All Bills, Last Action (4/16/21) Bill # Primary Sponsors Title Last Action "TAX/SALES‐USE‐EXEMPT: Provides for a sales and use tax exemption for feminine hygiene products and diapers (OR ‐ HB 7 Aimee Freeman $11,100,000 GF RV See Note)" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. "TAX/INCOME TAX: Creates an individual income tax checkoff for the Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response HB 12 Malinda White (STAR) organization (OR NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. "BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Repeals certain adjudication, reporting, and notice requirements applicable to certain Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and HB 27 Greg Miller licensing boards and commissions" Governmental Affairs. "CRIME: Creates the crime of adoption deception (OR Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of HB 54 Rick Edmonds INCREASE GF EX See Note)" Criminal Justice. "MALPRACTICE/MEDICAL: Provides for modifications of Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and HB 78 Doc McMahen certain time periods in medical malpractice claims" Procedure. "VITAL STATISTICS: Provides relative to Missing Angel Certificates issued by the state registrar of vital records (OR HB 90 Dodie Horton NO IMPACT See Note)" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "MEDICAID: Authorizes transportation network companies to provide nonemergency medical transportation services HB 91 Michael Echols through the state Medicaid program" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "LIABILITY/CIVIL: Provides for liability relative to the Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and HB 103 Danny McCormick administration of COVID‐19 vaccinations" Procedure. "TAX CREDITS: Establishes an income tax credit for certain HB 117 Michael Echols foster care expenses" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. "SCHOOLS: Requires newly constructed public school buildings and those undergoing major renovations to be equipped with water bottle filling stations (OR INCREASE LF HB 132 Vince Pierre EX See Note)" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. "LEGISLATIVE POWERS: Provides relative to termination of Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and HB 149 Larry Frieman emergency declarations" Governmental Affairs. "SCHOOLS/DISTRICTS: Provides relative to reporting of students identified as having dyslexia (OR NO IMPACT See HB 170 Joe Marino Note)" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. All Bills, Last Action (4/16/21) "MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of dental care for certain adults with developmental and intellectual HB 172 Rhonda Butler disabilities" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "NURSES/REGISTERED: Provides relative to admitting HB 181 Dustin Miller privileges for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "STATE AGENCIES: Provides for state agency partnerships HB 186 Tony Bacala to improve Medicaid administration and program integrity" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "HEALTH/HOME CARE: Amends laws relative to home HB 187 Larry Bagley health care" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "HEALTH CARE/RECORDS: Provides with respect to Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and HB 188 Beau Beaullieu healthcare records" Procedure. "INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to maternity HB 190 Matthew Willard services of midwives and doulas" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance. "HEALTH/LDH: Creates the office on women's health within HB 193 Denise Marcelle the La. Department of Health" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "LICENSING: Provides relative to occupational licenses for HB 197 Chuck Owen dependents of healthcare professionals" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS: Provides relative to the delivery HB 204 Chris Turner of Medicaid‐funded services for persons with disabilities" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid eligibility determination HB 213 Tony Bacala functions and Medicaid fraud detection and prevention" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "CHILDREN/NEWBORNS: Authorizes the installation and use of newborn safety devices at infant relinquishment sites HB 218 Mike Pete Huval designated in the Safe Haven Law" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "CRIMINAL/JUSTICE: Provides relative to the Louisiana Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of HB 234 Barbara Carpenter Sexual Assault Oversight Commission" Criminal Justice. "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: Provides for the decriminalization of marijuana possession and distribution Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of HB 243 Candace Newell (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)" Criminal Justice. "INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides for the regulation of HB 244 Chris Turner pharmacy services administrative organizations" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance. "CIVIL/INTERDICTION: Provides relative to interdiction and Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and HB 255 Chuck Owen curatorship" Procedure. All Bills, Last Action (4/16/21) "HEALTH SERVICES: Provides for definitions and HB 270 Tanner Magee exemptions relative to telemedicine and telehealth" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "INTERGOV COMPACTS: Joins Louisiana to the interstate compact known as the Solemn Covenant of the States to HB 290 Bob Owen Award Prizes for Curing Diseases" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "TAX/INCOME TAX: Establishes an income tax credit for certain funeral and burial expenses for certain pregnancy‐ HB 301 Mandie Landry related deaths" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. "CHILDREN/NEWBORNS: Adds mucopolysaccharidosis type I and glycogen storage disorder type II to the state's HB 316 Paula Davis newborn screening panel" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Prohibits requiring vaccination verification or immunity status for certain transactions or for inclusion on a driver's license or special identification Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, HB 349 Kathy Edmonston card" Highways and Public Works. "MEDICAID: Requires regular evaluation of and reporting HB 356 Tony Bacala on Medicaid administration and services" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "CHILDREN: Requires reporting of certain information HB 357 Raymond Crews relating to minors who undergo abortions" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "CURRICULA: Provides relative to required instruction in elementary and secondary schools on the health risks of HB 368 Buddy Mincey vapor products (OR NO IMPACT LF EX See Note)" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. "MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Authorizes the recommendation of medical marijuana in raw or crude form and limits the HB 391 Tanner Magee dispensing of such product" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "PUBLIC HEALTH: Provides relative to public health programs and services related to Alzheimer's disease and HB 397 Malinda White other dementias" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "ATTORNEY GENERAL: Creates an occupational licensing board review program within the office of the attorney HB 398 Rhonda Butler general" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary. "STUDENT/DISCIPLINE: Provides relative to student HB 411 Jason Hughes discipline" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education. All Bills, Last Action (4/16/21) "CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to the reemployment of employees who have resigned or retired from the classified service due to injury or medical Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial HB 412 Jeremy Lacombe condition" and Cultural Affairs. "TAX/INCOME TAX: Establishes an individual income tax deduction for taxpayers who adopt a child from foster care HB 424 Jack McFarland (OR ‐$187,000 GF RV See Note)" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. "PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS: Provides relative to the licensed HB 442 Larry Bagley profession of physician assistant" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "DOMESTIC ABUSE: Creates a domestic violence fatality HB 452 Paula Davis review team within the Louisiana Department of Health" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "MEDICAID: Provides relative to a program of hospital assessments and intergovernmental transfers for health HB 453 Daryl Deshotel services financing (OR INCREASE LF RV See Note)" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. "INSURANCE/LIFE: Provides relative to the use of genetic information in underwriting for life and long‐term care HB 455 Mary DuBuisson insurance" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Insurance. "HEALTH/LDH: Establishes the Rare Disease Advisory Council within the Louisiana Department of Health (OR NO HB 460 Paul Hollis IMPACT See Note)" Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.