2015 Regular Session (Louisiana Session Laws)

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:301(14)(e), relative to sales and use tax; to provide relative to the definition of "sales of services" for purposes of the levy of sales and use tax; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2225.2.4(A)(3), (F)(5), and (G)(5), relative to public contracts; to authorize a construction management at risk pilot program; to provide for selection of a construction management at risk contractor; to provide for entry into a construction management at risk contract by an owner; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1300.111 and 1300.113(A)(introductory paragraph), (1), and (9), and to repeal R.S. 40:1300.113(B), relative to public information concerning prices and quality of health services; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for duties of the Department of Health and Hospitals relative to collecting and reporting of healthcare data; to require...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1524(D)(2) and (3), and 6007(section heading), (B)(5), (10) through (16), (C)(subsection heading), (1)(introductory paragraph), (a)(iii), and (b)(iii), (2) and (4)(b) and (f), (D)(2)(d)(i), (E), and (F), and to enact R.S. 47:6007(B)(17) and (18), (C)(1)(c)(iii), (D)(1)(d)(iv) and (2)(d)(iii), (G), and (H), relative to motion picture investor tax...

AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 4843 (C) and (E) and R.S. 13:996.67(A), (B)(1) and (2), (C)(3) and (6) and (D), 1311, 2154, and 2163, relative to courts and judicial procedure; to provide relative to courts of limited jurisdiction; to provide relative to the civil jurisdiction concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute, or the value of the...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3991(B)(1)(a)(i) and (b), the introductory paragraph of R.S. 17:3995(A)(1), and R.S. 17:3995(A)(1)(a) and (3) and to enact R.S. 17:3991(B)(1)(e), relative to charter schools; to provide relative to charter school funding and the determination of the per-pupil amount received by certain charter schools; to provide for implementation; to provide...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 48:27(A), (B), (C), (D)(1)(a) and (2)(a), (E), (F), (G), (H)(1) and (12), and (J), relative to Grant Anticipation Revenue Bonds; to provide for technical corrections; to provide for the definitions of certain terms; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 3:4602(12.1) and 4684, the introductory paragraph of R.S. 47:818.2, and R.S. 47:818.2(18), (22), (43), (44), (58), and (63), and 818.22(A) and (B), to enact R.S. 3:4690.1 and R.S. 47:818.111 through 818.132, and to repeal R.S. 47:818.101 through 104, relative to taxes on petroleum products; to provide for taxes on special fuels; to levy taxes on...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:9(B) and to enact R.S. 30:9.2, relative to the office of conservation; to provide relative to drilling units and pooling; to provide relative to certain wells; to provide relative to cross-unit wells; to provide certain definitions, terms, procedures, requirements, conditions, and effects; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Article 675(B) and R.S. 46:283(C)(1), and to enact R.S. 46:283(D),(E),(F) and (G), relative to foster parenting; to provide relative to foster care case plans; to provide relative to the reasonable and prudent parent standard; to provide relative to the greatest opportunity for normalcy in a foster child's life; to provide relative to the authority of...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1305(A) and 1306(E) and to enact R.S. 32:1311(G), relative to motor vehicle inspection certificates and stations; to authorize the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, to develop a system of electronic filing of inspection certificates; to provide for the requirements of such a system; to authorize the Department...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 6:1088.2(A), relative to licensing fees applicable to mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, mortgage servicers, and mortgage originators; to increase license application fees for mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, mortgage servicers, and mortgage originators; to increase license renewal fees for mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, mortgage servicers,

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 49:214.5.2(F), relative to functions and responsibilities of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board; to provide for the availability of certain resources to satisfy mitigation requirements related to integrated coastal protection projects of the board; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 1:55(E)(1)(g), relative to legal holidays; to establish the Friday of the Black Bear Festival as a legal holiday in the parish of St. Mary; to authorize the clerk of court of the Sixteenth Judicial District Court to close the clerk's office in observance of the legal holiday; to provide for an exception; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:586(A)(introductory paragraph) and (B), 587, 589, 590(B) and (C), and 591(A), relative to benefits for children of certain wildlife agents in the enforcement division of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, to authorize receipt of benefits, in certain circumstances, after a child reaches majority; to provide relative to the marital status of such child and

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:386(A) and (D), relative to Lawrason Act municipalities; to provide relative to the appointment of municipal officials; to provide relative to the first regular meeting of the board of aldermen when such appointments are made; to provide for a clarification as to the meaning of the first meeting of the board of aldermen; and to provide for...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:663(B) and 853(B), relative to motor vehicles; to provide relative to the qualifications and competence of those issued permits for the purpose of chemical testing for drivers suspected of operating a vehicle while impaired; to increase fees for copies of certain financial responsibility documents; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:2092(B)(2) and to enact R.S. 9:2029.1 and 2092(B)(1)(g), relative to the recordation of an extract of trust; to provide limitations under certain conditions on the transfer of property owned by a trust; to provide for certain information included in a recorded extract of trust; to provide for the effectiveness against third parties; and to provide

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 38:334(A), relative to expenditures of taxes collected by the Lafourche Basin Levee District from property in St. Charles Parish located west of the Mississippi River; to provide that certain provisions of law relating to expenditures of taxes collected by the Lafourche Basin Levee District from property in St. Charles Parish located west of the...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1299.39(A)(1)(a)(ii)(introductory paragraph) and 1299.41(A)(10), relative to medical malpractice; to include certain licensed dieticians/licensed nutritionists within the definitions of state health care provider and health care provider; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:91(C) and to enact R.S. 39:91(D), relative to the Deepwater Horizon Economic Damages Collection Fund; to dedicate interest earnings from the fund to higher education; and to provide for related matters

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 10(D)(2)(d), the introductory paragraph of 10.3(A) and the introductory paragraph of 10.3 (A)(2)(a) and (b), and 10.5(B), and to add Article VII, Section 10.3(A)(2)(c) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to provide with respect to special treasury funds; to rename the Budget Stabilization Fund to the Budget and Transportation

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 6:333(F)(14) and (18), R.S. 46:236.1.4(A) and (C), and R.S. 47:1677(A) and (F)(4) and to enact R.S. 47:1677(F)(5), relative to financial disclosure authorizations; to require banks or their subsidiaries or affiliates to disclose certain information; to authorize financial institutions to provide certain information of joint account holders to the...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 14:93.10(2)(a)(iv), relative to the unlawful possession of alcoholic beverages; to provide relative to the crime prohibiting public possession of alcoholic beverages by a person under twenty-one years of age; to amend the definition of "public possession" relative to possession and consumption in a private residence; to define "private residence";...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:1342(1), 1343(B) and (F), and 1344, relative to the joint self insurance programs created by local governmental subdivisions; to authorize the Louisiana School Board Association to act on behalf of local public school systems as an administrator of an interlocal risk management agency; to authorize the Louisiana School Board Association to...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:302(K)(7)(b), 337.13.1(A)(2), (B)(1), and (C), 337.27, 337.28.1(B), 337.33(A)(5), 337.45(B), 337.63(A)(3) and (B), 337.64(B), 337.81(A)(2) and (B), 337.86(E)(2)(a), 1401, 1403(B)(5), 1418(4), 1434, 1438, 1522, 1561(B)(3), 1576(B), 1603(A)(3), and 1625, and Sections 5 and 7 of Act No. 640 of the 2014 Regular Session of the Legislature and to enact

AN ACT To enact R.S. 56:13, relative to advertisement placement on property of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; to provide for sponsorship of signs on state-owned assets; to provide for the authority of the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:315.1(C)(8) and Code of Civil Procedure Articles 74.2(A) and 2592(8) and to enact R.S. 9:315.1(C)(9) and 315.22(E) and Code of Civil Procedure Article 10(A)(9), relative to child support for adult child with disabilities; to provide for deviations from the child support guidelines; to provide for the awarding of support; to provide for the...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 26:901(14) through (29), 909(B)(1)(b) and (2), and 924 and to enact R.S. 26:901(30) through (34) and 909(A)(6), relative to cigarette pricing; to provide for the computation for minimum wholesale and retail cigarette pricing; to provide for eligibility requirements; to authorize the commissioner to suspend or revoke permits for failure to pay...

AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:1502.16, relative to the assessment of service charges by the governing authority of DeSoto Parish Fire Protection District No. 3; to authorize such service charges, subject to voter approval; to provide with respect to the collection of the service charges and the enforcement of the collection; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to...