2021 Regular Session (Louisiana Session Laws)

AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 930.3 and 930.8(A)(1) and to enact Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 926.2, 926.3, 930.4(G), 930.8(A)(5) and (6) and (D), and 930.10, relative to post conviction relief; to provide for a petitioner's claim of factual innocence; to provide for exceptions; to provide for evidence; to provide for appointment of judges;...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:429(A)(2), relative to office of motor vehicle field offices; to provide relative to the office of motor vehicles field office for Calcasieu Parish; to authorize Calcasieu Parish to levy certain fees; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 36:259(B)(38) and Part I-A of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:2024.1 through 2024.7, and R.S. 44:4(59), relative to domestic abuse fatalities; to create the Louisiana Domestic Abuse Fatality Review Panel; to place the review panel within the executive branch of government; to provide definitions; to...

AN ACT To enact R.S. 44:4(59) and (60), relative to the Public Records Law; to exempt certain information related to unclaimed property; to provide for exceptions; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:103(C)(1)(l), relative to the town of Brusly; to authorize the governing authority of the town of Brusly to pay members of the Brusly Planning Commission a per diem; to provide for the amount of the per diem and the number of meetings for which members may be paid; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Notice of...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 3:2091(B)(12) and 2131, relative to the composition and regulatory authority of the Louisiana Board of Animal Health; to provide for composition of the board; to provide for disposal of livestock animal carcasses; to provide relative to a definition; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 4843(E) and (H), relative to city court jurisdiction; to provide relative to the amount in dispute when the civil jurisdiction is concurrent with the district court; to provide for the jurisdictional amount in dispute for the City Court of Sulphur; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:5807.5(introductory paragraph), relative to certain costs and fees for services by marshals and constables; to provide relative to the fees of office of city marshals and constables; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 22:1821(G), relative to reimbursement rates; to prohibit a maximum reimbursement cap for certain ventilators or ventilation treatments; to provide certain criteria for reimbursement; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 3:4278.2(B) and R.S. 41:1009, to enact R.S. 3:4278.5, and to repeal R.S. 3:4278.1(F), relative to the sale of undivided timber interest; to provide relative to removal of timber without consent; to provide relative to cutting trees on state-owned property; to prohibit the harvest of cypress trees on state property; to provide for exceptions; to...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:996.67(C)(4), relative to the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans judicial building fund; to provide for the addition of the assessor's office to the list of parochial offices that will be housed in the new Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2363(7) and (13), relative to the reporting of hazardous material releases; to provide for definitions; to provide for the applicability of reporting requirements under the Hazardous Materials Information Development, Preparedness, and Response Act and laws regarding hazardous materials transportation and motor carrier safety; to provide relative

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:2922.1(A), (B)(introductory paragraph), and (F), to enact R.S. 17:2922.1(B)(1)(m), and to repeal R.S. 17:2922.1(G), relative to dual enrollment; to provide with respect to the Dual Enrollment Framework Task Force; to revise the membership of the task force; to provide relative to reporting requirements; to remove the termination date of the task...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:701(33)(a)(ii)(aa), R.S. 14:403.1(B)(6), R.S. 15:1134(A), R.S. 17:7(27)(a)(ii)(aa), 7.2(A)(4), 24.1(K), 46(A)(1)(b), 392.1(E), 414.2(A), 416.8(A)(1)(a)(iii), 1170, 1200(A) and (B), 2926(A)(introductory paragraph) and (B)(1), the title of Chapter 19 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, 3002(A), (B), (C)(introductory paragraph),...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1300.21(I) and R.S. 27:43(B)(1) and 93(A)(1) and to enact R.S. 18:1300.25, relative to riverboat gaming operations in St. Tammany Parish on portions of Lake Pontchartrain, including those portions that are located south and east of Interstate 10, along with the waterways that are connected thereto; to add portions of Lake Pontchartrain, including those portions

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.139(C), (E), and (F) and to repeal R.S. 47:463.139(G), relative to the Protect Wild Dolphins special prestige license plate; to provide for design consultation; to provide relative to the annual royalty fee; to provide relative to the purpose of the plate; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2531(B)(4)(b)(i) and (ii) and (7) and to enact R.S. 40:2533(D), relative to time periods for officer disciplinary matters; to provide for time limits relative to officer representation; to provide for time limits relative to length of investigation of an officer; to provide for time limits relative to officer personnel files; and to provide for related matters

A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to amend Article X, Sections 9 and 20 of the Constitution of Louisiana, to authorize certain political activities on behalf of family members by commission members, classified employees, and officers of certain civil service systems; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property; to authorize the transfer of certain state property in East Baton Rouge Parish and St. Landry Parish; to provide for property descriptions; to provide for the reservation of mineral rights; to provide for the proceeds; to provide relative to terms and conditions; to provide an effective date; and to provide

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:490.3(A) and (D), relative to military honor license plates; to provide for eligibility for members who have been honorably discharged from the Louisiana National Guard; to provide relative to renewal of military honor plates; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact the Omnibus Bond Authorization Act of 2021, relative to the implementation of a five-year capital improvement program; to provide for the repeal of certain prior bond authorizations; to provide for new bond authorizations; to provide for authorization and sale of such bonds by the State Bond Commission; to provide relative to the submission of capital outlay ...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:197(12) and (15) and 198(G)(introductory paragraph) and (I)(introductory paragraph), (1), (5), and (9) and to enact R.S. 39:197(19), relative to procurement of fiscal intermediary services contracts; to provide for definitions; to provide with respect to multi-state procurement; to provide with respect to procurement processes and requirements;...

AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 573.1, relative to time limitations for instituting prosecutions; to provide relative to time limitations in which to institute prosecution for crimes related to victims with infirmities; to provide for definitions; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 311(4) through (7) and to enact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 311(8), relative to bail; to provide relative to the detention of the defendant; to provide relative to constrictive surrender; to provide for surety's motion and affidavit for issuance of warrant; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:1061.11.1, relative to abortions; to provide for disclosure of medical information to persons who may receive a chemically-induced abortion; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 4:147(1) and 158(B)(2) and to repeal R.S. 4:147(7), relative to horse racing; to require the Louisiana State Racing Commission to assign dates for race meetings at a particular track; to require the commission to set the minimum number of races per day; to provide relative to the authority of the commission regarding applications for race meetings...

AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:2740.67.1, relative to economic development in East Baton Rouge Parish; to create and provide for the Plank Road Business Economic Development District within such parish; to provide for boundaries, the governance, powers, duties, and plans of the district; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2704(A)(1) through (3), 2705(A) and (D), 2706(B), 2708(A)(3), 2709(B), 2712 , 2713, 2714(B) through (E), 2716(B), 2717(A)(2) and (D), 2721(A), and 2724(B) and to enact R.S. 37:2703(19), 2714(F) and (G), 2715(F), and 2717(A)(13), (G), and (H), relative to the Louisiana Social Work Practice Act; to provide for definitions; to provide for...

AN ACT To enact R.S. 13:5554.6, relative to the payment of group insurance premiums for retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs in Franklin Parish; to create a permanent fund; to require the depositing of certain monies into the fund; to provide for investment of monies in the fund; to authorize the withdrawal of earnings; to provide for limitations on appropriations from the fund; to

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 18:54, relative to registrars of voters; to provide for training of new registrars of voters; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters