Bills Considered in the
 First Special Session of 2018

(Status as of 3/26/2018)

FOR THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE BILL, CLICK THE BILL NUMBER
WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO THE LEGISLATURE'S WEB SITE

HOUSE BILLS
HB1 IVEY Pending House Appropriations Considered 2/20/18  
  BUDGETARY CONTROLS:   Establishes the Louisiana Fiscal Transparency Website as a source of information for state expenditures (Item #11) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB2 BACALA Pending Senate Health and Welfare Sched. for 3/4/18  
  MEDICAID:   Provides for Medicaid eligibility determination functions and Medicaid fraud detection and prevention (Items #14 and 15) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB3 HOFFMANN Pending Senate Health and Welfare Sched. for 3/4/18  
  MEDICAID:   Provides for a work and community engagement initiative within the Medicaid program (Item #13) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB4 MCFARLAND Pending House Health and Welfare Considered 2/22/18  
  MEDICAID:   Makes Medicaid eligibility for certain enrollees contingent upon premium payments (Item #16) (OR INCREASE SG RV See Note)
HB5 AMEDEE Pending House Health and Welfare    
  MEDICAID:   Provides for Medicaid eligibility determination functions and Medicaid fraud detection and prevention (Items #14 and 15)
HB6 MCFARLAND Subject to call - House referral    
  MEDICAID:   Establishes the La. Health Insurance Premium Payment Program for certain eligible Medicaid enrollees
HB7 JAMES Pending House Ways and Means Considered 2/21/18  
  TAX/INCOME TAX:   Reduces the amount of the individual income tax deduction for excess federal itemized personal deductions (Item #6) (OR +$100,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB8 LEGER Notice given subject to call - House final passage    
  TAX/INCOME TAX:   Reduces the amount of the individual income tax deduction for excess federal itemized personal deductions (Item #6) (EG +$79,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB9 LEGER Pending House Ways and Means Considered 2/21/18  
  TAX/INCOME TAX:   Compresses the middle and upper individual income tax brackets and reduces the amount of the individual income tax deduction for excess federal itemized personal deductions (Items # 1 and 6) (OR +$543,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB10 JAMES Signed by the Governor - Act 1    
  TAX/INCOME TAX:   Modifies the term "federal income tax liability" to include certain federal net disaster losses (Item #9) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
HB11 MCFARLAND Pending House Health and Welfare Considered 2/22/18  
  MEDICAID:   Provides for copayment requirements in the La. Medicaid program (Item #16) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB12 BARRAS Pending Senate Finance    
  BUDGETARY CONTROLS:   Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (Item #12) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB13 SHADOIN Pending House Ways and Means Considered 2/21/18  
  TAX/INCOME TAX:   Changes the middle and upper income tax brackets for purposes of calculating individual income tax and reduces the amount of the deduction for excess federal itemized personal deductions (Items #1 & 6) (OR +$543,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB14 LEGER Pending House final passage    
  TAX CREDITS:   Provides relative to the individual income tax credit for taxes paid to other states (Item #5) (EG +$34,800,000 GF RV See Note)
HB15 BARRAS Pending Senate Finance    
  BUDGETARY CONTROLS:   (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (Item #12) (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB16 LEGER Pending House final passage    
  TAX/TAX REBATES:   Reduces the amount of the rebate for the Competitive Projects Payroll Incentive Program and provide for continued effectiveness of reductions in the amount of certain rebates (Item #3) (EG +$11,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB17 DWIGHT Pending House Ways and Means Considered 2/21/18  
  TAX/SALES-USE, STATE:   Provide for the applicability of certain exclusions and exemptions to state sales and use taxes (Item #7) (OR +$84,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB18 HAVARD Pending House Ways and Means Considered 2/21/18  
  TAX/SALES-USE, STATE:   Provides for the applicability of certain exclusions and exemptions to the state sales and use tax (Item #7) (OR +$426,500,000 GF RV See Note)
HB19 LEGER Pending House Ways and Means Considered 2/21/18  
  TAX/SALES & USE:   Provides with respect to taxation of the sales of certain services (Item #2) (OR +$124,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB20 HAVARD Pending House Ways and Means Considered 2/21/18  
  TAX/SALES-USE, STATE:   Provides relative to the base of the state sales and use tax and to provide for the applicability of certain exclusions and exemptions (Item #7) (OR +$143,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB21 LEGER Pending House Ways and Means Considered 2/21/18  
  TAX/CORP INCOME:   Reduces the amount of certain corporate income tax deductions and provides for continued effectiveness of reductions to certain corporate income tax deductions and exclusions (Item #4) (OR +$16,500,000 GF RV See Note)
HB22 SHADOIN Pending House final passage    
  TAX/CORP INCOME:   Reduces the amount of certain corporate income tax deductions and provides for continued effectiveness of reductions to certain corporate income tax deductions and exclusions (Item #4) (EG +$16,500,000 GF RV See Note)
HB23 DWIGHT Failed House final passage    
  TAX/SALES-USE, STATE:   Provides with respect to the rate and base of the state sales and use tax (Item #7) (EG +$288,000,000 GF RV See Note)
HB24 P.SMITH Subject to call - House final passage    
  TAX/SALES-USE, STATE:   Expands the Annual Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Holiday exemption and repeals other state sales tax holidays (Item #7) (EG +$400,000 GF RV See Note)
HB25 JAY MORRIS Pending House Ways and Means Considered 2/21/18  
  TAX/SALES-USE-EXEMPT:   Removes the July 1, 2018, sunset date with respect to the applicability of certain exclusions and exemptions from state sales and use tax making the effectiveness of the exclusions and exemptions permanent (Item #7) (OR +$154,300,000 GF RV See Note)
HB26 DWIGHT Pending House Ways and Means Considered 2/21/18  
  TAX/SALES-USE, STATE:   Provides with respect to the state sales and use tax rate (Item #7) (OR +$226,300,000 GF RV See Note)
HB27 P.SMITH Signed by the Governor - Act 2    
  TAX:   Increases the tax on certain telecommunication devices and services (Item #10) (EN +$213,000 SD RV See Note)
HB28 P.SMITH Subject to call - House final passage    
  TAX:   Increases the tax on certain telecommunication devices and services and levies a tax on prepaid mobile devices and prepaid mobile device cards (Item #10) (EG +$11,700,000 SD RV See Note)
HB29 BARRAS Pending Senate Finance    
  BUDGETARY PROCEDURES:   Establishes the Louisiana Checkbook website to provide transparency of state fiscal information (Item #11) (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB30 JACKSON Pending House Ways and Means    
  TAX/CORP INCOME:   Excludes certain dividend income from the calculation of gross income as determined under federal law for purposes of calculating state corporation income tax (Item #4)

 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
HCR1 IVEY Pending House Appropriations    
  BUDGETARY CONTROLS:   Reduces the expenditure limit for FY 2018-2019 (Item #12)
HCR2 BARRAS Pending Senate Finance    
  BUDGETARY CONTROLS:   Reduces the expenditure limit for FY 2018-2019 (Item #12) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HCR3 PIERRE Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends the Lafayette High School "Mighty Lion" Marching Band for being invited to march in the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
HCR4 CARMODY Sent to the Secretary of State    
  CONDOLENCES:   Expresses condolences on the death of Buddy Shaw
HCR5 HAZEL Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends the Holy Cross boys' soccer team for winning the 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl Division II championship

 
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
HR1 MORENO Sent to the Secretary of State    
  CONDOLENCES:   Expresses condolences upon the death of Judge Peter Beer
HR2 BAGLEY Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends the Sabine Parish school system
HR3 BILLIOT Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends Donald R. Jones for his significant accomplishments
HR4 MORENO Sent to the Secretary of State    
  CONDOLENCES:   Expresses condolences on the death of Robert F. Talbot, Jr.
HR5 MORENO Sent to the Secretary of State    
  SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH:   Recognizes February 2018 as Self-Care Month in Louisiana
HR6 JAMES Sent to the Secretary of State    
  CONDOLENCES:   Expresses condolences on the death of Larry Fontenot of Ville Platte
HR7 BARRAS Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends and expresses appreciation to the Honorable Chris Broadwater for his outstanding legislative service and recognizes his contributions to his district and the state
HR8 BARRAS Sent to the Secretary of State    
  CONDOLENCES:   Expresses condolences upon the death of Lazette Thomas Brumfield
HR9 HOFFMANN Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends LSU law student David Scotton and his family upon the release of the documentary film "I Lived on Parker Avenue"
HR10 HAZEL Sent to the Secretary of State    
  CONDOLENCES:   Expresses condolences upon the death of Olla Rae Montalbano Chicola

 
SENATE BILLS
SB1 MORRELL Subject to call - Senate final passage    
  TAX/TAXATION:   Eliminates sunset provision on credit for taxes paid in other states. (Item #5)(gov sig) (EG +$33,600,000 GF RV See Note)
SB2 MORRELL Pending House Ways and Means    
  TAX/INCOME/PERSONAL:   Authorizes an adjustment to the federal income tax deduction for certain net disaster losses.(Item # 9)(gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
SB3 MORRELL Subject to call - Senate final passage    
  TAX/TAXATION:   Makes permanent reductions to certain tax incentive rebate programs. (Item # 3)(gov sig) (EG +$11,000,000 GF RV See Note)
SB4 JOHNS Pending House Ways and Means    
  TAX/TAXATION:   Provides for incentive rebates under the Quality Jobs Program. (Item #3)(7/1/18) (EG -$3,100,000 GF RV See Note)
SB5 HEWITT Pending Senate Health and Welfare Sched. for 3/4/18  
  MEDICAID:   Provides relative to opportunities to promote work and community engagement among Medicaid recipients. (Item #13) (gov sig)
SB6 LAFLEUR Pending Senate Finance Considered 3/4/18  
  FUNDS/FUNDING:   Provides relative to the 2019 payment of economic damages from the Deepwater Horizon litigation. (Item #17)(gov sig) (OR +$53,333,333 GF RV See Note)
SB7 WALSWORTH Pending Senate Health and Welfare    
  MEDICAID:   Provides relative to Medicaid eligibility determination functions and Medicaid fraud detection and prevention. (Item #14 and Item #15) (gov sig)
SB8 WARD Pending House referral    
  FISCAL CONTROLS:   Provides relative to the state's fiscal transparency website's establishment, completion, and contents. (Item #11)(7/1/18) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)

 
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
SCR1 LONG Passed the House    
  LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS:  Invites the governor to address a joint session of the legislature on Monday, February 19, 2018, at 5: 00 p.m.
SCR2 PEACOCK Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends University Elementary School in Shreveport on its 50th anniversary.
SCR3 PEACOCK Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends the Shreveport Scottish Rite Valley on the one hundredth anniversary of the dedication of its Scottish Rite Cathedral.
SCR4 PEACOCK Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends LSU-Shreveport on its 50th anniversary.
SCR5 PEACOCK Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends Bossier Parish Community College on its 50th anniversary.
SCR6 PEACOCK Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends Shelly Taylor upon her retirement as chief executive officer of the Louisiana Association for the Blind in Shreveport.
SCR7 PEACOCK Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends the physicians and staff of the Highland Clinic in Shreveport on its 100th Anniversary.
SCR8 MORRISH Subject to call - Senate referral    
  CONDOLENCES:   Expresses condolences upon the death of Patricia R. Theunissen, wife of former Louisiana State Senator Jerry Theunissen.

 
SENATE RESOLUTIONS
SR1 LONG Passed the Senate    
  LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS:   Resolves that a committee be appointed to notify the House of Representatives that the Senate has convened and organized and is prepared to transact business.
SR2 LONG Passed the Senate    
  LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS:   Resolves that a committee be appointed to act with a similar house committee to notify the governor that the legislature has convened and organized and is prepared to receive his communications.
SR3 T.CARTER Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends the Hubei Provincial Peking Opera for its outstanding achievements and its recognition of the Tri Centennial for New Orleans, and designates February 22, 2018, as Hubei Provincial Peking Opera Theater Day at the capitol.
SR4 WARD Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends Twylah S. Chaney on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
SR5 ALARIO Sent to the Secretary of State    
  CONDOLENCES:   Expresses condolences upon the death of His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark.
SR6 TARVER Sent to the Secretary of State    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends Southern University on its 75th Annual State Livestock and Poultry Show.
SR7 TARVER Sent to the Secretary of State    
  CONDOLENCES:   Expresses condolences on the death of Gus Mijalis.
SR8 PETERSON Subject to call - Senate referral    
  COMMENDATIONS:   Commends the "Geaux for the Gold With Purpose" campaign at Loyola University for working to ensure that children with pediatric cancer have access to safe and effective treatment options.
SR9 LONG Passed the Senate    
  LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS:   Requests appointment of committee to notify the governor that the legislature is ready to adjourn sine die.
SR10 LONG Passed the Senate    
  LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS:   Requests appointment of committee to notify House of Representatives that the Senate is ready to adjourn sine die.
 

71 bills