2020 Regular Session (Louisiana Session Laws)
370 results for 2020 Regular Session (Louisiana Session Laws)
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Act 177, HB 210 – CHILDREN/SUPPORT: Provides for a child support obligor's right to claim children for tax purposes and provides for the schedule of basic child support obligations
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:315.18 and 315.19, relative to child support; to provide for the schedule of basic child support obligations; to provide for an obligor's right to claim a child as a dependent for tax purposes; to provide for exceptions; and to provide for related matters
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Act 251, HB 167 – ELECTIONS/PRESIDENTIAL: Provides relative to the submission of nominees for the offices of president and vice president
AN ACT To enact R.S. 18:1253.1 and to repeal R.S. 18:1253.1, relative to the selection of presidential electors; to provide relative to deadlines for certification of electors and nominations for the offices of president and vice president; and to provide for related matters
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Act 171, HB 136 – CRIME/BATTERY: Creates the crime of adulterating a food product
AN ACT To enact R.S. 14:38.1.1, relative to adulterating food products; to create the crime of adulterating food products; to provide for elements of the offense; to provide for definitions; to provide for criminal penalties; and to provide for related matters
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Act 59, SB 110 – SERVITUDES: Provides relative to servitudes of drainage
AN ACT To enact R.S. 9:1256 and 1257, relative to servitudes; to provide relative to predial servitudes; to provide relative to servitudes of drain; to provide for alteration and extinction of certain servitudes of drain; to provide for exercise of certain servitudes of drain; to provide for acts by the dominant and servient estate owners; to provide certain terms, procedures, ...
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Act 37, SB 186 – COURTS: Provides relative to the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:2492 and 2495, relative to courts; to provide relative to the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans; to provide relative to judgeships, divisions, clerks, procedures, terms, conditions, and requirements; and to provide for related matters
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Act 268, HB 425 – BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Revises membership and provides relative to powers and duties of the Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Commission
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1541, relative to firemen training; to provide for the firemen training program at Louisiana State University; to provide relative to participation in the program; to increase the membership of the Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Commission; to revise the commission's powers and duties; and to provide for related matters
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Act 126, HB 62 – JUDGES/DISTRICT: Provides relative to the election of judges in the 14th JDC
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:477(14), 589(A), and 621.14, relative to the Fourteenth Judicial District; to provide for the election of judges in the Fourteenth Judicial District; to provide for a new division of the court with limited or specialized jurisdiction; to abolish a division of the court; to provide for the composition of the election sections for the election of judges; to...
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Act 123, SB 439 – LIABILITY: Limits liability of a nonprofit organization or employee for the disclosure of certain information
AN ACT To enact R.S. 9:2800.25, relative to liability and protection of records; to provide relative to limitation of liability for disclosure of certain information by a nonprofit organization or employee thereof; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain limitations; and to provide for related matters
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Act 24, HB 204 – CRIMINAL/RECORDS: Authorizes CASA to receive FBI records on potential CASA volunteers
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 15:587.1(J), relative to providing of information to protect children; to provide relative to the criminal history record information requested by and provided to a Court Appointed Special Advocate program; to provide relative to the duty of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information with respect to federal criminal history...
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Act 356, SB 410 – SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides for the boundaries and board membership of the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2740.67(B) and (C)(1), relative to Baton Rouge North Economic Development District; to provide relative to the boundaries of the district; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
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Act 304, SB 494 – INSURANCE POLICIES: Provides relative to coverage for mastectomies and reconstructive surgery
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1077(A) and R.S. 22:1077(B) and (F)(1) as amended by Act 119 of the 2019 Regular Session, relative to reconstructive surgery following mastectomies; to provide with respect to contralateral prophylactic mastectomies; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters
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Act 141, HB 357 – GAMING: Provides relative to fantasy sports contests
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 27:302 and 304 and to enact R.S. 27:306 through 315, relative to fantasy sports contests; to provide relative to the Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests Act; to provide for definitions; to provide for the licensing and regulation of fantasy sports contests, operators, and players; to provide relative to suitability of fantasy sports contest operators;
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Act 129, HB 111 – PUBLIC PROPERTY: Authorizes the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Beouf Levee Districts to exchange property in Avoyelles Parish
AN ACT To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain public property; to authorize the exchange of certain public property in Avoyelles Parish; to provide for the property description; to provide for reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and conditions; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has...
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Act 106, HB 453 – JUVENILE PROCEDURE: Provides relative to motions to modify disposition
AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Article 910, relative to modification of dispositions; to provide relative to a motion to modify a disposition; to require the motion to be served upon all parties; to provide relative to the circumstances under which a contradictory hearing is required; and to provide for related matters
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Act 57, SB 79 – FUNDS/FUNDING: Creates the Louisiana Cybersecurity Talent Initiative Fund for the purpose of funding degree and certificate programs in cybersecurity fields and creates the Cybersecurity Education Management Council to advise relative to the fund
AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:3138.9 and R.S. 36:651(G)(9), relative to special treasury funds; to establish the Louisiana Cybersecurity Talent Initiative Fund as a special fund in the state treasury; to provide for the purpose of the fund; to provide for appropriations to the fund and distributions from the fund; to create and provide for the Cybersecurity Education Management Council...
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Act 184, HB 292 – TOURISM/COMMISSION: Provides relative to hotel occupancy taxes levied by certain tourist commissions and convention and visitors bureaus
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4574.1.1(C), 4574.9(C)(1)(b), 4574.12(D)(1)(b), and 4574.13(C)(1)(b), relative to certain tourist commissions and convention and visitors bureaus; to provide relative to hotel occupancy taxes levied by such commissions and bureaus; to provide relative to the definition of hotel with respect to the levy of such taxes; and to provide for related...
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Act 109, HB 722 – FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: Provides for the enforcement of electronic signatures by financial institutions
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:3733.1(A)(introductory paragraph) and to enact R.S. 13:3733.3, relative to the use of electronic signatures by financial institutions; to provide for the enforcement of electronic signatures; to provide for evidence; and to provide for related matters
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Act 147, HB 418 – CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: Provides relative to immunity from prosecution for medical marijuana
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:966(F)(6) and to enact R.S. 40:966(F)(7) and (8), relative to immunity from prosecution for medical marijuana; to provide that certain facilities and physicians shall be exempt from prosecution for certain violations of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law; and to provide for related matters
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Act 206, HB 871 – STUDENTS: Revises the definition of dyslexia for purposes of testing and providing services to students
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:7(11)(d)(i) and 2112(B), relative to screening and intervention for students; to redefine the term dyslexia for purposes of testing students for dyslexia and providing services to students with dyslexia; and to provide for related matters
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Act 122, SB 433 – CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides that a mandatory reporter of child abuse has cause to suspect abuse if a child under the age of thirteen is pregnant
AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Article 609(A)(1), relative to child abuse reporting and investigation; to provide that a mandatory reporter of child abuse has cause to suspect abuse if a child under the age of thirteen is pregnant; and to provide for related matters
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Act 127, HB 95 – COURTS/COURT COSTS: Provides for an increase in commissioner fees in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:718(I)(1), relative to commissioner fees in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court; to authorize an increase in fees for all persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanor offence in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court; and to provide for related matters
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Act 333, HB 618 – AGRICULTURE: Provides for the regulation of commercial feed and use of the Feed and Fertilizer Fund
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 3:1396(8), 1401(B), and 1407(B)(1), relative to state regulations of commercial feed; to provide for regulation of adulterated commercial feeds; to provide for labeling fees; to provide for use of the Feed and Fertilizer Fund; and to provide for related matters
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Act 125, HB 35 – LIABILITY: Provides a limitation of liability for donating certain wild game
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:2799(A)(2), relative to limitations of liability for damages from donated food; to provide for the limitation of liability for donating wild game; to provide for the definition of "wild game"; and to provide for related matters
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Act 15, HB 101 – HOUSING/AUTHORITIES: Provides relative to the civil service status of employees of the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority
AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:539(C)(8)(g), relative to employees of the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority; to provide that employees of the authority shall not be in the state civil service; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana
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Act 133, HB 132 – TIME/DAYLIGHT SAVING: Adopts daylight saving time as the standard time
AN ACT To enact R.S. 1:50, relative to daylight saving time; to provide for conditions; to adopt daylight saving time as the standard time; to provide for implementation; and to provide for related matters
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Act 233, SB 155 – ETHICS: Provides for payment of supplemental compensation from nonpublic sources for certain personnel at the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1111(A)(3), relative to the Code of Governmental Ethics; to provide relative to payment from a nonpublic source; to provide for the supplementary compensation of all members of the Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts; and to provide for related matters
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Act 212, SB 104 – MUSEUMS: Provides for board membership and authority of certain state museums
AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 25:374(A)(1), 379.2(B) and (C)(3), 379.3(C), 380.1(C)(2) and (D), 380.2(B) and (C), 380.22(C) and (D), 380.23(B) and (C), 380.52(C) and (E), 380.53(B) and (C), 380.82(C) and (E), 380.83(B) and (C), 380.92(C) and (E), 380.93(B) and (C), 380.132(C), 380.133(B) and (C), 380.152(C) and (E), and 380.153(B) and (C), and R.S. 36:801.6, 801.7, 801.9, 801.12,
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Act 136, HB 290 – ELECTIONS/COMMISSIONERS: Prohibits the disclosure of addresses and telephone numbers of election commissioners
AN ACT To enact R.S. 18:154(J), relative to records of the registrar of voters; to provide relative to confidentiality of certain records relative to election commissioners; and to provide for related matters
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Act 7, HB 58 – SHERIFFS: Provides relative to premium costs for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office
AN ACT To enact 13:5554(LL), relative to the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office; to provide for the payment of insurance premium costs; to provide for eligibility requirements for the payment of insurance premium costs for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office; and to provide for related matters
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Act 56, SB 78 – STUDENTS: Provides relative to disbursement of funds from START savings accounts
AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:3095(I), relative to the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program; to authorize disbursement of funds from program accounts to pay certain elementary and secondary education costs; to provide for annual disbursement limitations; and to provide for related matters