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π Houseπ 2026-05-26 at 00:00
π Scheduled: 0
π Bills Pending: 80
Sponsored Bills (25)
HB1001: Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway"
Last Action: Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Date: 2026-05-20
Floor Action: π Awaiting Floor Action
Author: Denise Marcelle
Co-sponsors: Doyle Boudreaux Tehmi Chassion Kellee Dickerson Dana Henry Chasity Martinez Pat Moore Tammy Phelps Paul Sawyer Annie Spell Jeff Wiley
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1097: Provides for the election of judges to the 19th Judicial District Court
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Judiciary π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1131: Provides relative to voter registration (OR +$7,038,346 GF EX See Note)
Last Action:
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π House and Governmental Affairs π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB1205: Provides for the conservation of aquifer systems (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: 2026-04-01
Pending: π Natural Resources and Environment π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB212: Creates the Delmont Economic Development District in East Baton Rouge Parish
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Municipal π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
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HB239: Provides relative to the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Municipal π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB282: Provides relative to employment discrimination based on criminal history records
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Labor and Industrial Relations π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB328: Prohibits the carrying of firearms in college or university dormitories
Last Action: Involuntarily deferred in committee.
Date: 2026-05-19
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB395: Requires the state Department of Education to create a program to recruit, hire, and retain mental health professionals (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π Education π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB442: Provides relative to election sections for judgeship of the family court for East Baton Rouge Parish (OR +$284,457 SG EX See Note)
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π House and Governmental Affairs π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB443: Provides relative to the election sections for judgeship of the second district of the First Circuit Court of Appeal (OR +$284,457 GF EX See Note)
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09
Pending: π House and Governmental Affairs π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB444: Provides relative to the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge
Last Action: Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 39, nays 50. Failed to pass.
Date: 2026-04-15
Author: Denise Marcelle
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HB515: Authorizes a political subdivision to sell certain adjudicated property directly to a buyer (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
Last Action: Sent to the Governor for executive approval.
Date: 2026-05-13
Author: Denise Marcelle
Co-sponsors: Marcus Bryant Troy Hebert Chance Henry Steven Jackson
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB564: Provides relative to parties to a crime (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Last Action: Involuntarily deferred in committee.
Date: 2026-05-19
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB59: Provides relative to the funding of the office of the district public defender in the 19th Judicial District Court (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
Last Action: Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Date: 2026-05-25
Author: Denise Marcelle
Co-sponsors: Mike Bayham Beth Billings Peter Egan Aimee Freeman Barbara Freiberg Alonzo Knox Vanessa Caston Lafleur Rodney Lyons Ed Murray Sylvia Taylor Joy Walters Mark Wright Rashid Young
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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.
HB666: Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway"
Last Action:
Date: 2026-03-09
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHB902: Provides relative to the creation of a trauma-informed training program (EG +$210,433 GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, ordered engrossed, recommitted to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2026-04-28
Pending: π Education π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHCR110: Provides relative to the maternal mortality crisis in Louisiana
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
Date: 2026-05-13
Pending: π Health and Welfare π Not Scheduled
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHCR111: Creates the Louisiana Recreational Cannabis Policy Task Force
Last Action: Involuntarily deferred in committee.
Date: 2026-05-19
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR142: Commends Etta Jane Harris on the occasion of her retirement as deputy undersecretary of the Department of Children and Family Services
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: 2026-04-17
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR145: Commends Carolyn Hill for her service to East Baton Rouge Parish and the state of 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: 2026-04-17
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR179: Requests the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs, or a subcommittee thereof, to study the effectiveness of neighborhood crime prevention and security districts in reducing crime
Last Action: Enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House.
Date: 2026-05-25
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR315: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to study the establishment of groundwater conservation districts for the Chicot, Southern Hills, and Mississippi aquifer systems
Last Action: Read by title. Lies over under the rules.
Date: 2026-05-20
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR60: Commends student parents pursuing higher education
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: 2026-04-01
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature WebsiteHR93: Commends Myrtle V. Willis on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday
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: 2026-04-10
Author: Denise Marcelle
π Details π View Bill on Legislature Website
GENERAL OBJECTION TO THE CREATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
The creation of additional economic development districts expands layers of government with independent funding mechanisms that often operate with limited transparency and accountability. These districts can divert tax revenue away from core public services while concentrating decision-making in unelected or lightly supervised bodies.