Bill Tracker

House Bills	Bill #	Lead_Organization	Bill_Sponsor	Summary	Status
	Bill #	Act #	Lead Organization	Position	Summary
	HB 273				Requires the legislature to establish a procedure to determine the annual state expenditure limit and caps the growth of the limit at five percent.
	HB 482		LBP	Oppose	Creates a regulatory sandbox program within the office of financial institutions
	HB 514		LBP	Oppose	levies a state sales and use tax on raw or crude marijuana recommended for therapeutic use.
	HB 434				Levies taxes on sales of cannabis and provides for the use of the avails of the taxes including funding law enforcement
	HB 524				Ballot Proposition to Legalize Marijuana
	HB 699				Provides for the decriminalization and regulation of marijuana for recreational purposes
	HB 568				Authorizes the levy of an excise tax on the wholesale sale of cannabis by a cannabis production facility to a cannabis-infused product manufacturing facility or a cannabis retaile
	HB 637				Provides relative to the regulation of cannabis
	HB 243			SUPPORT	decriminalization of marijuana possession and distribution
	HB 282				adds a person's sexual orientation and gender identity to the La. Equal Housing Opportunity Act as factors not to be considered in the competition for available housing.
	HB 382				Provides relative to race and national origin discrimination in education, employment, public accommodations, and housing opportunities
	HB 322	366			Provides for the sharing of limited student information for the purpose of administering certain federal food assistance programs
	HB 54		Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families	Oppose	Creates the crime of adoption deception
	HB 542			OPPOSE	Fairness in Women's Sports Act relative to a school's ability to offer opportunities to each student to participate in team sporting events on an equal basis
	HB 575			Oppose	Prohibits the prescribing and dispensing of drugs to a minor which may alter his puberty.
	HB 7			Support	Provides for a sales and use tax exemption for feminine hygiene products and diapers
	HB 241				adds a $20 fee for filing a warrant of possession, all of the filing fees from eviction proceedings shall be distributed only to organizations which provide pro-bono, legal defense services in eviction proceedings, and such distribution shall be based on the workload provided by the organization rendering pro-bono legal services.
	HB 52				no special juvenile procedures for aggravated battery via firearms
	HB 476				Allows parishes and municipalities to utilize public-private partnership projects for purposes of broadband and high-speed data infrastructure expansion.
	HB 103				creates liability for COVID-19 vaccination administration
	HB 190	182		Support	Requires health insurance coverage for maternity services provided by certified nurse midwives, certified professional midwives, and doulas and further requires that Medicaid rates paid for health services delivered by midwives be at least equal to the Medicare rates for those services.
	HB 193				Creates the office on women's health within the La. Department of Health
	HB 468			support	Provides relative to extension of medicaid coverage for an individual experiencing postpartum
	HB 11			oppose	Creates the crime of infliction of serious injury or death on a road user and provides for penalties
	HB 55				provides relative to protective orders
	HB 196				(Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude
	HB 32	5			Increases total credits earned by offenders upon bachelor's/master's degrees
	HB 46	252			provides relative to certain pretrial procedures
	HB 56				provides relative to identifying sex offenders via driver's license & identification cards
	HB 67			Support	Repeals certain prostitution-related offenses
	HB 68				provides relative to restricting solitary confinement
	HB 77	61			in felony cases, provides relative to suspension/deferral of sentence/probation
	HB 83				provides relative to the posting of bail
	HB 84	121		support	provides relative to qualifivations of jurors
	HB 92	257			increases amount paid by wronglyfully convicted person
	HB 106	271			provides that the defendant is also informed that he may be subject to additional consequences as a result of his plea of guilty or nolo contendere.
	HB 108				Proposed law retains present law but requires the court to do one of three things upon the filing of an application to proceed in forma pauperis: (1) grant the application, (2) deny the application and provide written reasons for the denial, or (3) set the matter for a contradictory hearing.
	HB 123				Provides petitioners with additional procedures for post-conviction relief.
	HB 129				Peace Officer Standards and Training Updates
	HB 145	122		Support	Allows for parole eligibility of persons convicted of specific crimes under certain circumstances.
	HB 158				Amends certain elements of second degree murder; provides for a minimum and maximum sentence for those convicted of second degree murder;
	HB 166				immunity from prosecution, charges, or penalties for possession of a controlled dangerous substance for persons experiencing drug-related overdoses does not apply when first responders or law enforcement officers respond to the same residence two or more times
	HB 216	123	LCCR, Ubuntu Villlage	SUPPORT	Proposed law eliminates all fees, costs, and taxes in juvenile delinquency cases
	HB 232	124			provides relative to discharge and dismissals of misdemeanor prosecutions
	HB 238				Creates the crimes of felony and misdemeanor intentional exposure to a sexually transmitted disease
	HB 248	125	Operation Restoration, Right on Crime	Support	provides that when the court places the defendant on unsupervised probation, it shall order as a condition of probation a monthly fee of not more than one dollar to be payable to the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections or other such probation office, agency, or officer as designated by the court.
	HB 254			SUPPORT	provides for parole eligibility for juvenile offenders
	HB 271	304		SUPPORT	Creates the Transitional Residential Pilot Program for female offenders
	HB 288			Oppose	Relative to the financial obligations of criminal defendants, provides relative to the effective date of Act No. 260 of the 2017 R.S., and specifies the effectiveness of overlapping provisions subsequently amended by Act No. 668 of the 2018 R.S. and Act No. 253 of the 2019 R.S.
	HB 308		Power Coalition	Support	Provides relative to criminal procedure
	HB 325	126			Requires the development of guidelines and training for law enforcement agencies on identifying and ensuring the safety of minor or dependent children upon the arrest of the child's parent or guardian.
	HB 326				Removes the requirement that the handgun be possessed on the offender's person in order for the crime of illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile to apply, creates the crime of possession of a firearm or carrying of a concealed weapon by a juvenile on probation or parole, and provides elements and criminal penalties for the offense.
	HB 346				Provides relative to post-conviction relief or parole when a verdict is rendered by a non-unanimous jury
	HB 353				Provides relative to stronger background checks for gun purchases
	HB 402				Removes the requirement imposing certain sentencing terms, provides relative to the court's authority regarding sentencing, and allows persons convicted of felonies to be able to qualify for or to take elected public office.
	HB 419				Provides relative to the credit received for time served while on parole when parole is revoked, and provides for the concurrent serving of the sentence imposed for the parole violation and the sentence imposed for a new offense.
	HB 344		Power Coalition	Support	Provides relative to a defendant's ability to pay fines, fees, and costs associated with traffic violations, warrants of arrest, and summons issued in lieu of arrest.
	HB 490				Provides relative to parole eligibility for certain persons
	HB 560	240			Provides for situations where peace officers may issue written summons instead of making custodial arrests.
	HB 604				Provides for a comprehensive revision of expungement laws, including petition- based and government-initiated criminal record-clearing.
	HB 609			Support	Prohibits qualified immunity from officers as a defense in certain cases
	HB 611				Prohibits the use of facial recognition data in law enforcement investigations and evidentiary proceedings and provides exceptions to the prohibition.
	HB 652	247			Reduces the criminal penalties for a first conviction of marijuana when the offender possesses 14 grams or less.
	HB 586				Creates the Office of the State Public Defender and Justice Investment and provides for the relocation of certain court-related service providers and related funding
	HB 39	143			provides relatve to the recusal of judges
	HB 33	142			provides relative to time limitations for certain offenses against juveniles
	HB 247				Prohibits naming public facilities after persons
	HB 14				provides for civil liability for the owner, operator, or provider of an interactive computer service who restricts a user's account or content based on race, gender, political ideology, or religious beliefs.
	HB 602				Provides relative to social media websites
	HB 42				provides relative to financial aid
	HB 85				creates literacy programs for certain public school students
	HB 95				create policy discussion programs at public postsecondary education institutions
	HB 136				Provides that a student in grades pre-K through eight may be suspended only for acting in a way that is intended to cause significant bodily harm or emotional distress to another person. (Integrates Trauma informed care)
	HB 211				provides relative to public schools choice
	HB 304	198			rovides for coordinating data in order to evaluate the early childhood care and education network, prioritizing the provision of related services and funds, and creating a program to provide instructional materials for home use
	HB 352				Provides relative to required instruction in American history and civics in public schools
	HB 394				Provides for mandatory reporting of sexual misconduct at postsecondary education institutions and requires such institutions to post reports relative to campus security policies and campus crime statistics on their websites
	HB 411				provides a comprehensive revision of present law, applicable to all public schools, including charter schools.
	HB 324		FFLIC	Support	Prohibits corporal punishment in public elementary and secondary schools
	HB 564			Oppose	Provides relative to training at K-12 schools and postsecondary education institutions with respect to certain concepts related to race and sex.
	HB 20				Prohibits the use of private funds to pay election-related expenses
	HB 138				Creates a supplemental annual canvass of registered voters
	HB 139	12			Requires annual training of members of a parish board of election supervisors.
	HB 141	13			Requires persons conducting exit polls within six hundred feet of a polling place to register with the secretary of state
	HB 214	16			Provides relative to required orientation and training of new registrars of voters
	HB 285	22	Power Coalition	Support	Provides relative to the amount a time a person may remain in a voting machine
	HB 286	365	Power Coalition	Support	Extends the period for early voting prior to election day
	HB 309				Calls a special election on October 9, 2021, for submitting proposed constitutional amendments to the state's electors
	HB 329				Proposed law increases the maximum age of a child who may be present to 15 years old.
	HB 330	377			Increases the number of commissioners for the presidential preference primary election.
	HB 388			Support	Provides a longer period of time for a parish to prepare and verify absentee by mail and early voting ballots before election day
	HB 557				Abstract: Changes the dates of congressional elections and provides relative to the certification of candidates elected at such elections under certain circumstances.
	HB 581	381			Makes revisions to the Louisiana Election Code
	HB 599				Provides relative to elections.
	HB 653				Provides for voting and voting processes and procedures, including provisions relative to the standards, requirement, and acquisition of voting machines and systems
	HB 378	127			Provides procedures, reports, and definitions relative to registration and voting by a person with a felony conviction.
	HB 82				Establishes election sections for the election of judges to the City Court of Lake Charles
	HB 168				Provides relative to a district attorney's responsibility in an action objecting to the candidacy of a person who qualified as a candidate in a prim
	HB 235	189			Provides relative to certain judgeships in the Twenty-First Judicial District
	HB 86	150			Increases the number of members of a parish executive committee of a recognized political party in Lafayette Parish.
	HB 167	364			Provides for removal of deceased persons from voter registration rolls
	HB 149				specifies that either house of the legislature may terminate the entire state of emergency or any section or subsection of an emergency declaration by petition signed by a majority of the surviving members of that house. Relative to public health emergencies, provides for either house to terminate the emergency by petition after consulting with a public health specialist.
	HB 480		Step Up	Support	Provides relative to employment discrimination and creates the Fair Chance Hiring Act
	HB 151				Provides for an increase in the administrative penalties assessed for the misclassification of employees
	HB 180				Provides relative to unemployment compensation benefits by adding an additional condition in order to satisfy the active search requirement.
	HB 189				Prohibits race discrimination based on natural hairstyles
	HB 245			Support	employment practices related to wage history, wage disclosure, and retaliation
	HB 380	316			Provides for a reduction in contributions for certain employers.
	HB 580				Provides for paid leave for public employees who are required to take time off work due to COVID-19
	HB 610			Support	Provides relative to the maximum weekly benefit amount for unemployment benefits (Increases yearly)
	HB 707		Step Up	Support	Provides relative to employment discrimination
	HB 72				allows for voluntary environmental self-audit program established by Dept. of Envronmental Quality
	HB 617			OPPOSE	Establishes Louisiana as a fossil fuel sanctuary state
	HB 16				Provides relative to the concealed carrying of firearms
	HB 48				provides relatve to requirements for concelead carry permit safety and training course applicants/instructors
	HB 118				Creates the Louisiana Firearm Protection Act; provides for definitions; provides relative to infringements on a citizen's right to keep and bear arms; provides for application of the Act; and specifies who has a right of action.
	HB 124				Provides an exception to certain offenses of illegal carrying of weapons for persons with a concealed handgun permit.
	HB 596				Exempts certain persons from the crime of illegal carrying of weapons and replaces the requirement that a person possess a permit issued by the state of La. in order to carry a concealed handgun in the state of La. with the requirement that a person complete a 60 minute online concealed handgun education course.
	HB 597				rovides relative to prohibition on certain governmental entity contracts with companies that discriminate against firearm and ammunition industries
	HB 357				Requires reporting of certain information relating to minors who undergo abortions
	HB 423				Establishes requirements concerning reports of abortions performed or induced.
	HB 578				Provides relative to disclosure of certain information relative to abortion pill reversal
	HB 43				exempts certain business utilities from state sales and use taxes
	HB 171				hanges the rates and brackets for purposes of calculating individual income tax liability and estates and trusts income tax liability and eliminates the standard and certain dependency deductions, the deduction for excess federal itemized personal deductions, and the deduction for federal income taxes paid for individuals, estates, and trusts.
	HB 202				(Constitutional Amendment) Provides for an increased vote requirement when enacting certain new tax incentives
	HB 205				(Constitutional Amendment) Eliminates the mandatory corporation income tax deduction for federal income taxes paid
	HB 206				(CA) provides for the rates & brackets of calculating income tax, elimates mandatory deduction for federal income taxes paid for income tax computing pruposes
	HB 207				(CA) provides for the rates & brackets of calculating income tax, elimates mandatory deduction for federal income taxes paid for income tax computing pruposes
	HB 209				provides for the rate of corporation income tax
	HB 210				provides a flat rate for corporation income tax
	HB 233			OPPOSE	Provides for a flat rate for purposes of calculating individual income tax and modifies income tax credits, deductions, and exemptions, flat rate of 3% instead of graduated income brackets
	HB 279				Phases-out the corporation franchise tax
	HB 299				Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit from 5% to 10% and makes the 10% amount permanent.
	HB 300				Eliminates the mandatory decrease in the amount of earned income tax credit
	HB 318				Removes the requirement of gubernatorial approval for an industrial manufacturing establishment ad valorem tax exemption, caps the amount of the exemption for a manufacturing establishment at 80% of the ad valorem taxes of the establishment, and caps the amount of the exemption for a mega-project at 93% of the ad valorem taxes of the establishment.
	HB 369				Provides for a flat tax on individual income and eliminates the mandatory income tax deduction for federal income taxes paid for purposes of computing income taxes
	HB 371				(Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes local taxing authorities to enter into cooperative endeavor agreements for the purpose of authorizing payments in lieu of taxes
	HB 376				Provides for a flat tax rate for purposes of calculating income tax for individuals, estates, and trusts and modifies income tax cre
	HB 377				Authorizes local taxing authorities to enter into cooperative endeavor agreements that provide for payments in lieu of taxes
	HB 146		Frankie Robertson	Support	Establishes an income tax credit following the delivery of a stillborn child
	HB 61		Workplace Justice Project	Oppose	Requires taxpayers claiming the earned income tax credit to provide certain residency information regarding dependents
	HB 441			Support	Eliminates references to the maximum amount of individual income tax rates and brackets and instead requires the rates and brackets of all income taxes to be provided for in law and authorizes rather than requires a deduction for federal income taxes paid when calculating income tax liability.
	HB 488				(Constitutional Amendment) Establishes the maximum rate for purposes of calculating individual income taxes and repeals the mandatory deduction for federal income taxes paid
	HB 696		LBP	Support	Levies a state tax on the transfer of certain property
	HB 659		LBP	Support	Establishes an income tax credit for taxpayers claiming a dependent less than eighteen years of ag
	HB 660		LBP	Support	Increases the amount of the earned income tax credit for certain taxpayers for a specific period of time