Governor John Bel Edwards has signed the following bills into law:
ACT 423 – HB 39: Provides relative to the maximum benefits for members of the Registrars of Voters Employees’ Retirement System hired on or before December 31, 2012
ACT 424 – HB 53: Provides relative to Deferred Retirement Option Plan accounts in the Parochial Employees’ Retirement System and interest on such accounts
ACT 425 – HB 123: Requires high schools to keep automated external defibrillators on their premises
ACT 426 – HB 135: Provides for the reporting of information concerning persons prohibited from possessing firearms
ACT 427 – HB 144: Removes requirement of an affidavit and instead requires a certification to accompany Tier 1 and Tier 2 personal financial disclosure statements
ACT 428 – HB 198: Adds two ex officio members affiliated with the La. District Attorneys Association to the council of the Louisiana State Law Institute
ACT 429 – HB 206: Provides for an automobile expense allowance for the assessors in Assumption, Iberville, and Pointe Coupee parishes
ACT 430 – HB 241: Relative to administrative and budgetary services for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
ACT 431 – HB 244: Extends term limit for South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission to three full terms
ACT 432 – HB 410: Provides relative to the calculation of child support when the parents have shared or split custody
ACT 433 – HB 431: Increases and provides for inspection and supervision fees for common and contract motor carriers and public utilities
ACT 434 – HB 449: Provides for the completion of a birth certificate
ACT 435 – HB 464: Provides for pipeline safety inspection fees
ACT 436 – HB 518: Provides relative to information concerning the fitness of a person to be certified by the Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters
ACT 437 – HB 546: Creates the crime of homestead exemption fraud
ACT 438 – HB 602: Provides relative to notary exam and study material fees
ACT 439 – HB 670: Provides for a temporary waiver for individual sewerage systems in parishes of a certain size
ACT 440 – HB 685: Requires certain test results to be submitted to OMV electronically
ACT 441 – HB 704: Authorizes night movement of permitted vehicles on interstate highways
ACT 442 – HB 714: Provides relative to the Business Corporation Act
ACT 443 – HB 722: Provides relative to registration of certain online hotel marketplaces with the Dept. of Revenue
ACT 444 – HB 729: Provides relative to nonprofit water utility cooperatives wholly owned by water users
ACT 445 – HB 751: Increases penalties for noncompliance with the compulsory seat belt law
ACT 446 – HB 756: Requires the electronic filing of certain claims for refunds
ACT 447 – HB 787: Provides relative to the Wedgewood Crime Prevention and Improvement District in East Baton Rouge Parish
ACT 448 – HB 832: Provides for exemptions relative to the Department of Insurance and certain provisions applicable to employment and criminal records
ACT 449 – HB 834: Authorizes temporary deferral of court costs by certain governmental parties and agents and provides for the collection of such deferred costs
ACT 450 – HB 898: Changes the definition of motor vehicles relative to the prohibition on purchasing motor vehicles with campaign funds to provide that such prohibition does not apply to trailers
ACT 451 – HB 900: Authorizes an increase in fees collected by the Department of Environmental Quality
ACT 452 – HB 931: Amends provisions of law regarding domestic abuse battery
ACT 453 – HB 937: Provides relative to background checks of certain persons who perform services relative to motor vehicles
ACT 454 – HB 964: Provides relative to the treatment and care of students with diabetes
ACT 455 – HB 989: Provides relative to tuition and fees applicable to nonresident students
ACT 456 – HB 1013: Changes the requirements for transferring ownership of a motor vehicle, which is declared a total loss, to an insurance company
ACT 457 – HB 1056: Provides relative to the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Economic Growth and Development District
ACT 458 – HB 1057: Provides for conditions that may be placed on the transfer of roads from the state highway system to a parish or municipality
ACT 459 – HB 1087: Provides relative to the Lafourche Basin Levee District
ACT 460 – HB 1093: Provides with respect to reporting requirements of the legislative auditor regarding public retirement systems
ACT 461 – HB 1103: Provides relative to extensions of time for filing Louisiana individual income tax returns
ACT 462 – HB 1133: Provides relative to revisions of the Amusement Rides Safety Law
ACT 463 – HB 1142: Provides for unemployment compensation for military spouses who resign employment to relocate pursuant to a permanent change of station order
ACT 464 – HB 1150: Provides relative to the disposition of land acquired by the Department of Transportation and Development
ACT 465 – HB 1155: Provides with respect to temporary concealed carry permits for certain victims of domestic violence
ACT 466 – HB 1156: Provides relative to the reduction of teacher salaries under certain circumstances
ACT 467 – HB 1157: Provides relative to the Medicaid provider claims review process
ACT 468 – HB 1165: Exempts mobile construction equipment from compulsory motor vehicle security requirements
ACT 469 – SB 24: Provides relative to parole eligibility
ACT 470 – SB 44: Provides for workers’ compensation insurance premium reductions to certain employers
ACT 471 – SB 47: Provides that it is the legal duty of the attorney general to represent deputy constables
ACT 472 – SB 91: Increases penalties for texting or using social media while driving
ACT 473 – SB 109: Provides for confidentiality of applications and client case records for child care assistance clients
ACT 474 – SB 150: Provides relative to mandatory bail hearings for certain defendants
ACT 475 – SB 172: Provides for persons authorized to sign forms for issuance of special license plates or hang tags for mobility impaired persons
ACT 476 – SB 173: Provides for the attorney general to provide legal representation to parish judges
ACT 477 – SB 215: Provides relative to appeals by tobacco permit holders
ACT 478 – SB 223: Provides relative the La. Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
ACT 479 – SB 268: Establishes a fixed period after establishing residency in Louisiana to have a vehicle registered and inspected
ACT 480 – SB 270: Provides relative to student data privacy
ACT 481 – SB 273: Authorizes the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission to issue additional toll bonds
ACT 482 – SB 275: Requires cursive writing be taught in public schools
ACT 483 – SB 295: Provides relative to non-gaming economic development by the casino operator
ACT 484 – SB 296: Provides for the transfer of the Jackson Avenue Ferry Terminal
ACT 485 – SB 310: Requires the Dept. of Education to collect and report certain special education data
ACT 486 – SB 360: Provides for the Louisiana Physician Order for Scope of Treatment (LaPOST) form
ACT 487 – SB 390: Adds members to the Saline Lake Game and Fish Preserve Commission and to the Northwest Louisiana Game and Fish Preserve Commission
ACT 488 – SB 394: Provides relative to unlawful playing of gaming devices by persons under the age of 21
ACT 489 – SB 419: Authorizes changes in the factors used in professional services selection committee decisions
ACT 490 – SB 464: Authorizes the governing authority of certain municipalities to use proceeds of an additional sales tax as needed
ACT 491 – SB 471: Provides relative to Louisiana State Board of Dentistry
ACT 492 – SB 474: Names a certain complex of state buildings and area in the city of Lafayette the Edgar G. “Sonny” Mouton, Jr. Sports and Entertainment Plaza
ACT 493 – SB 475: Creates the Ambulance Transfer Alternatives Task Force
ACT 494 – HB 1102: Provides relative to gestational carriers
ACT 495 – HB 150: Provides relative to children conceived through gamete donation