2021 Regular Session (Louisiana Session Laws)

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

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 15:609(A)(1), relative to DNA detection of sexual and violent offenders; to provide relative to the analysis of the DNA sample collected from a person following an arrest for certain offenses; to allow the DNA sample to be analyzed during or immediately following the booking of the person; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 14:68.4.1 and 68.4.2 and R.S. 15:1352(A)(67) and (68), relative to motor vehicles; to create the crimes of staging of a motor vehicle collision and aggravated staging of a motor vehicle collision; to provide for definitions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for additional crimes that are elements of racketeering activity; and to provide for related

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:100.101(D) and enact R.S. 17:3399.13(4) and 3399.18, relative to power-based violence on college and university campuses; to create the Power-Based Violence Review Panel; to provide for membership, duties, and functions; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:372(D) through (H), R.S. 42:17(A)(3), and R.S. 44:4.1(B)(25) and to enact R.S. 39:372(I) and R.S. 44:4(59), relative to security protocols; to provide with respect to the powers and duties of the Cash Management Review Board regarding financial security and cybersecurity plans; to provide with respect to the confidential nature of certain cybersecurity and...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 32:1253(A)(3)(a) and R.S. 51:1941(3) and (6), 1943(A), and the introductory paragraph of 1944(A), to enact Part IV-A of Chapter 6 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 32:1270.31 through 1270.41, and to repeal R.S. 51:1948(E), relative to recreational vehicle warranties; to provide for the function of certain

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1838(introductory paragraph), relative to ad valorem property tax assessments by the Louisiana Tax Commission; to extend authority for the imposition of certain assessment fees; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 701(B)(1)(a), relative to pretrial motions for speedy trial; to provide relative to a defendant in continued custody; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact Civil Code Article 2315.11, relative to damages; to provide for exemplary damages; to provide relative to sexual assault in the workplace; to provide for attorney fees and court costs; to provide for liberative prescription; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 573(4), relative to time limitations for prosecution of certain offenses; to provide relative to offenses against juveniles; to provide relative to felony crimes of violence against juveniles; to provide relative to cruelty to juveniles; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1923(D)(1)(a), relative to the St. James Parish assessor; to require payment of certain group insurance premiums for certain retirees of the assessor's office; to provide for effectiveness; 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

AN ACT To enact R.S. 26:794.1, relative to the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control; to provide relative to permits; to provide for exception permits for certain establishments; to provide for qualifications and limitations; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 42:1119(B)(2)(a)(vi), relative to nepotism; to provide an exception to allow an immediate family member of a school board member or superintendent to be employed as a bus operator; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:2612, relative to territorial limits of justices of the peace and constables; to provide for the number of justices of the peace and constables elected in Pointe Coupee Parish; to provide relative to elections; to provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 42:1111(C)(5), relative to the Code of Governmental Ethics; to allow the continued employment of the spouse of a public servant by a person with or seeking business or financial relationships with the agency of the public servant under specified circumstances; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:100.13 and 3996(B)(59), relative to public elementary and secondary schools; to provide for expanded academic support for certain low-performing students; to provide for supplemental instruction and accelerated learning committees; to provide relative to funding; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 311(8) and (9) and 330.1, relative to bail; to provide definitions; to provide relative to the posting and payment of bail obligations; to provide relative to the transportation of persons in custody; to provide relative to applicability; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Article 603(4), relative to child in need of care proceedings; to provide for definitions; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact Civil Code Articles 2041, 2534, and 3463, relative to prescription; to provide for prescription of the revocatory action; to provide for prescription of actions for redhibition and breach of the warranty of fitness for use; to provide for the interruption of prescription; to provide with respect to prescription of actions for recognition of inheritance...

AN ACT To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain public property; to authorize the exchange of certain public property in Lafayette Parish; to authorize the transfer of certain public property in Lafourche 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...

AN ACT To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 33:4574.5(A) and R.S. 33:4574.5(A)(1) and (4), and to enact R.S. 33:4574.5(A)(6) and (7), relative to the Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau; to provide relative to the board of directors; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published

AN ACT To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 9:5633.1(A), and to enact R.S. 9:5633.1(M) and (N), to provide relative to blighted property; to provide for acquisition of blighted property in Lake Charles; to provide for the filing of certain affidavits and judgments; to provide for notice requirements; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1379.3(D)(2) and to enact R.S. 40:1379.3(D)(1)(j), relative to concealed handgun permits; to provide relative to the required safety and training for applicants; to provide relative to the certification of instructors of the required safety and training courses; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 49:155(A) and (B), relative to state symbols; to designate "Southern Nights" by Allen Toussaint as the official state cultural song; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 4:199, R.S. 27:625(G), and 628 and R.S. 28:843, relative to sports wagering; to provide relative to revenue generated from sports wagering; to provide for appropriation; to create the Behavioral Health and Wellness Fund; to create the Sports Wagering Purse Supplement Fund; to create the Sports Wagering Local Allocation Fund; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(c) and R.S. 48:252(I), relative to public contracts; to provide relative to applicability to contracts of the Department of Transportation and Development; to provide for information required by bidding documents; to provide for acknowledgment of compliance with subpoenas from the Louisiana Legislature and its committees; and to provide for ...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 46:1098.5(B)(6) and (C), 1098.6(B)(1)(a), and 1098.7(21) and (23), relative to the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 2; to provide for the appointment of members to the nominating committee for the board of commissioners; to provide relative to terms of the board of commissioners; to provide relative to meetings; and to provide for...

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2492(1)(b), 2496(1)(a) and (2), and 2556(1)(a) and (2), relative to entrance firefighter and police officer classes; to provide for testing notice requirements; to provide for provisional appointments; and to provide for related matters

AN ACT To enact R.S. 24:677 and to repeal R.S. 24:677, relative to the Joint Legislative Committee on Technology and Cybersecurity; to require the committee to examine potential regulation for the practice of network installation and cybersecurity; to provide for the scope of the consideration; to provide for a report; to remove such provisions; to provide for effectiveness; and to

AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Article 702(D) and to enact Children's Code Article 672.3, relative to permanent placement of children in custody of the state; to provide for a diligent search for relatives; to provide for notice to relatives; to provide for priorities of placement; to provide for continuation of care in certain circumstances; to provide for an...