PRIORITY HOT TOPIC BILLS - 2016 Legislative Session
CATEGORY
BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
Assessors
1
ASSESSORS: Authorizes an automobile expense
allowance for the assessor in Lafayette Parish
HB 187
Act 377
08/01/16
2
ASSESSORS: Provides for an automobile expense
allowance for the assessors in Assumption, Iberville, and
Pointe Coupee Parishes
HB 206
Act 429
08/01/16
Auditor/Audits
3
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Provides for the content of
actuarial notes
HB 141
Act 353
08/01/16
4
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Provides for actuarial notes on
pre-filed bills
SB 372
Act 176
08/01/16
5
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Provides relative to release of
legislative audits
HB 711
Act 641
08/01/16
6
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Provides with respect to
reporting requirements of the legislative auditor regarding
public retirement systems
HB 1093
Act 460
08/01/16
7
DISTRICTS/SPECIAL: Provides relative to the audit of
certain contracts with the Algiers Development District
HB 513
Act 289
08/01/16
8
SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Provides relative to the status of
private entities that contract with the Algiers Development
District
SB 235
Act 172
08/01/16
Boards and Commissions
9
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Provides with respect to
limitation of terms of members of boards and commissions
HB 909
Act 71
05/10/16
10
AGRICULTURE: Provides relative to the state soil and
water conservation commission and audits of soil and water
conservation districts
HB 251
Act 42
08/01/16
11
STATE AGENCIES: Abolishes boards and commissions,
authorities, districts, and like entities that are inactive
SB 148
Act 614
08/01/16
12
AGRICULTURE: Modifies the composition of the La.
Crawfish Promotion and Research Board
HB 332
Act 219
08/01/16
13
LEVEES: Provides relative to the Southeast Louisiana
Flood Protection Authority-East and Southeast Louisiana
Flood Protection Authority-West Bank
HB 1149
Act 572
07/01/16
July 2016
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BONDS: Authorizes the Greater New Orleans Expressway
Commission to issue additional toll bonds
BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
SB 273
Act 481
06/13/16
Coastal Resources
15
COASTAL COMMISSION: Relative to administrative and
budgetary services for the Coastal Protection and
Restoration Authority
HB 241
Act 430
08/01/16
16
COASTAL COMMISSION: Authorizes the Coastal
Protection and Restoration Authority Board to develop a
natural resource damages restoration bank program and oil
spill compensation schedule
HB 640
Act 362
08/01/16
Courts
17
COURTS/CITY: Provides for the disposal of certain
misdemeanor records
HB 130
Act 211
05/26/16
18
COURTS/COURT COSTS: Provides with respect to court
costs collected on civil filings to fund the Judicial College
HB 224
Act 131
08/01/16
19
COURTS/CITY: Provides with respect to the use of the
judicial building fund for city courts
HB 427
Act 249
05/26/16
20
COURTS/MAYORS: Provides relative to court costs in
Mayor's Courts
HB 627
Act 361
06/05/16
21
JUDGES: Provides relative to Ascension Parish Court
SB 120
Act 612
06/17/16
22
JUDGES: Provides for the attorney general to provide
legal representation to parish judges
SB 173
Act 476
08/01/16
23
COURTS/MAYORS: Provides relative to the mayor’s court
for the City of Kenner
HB 44
Act 35
08/01/16
24
COURTS: Provides for a mayor’s court in the village of
Creola
HB 70
Act 92
05/13/16
25
COURTS/MAYORS: Provides for a mayor’s court in the
Village of Elizabeth
HB 91
Act 36
08/01/16
26
COURTS/COURT COSTS: Repeals the warrant recall fees
collected to fund a misdemeanor jail in E.B.R. Parish
HB 92
Act 622
06/17/16
27
COURTS/DISTRICT: Authorizes certain district courts to
establish reentry courts
HB 347
Act 221
08/01/16
28
COURTS/COURT COSTS: Provides for an extension of
court costs collected by the Civil District Court for the Parish
of Orleans and its clerk
HB 358
Act 138
08/01/16
July 2016
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ACT
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DATE
29
COURTS/CITY: Extends the territorial jurisdiction of the
City Court of the town of Franklin
HB 389
Act 112
08/01/16
30
COURTS/DISTRICT: Add the creation of a reentry court in
the 4th JDC
HB 548
Act 54
08/01/16
31
COURTS: Provides for the Municipal and Traffic Court of
New Orleans
HB 600
Act 631
01/01/17
32
COURTS/CITY: Provides relative to indigent services in
certain city courts
HB 689
Act 638
08/01/16
33
COURTS/COURT COSTS: Provides for court costs
collected in criminal cases
HB 773
Act 644
§1 - 7/1/16
§2-4 - 8/1/16
COURTS - Civil Procedure/Criminal Procedure
34
CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Provides with respect to legislative
continuance in civil cases
HB 193
Act 101
08/01/16
35
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Creates the Safe and Fair
Return Act of 2016
SB 302
Act 617
08/01/16
36
CLERKS OF COURT: Provides for cancellation of
judgments in favor of the state
SB 469
Act 76
08/01/16
37
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Repeals certain provisions relative to
jury trials that were declared unconstitutional
SB 154
Act 341
06/02/16
38
Criminal Procedure: Provides with respect to
expungement
HB 7
Act 125
05/19/2016
39
COURTS: Provide for the dismissal of certain criminal
charges upon completion of the Veterans Court Program
HB 55
Act 181
08/01/16
40
CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides for exemption of
expungement fees in certain circumstances.
HB 194
Act 8
08/01/16
41
JUDGEMENTS: Authorizes temporary deferral of court
costs by certain governmental parties and agents and
provides for collection of such deferred costs
HB 834
Act 449
06/09/16
42
COURTS/DISTRICT: Provides for the suspension of certain
sentences upon completion of reentry court
HB 1022
Act 421
08/01/16
43
COURTS: Provides relative to eligibility and requirements
of the Veterans Court program
HB 1141
Act 230
08/01/16
44
COURTS/DISTRICT: Provides sanctions for violations of
drug division probation programs
HB 1145
Act 609
08/01/16
HB 870
Act 553
08/01/16
CPAs/Accountants
45
ACCOUNTANTS/CPA: Provides for revisions relative to
the Louisiana Accountancy Act
July 2016
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DATE
Education
HIGHER EDUCATION
46
HIGHER ED/BD REGENTS: Provides for the consolidation
of certain boards and commissions into the Board of
Regents
HB 842
Act 314
08/01/16
47
HIGHER EDUCATION: Provides relative to facilities of
public postsecondary education institutions
HB 948
Act 558
08/01/16
48
HIGHER EDUCATION: Requires that student identification
cards issued by public postsecondary education institutions
meet certain requirements
HB 940
Act 401
01/01/19
49
HIGHER EDUCATION: Provides relative to construction
projects undertaken by nonprofit corporations that support
the Louisiana Community and Technical College System
HB 1160
Act 511
06/16/16
50
HIGHER EDUCATION: Provides relative to tuition and fees
applicable to nonresident students
HB 989
Act 455
08/01/16
CHARTER SCHOOLS
51
SCHOOLS/CHARTER: Permits local public school boards
to assign students to charter schools under certain
circumstances
HB 562
Act 121
08/01/16
52
SCHOOLS: Provides relative to local charter authorizers
and Type 1B charter schools
SB 260
Act 497
06/14/16
TOPS
53
TOPS: Provides relative to reduction of TOPS award,
amounts of TOPS recipients in the event of insufficient
funding
SB 470
Act 503
06/14/16
54
TOPS: Provides relative to the minimum ACT score for
TOPS eligibility and TOPS award amounts
SB 174
Act 18
05/09/16
55
TOPS: Increases the minimum GPA required for the
Performance and Honors Awards
SB329
Act 388
06/05/16
HB 270
Act 106
08/01/16
OTHER
56
BESE: Provides relative to the notification of and special
elections to fill vacancies in elective positions on the State
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
July 2016
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ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
57
SCHOOLS/DISTRICTS: Provides relative to the allocation
of local funds by the Orleans Parish School Board for
schools transferred to the Recovery School District
HB 899
Act 151
07/01/16
58
SCHOOLS: Provides for return of certain RSD schools to
the transferring school board
SB 432
Act 91
05/12/16
59
SCHOOLS: Requires contracts to comply with local public
school board policy
SB 355
Act 347
08/01/16
60
SCHOOLS: Requires high schools to keep automated
external defibrillators on their premises
HB 123
Act 425
01/01/18
61
CHILDREN/EXCEPTIONAL: Provides relative to
assignment of students with exceptionalities to schools
requested by their parents
HB 712
Act 364
08/01/16
62
SCHOOLS/ EMPLOYEES: Provides relative to the
treatment and care of students with diabetes
HB 964
Act 454
08/01/16
63
TEACHERS/ SALARY: Provides relative to the reduction of
teacher salaries under certain circumstances
HB 1156
Act 466
08/01/16
64
EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY: Provides relative to
state content standards and related tests and assessments
SB 262
Act 498
06/14/16
65
STUDENTS: Provides relative to student data privacy
SB 270
Act 480
06/13/16
66
EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY: Provides for
educational programs in juvenile justice facilities
SB 303
Act 500
08/01/16
67
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Requires the Department of
Education to collect and report certain special education
data
SB 310
Act 485
06/13/16
68
STUDENTS: Provides relative to student behavior and
discipline, including the use of seclusion and physical
restraint to address the behavior of students with
exceptionalities
SB 317
Act 522
06/13/16
69
STUDENTS: Prohibits charter schools from requiring
disclosure of certain student information and provides for
the submission of petitions by certain students with
exceptionalities
SB 335
Act 303
06/02/16
70
POSTSECONDARY ED: Requires the Board of Regents to
conduct a comprehensive review of the postsecondary
needs of the state and each of its regions
SB 446
Act 619
§2 -7/1/16
July 2016
Remaining
Sections –
06/17/16
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71
TEACHERS: Provides relative to the use of student growth
data in teacher evaluations
BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
SB 477
Act 504
06/14/16
ELECTIONS
72
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: Provides that an appeal of an
evaluation of a registrar of voters is conducted by the State
Board of Elections Supervisors
HB 470
Act 358
08/01/16
73
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: Provides qualifications for
the office of registrar of voters
HB 471
Act 414
11/08/16
74
VOTING/REGISTRATION: Provides for the close of
registration records
HB 951
Act 183
02/01/17
75
VOTERS/VOTING: Provides relative to early voting days
interrupted by a holiday
HB 230
Act 83
08/01/16
76
REAPPORTIONMENT: Requires the submission of
redistricting plans in a specified format to the Secretary of
State
HB 369
Act 623
08/01/16
77
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS: Provides relative to the
appointment of registrars of voters
HB 593
Act 360
Effective upon
adoption of
Constitutional
Amendment in
HB 459
Employment
78
CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to officers
and employees of the municipal fire and police civil service
HB 873
Act 669
06/17/16
79
REVENUE DEPARTMENT: Changes the deadline for the
submission of annual reports to the Department of Revenue
regarding deductions and withholdings of employee wages
HB 737
Act 662
06/17/16
80
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION: Provides for
unemployment compensation for military spouses who
resign employment to relocate pursuant to a permanent
change of station order
HB 1142
Act 463
08/01/16
Environment/Conservation/Natural Resources
81
CONSERVATION/OFFICE: Provides for certain fees
collected by the office of conservation
HB 465
Act 277
08/01/16
82
ENVIRONMENT/WASTE TIRES: Provides for types of
tires and penalties for failure to comply with the Waste Tire
Program
HB 631
Act 633
10/01/16
July 2016
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ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
83
CONSERVATION: Provides for financial security required
by applicants for drilling permits
HB 632
Act 634
06/17/16
84
CONSERVATION: Dedicates the annual assessment on
an operator who chooses not to plug an inactive well
SB 425
Act 582
06/17/16
85
WATER/RESOURCES: Extends the cooperative endeavor
program for use of the state’s surface water resources
(extends to December 31, 2018)
HB 424
Act 248
08/01/16
86
ENVIRONMENT/FEES: Authorizes an increase in fees
collected by the Department of Environmental Quality
HB 900
Act 451
08/01/16
87
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: Provides relative to
underground storage tanks and the Motor Fuels
Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
SB 257
Act 521
08/01/16
88
CONSERVATION: Provides for the powers and duties of
the commissioner of conservation
SB 427
Act 526
06/13/16
89
TAX/ENERGY: Dedicates certain funds to oilfield sitespecific trust accounts in order to provide for oilfield site
restoration
SB 428
Act 583
06/17/16
Ethics/Lobbying
90
ETHICS/FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE:
Requires the executive director of each of the state and
statewide retirement systems to file annual financial
disclosure statements
HB 78
Act 410
08/01/16
91
ETHICS: Allows a public servant to accept complimentary
admission to a fundraising event held by or for the benefit of
certain educational institutions or programs, excluding
professional, semi-professional, or collegiate sporting
events
HB 272
Act 87
05/11/16
92
LOBBYING: Requires lobbyists to report certain
information
HB 585
Act 416
08/01/16
93
ETHICS: Provides an exception for an attorney serving on
a civil service commission.
SB 64
Act 518
08/01/16
94
LOBBYING: Specifies that the filing of certain
supplemental lobbyist disclosure reports is not required
during the registration renewal period
HB 727
Act 418
08/01/16
95
ETHICS/FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: Removes
requirement of an affidavit and instead requires a
certification to accompany Tier 1 and Tier 2 personal
financial disclosure statements
HB 144
Act 427
01/01/17
July 2016
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96
ETHICS/ FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: Provides relative to
the disclosure of information regarding certain contracts
with the state or political subdivisions for the purposes of
Tier 3 annual financial disclosure statements
BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
HB 965
Act 559
01/01/17
Funds
97
FUNDS/FUNDING: Excepts deposits in excess of
expenditure limit from the temporary suspension of deposits
into the Budget Stabilization Fund
HB 257
Act 656
06/17/16
98
FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for the transfer, deposit, and
use of monies among state funds
HB 409
Act 601
06/17/16
99
FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Revenue Stabilization
Trust Fund
HB 696
Act 639
11/08/16
100
CONSERVATION: Provides for the Oilfield Site
Restoration Fund
HB 819
Act 666
06/17/16
101
FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides for the disposition and
reporting on fees and self-generated revenues by state
agencies and the state treasurer.
SB 460
Act 587
06/17/16
102
FUNDS/FUNDING: Provides relative to reports on special
funds in the state treasury
SB 177
Act 576
06/17/16
Gaming
103
GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER: Provides with respect to fuel
sales at qualified truck stop facilities
HB 196
Act 40
08/01/16
104
VIDEO POKER: Provides with respect to fuel sales at
qualified truck stop facilities which operate video draw
poker devices
GAMBLING/VIDEO POKER: Provides relative to
revocation or suspension of a video draw poker license for
certain violations
SB 323
Act 579
08/01/16
HB 226
Act 307
08/01/16
105
Hospitals/ Health Services
106
HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT: Requires approval by the
governing board for any salary adjustments or cost of living
adjustments for employees or board members of certain
boards under the authority of the Department of Health and
Hospitals and employees of certain human service districts
SB 114
Act 338
06/02/16
107
DIETITIANS: Provides relative to the Louisiana State
Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition
HB 642
Act 636
08/01/16
July 2016
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ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
108
MEDICAID: Provides for a fee on emergency ground
ambulance service providers
HB 662
Act 305
06/02/16
109
HEALTH CARE: Extends legislative authority for the
Louisiana Obesity Prevention and Management
Commission.
SB 21
Act 186
08/01/16
110
HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to the Health
Education Authority of Louisiana (HEAL)
SB 230
Act 577
08/01/16
111
WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Provides for the reporting of
information concerning persons prohibited from possessing
firearms
HB 135
Act 426
08/01/16
112
NURSING HOMES: Revises provider fees assessed on
nursing homes by the Department of Health and Hospitals
HB 922
Act 675
08/01/16
113
MEDICAID: Provides relative to the Medicaid provider
claims review process
HB 1157
Act 467
08/01/16
114
FISCAL CONTROLS: Provides for mandatory meetings of
the Health and Social Services Estimating Conference for
purposes of developing budget recommendations for the
Medicaid Program
SB 443
Act 586
08/01/16
Indigent Defense / Public Defender
115
INDIGENT DEFENSE: Provides relative to the judicial
district indigent defender fund
SB 406
Act 581
06/17/16
116
CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides with respect to
indigent defense
HB 1137
Act 571
08/01/16
117
CHILDREN/WELFARE SVCS:
Provides with respect to representation of indigent or
absent parents
HB 809
Act 407
06/05/16
118
INDIGENT DEFENSE: Extends the collection of the special
cost assessed in criminal cases for the district indigent
defender fund
HB 136
Act 239
08/01/16
Insurance
119
INSURERS/AGENTS: Provides relative to the sale of
policies issued by the Louisiana Citizens Property
Insurance Corporation
HB 915
Act 367
06/05/16
120
RISK MANAGEMENT: Clarifies that the Office of Risk
Management and certain other insurance providers are
exempt from the Louisiana Insurance Code
HB 1126
Act 374
07/01/16
July 2016
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121
INSURANCE/HEALTH: Prohibits certain contractual
provisions in provider contracts with health insurance
issuers
HB 1140
Act 265
08/01/16
122
PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECT DEPT: Provides relative to
enforcement of provisions prohibiting certain fraudulent
insurance acts
SB 375
Act 193
07/01/16
123
NOTARIES: Authorizes the insurance commissioner to
appoint employees of the Department of Insurance as ex
officio notaries
HB 709
Act 363
06/05/16
Legislature
124
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Provides for the transmission of
documents, including ballots and petitions, to and from
members of the legislature
HB 896
Act 674
08/01/16
125
STATE DEPARTMENTS: Requires certain state entities to
report to the legislature information concerning
administration of the entities
HB 947
Act 557
08/01/16
126
LEGISLATIVE AGENCY/ LAW INSTITUTE: Adds two exofficio members affiliated with the La. District Attorneys
Association to the council of the Louisiana State Law
Institute
HB 198
Act 428
08/01/16
127
INTERIM EMERGENCY BOARD: Provides with respect to
the procedures and requirements for obtaining consent of
the legislature for certain acts of the interim emergency
board
CAPITAL OUTLAY: Provides relative to the capital outlay
budget submission
HB 728
Act 280
08/01/16
HB 784
Act 419
08/01/16
LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES: Provides relative to the
Louisiana State Law Institute
SB 395
Act 536
01/01/17
SB 207
Act 520
08/01/16
128
129
Local Government Budget Act
130
LOCAL FINANCE: Provides for legislation relative to the
Louisiana Local Government Budget Act
Municipalities
131
MUNICIPAL/ ANNEXATION: Provides relative to
annexation ordinances by municipalities
HB 786
Act 294
05/31/16
132
MUNICIPALITIES: Provides relative to the dissolution of
municipalities
HB 796
Act 313
06/02/16
July 2016
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ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
133
MUNICIPAL/ INCORPORATION: Provides relative to
incorporation petitions
HB 1147
Act 376
08/01/16
134
LOCAL FINANCE: Authorizes creation of special districts
within certain cities and provides for the governance and
the powers and duties of the district, including tax
incremental finance authority
SB 412
Act 514
06/16/16
Public Contracts/Procurement
135
PROCUREMENT: Requires certain public entities to
provide a secure electronic interactive system for
submission of competitive sealed bids and proposals as an
alternative bidding option
HB 1009
Act 420
08/01/16
136
PURCHASING/PUB BID LAW: Authorizes political
subdivisions, governmental entities, or state agencies to
purchase items through an existing public contract of
another political subdivision
HB 1066
Act 510
08/01/16
137
PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides relative to contract
limits for certain public contracts
HB 1086
Act 566
08/01/16
138
LEASES: Provides relative to leases or subleases of
immovable property owned, leased or controlled by a public
benefit corporation.
SB 447
Act 516
06/16/16
139
PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides with respect to the
purchasing of materials, equipment, and supplies by public
school districts
HB 429
Act 548
08/01/16
140
TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT:
Authorizes DOTD to solicit and enter into public-private
partnership contracts
SB 195
Act 519
06/13/16
141
PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Requires publication of certain
contracts and reports on the Internet and creates task force
which is authorized to study and make annual assessments
of state contracts
SB 407
Act 589
07/01/16
142
PUBLIC CONTRACTS/BIDS: Provides an exception for
Jefferson Parish from certain time limitations on submission
of information with public bids
HB 204
Act 406
08/01/16
143
CONTRACTS: Provides for reporting, review, and approval
by JLCB of certain professional, personal, and consulting
service contracts
HB 454
Act 408
06/06/16
July 2016
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ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
144
PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS: Provides for the percentage of
total evaluation points awarded to certain veterans in
requests for proposals for state procurements and public
contracts
HB 882
Act 670
08/01/16
145
PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides an exception to the
prohibition on closed specification of products for
construction of certain integrated coastal protection projects
HB 1044
Act 373
08/01/16
146
PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides relative to contracts of the
DOTD
SB 354
Act 207
05/26/16
Public Employees
147
CIVIL SERVICE: Prohibits certain questions regarding
criminal history during the employment process for certain
positions (Ban the Box) Applies to unclassified state
employees
HB 266
Act 398
08/01/16
148
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES: Requires approval of the Joint
Legislative Committee on the Budget before certain salary
increases to unclassified employees in the executive
branch are effective in the last ninety days of an
administration
SB 49
Act 517
07/01/16
149
GOVERNOR: Prohibits the increase in salary of
unclassified employees in the executive branch of state
government for a period commencing on the gubernatorial
election day and concluding on inauguration day
SB 57
Act 588
06/17/16
150
LOCAL AGENCIES: Provides for appointment of ex officio
notaries for the Causeway Police Department
SB 381
Act 349
06/02/16
151
CIVIL SERVICE: Provides relative to the sanctions for
engaging in political activities for municipal fire and police
civil service classified employees
SB 84
Act 332
08/01/16
Public Property
152
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain
state property in Grant Parish
HB 911
Act 152
05/19/16
153
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the sale of certain
property in Rapides Parish
HB 214
Act 103
05/19/16
154
PUBLIC LANDS/STATE: Authorizes the transfer of state
property in Morehouse Parish
HB 323
Act 46
05/10/16
155
PROPERTY/PUBLIC: Authorizes the transfer of certain
state property in Caddo Parish
HB 622
Act 31
05/09/16
July 2016
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BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
156
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to
the disposition of land acquired by the Department of
Transportation and Development
HB 1150
Act 464
07/01/16
157
PUBLIC LANDS: Authorizes the exchange of land
between the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and
the Cooper Cemetery Association in Beauregard Parish
SB 30
Act 266
08/01/16
158
PUBLIC LANDS: Authorizes the commissioner of
administration to transfer certain state property in Webster
Parish
SB 142
Act 191
05/26/16
159
HOSPITALS: Provides a procedure for the LSU Board of
Supervisors and the commissioner of administration to seek
approval from the JLCB and the legislature to proceed with
the sale of a hospital
SB 466
Act 537
06/17/16
Public Records
160
PUBLIC RECORDS: Requires public bodies to make
certain information concerning the custodian of records
publicly available
HB 81
Act 654
08/01/16
161
INSURANCE COMISSIONER: Provides for the
confidentiality of records disclosed to or by the
commissioner of insurance during the course of an
insurance receivership
SB 217
Act 345
08/01/16
162
VITAL STATISTICS: Authorizes the disclosure of vital
records data to law enforcement
HB 1136
Act 158
08/01/16
163
PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides that certain records in the
custody of the Louisiana State Licensing Board for
Contractors are exempt from the Public Records Law
SB 222
Act 382
08/01/16
164
PUBLIC RECORDS: Provides right of access to autopsy
records, coroner’s reports and similar documents
SB 241
Act 578
06/17/16
165
PUBLIC RECORDS: Exempts video or audio recordings
generated by law enforcement body-worn cameras from
Public Records Law
SB 398
Act 525
08/01/16
HB 12
Act 19
05/09/16
Retirement
Statewide/Local
166
RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL EMP:
Provides that the state treasurer and the commissioner of
administration, or their designees, serve as voting members
of the Municipal Employees' Retirement System board of
trustees
July 2016
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CATEGORY
BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
167
RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL EMP:
Relative to the Municipal Employees' Retirement System, to
authorize the Louisiana Local Government Environmental
Facilities and Community Development Authority to
participate in the system
HB 17
Act 99
05/19/16
168
RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS:
Establishes a funding deposit account for the Firefighters'
Retirement System and authorizes the board of trustees of
the system to modify required employer contribution rates in
certain circumstances and within certain limits in order to
fund the account
HB 22
Act 208
07/01/16
169
RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS:
Provides that a member of the Firefighters' Retirement
System is not eligible for disability retirement benefits if his
disability is indirectly a result of a preexisting condition
HB 24
Act 209
05/26/16
170
RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS:
Provides relative to appeals of certain disability eligibility
decisions in the Firefighters' Retirement System
HB 26
Act 78
05/11/16
171
RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS:
Provides with respect to payment of interest in certain
cases of administrative error in the Firefighters' Retirement
System
HB 27
Act 231
05/26/16
172
RETIREMENT/COLAS:
Authorizes payment of a benefit increase, funded by state
retirement system experience accounts, to certain retirees
and beneficiaries of such systems
HB 32
Act 512
06/30/16
173
RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL EMP:
Provides relative to the board of trustees of the Municipal
Employees' Retirement System
HB 37
Act 648
06/30/16
174
RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS:
Provides relative to reenrollment in the Firefighters'
Retirement System by employees covered by Social
Security
HB 38
Act 79
05/11/16
175
RETIREMENT/REGISTR VOTER:
Provides relative to the maximum benefits for members of
the Registrars of Voters Employees' Retirement System
hired on or before December 31, 2012
HB 39
Act 423
06/009/16
176
RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL EMP:
Provides relative to the reemployment of retirees in the
Municipal Employees' Retirement System
HB 40
Act 649
06/17/16
July 2016
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PRIORITY HOT TOPIC BILLS - 2016 Legislative Session
CATEGORY
BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
177
RETIREMENT/PAROCHIAL EMP:
Provides relative to Deferred Retirement Option Plan
accounts in the Parochial Employees' Retirement System
and interest on such accounts
HB 53
Act 424
06/09/16
178
RETIREMENT/CLERKS COURT:
Reamortizes the initial unfunded accrued liability (IUAL) of
the Clerks of Court Retirement and Relief Fund as a leveldollar payment over the remaining life of the original IUAL
amortization schedule
HB 54
Act 650
06/17/16
179
RETIREMENT/LOCAL: Provides relative to retirement
eligibility and benefits for new hires in the Firefighters'
Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans
HB 56
Act 651
08/15/16
180
RETIREMENT/LOCAL: Provides relative to the
assessment and remittal of employee contributions to the
Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New
Orleans
HB 57
Act 599
06/17/16
181
RETIREMENT/LOCAL: Provides relative to the Deferred
Retirement Option Plan in the Firefighters' Pension and
Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans
HB 58
Act 652
06/17/16
182
RETIREMENT/LOCAL: Provides relative to conversion of
sick and annual leave to retirement credit in the Firefighters'
Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans
HB 59
Act 653
06/17/16
State Systems
183
STATE EMPLOYEE RET: Adds the Iberia Parish Levee,
Hurricane and Conservation District to the system
(LASERS)
SB 15
Act 161
07/01/16
184
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RET: Provides relative to deferred
retirement option plan subaccount disbursements
SB 8
Act 321
06/30/16
185
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS:
Provides for the payment of certain system administrative
expenses (State Systems)
SB 5
Act 94
06/10/16
186
TEACHERS RETIREMENT:
Provides for the frequency of meetings of the board of
trustees
SB 4
Act 159
06/30/16
187
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS:
Authorizes payments funded by state systems' experience
accounts to certain retirees and beneficiaries
SB 2
Act 93
06/30/16
July 2016
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CATEGORY
BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
188
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT: Provides relative
to contributions of members out of service for five years
SB 6
Act 319
06/30/16
189
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RET: Provides relative to certain
purchases of service credit
SB 7
Act 320
06/30/16
190
STATE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT: Adds employees of
the Chenier Plain Coastal Restoration and Protection
Authority to the system membership
SB 14
Act 160
07/01/16
General
191
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS: Provides for actuarial
determinations and application of funds
SB 18
Act 95
06/30/16
192
RETIREMENT/BDS -COMMISSIONS:
Replaces the chairman of the House Committee on
Retirement with a member of the House Committee on
Retirement appointed by the speaker of the House of
Representatives as trustee on each state and statewide
retirement system board
HB 14
Act 621
06/17/16
Sheriffs/Law Enforcement
193
SHERIFFS: Provides relative to group insurance premiums
for retirees of the Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office
HB 970
Act 228
08/01/16
194
SHERIFFS: Provides relative to payment of group health
insurance premium costs for retirees of Assumption Parish
Sheriff's Office
HB 998
Act 295
07/01/16
195
SHERIFFS: Amends provisions relative to group insurance
premiums for retirees of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s
Office
HB 530
Act 120
08/01/16
196
SHERIFF’S PENSION/RELIEF FUND: Provides for a
benefit for survivors of members of the Sheriff’s Pension
and Relief Fund in the line of duty by an intentional violent
act
SB 16
Act 323
06/30/16
197
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Provides for the revocation of
POST certification for peace officers convicted of
malfeasance in office
SB 287
Act 273
08/01/16
HB 805
Act 665
08/01/16
Special Districts
198
DISTRICTS/COMMUNICATIONS: Provides relative to
communication districts
July 2016
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PRIORITY HOT TOPIC BILLS - 2016 Legislative Session
CATEGORY
BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
199
DISTRICTS/SPECIAL: Provides relative to the New
Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and
Development District
HB 1056
Act 457
07/01/16
200
DISTRICTS/CRIME PREVENTION: Creates the Capital
Heights Crime Prevention and Improvement District in EBR
HB 731
Act 292
05/31/16
201
PORTS/HARBORS/TERMINALS: Creates the Cameron
Parish Port, Harbor, and Terminal District
SB 82
Act 331
01/01/17
202
SPECIAL DISTRICTS: Creates the Parkwood Terrace
Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District
in EBR
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides for boundaries,
board membership and tax authority of the Baton Rouge
North Economic Development District and a hotel
occupancy tax in EBR
SB 111
Act 610
06/17/16
SB 137
Act 528
06/17/16
203
State Agencies
204
SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Wildlife and
Fisheries
HB 178
Act 240
06/30/16
205
SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Natural
Resources
HB 181
Act 286
06/30/16
206
PUBLIC BUILDINGS/GROUNDS STATE: Limits the
amount required to be spent per project under the Percent
for Art Program
HB 216
Act 600
08/01/16
207
SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Revenue
HB 273
Act 2
06/30/16
208
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION: Provides relative to the
authority of the Public Service Commission regarding passthrough charges
HB 310
Act 135
08/01/16
209
CHILDREN/DCFS: Provides for the organization of the
Department of Children and Family Services
HB 475
Act 90
07/01/16
210
SECRETARY OF STATE: Repeals requirement that the
secretary of state print documents of the Louisiana
Historical Association
HB 571
Act 55
05/10/16
211
SUNSET LAW: Re-creates the Department of Revenue
HB 755
Act 65
06/30/16
212
PUBLIC BUILDINGS/ GROUNDS STATE: Provides
relative to maximizing the use of available office space in
state buildings
HB 812
Act 66
08/01/16
July 2016
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PRIORITY HOT TOPIC BILLS - 2016 Legislative Session
CATEGORY
BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
213
ADMINISTRATION: Changes the designation of
rulemaking authority relative to the state fire marshal and
the Department of Health and Hospitals
HB 1015
Act 157
08/01/16
214
ATTORNEY GENERAL: Provides that it is the legal duty of
the attorney general to represent deputy constables
SB 47
Act 471
08/01/16
215
HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPARTMENT: Provides for the
re-creation of the Department of Health and Hospitals and
changes the name to Louisiana Department of Health
SB 107
Act 300
§1,7, & 9:
06/02/16
216
CULTURE/RECREATION/TOURISM DEPT: Re-creates
the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism
SB 110
Act 15
§2-6: 06/30/16
06/30/16
217
ENVIRONMENT QUALITY DEPT: Provides for the
organization of the Department of Environmental Quality
SB 140
Act 378
08/01/16
218
CULTURE/RECREATION/TOURISM DEPT: Requires
POST certification of the Department of Culture, Recreation
and Tourism security officers
SB 277
Act 615
01/01/17
219
JUVENILE JUSTICE: Creates the Juvenile Justice
Accountability and Cost Effectiveness Act of 2016
SB 301
Act 499
08/01/16
HB 610
Act 182
01/01/17
HB 608
Act 551
07/01/16
Taxes
Tax/Ad Valorem
220
TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: Prohibits the inclusion of the
value of certain federal tax credits and special financing
provisions when determining the fair market value of certain
property for purposes of tax assessment
Tax/Tax Commission
221
TAX COMMISSION, STATE: Increases the fee imposed
by the Louisiana Tax Commission for the mandated
assessment of public service properties
Tax/Income Tax
222
TAX RETURN: Provides relative to the deadlines for the
payment of certain taxes and the time and place for the
filing of certain income tax returns
HB 735
Act 661
06/17/16
223
TAX/ INCOME-INDIV/RETURN: Provides relative to
extensions of time for filing Louisiana individual income tax
returns
HB 1103
Act 461
08/01/15
July 2016
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PRIORITY HOT TOPIC BILLS - 2016 Legislative Session
CATEGORY
BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
HB 795
Act 592
07/01/16
HB 1120
Act 568
06/17/16
Tax/Credits, Deductions, and Exemptions
224
TAX EXEMPTIONS: Provides relative to the organization
of the Tax Exemption Budget
Tax/ Miscellaneous
225
TAX/TAXATION: Creates the Louisiana Tax Institute
within the Department of Revenue as an advisory body on
tax related matters
Tax/Sales and Use Tax
226
TAX/SALES & USE: Provides relative to the Sales Tax
Streamlining and Modernization Commission
HB 1060
Act 564
08/01/16
227
LOCAL FINANCE: Authorizes the city of Carencro to levy
a sales and use tax
SB 32
Act 13
05/09/16
228
TAX/ SALES-USE, LOCAL: Authorizes the Lafourche
Parish School Board to levy and collect an additional sales
and use tax
HB 880
Act 555
07/01/16
229
SCHOOLS: Authorizes the Avoyelles Parish School Board
to levy and collect an additional sales tax, subject to voter
approval
SB 457
Act 180
05/19/16
230
LOCAL FINANCE: Authorizes the governing authority of
certain municipalities to use proceeds of an additional sales
tax as needed
SB 464
Act 490
06/13/16
HB 978
Act 335
06/05/16
Tax/ Tax Appeals
231
TAX/TAXATION: Provides for administration, disposition,
enforcement, and adjudication of state and local taxes
under the jurisdiction of the Board of Tax Appeals
MISC
232
WEAPONS/FIREARMS: Adds current and retired attorney
generals and designated assistant attorneys general to list
of officials who can carry concealed weapons
HB 140
Act 541
08/01/16
233
CHILDREN/ABUSE: Requires that the state child
protection toll-free hotline number be posted on the website
of every public school
HB 97
Act 234
08/01/16
234
TRAFFIC: Increases penalties for texting or using social
media while driving
SB 91
Act 472
06/13/16
235
UTILITIES: Provides relative to nonprofit water utility
cooperatives wholly owned by water users
HB 729
Act 444
06/09/16
July 2016
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PRIORITY HOT TOPIC BILLS - 2016 Legislative Session
CATEGORY
BILL #
ACT
EFFECTIVE
DATE
236
MILITARY AFFAIRS: Authorizes certain honorably
discharged active-duty military personnel to receive benefits
through the La. Military Family Assistance Fund
HB 1002
Act 402
08/01/16
237
Crime: Prohibits use of an unmanned aircraft system to
conduct surveillance or collect information about a school,
school premises, or correctional facilities
HB 19
Act 539
08/01/16
238
MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides for methods of payment for
debts owed to the office of Motor Vehicles
HB 245
Act 397
06/08/16
239
PROPERTY/ EXPROPRIATION: Provides for disclosure of
information to property owners whose property is subject to
expropriation
HB 313
Act 108
01/01/17
240
PARDON: Establishes a fee for conducting pardon
investigations
HB 495
Act 52
08/01/16
241
CRIME: Creates the crime of homestead exemption fraud
HB 546
Act 437
08/01/16
241
TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Provides for the assessment of
a surcharge fee on prepaid 911 services
HB 678
Act 590
10/01/16
242
MOTOR VEHICLE/ DRIVER LICENSE: Provides for the
issuance of REAL ID compliant special identification cards
HB 702
Act 505
06/14/16
243
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT: Provides for
conditions that may be placed on the transfer of roads from
the state highway system to a parish or municipality
HB 1057
Act 458
08/01/16
244
LOANS: Provides relative to a deferred presentment or
small loan transaction
SB 108
Act 200
08/01/16
245
RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS/LIBERTIES: Authorizes political
subdivisions to open proceedings with voluntary prayer
SB 135
Act 575
08/01/16
246
MOTOR VEHICLES: Provides for the issuance of REAL ID
compliant driver’s licenses and special identification cards
SB 227
Act 496
06/14/16
247
COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Prohibits certain Wi-Fi
“hotspot” blocking
SB 251
Act 532
08/01/16
248
MOTOR VEHICLES: Establishes a fixed period after
establishing residency in Louisiana to have a vehicle
registered and inspected
SB 268
Act 479
08/01/16
249
Bonds: Provides for the application of a premium, if any, in
connection with the issuance of bonds.
SB 414
Act 195
05/26/16
July 2016
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PRIORITY HOT TOPIC BILLS - 2016 Legislative Session
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DESCRIPTION
BILL No.
Act
1
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides
that the manner of appointment and qualifications of the registrar are
to be provided by law
HB 459
Act 677
2
TAX/AD VALOREM TAX: (Constitutional Amendment) Establishes a
total ad valorem property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a
member of the armed forces of the Unites States, the La. National
Guard, the La. State Police, or a law enforcement or fire protection
officer killed in the line of duty
HB 505
Act 678
3
FUNDS/FUNDING: (Constitutional Amendment) Establishes the
Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund
HB 603
Act 679
4
POSTSECONDARY ED: Constitutional amendment to authorize the
postsecondary education management boards to establish tuition and
fee amounts charged by institutions under their supervision and
management
SB 80
Act 680
5
CIVIL SERVICE: Provides relative to the sanctions for engaging in
political activities for municipal fire and police civil service classified
employees
SB 84
Act 332
6
FUNDS/FUNDING: Constitutional amendment to revise the
circumstances that would allow the reduction of constitutionally
protected expenditures and dedications to eliminate a projected
deficit in an ensuing fiscal year.
SB 201
Act 681
July 2016
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PRIORITY HOT TOPIC BILLS - 2016 Legislative Session
RESOLUTIONS
No
Description
Resolution
#
1
COURTS/COURT COSTS: Requests that the Judicial Council
study and make recommendations to the legislature regarding the
use and collection of court costs and fees requiring Judicial
Council review
HCR 133
Sent to
Secretary of
State
06/08/16
2
RETIREMENT BENEFITS: Requests a study of practices used in
adopting actuarial assumptions and reporting standards for the
state and statewide retirement systems and an investigation of
potential legislative improvements for the increased sustainability
of the systems
HSR 6
06/06/16
3
HEALTH SERVICES: Continues the task force to study and make
recommendations concerning health services delivery and
financing in the Baton Rouge region.
SCR 4
05/27/16
4
LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES: Requests the Louisiana State Law
Institute to study the feasibility of revising state law regarding
standing for private associations to seek injunctive relief for a
zoning violation and also to study present penalties for zoning
violations.
SCR 13
05/27/16
5
GAMING: Creates the Riverboat Economic Development and
Gaming Task Force.
SCR 17
05/27/16
6
COASTAL RESOURCES: Requests the Coastal Protection and
Restoration Financing Corporation to study the feasibility of
employing financing techniques to convert future BP settlement
payments into current assets to be deposited in and credited to the
Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund.
SCR 29
06/07/16
7
HEALTH/HOSPITALS DEPT: Creates a task force to study
meaningful oversight of the professional healthcare licensing
boards statutorily created within the Department of Health and
Hospitals.
SCR 65
05/27/16
8
HEALTH CARE: Directs the Department of Health and Hospitals
to evaluate and report on funding solutions for in-home support
providers.
SR 6
04/04/16
July 2016
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