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HB1058: Requires the Board of Regents to establish and maintain a data administration system for the collection of uniform data on all state financial assistance (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Date: 2026-06-01
Author: Dennis Bamburg
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1089: Creates CARE Accounts for certain damages arising from delictual actions
Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
Date: 2026-05-07
Pending: π Judiciary A π Not Scheduled
Author: Dennis Bamburg
Co-sponsors: Stephanie Berault Chad Boyer Josh Carlson Kim Carver Emily Chenevert Kellee Dickerson Jessica Domangue Peter Egan Troy Hebert Chance Henry John Wyble
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB115: Provides for the abolition of the office of police chief and the police department in the village of Edgefield
Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Date: 2026-05-29
Author: Dennis Bamburg
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HB385: Provides, under specified circumstances, for repayment of a Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) award (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 38, nays 62. Failed to pass.
Date: 2026-04-21
Author: Dennis Bamburg
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB710: Provides for withdrawal of surface water from Lake Bistineau
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-03-24
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Dennis Bamburg
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB904: Establishes guidelines for the regulation of captive insurance companies and risk retention groups
Last Action: Effective date: 05/22/2026.
Date: 2026-05-22
Author: Dennis Bamburg
HB951: Provides with respect to the creation of an Office of the Louisiana Talent Accelerator within Louisiana Works (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Effective date: 08/01/2026.
Date: 2026-06-09
Author: Dennis Bamburg
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR203: Expresses the condolences of the House of Representatives to the families of the children whose lives were taken in the mass shooting in Shreveport and affirms its stance against domestic violence
Last Action: Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
Date: 2026-04-30
Author: Dennis Bamburg
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB173: Provides relative to uninsured motorist recovery limitations
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Civil Law and Procedure π Not Scheduled
Author: Dennis Bamburg
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This provision eliminates recovery rights based solely on an insurance lapse, regardless of who caused the accident. In a state with high poverty levels and already elevated insurance costs, a 30-day lapse is an unreasonably narrow window that will disproportionately impact vulnerable drivers. It is also unclear what notice, if any, drivers receive before such a lapse is deemed disqualifying, raising additional concerns about fairness and due process.
HB277: Requires educational or marketing materials for prescription drugs directed to healthcare providers to include price information (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Health and Welfare π Not Scheduled
Author: Dennis Bamburg
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB602: (Constitutional Amendment) Increases the maximum annual amount of severance tax revenues that may be remitted to parishes in which the associated severance occurs (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Ways and Means π Not Scheduled
Author: Dennis Bamburg
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB973: Provides for the development, review, and revision of student high school graduation plans
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-17
Pending: π Education π Not Scheduled
Author: Dennis Bamburg
GENERAL OBJECTION TO THE CREATION OF ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE CARVE-OUTS
Our legislature should take a more practical and principled approach by adopting laws of general applicability rather than creating narrow statutory carve-outs tailored to individual jurisdictions. If a policy is appropriate for one municipality, parish or body, it should be made available statewide, allowing local governing authorities to determine whether and how it should be implemented within their communities. The continued proliferation of location-specific exceptions undermines consistency in the law and encourages piecemeal legislation rather than sound statewide policy.