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Bill · HB 1095Became law4mo agoNURSING HOMES: Provides for alternative power sources at nursing facilities · Sponsor: Troy Hebert (R)
If effective, Louisiana nursing facilities would need emergency backup power and eligible facilities could seek capped rebates for qualifying solar systems.
Emergency Management · Healthcare
Bill · HB 1084Became law4mo agoSTUDENT/TUITION: Provides relative to tuition and mandatory fees for public postsecondary education institutions · Sponsor: Chris Turner (R)
If it takes effect, public colleges could set tuition and mandatory fees across their programs, with increases capped at 10 percent in one year beginning January 1, 2027.
Education · Emergency Management
Bill · HB 848Became law4mo agoMTR VEHICLE/DEALERS: Provides with respect to all terrain vehicle dealerships · Sponsor: Jason DeWitt (R)
The enrolled measure would require all-terrain vehicle and golf cart dealers to arrange repair service and warn buyers when remote facilities handle warranty work.
Consumer Protection · Public Safety
Bill · HB 75Became law4mo agoGAMING: Creates an enhanced promotional play pilot program relative to net slot machine proceeds (EN -$574,627 GF RV See Note) · Sponsor: Steven Jackson (D) · 1 cosponsor
For one year, licensed casinos would use a special calculation for promotional play, protect certain local payments, and report the results to state officials.
Criminal Justice · Government & Ethics
Bill · HB 1017Became law4mo agoRETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS: Prohibits certain post-divorce earnable compensation in the Firefighters' Retirement System from being included in a former spouse's… · Sponsor: Tim Kerner (R)
Louisiana courts would exclude certain full-time firefighter pay increases from a former spouse’s community-property share once the Act takes effect.
AI & Privacy · Criminal Justice
Bill · HB 732Became law4mo agoMTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Provides for a temporary waiver of fees for final delinquent debt based on special circumstances (EN DECREASE SG RV See Note) · Sponsor: Chuck Owen (R)
People with life-threatening conditions could temporarily pause certain driving penalties, while non-plugin hybrids would have their road-use fee suspended through July 31, 2027.
Consumer Protection · Healthcare
Bill · HB 316Became law4mo agoEDUCATION: Provides relative to student literacy (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) · Sponsor: John Wyble (R)
Louisiana schools would use approved reading assessments, targeted support plans, and science-of-reading instruction for students in grades four through eight, with most requirements starting in 2027-2028.
Education · Government & Ethics
Bill · HB 1252Became law4mo agoCOURTS: Provides relative to the city court system in Avoyelles Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX) · Sponsor: Daryl Deshotel (R)
Bunkie and Marksville courts would cover specified Avoyelles Parish wards, with local elections, case-transfer rules, and stated court-cost limits.
Consumer Protection · Criminal Justice
Bill · HB 1028Became law4mo agoMEDICAID: Requires the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation providers (EN +$2,601,174 GF… · Sponsor: Rodney Lyons (D) · 5 cosponsors
Louisiana would require Medicaid ride-payment rules and limit some out-of-parish trips, but the main provisions would wait for separate implementation funding.
Emergency Management · Healthcare
Bill · HB 410Became law4mo agoCIVIL/PROCEDURE: Requires notification of all parties to record in-person communication · Sponsor: Laurie Schlegel (R) · 1 cosponsor
Participants in certain in-person conversations would have to be told before someone intentionally uses wearable eyeglasses to record or transcribe them.
Civil Rights & Voting · Consumer Protection
Bill · HB 1007Became law4mo agoDISTRICTS/SPECIAL: Creates the Faubourg Nouveau Marigny Improvement District in Orleans Parish · Sponsor: Alonzo Knox (D)
The measure would organize a Faubourg Nouveau Marigny district and allow a voter-approved property fee to support neighborhood improvements.
Civil Rights & Voting · Government & Ethics
Bill · HB 559Became law4mo agoCOURTS/COURT COSTS: Increases court costs for the Fourth Judicial District (EN +$313,179 LF RV See Note) · Sponsor: Adrian Fisher (D)
In the Fourth Judicial District, judges would set costs for some civil and criminal cases, up to a stated maximum, with exemptions for certain civil filers.
AI & Privacy · Civil Rights & Voting
Bill · HB 463Became law4mo agoDISTRICTS/COMMUNICATIONS: Provides relative to emergency communications service charges · Sponsor: Dixon McMakin (R)
Louisiana districts could charge up to $2 monthly per wireless connection, with added approval steps above $1.25, and must report 911 performance measures.
Consumer Protection · Government & Ethics
Bill · HB 1153Became law4mo agoENVIRONMENT/ENFORCEMENT: Authorizes parishes and municipalities to declare bans on burning · Sponsor: Kim Coates (R)
Parish and municipal officials would be able to temporarily ban specified outdoor burning during elevated wildfire risks, while certain agricultural, cooking, and contained fires remain exempt.
Emergency Management · Environment & Energy
Bill · HB 762Became law4mo agoMTR VEHICLE/OFFICE: Prohibits the Office of Motor Vehicles from referring certain cases to the Office of Debt Recovery · Sponsor: Mike Bayham (R) · 1 cosponsor
The enrolled measure would bar Louisiana’s motor vehicle office from sending unpaid reinstatement fee debts to the state debt recovery office.
Bill · HB 481Became law4mo agoPUBLIC PRINTING: Provides for the cost of publishing official proceedings and public notices · Sponsor: Neil Riser (R)
Newspapers publishing local proceedings and public notices face listed rate ceilings, with a separate cap tied to the rate in effect on January 1, 2026.
AI & Privacy · Government & Ethics
Bill · HB 342Became law4mo agoEDUCATION/SPECIAL: Provides that a local education agency shall have the burden of proof in any special education due process hearing relative to the… · Sponsor: Alonzo Knox (D) · 40 cosponsors
During a special education due process hearing, a local education agency would have to show that a student's current or proposed program or placement is appropriate.
AI & Privacy · Disability Rights
Bill · HB 441Became law4mo agoSEWERAGE/N O WATER BD: Provides relative to employees of the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board · Sponsor: Aimee Freeman (D) · 1 cosponsor
The bill repeals a 2024 law section that required state and New Orleans civil service commissions to plan a possible transfer of board employees.
Civil Rights & Voting · Government & Ethics
Bill · HB 908Became law4mo agoSECRETARY OF STATE: Provides with respect to certain fees charged by the secretary of state (EN +$3,790,515 SG RV See Note) · Sponsor: Shaun Mena (D)
Businesses and other filers would pay higher state fees for many registrations, record updates, copies, and faster service starting October 1, 2026.
Economy & Jobs · Government & Ethics
Bill · HB 399Became law4mo agoCRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to temporary release of inmates for limited purposes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) · Sponsor: Jerome Zeringue (R) · 1 cosponsor
The enrolled text would let Louisiana’s corrections secretary consider temporary release for some inmates needing terminal or highly specialized medical care.