Christopher Turner — House - District 12
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Live from the 2025 Regular Session
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🕗 Bills Pending: 2
Sponsored Bills
HB606: Exempts prescription drugs and insulin from local sales and use taxes (EG DECREASE LF RV See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, returned to the calendar.
Date: 2025-05-19
Author: Christopher Turner (R)
📅 Not Scheduled
HB335: Dedicates revenue to the College and University Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Fund (OR -$100,000,000 GF RV See Note)
Last Action: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Date: 2025-04-14
Author: 👥 Christopher Turner (R)
Pending: 🏛 Appropriations 71 📅 Not Scheduled
Proposes amendments to R.S. 17:3369.4(A) concerning the College and University Deferred Maintenance and Capital Improvement Fund. The bill mandates that, starting in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and for the following four fiscal years, the state treasurer is to deposit $100 million annually into this fund. The fund's existing sources include bond proceeds, legislative appropriations (including federal funds), donations, and other specified monies. Unspent funds will remain in the fund at the end of each fiscal year, accruing interest, and will be utilized by the Office of Facility Planning and Control to address deferred maintenance of public facilities at state colleges and universities.
HB403: Provides for the imposition of fines for driving offenses (EN INCREASE SD RV See Note)
Last Action: Effective date: 06/08/2025.
Date: 2025-06-08
Author: Christopher Turner (R)
📅 Not Scheduled
HOUSE floor amendment technical, corrects the name of the fund by changing “Louisiana Response Network Fund” to “Louisiana Emergency Response Network Fund” to ensure accurate legal reference.
HOUSE committee amendments [LINK] add additiona increases, a $5 fine for speeding and a $10 fine for drag racing. The money goes to the Louisiana Emergency Response Network Fund after required allocations. It also corrects the name of the fund throughout the bill to include the word “Emergency.”
Proposes additional fines for specific driving offenses in Louisiana. The revenue from these fines is designated for the Louisiana Emergency Response Network Fund.
Operating While Impaired (OWI) Offenses:
- First Offense: An additional fine of $25
- Second Offense: An additional fine of $50
- Third Offense: An additional fine of $100
- Fourth or Subsequent Offense: An additional fine of $250
Reckless Operation of a Vehicle:
- First Offense: An additional fine of $5
- Second or Subsequent Offense: An additional fine of $10
Reckless Operation of an Off-Road Vehicle:
- An additional fine of $5 upon conviction
The bill mandates that the clerk of court forward the collected fines to the state treasurer within thirty days. After allocation to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, the remaining funds are to be deposited into the Louisiana Emergency Response Network Fund. This fund supports the Louisiana Emergency Response Network Board's objectives to reduce deaths related to trauma, stroke, and STEMI (ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction).
HB456: Provides relative to the Local Healthcare Provider Participation Program (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG RV)
Last Action: Effective date: 06/08/2025.
Date: 2025-06-08
Author: Christopher Turner (R)
📅 Not Scheduled
HOUSE committee amendments technical
Authorizes creation of multi-parish funding districts in parishes with fewer than two hospitals, allowing them to jointly collect local hospital assessments to fund the nonfederal share of Medicaid payments. Each parish must adopt a resolution to form the district and appoint a representative to the governing body. The district must designate a lead parish for administrative duties.
Caps administrative expenses at the lesser of 5% of revenue or $20,000, replacing the current flat cap of $150,000. Permits parishes to contract with third-party entities for assessment collection, instead of requiring sheriffs to collect.
HB544: Transfers powers and duties of the Nursing Supply and Demand Council and the Simulation Medical Training and Education Council to the Louisiana Health Works Commission
Last Action: Effective date: 06/20/2025.
Date: 2025-06-20
Author: Christopher Turner (R)
📅 Not Scheduled
HOUSE committee amendments technical
Consolidates healthcare workforce development councils under the Louisiana Health Works Commission.
Key Provisions:
- Abolishes the Nursing Supply and Demand Council and the Simulation Medical Training and Education Council.
- Transfers their duties to the Louisiana Health Works Commission.
- Adds two new members to the Commission.
- Establishes two new committees within the Commission: Nursing Supply and Demand Committee and Simulation Medical Training and Education Committee.
- Repeals statutory provisions related to the abolished councils.
- Effective upon governor's signature or lapse of time.
HB566: Establishes job order contracting as an alternative project delivery method applicable to deferred maintenance of public facilities by postsecondary education institutions for certain work types (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
Last Action: Effective date: 06/04/2025.
Date: 2025-06-04
Author: Christopher Turner (R)
Co-sponsors: Beryl Amedee (R) Chad Boyer (R) Ken Brass (D) John Illg (R) Mike Johnson (R) Charles Owen (R)
...and 1 more.
📅 Not Scheduled
SENATE committee amendments technical
HOUSE committee amendments technical
Authorizes the use of job order contracting (JOC) as an alternative project delivery method for deferred maintenance of public facilities by post-secondary educational institutions.
Key Provisions:
- Allows JOC for recurring maintenance work where the timing, type, and quantity of work are indefinite.
- Defines “public facility,” “project,” and “evaluation committee.”
- Requires institutions to advertise a request for qualifications (RFQ) and set a maximum aggregate contract price.
- Permits unit pricing based on construction price books or institution-defined work lists with contractor adjustment factors.
- Mandates the Louisiana Board of Regents establish procedures for contractor selection.
- Requires licensure for engineering, architectural, and contracting firms.
- Establishes a qualification-based selection process including an evaluation committee using defined criteria.
- Allows multiple JOC awards per RFQ and sets contract terms at two years, renewable annually up to three more years.
- Requires signed orders for each project, which may be fixed price or unit-based.
- Limits JOC use to the awarding institution unless otherwise specified in the RFQ or an interlocal agreement.
- Supersedes conflicting laws.
HB658: Establishes the Medicaid Trust Fund for Addiction Recovery (EN INCREASE RV See Note)
Last Action: Effective date: 06/20/2025.
Date: 2025-06-20
Author: Christopher Turner (R)
📅 Not Scheduled
SENATE floor amendment [LINK] revise terminology, define "addiction provider" as a Louisiana-licensed provider offering inpatient, outpatient, or withdrawal management services, and clarify that provider fees may only be used for federal Medicaid matching if eligible. Several provisions about fee implementation and recovery providers are removed or streamlined.
HOUSE H&W committee amendments technical, changing dates
Implications: Imposes new taxes on private addiction recovery providers for the purpose of increasing Medicaid reliance. This bill expands state bureaucracy, burdens recovery centers with new costs, and sets up a long-term entitlement pipeline with limited accountability, broadening reliance on ever DECREASING federal funding.
Summary: Establishes the Medicaid Trust Fund for Addiction Recovery and imposes fees on addiction recovery providers.
Key Provisions:
- Creates a permanent state trust fund to receive proceeds from opioid settlements, provider fees, federal grants, and other sources, mandating an ever-increasing stream of money to LDH that are very difficult to defund when the federal dollars decrease.
- Monies in the fund may be used as the state match for Medicaid addiction treatment payments, including enhanced payments to local government-owned facilities.
- LDH is authorized to impose fees on addiction recovery providers. Fees are capped by federal regulation and included in reimbursement rate calculations.
- Use of principal from the fund requires two-thirds legislative approval and is restricted to specific purposes like provider rate rebasing, system development, and reimbursement of state costs.
- Annual appropriations are limited to investment earnings and must prioritize wage enhancements for direct care personnel and federally matchable Medicaid services.
- Fund cannot be used to supplant general fund Medicaid appropriations unless there is an official revenue shortfall.
HB77: Adds the Excellence award level for students who score 31 or higher on the ACT and allows award qualification based on the Classic Learning Test (EN +$3,012,092 SG EX See Note)
Last Action: Effective date: See Act.
Date: 2025-06-20
Author: Christopher Turner (R)
Co-sponsors: Daryl Adams (D) Lawrence Bagley (R) Stephanie Berault (R) Rhonda Butler (R) Dewith Carrier (R) Tehmi Chassion (D) Barbara Freiberg (R) Dodie Horton (R) John Illg (R) Timothy Kerner (R) Shane Mack (R) Laurie Schlegel (R) Francis Thompson (R) Regina Barrow (D) Gerald Boudreaux (D) Joseph Bouie (D) Franklin Foil (R) Cameron Henry (R) Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D) Samuel Jenkins (D) Blake Miguez (R) John Morris (R) Brach Myers (R) Edward Price (D) Mike Reese (R) Larry Selders (D)
...and 21 more.
📅 Not Scheduled
HOUSE floor amendment set 3146 [LINK] broadens eligibility by allowing students who completed their undergraduate degree either in Louisiana or out of state to qualify for applying unused TOPS award funds toward medical or dental school in Louisiana. It removes the prior limitation that only out-of-state undergraduate graduates were eligible.
HOUSE floor amendment set 3138 [LINK] allows students who qualified for a TOPS award but earned their undergraduate degree out of state to use any unused award funds for in-state medical or dental school tuition. Eligible students must enroll in an approved Louisiana medical or dental program and sign a promissory note agreeing to repay the award with interest unless they enter a residency or practice full-time in Louisiana for three years after residency. The award is limited to the remaining unused semesters (up to eight) and capped at either the program's tuition or the highest undergraduate tuition at a Louisiana public university, whichever is less. The Board of Regents must establish rules for repayment, exemptions, and administration.
HOUSE committee amendments [LINK] narrow the bill's focus, preserving existing award amounts while expanding ways students can qualify for technical awards. Modifies the original bill by:
- Adjusting the bill's scope by removing provisions that revised the award amounts for certain scholarships under TOPS (Taylor Opportunity Program for Students).
- Adding new eligibility options for TOPS-Tech awards, allowing students who meet two out of three criteria (GPA, ACT score, or completing nine credit hours of early college/dual enrollment courses or equivalent) to qualify.
- Clarifying that students eligible for an Excellence Award will receive either the actual tuition charged by the public college or university or $12,000, whichever is less.
TOPS changes effective for 2025-2026 freshmen:
- Adds new "Excellence Award" for students with ACT 31+ and 3.50 GPA.
- Sets fixed award caps by school type (e.g., $12,000 max at public colleges).
- 2025-2026 public college students get the higher of old or new amount.
- Tuition now includes mandatory fees.
- National Guard students in the Excellence tier get added stipends.
- Keeps current GPA and course rules; Excellence tier must maintain 3.00 GPA.
HCR73: Memorializes the United States Congress to take action relative to the use of pharmacy benefit managers and their impact on the citizens of this state
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: 2025-06-11
Author: Christopher Turner (R)
📅 Not Scheduled
HR11: Commends The Energy Council on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary
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: 2025-04-16
Author: Christopher Turner (R)
📅 Not Scheduled
HR12: Commends First Baptist Church Bernice on the occasion of its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary
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: 2025-04-16
Author: Christopher Turner (R)
📅 Not Scheduled
HR51: Commends John A. "Yank" Reis on the occasion of his 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: 2025-04-25
Author: Christopher Turner (R)
📅 Not Scheduled
Creates a mandatory local sales and use tax exemption for prescription drugs and insulin, aligning local tax treatment with the existing state-level exemption.
Key Provisions:
- Exempts from local sales and use tax:
(1) Drugs prescribed by physicians, dentists, and other authorized prescribers
(2) Prescription and nonprescription insulin for personal use
- Applies to taxable periods beginning on or after August 1, 2025
- Repeals prior provisions that excluded these items only from state sales tax, making the exemption apply uniformly at both state and local levels