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SB115: Constitutional amendment to extend eligibility for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption to certain persons. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (1/1/27) (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note)

Last Action: Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Date: 2025-05-13

📅 Not Scheduled

Important: - This amendment reduces local property tax revenue, shifting the tax burden onto middle-class homeowners who do not qualify for special assessments. - Adds administrative burdens by requiring local governments to annually verify compliance with federal poverty guidelines, increasing bureaucracy and costs. - Creates an incentive for property owners to artificially lower reported income to qualify for reduced property taxes or to remain below federal poverty guidelines to maintain eligibility for property tax reductions. - Local governments will have to either reduce essential services or raise other taxes and fees, negatively impacting residents who receive no benefit from this exemption.

LAFC bill breakdown:

SENATE committee amendments [LINK] deal with date changes.

This constitutional amendment would extend eligibility for the special assessment level on residential properties receiving the homestead exemption to persons meeting federal poverty guidelines.

Key Provisions:

- Creates a new special assessment level for residential property owners who annually meet federal poverty guidelines published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

- To maintain eligibility, owners must remain qualified by annually meeting the federal poverty guidelines.

- Applies to tax years starting January 1, 2026, and requires voter approval at the statewide election on November 15, 2025.

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SB214: Provides for the appointment of the commissioner of insurance. (2/3 - CA4s20) (8/1/28)

Last Action: Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Date: 2025-05-20

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

Important: Why? Elected insurance commissioner is a backstop against swampy appointment.

LAFC bill breakdown:

SENATE floor amendments [LINK] changes the appointment process for the commissioner. It specifies that the commissioner will be appointed by the governor for a six-year term, and that the appointment must receive Senate consent. If the legislature is in session, consent is given by majority vote through a resolution; if the legislature is not in session, consent is obtained by mail ballot.

SENATE committee amendments [LINK] adds four new members to the board or council, each appointed by the governor from specific organizations: the Louisiana Chapter of the Consumer Federation of America, United Policyholders, Inc., Housing LOUISIANA, and Invest in Louisiana. The amendment also renumbers a subsequent appointment to reflect these additions. Additionally, the amendments change the effective date of the Act to August 1, 2028, or the day after legislative override of a veto, whichever is later.

Summary:

- Replaces the elected office of Commissioner of Insurance with an appointed position.

- The governor appoints the commissioner from a list of three nominees submitted by a 9-member nominating committee with members selected by state officials and interest groups.

- Sets commissioner’s term at six years, with a two-term limit.

- Establishes qualifications, disqualifications, and removal criteria.

- Changes take effect at the end of the current elected commissioner’s term or upon a vacancy.

- Removes references to the commissioner as an elective office in multiple sections of law.

- Effective upon governor’s signature.

- Constitutional amendment threshold: two-thirds vote required (CA Art. IV, §20).

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SB217: Provides for nongaming economic development activities by the casino gaming operator. (8/1/25)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
Date: 2025-04-14

Author: 👤 Royce Duplessis (D)

Pending: 🏛 Judiciary B 1 📅 Not Scheduled

LAFC bill breakdown:

- Revises employment and payroll requirements for the casino gaming operator.

- Requires the operator to maintain a minimum operating force and minimum biweekly payroll, as defined in law and subject to Louisiana Gaming Control Board oversight.

- Replaces outdated benchmark (March 8, 2001) with definitions and standards established by the Board.

- Effective August 1, 2025.

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SB218: Provides relative to post conviction relief for defendants convicted by a non-unanimous jury verdict. (8/1/25)

Last Action: Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Date: 2025-05-27

Senate Party-Line Vote:

R: 0% D: 82%

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

LAFC bill breakdown:

- Allows a person convicted by a non-unanimous jury verdict to seek post-conviction relief regardless of existing time limits or whether the claim is repetitive.

- Adds non-unanimous jury verdicts as a valid ground for post-conviction relief.

- Provides exceptions to jurisdictional bars for such claims under Articles 930.4 and 930.8 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

- Effective August 1, 2025.

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SB219: Dedicates certain tax revenue to provide for supplemental payments to certain public elementary and secondary school employees and establishes the Educational Compensation Fund. (7/1/25) (OR -$199,500,000 GF RV See Note)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Date: 2025-04-14

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

Co-sponsors: 👤 Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D)

Pending: 🏛 Finance 36 📅 Not Scheduled

Important: Teacher pay is being addressed by other legislation paying down the UAL to allow Parish school boards to give raises, which is where the funding should come from.

LAFC bill breakdown:

- Creates the Educational Compensation Fund in the state treasury, funded by a portion of state sales tax revenues (R.S. 47:302 and 321).

- Monies in the fund are used solely to provide annual supplemental payments of $2,000 to certificated and $1,000 to noncertificated K-12 public school employees, plus related retirement contributions.

- Payments must be distributed by local school districts by December 15 each year.

- Prohibits gubernatorial budget reductions of appropriations from this fund.

- Effective July 1, 2025.

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SB222: Requires insurers to provide a minimum twenty percent discount to insureds participating in the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program. (gov sig)

Last Action: Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
Date: 2025-04-14

Author: 👤 Royce Duplessis (D)

Pending: 🏛 Insurance 8 📅 Not Scheduled

Important: PRICE FIXING

LAFC bill breakdown:

Requires property insurers to provide a 20% to 30% premium discount or rate reduction by October 1, 2026, for residential or commercial properties built or located in Louisiana to resist hurricane, tornado, or other catastrophic windstorm damage, under the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program. Insurers may also offer additional deductible or rate adjustments.

Effective upon signature of the governor.

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SB225: Provides for a cause of action for operation of short-term rentals. (8/1/25)

Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
Date: 2025-05-29

Senate Party-Line Vote:

R: 64% D: 100%

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

Pending: 🏛 Civil Law and Procedure 44 📅 Not Scheduled

Important: PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION—lawsuits against homeowners doing short term rentals

LAFC bill breakdown:

SENATE committee amendments [LINK] define short-term rentals as dwelling units rented for under 30 days and subject them to local zoning laws unless exempted. They prohibit operating without proper permits or in violation of local rules. Nearby property owners, nonprofits, or special districts can sue for violations after giving written notice and allowing 60 days for local enforcement. Courts may grant injunctive relief and award attorney fees. Claims must be filed within two years of discovering the violation.'

Creates a private right of action allowing certain nearby residents and nonprofit organizations to sue operators of short-term rentals that violate local zoning ordinances or operate without an occupational license. Applies to short-term residential rentals of 29 days or less, excluding hotels and similar uses.

Key Provisions:

- Permits lawsuits by homeowners within 300 feet, or nonprofits within 1,000 feet, of a violating short-term rental.

- Allows injunctive relief and forfeiture of rental revenue as remedies.

- Requires 90-day notice and opportunity for the city and operator to resolve violations before suit.

- Provides a 2-year prescriptive period.

- Terminates December 31, 2028.

Effective August 1, 2025.

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SB235: Establishes an individual income tax credit for payments made toward a homeowner's insurance policy premium. (1/1/26) (RE -$10,000,000 GF RV See Note)

Last Action: Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 49, nays 52. Failed to pass.
Date: 2025-06-09

House Party-Line Vote:

R: 23% D: 97%

Senate Party-Line Vote:

R: 36% D: 100%

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

LAFC bill breakdown:

JULIE EMERSON OPPOSING AND WILL SPEAK AGAINST ON THE FLOOR. "Needs to die. It is a terrible policy. We need to lower property insurance rates not have the government pay for it. Plus you can only get it if you make less than 25k which will turn intno another EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT because these recipients barely have any tax liability.

Yet another TAX CREDIT, this one for low to moderate-income homeowners for up to $2k of their policy so the rest of the state struggling with their own insurance costs can pay for it. This does nothing to fix insurance issues, just takes from some to give to others.

SENATE floor amendments [LINK] establish a $10 million annual cap on the total amount of tax credits granted. The credits will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis, with any excess requests rolling over to the next calendar year. Additionally, the amendments set an expiration date for the program, prohibiting credits for tax periods starting on or after January 1, 2036.

SENATE committee amendments technical

Implications:

Creates a state income tax credit for "low- to-moderate-income" individuals who pay homeowner's insurance premiums, starting January 1, 2026.

Key Provisions:

Credit available only to individuals with income at or below 200% of the federal poverty line. ($32.000 for individuals, graduating upward to over $108k for a household of 8).
Credit equals the amount paid for homeowner’s insurance on a primary residence, capped at $2,000.
Fully refundable for those with income ≤ $25,000.
Partially nonrefundable (carryforward up to 5 years) for those with income > $25,000.
Requires documentation of the insurance premium paid.
Department of Revenue may adopt rules to administer the credit.

Dislikes:

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SCR22: Requests the adoption of enhanced regional transmission planning processes that use a multi-scenario, multi-value framework to ensure long-term national security, grid reliability, and resilience.

Last Action: Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Date: 2025-05-27

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

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SCR9: Creates a task force to study and report on strategies to increase engagement of fathers in the lives of their children.

Last Action: Sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/13/2025.
Date: 2025-06-12

House Party-Line Vote:

R: 92% D: 78%

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

Co-sponsors: Gerald Boudreaux (D) Heather Cloud (R) Bob Hensgens (R) Valarie Hodges (R) Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D) W. Jay Luneau (D) Patrick McMath (R) Blake Miguez (R) Brach Myers (R) Thomas Pressly (R) Stephanie Berault (R) Delisha Boyd (D) Ken Brass (D) Dewith Carrier (R) Tehmi Chassion (D) Peter Egan (R) Troy Hebert (R) Steven Jackson (D) Edmond Jordan (D) Alonzo Knox (D) Vanessa Caston Lafleur (D) Terry Landry Jr. (D) Ed Larvadain (D) Rodney Lyons (D) Jack McFarland (R) Shaun Mena (D) Candace Newell (D) Tammy Phelps (D) Annie Spell (R) Joseph Stagni (R) Sylvia Taylor (D) Francis Thompson (R) Joy Walters (D) Matthew Willard (D)

...and 29 more.

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SR116: Commends and congratulates the Academy of the Sacred Heart Girls Golf Team for winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association's Girls Division II State Golf Championship.

Last Action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/22/2025.
Date: 2025-05-27

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

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SR123: To urge and request law enforcement agencies in Louisiana to use restorative approaches in their efforts to keep the communities they serve safe and healthy.

Last Action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2025.
Date: 2025-06-08

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

LAFC bill breakdown:

AS AMENDED: Urges Louisiana law enforcement agencies—including police, sheriffs, district attorneys, and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections—to implement restorative justice practices. Highlights restorative justice's benefits in improving community safety, empowering victims, reducing recidivism, and addressing harm through accountability and dialogue.

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SR154: Creates the Task Force on Ensuring Voter Participation in the Political Process to study mechanisms to ensure and promote voter participation in the political process.

Last Action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/5/2025.
Date: 2025-06-08

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

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SR166: Designates Wednesday, November 14, 2025, as "Ruby Bridges Day" 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: 2025-06-10

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

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SR183: Creates a commission to study and make recommendations relative to non-unanimous jury verdicts in Louisiana to determine the number and distribution of such cases, and to inform the Senate of the findings.

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: Royce Duplessis (D)

Co-sponsors: Gerald Boudreaux (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

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SR188: Creates a study commission to examine and recommend policies that facilitate the implementation of innovative, market-oriented energy and resilience financing solutions to empower Louisiana's economy.

Last Action: Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
Date: 2025-06-11

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

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SR25: Extends deep and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Danielle Joy Raines on the occasion of her passing.

Last Action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
Date: 2025-04-28

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

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SR3: Commends and recognizes the vital contributions of Tulane University of Louisiana to the state of Louisiana.

Last Action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 4/17/2025.
Date: 2025-04-22

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

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SR34: Designates Thursday, April 24, 2025, as Junior League Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Last Action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/1/2025.
Date: 2025-05-05

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

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SR50: Recognizes Monday, April 28, 2025, as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Last Action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/1/2025.
Date: 2025-05-05

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

Co-sponsors: Mark Abraham (R) Robert Allain (R) Regina Barrow (D) Adam Bass (R) Gerald Boudreaux (D) Joseph Bouie (D) Gary Carter (D) Heather Cloud (R) Patrick Connick (R) Rick Edmonds (R) Michael Fesi (R) Franklin Foil (R) Jimmy Harris (D) Cameron Henry (R) Bob Hensgens (R) Valarie Hodges (R) Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D) Samuel Jenkins (D) Eddie Lambert (R) W. Jay Luneau (D) Patrick McMath (R) Blake Miguez (R) Gregory Miller (R) Beth Mizell (R) John Morris (R) Thomas Pressly (R) Edward Price (D) Mike Reese (R) Larry Selders (D) Jeremy Stine (R) Kirk Talbot (R) William Wheat (R) Glen Womack (R)

...and 28 more.

📅 Not Scheduled

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SR61: Recognizes Tuesday, April 29, 2025, as Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Last Action: Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate on 5/1/2025.
Date: 2025-05-05

Author: Royce Duplessis (D)

📅 Not Scheduled

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