Bill filing ceased this week, so with an avalanche of last-minute entries there are quite a few more to add to the lists. Also, HB 416 was removed as a bad bill after amendment into a benign form.
THE GOOD: HB 813 by Rep. Kathy Edmonston would increase the ability of doctors to prescribe medicine; HB 822 by Rep. Peter Egan gives recipients of donated blood more control over the process; HB 850 by Rep. Mike Johnson would aid owners in the removal of squatters (similar bills: HB 895, SB 448, SB 466, SB 470); HB 893 by Rep. Rodney Schamerhorn would mandate buffer zones around solar farms; HB 894 by Rep. Edmond Jordan would protect ammunition manufacturers from liability; HB 902 by Rep. Michael Melerine would protect government employee pension funds (similar bill: HB 909); HB 906 by Rep. Mark Wright would update campaign finance laws; HB 907 by Rep. Larry Bagley would bring some rationality to state museum governance; HB 908 by Rep. Beryl Amedee would prohibit discrimination in education based upon vaccination status; HB 919 by Rep. Emily Chevernet would prohibit organizations that use public resources to collect dues from using dues for political activity; HB 933 by Rep. Mike Bayham gets rid of licensing people who sell flowers; HB 935 by Rep. Zee Zeringue would remove the option of commercial vehicles that require inspection under federal law to do so under state law; HB 946 by Rep. Jay Galle would clarify removal of library board of control members; HB 952 by Rep. Dustin Miller closes the hemp use loophole; HB 956 by Rep. Raymond Crews strengthens employee protections in collective bargaining; HB 959 by Rep. Daryl Deshotel gets ride of much occupational licensing; SB 436 by Sen. Mike Fesi would clarify that noncitizens cannot register to vote (similar bill: SB 449); SB 446 by Sen. Mark Abraham would reduce toll burdens over the Calcasieu River; SB 486 by Sen. Alan Seabaugh would prohibit preferential or discriminatory treatment of persons by race, color, ethnicity, national origin, or sex on college campuses.
THE BAD: HB 931 by Rep. Tehmi Chaisson would weaken educational standards (similar bill: HB 945); SB 426 by Sen. Sam Jenkins would create unneeded extra costs for local education agencies; SB 430 by Sen. Katrina Jackson-Andrews would limit capital punishment options; SB 479 by Sen. Royce Duplessis would create needless and duplicative bureaucracy.
THIS WEEK FOR THE GOOD: HB 46 passed the House; HB 103 passed House committee; HB 138 passed House committee; HB 188 passed House committee; HB 303 passed House committee; HB 383 passed House committee; HB 407 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 476 passed the House; HB 515 passed House committee; HB 611 with minor amendment passed the House; HB 644 with major amendment passed House committee; HB 716 passed the House; HB 723 with minor amendment passed House committee; HB 737 passed House committee; HB 745 passed House committee; HB 763 passed the House; SB 60 with minor amendment passed Senate committee; SB 79 passed the Senate; SB 181 passed Senate committee; SB 195 with major amendment passed Senate committee; SB 208 passed the Senate; SB 275 was substituted for by SB 503; SB 503 passed Senate committee.
THIS WEEK FOR THE BAD: HB 95 passed House committee; HB 165 passed House committee; HB 310 passed House committee; HB 740 passed House committee; HB 747 passed House committee; HB 768 passed House committee; SB 255 passed House committee.
SCORECARD:
Total number of bills, House: 952;
total number of bills, Senate: 503.
Total number of good bills, House: 87; total number of good bills, Senate: 51.
Total number of bad bills,
House: 40; total number of bad bills, Senate: 17.
Total House good bills heard in
House committee: 29; total Senate good bills heard in Senate committee: 26.
Total House bad bills heard in
House committee: 16; total Senate bad bills heard in Senate committee: 7.
Total House good bills approved
by House committee: 26; total Senate good bills passed by Senate committee: 22.
Total House bad bills approved
by House committee: 6; total Senate bad bills passed by Senate committee: 3.
Total House good bills approved
by House: 12; total Senate good bills approved by Senate: 11.
Total House bad bills approved
by House: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by Senate: 3.
Total House good bills heard in
Senate committee: 0; total Senate good bills heard in House committee: 0.
Total House bad bills heard in
Senate committee: 0; total Senate bad bills heard in House committee: 1.
Total House good bills approved
by Senate committee: 0; total Senate good bills approved by House committee: 0.
Total House bad bills approved
by Senate committee: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by House committee: 1.
Total House good bills approved
by Senate: 0; total Senate good bills approved by House: 0.
Total House bad bills approved
by Senate: 0; total Senate bad bills approved by House: 0.
Total House good bills going to
governor: 0; total Senate good bills going to governor: 0.
Total House bad bills going to
governor: 0; total Senate bad bills going to governor: 0.
Total House good bills signed
by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0; total Senate good bills signed by
governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0.
Total House bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0; total Senate bad bills signed by governor/filed with Secretary of State: 0.
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