The Louisiana State House and Governmental Affairs Committee will discuss multiple bills, including redistricting (SB 121), at 9 a.m. ET on May 19.
The bills are the following:
HR 118 Wright, Tax/Income-Credit: Creates a legislative subcommittee to study the potential establishment of a state income tax credit for certain water utility customers.
HR 196 Owen, Charles Insurance/Property: Establishes a special study committee to assess the impact of fallen trees on residential properties and property values and to make recommendations.
HR 237 Owen, Charles Census: Memorializes Congress to enact a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act directing the Department of Defense to provide accurate on-base population counts for the decennial census.
HB 442 Marcelle, Courts: Provides relative to election sections for judgeship of the family court for East Baton Rouge Parish.
HB 443 Marcelle, Courts: Provides relative to election sections for judgeship of the second district of the First Circuit, Court of Appeals.
SCR 29 Kleinpeter, Water Quality: Creates a joint legislative committee to study and make recommendations relative to the water quality of the Atchafalaya Basin.
SCR 31 Stine, Congress: Memorializes Congress to amend the National Voter Registration Act.
SCR 33 Myers, Education Department: Creates the Work-Based Learning Coordination Task Force.
SB 121 Morris, Redistricting: Redraws the state's congressional map to eliminate one of Louisiana's two majority-black voting districts.
SB 202 Kleinpeter, Elections Department: Provides for the increase of parish board of election supervisor meetings in certain parishes for certain races. (8/1/26)
SB 319 Pressly, Elections Department: Provides for instructions to elections commissioners. (7/1/27)
