2020 Extraordinary Session 1 (Louisiana Session Laws)

AN ACT To repeal R.S. 32:295.1(E), relative to safety belts; to provide relative to the failure to wear safety belts; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6015(J), relative to the research and development tax credit; to extend the duration for eligibility for the tax credit; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2759(A)(6) as enacted by Act No. 240 of the 2020 Regular Session of the legislature, relative to ad valorem tax exemptions; to provide relative to procedures for the validity of certain cooperative endeavor agreements; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 12:430.1 and 430.2, relative to rural access to broadband high-speed internet access; to provide relative to servitudes; to provide for reporting by cooperatives regarding broadband high-speed internet access; to provide for reporting by certain telecommunications associations regarding broadband high-speed internet access; to provide for terms, conditions, and

AN ACT To enact Subpart C-1 of Part I of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 39:15.7, relative to state funds; to establish the State Cybersecurity and Information Technology Fund; to provide for the dedication and use of monies in the fund; to provide for deposits into the fund; to provide for the powers and duties

AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:439.1 and 3391, relative to limitations of liability; to provide for the limitation of liability during the COVID-19 public health emergency; to provide relative to the liability of public and nonpublic schools, public and nonpublic school systems, and charter school governing boards under certain circumstances; to provide for liability related to school...

AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Articles 1732, 1733(A), and 4873(1) and Code of Evidence Article 411, to enact R.S. 9:2800.27, and to repeal R.S. 32:295.1(E), relative to civil actions; to lower the jury trial threshold; to provide for a jury cash deposit; to limit the transfer of cases from courts of limited jurisdiction to district courts; to provide relative...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1508(B)(43) and R.S. 51:1787(K) and to enact R.S. 51:1787(L), relative to the Enterprise Zone incentive; to extend eligibility for Enterprise Zone incentives to certain workers; to establish a rebate for certain essential critical infrastructure workers; to provide for the amount of the rebate; to provide for definitions; to provide for the...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6016.1(B), (C), (E)(5) and (7), (F), (G), (H)(1)(b), and (J)(1) and to enact R.S. 47:6016.1(E)(1)(f), relative to the Louisiana New Markets Jobs Tax Credit; to provide relative to eligibility for the credit; to provide for definitions; to provide for an additional allocation of qualified equity investment authority; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT Making annual appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 for the ordinary expenses of the executive branch of state government, pensions, public schools, public roads, public charities, and state institutions and providing with respect to the expenditure of said appropriations

AN ACT To enact Subpart Q of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 39:100.121, relative to capital outlay funds; to create the Capital Outlay Savings Fund; to provide for the transfer and deposit of certain monies into the fund; to provide for uses of the fund; to provide for an effective date; and to...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6020(D)(2)(a) and (G) and to enact R.S. 47:6020(H), relative to the Angel Investor Tax Credit; to authorize an enhanced tax credit for certain eligible investments; to provide for certain limitations and eligibility requirements; to extend the termination date of the program; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact Part II of Chapter 2 of Title 24 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 24:101 through 109, relative to state government; to create the Streamlining Government Commission; to provide for the membership, powers, duties, and functions of the commission; to provide for recommendations of the commission; to provide procedures and ...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 51:2453(2)(c)(i) and to enact R.S. 51:2453(2)(b)(ix), relative to the Quality Jobs Program; to authorize certain businesses to participate in the Quality Jobs Program; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:98.2(A), R.S. 56:797(C), and 798(B)(1), relative to the investments the Treasury Department is authorized to invest the monies in the Millennium Trust, the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Trust and Protection Fund, and the Russell Sage or Marsh Island Refuge Fund; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 45:1252(11)(c) and to enact R.S. 45:1252(11)(d), relative to the Louisiana Electric Investment Recovery Securitization Act; to provide a definition for investment recovery costs; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact Subpart U of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 39:100.161, relative to unclaimed property; to provide for the dedication and credit of unclaimed property monies; to provide for the creation of a special fund; to provide for the investment and administration of the money in the special...

AN ACT To appropriate funds and to make certain reductions from certain sources to be allocated to designated agencies and purposes in specific amounts for the making of supplemental appropriations and reductions for said agencies and purposes for Fiscal Year 2019-2020; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1263(A), relative to motor vehicle repairs; to increase fee limitations; to make technical changes; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 23:1693(J), relative to unemployment compensation; to provide for temporary federal emergency unemployment assistance; to provide for weekly benefit amounts; to require state income tax withholdings under certain circumstances; to provide for the promulgation of rules; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:601.1, relative to suspension of the initial corporation franchise tax and the corporation franchise tax on the first three hundred thousand dollars of taxable capital; to provide the applicable tax periods of the suspension; to provide for eligibility; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 27:302(8) and (9) and to enact R.S. 27:302(10) and 316, relative to taxation of fantasy sports contests; to levy a state tax on certain fantasy sports contests; to provide for the disposition of the avails of certain taxes; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain requirements and limitations; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To provide with respect to the capital outlay budget and the capital outlay program for state government, state institutions, and other public entities; to provide for the designation of projects and improvements; to provide for the financing thereof making appropriations from certain sources; to provide for the repeal of certain prior bond authorizations; to provide for new

AN ACT To appropriate funds for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Legislature, including the expenses of the House of Representatives and the Senate, of legislative service agencies, and of the Louisiana State Law Institute; to provide for the salary, expenses, and allowances of members, officers, staff, and agencies of the legislature; to provide with...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2553(D) and 2558(A), to enact R.S. 37:2551.1, and to repeal R.S. 37:2551.1, relative to the board of examiners of certified shorthand reporters; to create the Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters Fund; to provide relative to the disbursement of funds; to provide relative to fees collected from applicants; and to provide for related

AN ACT To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish, and other courts; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:305.73, relative to sales and use tax rebates; to provide for state and local sales and use tax rebates for certain fiber-optic cables; to provide for limitations and conditions; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact Civil Code Article 3472.1 and Code of Civil Procedure Article 562, relative to civil proceedings; to provide relative to declaration of emergencies or disasters; to provide relative to suspension of prescription and peremption periods and other legal deadlines; to provide relative to the suspension of abandonment; to provide for cessation of suspension; and to...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 27:44(16), 205(17), and 353(8), and to enact R.S. 27:44(21.1), 205(30.1), and 353(9.1), relative to gaming; to except certain promotional play wagers in determining net revenue in certain gaming; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 51:1787(B)(3)(c) and (K) and to enact R.S. 51:1787(B)(3)(e), relative to the Enterprise Zone incentive; to authorize certain businesses to participate in the Enterprise Zone incentive program; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters