Legislative Focus — 2026 Session
Policy Areas
Session Activity
- Bills filed
- 29
- Active bills
- 29
- Senate bills
- 29
Bills Filed — 2026 Regular Session (29)
Constitutional amendment to establish a state livable wage. (2/3-CA13s1(A)) (1/1/27) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides relative to blighted property. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides relative to early learning centers. (gov sig) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Requires each parish voluntary council on aging to submit certain financial information monthly to the legislative auditor. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Authorizes the creation of a civil protective order online application portal. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Abolishes the Department of Children and Family Services. (10/1/26) (OR DECREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides for changes to the Baker Economic Development District. (gov sig)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Authorizes the creation of a cooperative economic development district affiliated with Baton Rouge Community College in East Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Creates the BLVD at Harding Area Special District in the city of Baton Rouge. (gov sig)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides for regulation of prices for driving courses by the Department of Public Safety. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides relative to the dumping of waste tires. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides for preventing bullying in schools. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides for the voter protection act. (8/1/26) (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides relative to the Recreation and Park Commission for the parish of East Baton Rouge. (gov sig)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Creates the crime of unsecured storage of firearms. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Requires the office of juvenile justice to submit an annual report to the legislature. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Prohibits the use of deepfake material against students enrolled in K-12. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides for the crime of "unlawful deepfake" to be added to the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. (gov sig)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides for health insurance. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides relative to utilities. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26)
Last Action: March 31, 2026
Provides relative to the Department of Children and Family Services. (8/1/26)
Last Action: April 1, 2026
Provides relative to coverage for severe obesity treatment. (gov sig)
Last Action: April 1, 2026
Provides for the board of commissioners of the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District. (8/1/26)
Last Action: April 1, 2026
Invites the governor to address a joint session of the legislature on Monday, March 9, 2026, at 1 p.m.
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Commends and congratulates Louis S. Reine on the occasion of his retirement as president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO.
Last Action: March 30, 2026
Resolves that a committee be appointed to notify the House of Representatives that the Senate has convened and organized and is prepared to transact business.
Last Action: March 9, 2026
Resolves that a committee be appointed to act with a similar house committee to notify the governor that the legislature has convened and organized and is prepared to receive his communications.
Last Action: March 9, 2026
