Legislators logged long hours last week, closing on the halfway point of session by considering a hefty list of legislation rescheduled due to the previous week’s weather. One top 1A priority, legislation to revamp Louisiana Economic Development (LED), cleared Senate...
Legislators held another abbreviated week at the Capitol, this time due to weather. One top 1A priority, legislation to revamp Louisiana Economic Development, was delayed as a result and is now expected to be heard in Senate Commerce in the coming days. Despite...
Legislators gaveled in for a short week following the Easter break and quickly got down to business, as the final bills of the 2024 Regular Session were filed ahead of the April 2 deadline. 1A-supported legislation to provide for universal recognition of occupational...
Legislators pulled long hours ahead of the Easter holiday last week, approving multiple 1A priority measures through committee, including bills to provide for universal recognition of occupational licensing, streamline business workforce solutions, and bolster...
SESSION KICKS INTO GEAR IN WEEK TWO Legislators got down to business with full committee schedules in week two, including lengthy hearings in the House and Senate Insurance Committees on legislation to improve Louisiana’s highest-in-the-nation insurance costs. House...
QUIET FIRST WEEK OF 2024 REGULAR SESSION The 2024 Regular Session convened Monday, March 11, kicking off relatively quietly with committees handling procedural measures followed by budget presentations from leaders of the various state agencies. Governor Jeff Landry...
Lawmakers worked through the weekend as House and Senate leadership spent their energy working toward a budget agreement. Senate Finance convened on Saturday to advance the budget bills, including HB1 and HB 560, both heavily amended by the upper chamber. Relatively...
Legislators worked diligently last week to move bills through committees, as well as each chamber, clearing the calendar to make room for the budget battle in the last two weeks of session. Senators pulled especially long hours last week, gaveling in on Friday, and...
The Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) met last week to revise their revenue projections, where they recognized $323 million in additional income for use in the current budget, and more than $400 million in additional revenue for next year’s budget, meaning...
Legislators met for long hours again last week, including 7 hours of floor debate in the House on Thursday, more than two hours of which were spent on Speaker Schexnayder’s comprehensive carbon capture legislation that ultimately passed 98-1. Several of 1A’s priority...
