	Establishes an amnesty program for fines, fees, and assessments imposed by the office of motor vehicles	Considered 4/24/23
Criminal Justice	HB557	Rep. Rodney Lyons	Provides relative to vehicle searches	Pending House Administration of Criminal Justice
Environment	HB 571	Rep. Clay Schexnayder	Provides relative to carbon capture and sequestration	Signed by the Governor - Act 378
Fiscal	HB 584	Rep. Garofalo	Suspends the premium surcharge of at least ten percent assessed by the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation for policies issued in parishes affected by the 2020 and 2021 hurricanes	Pending House Insurance
Criminal Justice	HB 586	Rep. Stefanski	Provides for civil liability for actions related to fentanyl	Signed by the Governor - Act 412
Criminal Justice	HB 588	Rep. Randal Gaines	Provides relative to convictions rendered by a verdict from a non-unanimous jury	Failed House Floor Action
Fiscal	HB 591	Rep. Adrian Fisher	Provides relative to fee exemptions for certain solar power generations facilities	Senate Natural Resources
Health	HB 596	Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman	Creates the Louisiana Family and Medical Leave Benefits Act	Involuntarily Defered
Health	HB 598	Rep. Candace Newell	Amends definitions relative to the crime of abortion	Involuntarily Defered
Fiscal	HB 604	Rep. Ray Garofalo	Provides for the appraisal process	Conisdered 5/10
Fiscal	HB 610	Rep. Samuel Jenkins	Increases the tax-exempt amount of annual retirement income	Senate final passage
Marijuana	HB 612	Rep. Candace Newell	Levies taxes on sales of cannabis and dedicates revenues derived from those taxes	Considered 5/1
Fiscal	HB 632	Rep. Alonzo Knox	Establishes the Next Generation Tax Credit for taxpayers claiming a dependent five years of age or younger	Voluntarily Deferred 5/1
Discrimination	HB 648	Rep. Firment	Prohibits certain procedures to alter the sex of a minor child	Sent to the Governor