Josh Carlson β House District HD-043
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HR260: Requests the Department of Insurance to study the impact on automobile insurance rates when bodily injury claimants submit medical treatment claims for accident-related injuries to out-of-network providers rather than in-network providers
Last Action: Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026.
Date: 2026-05-25
Floor Action: π Awaiting Floor Action π 2026-05-26 1:00 PM
Author: Josh Carlson
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB620: (Constitutional Amendment) Authorizes the legislature to provide by law for the collection of all sales and use taxes imposed by any taxing authority in the state (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Ways and Means π Not Scheduled
Author: Josh Carlson
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HB232: Provides relative to employment certificates for minors (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action: Effective date: 05/11/2026.
Date: 2026-05-11
Author: Josh Carlson
Co-sponsors: Beryl Amedee Mike Bayham Beth Billings Chad Boyer Tehmi Chassion Raymond Crews Peter Egan Kyle Green Troy Hebert Dodie Horton Alonzo Knox Vanessa Caston Lafleur Terry Landry Jr. Rodney Lyons Denise Marcelle Michael Melerine Pat Moore Ed Murray Candace Newell Charles Owen Sylvia Taylor Roger Wilder John Wyble
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HB658: Provides for centralized collection of local sales and use taxes by the Dept. of Revenue (OR +$10,674,073 SG EX See Note)
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: Josh Carlson
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Centralizing all sales tax collection creates a single point of control/power and potential failure, while distancing local governments from the administration of their own revenue. Even with remittance requirements, this structure risks delays, inefficiencies, and reduced accountability to local taxpayers.
HB1002: Provides relative to recoverable medical expenses
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-25
Pending: π Civil Law and Procedure π Not Scheduled
Author: Josh Carlson
Co-sponsors: Chad Boyer Emily Chenevert Michael Melerine
HB1093: Creates the Louisiana Board of Naturopathic Medicine
Last Action:
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Health and Welfare π Not Scheduled
Author: Josh Carlson
Co-sponsors: Kimberly Coates Lauren Ventrella Marcus Bryant
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1184: Prohibits public contracts with entities owned or controlled by foreign adversaries for the provision of artificial intelligence technology (OR NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Appropriations π Not Scheduled
Author: Josh Carlson
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1188: Provides relative to protections for minors regarding use of chatbots
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Commerce π Not Scheduled
Author: Josh Carlson
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB310: Provides for the reassignment of a defendant's case when the right to a jury trial has been waived
Last Action: Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Date: 2026-05-21
Floor Action: π Awaiting Floor Action
Author: Josh Carlson
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This measure creates an inconsistent process across judicial districts by limiting random reassignment to courts with three or more judges, leaving smaller districts without the same safeguard. Even where reassignment is available, allowing the prosecution to override it risks the case remaining before the same judge, undermining the purpose of random assignment. Judge selection should be uniform, neutral, and not subject to manipulation or geographic variation. Requires a constitutional amendment.
Needs to be randomly allowed between ALL JUDGES and MUST apply to ALL judicial districts. A constitutional amendment is necessary.
HB418: Provides for defense and indemnification for officials, officers, and employees of a political subdivision
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Judiciary π Not Scheduled
Author: Josh Carlson
HB431: Requires certain training for certain local officials (REF NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action: Received from the Senate with amendments.
Date: 2026-05-25
Floor Action: π Awaiting Floor Action
Author: Josh Carlson
Co-sponsors: Beth Billings Kim Carver Vincent Cox Jessica Domangue Les Farnum Barbara Freiberg Foy Gadberry Steven Jackson Rodney Lyons Denise Marcelle Ed Murray Paul Sawyer Joseph Stagni W. Jay Luneau
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This bill delegates control over mandatory training requirements for elected officials to a private organization. Public standards should be set by accountable public bodiesβnot non-governmental associations.
This should be a government function carried out by the Legislative Auditor or similar body. Instead municplaities will be required to pay a single non-government agency to provide training.
HB553: Increases the membership of the assessor's certification program committee and provides for educational requirements for certification and recertification of assessors (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action: Effective date: 01/01/2027.
Date: 2026-05-11
Author: Josh Carlson
Co-sponsors: Tehmi Chassion
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Expanding the committee from five to eleven members does not inherently improve effectiveness and may instead dilute accountability. At the same time, increasing the number of appointments controlled by the Assessorsβ Association risks shifting the balance away from independent oversight toward internal control.
HB71: Adds armed security officer as an authorized person subject to a limitation of liability under certain circumstances
Last Action: Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Date: 2026-05-21
Floor Action: π Awaiting Floor Action
Author: Josh Carlson
HB734: Creates a consumer bill of rights regarding artificial intelligence
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-30
Author: Josh Carlson
Co-sponsors: Daryl Deshotel Laurie Schlegel Kim Carver
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HR177: Designates May 2026 as ALS Awareness Month in Louisiana
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: 2026-04-24
Author: Josh Carlson
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR230: Commends Pamela Granger and McBade Engineering for ten years of business in Youngsville and the Lafayette area
Last Action: Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Date: 2026-05-07
Author: Josh Carlson
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR264: Directs the Board of Regents and certain Boards of Supervisors of public postsecondary education institutions to conduct a fiscal review of all state and federal funds expended in furtherance of certain executive budget objectives and to transmit their findings to the legislative auditor for consolidation into a written report to the legislature (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Last Action: Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-05-13
Pending: π Education π Not Scheduled
Author: Josh Carlson
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR80: Directs the legislative auditor to conduct a comprehensive fiscal audit of all state and federal funds expended by the Board of Regents and certain boards of supervisors, colleges, and universities under its jurisdiction relative to certain executive budget metrics (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Last Action: Becomes HR 264.
Date: 2026-05-12
Author: Josh Carlson
π Details π View Bill on Legislature Website
Centralizing all sales tax collection creates a single point of control/power and potential failure, while distancing local governments from the administration of their own revenue. Even with remittance requirements, this structure risks delays, inefficiencies, and reduced accountability to local taxpayers.