Joseph Bouie — Senate - District 3
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SB223: Establishes the Retail Service Worker Health and Safety Act. (8/1/25) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: Joseph Bouie (D)
Pending: 🏛 Labor & Industrial Relations 5 📅 Not Scheduled
SB89: Requires the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans to be confirmed by the Senate. (2/3-CA6s43(3))(8/1/25)
Last Action: Reconsidered.
Date: 2025-06-09
Author: Joseph Bouie (D)
Co-sponsors: Regina Barrow (D) Gary Carter (D) Stewart Cathey (R) Royce Duplessis (D) Rick Edmonds (R) Jimmy Harris (D)
...and 1 more.
📅 Not Scheduled
Proposes that appointments to the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans, made by the governor, be subject to Senate confirmation. Currently, such appointments do not require Senate approval. The bill maintains existing procedures for the removal of board members and specifies that these changes will apply to appointments made on or after August 1, 2025, which is also the bill's effective date.
SR141: Commends and recognizes the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Greater New Orleans Chapter, Inc. for its leadership, advocacy, and contribution to the community.
Last Action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/30/2025.
Date: 2025-06-01
Author: Joseph Bouie (D)
📅 Not Scheduled
SR208: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the passing of Oscar Earl Carter III.
Last Action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/13/2025.
Date: 2025-06-12
Author: Joseph Bouie (D)
Co-sponsors: Mark Abraham (R) Robert Allain (R) Regina Barrow (D) Adam Bass (R) Gerald Boudreaux (D) Gary Carter (D) Stewart Cathey (R) Heather Cloud (R) Patrick Connick (R) Royce Duplessis (D) Rick Edmonds (R) Michael Fesi (R) Franklin Foil (R) Cameron Henry (R) Bob Hensgens (R) Valarie Hodges (R) Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D) Samuel Jenkins (D) Caleb Kleinpeter (R) W. Jay Luneau (D) Patrick McMath (R) Blake Miguez (R) Gregory Miller (R) Beth Mizell (R) John Morris (R) Brach Myers (R) Robert Owen (R) Thomas Pressly (R) Edward Price (D) Mike Reese (R) Alan Seabaugh (R) Larry Selders (D) Jeremy Stine (R) Kirk Talbot (R) Glen Womack (R)
...and 30 more.
📅 Not Scheduled
SR53: Recognizes that March 2025, was Social Work Month in Louisiana.
Last Action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
Date: 2025-05-07
Author: Joseph Bouie (D)
📅 Not Scheduled
SR92: Directs the state Department of Education to provide specific information in a report to the Senate committees on finance and education relative to the original Charter School Demonstration Programs Law.
Last Action: Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Education.
Date: 2025-05-08
Author: Joseph Bouie (D)
Pending: 🏛 Education 4 📅 Not Scheduled
Directs the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) to submit a detailed report to the Senate Committees on Education and Finance by December 31, 2025, evaluating the Charter School Demonstration Programs Law enacted in 1995. The report must include evidence-based approaches used, analytical mechanisms, positive and negative results, the number of charter schools opened and closed, and total state expenditures on charter schools from 2005 to 2025. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor will review the department's report and assess resource use, reporting back by April 1, 2026.
Creates the "Retail Service Worker Health and Safety Act," requiring employers with 10 or more retail workers (excluding government entities) to develop a workplace violence prevention plan. Employers must assess risk factors, provide annual de-escalation and safety training, document workplace violence incidents, and install panic buttons if employing 50 or more workers. Requires security guards if a threshold number of incidents is met, as determined by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Effective August 1, 2025.