LAGOP: Important Bills Pending Before Our Legislature

Please be aware of these important pieces of legislation that are currently before our legislature, and let your senator and representative know where we stand:

HB 81— Requires the use of the given name for a student that is listed on the birth certificate unless the parent provides written permission to do otherwise.

HB 86— Creates the "Protect Teachers Act," which provides that no school official will be held liable for any act or failure to act in the directing or disciplining of school children under his or her care and supervision, unless such act or failure to act was found to be malicious and willfully and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm.

HB 102/SB 7— Requires parish and municipal libraries to adopt and implement a policy relative to a minor's access to library materials containing sexually explicit content.

HB 103— Requires public high school students to successfully complete one semester of Financial Literacy in order to be eligible to graduate.

HB 125— Provides land protection by restricting any foreign adversary from directly or indirectly owning, acquiring, leasing, or otherwise obtaining agricultural land.

HB 131— Removes the requirement that a person possess a permit from the state in order to carry a concealed handgun.

HB 311— Constitutional Amendment which prohibits the use of funds and resources from a foreign government or a nongovernmental source for the conduct of elections and/or for the functions and duties related to the administration and conduct of elections.

SB 175— Creates the crime of unlawful deepfakes involving minors, which is the creation of any material depicting a minor engaging in sexual conduct using deepfake technology. 

SB 63— Constitutional Amendment which provides that the freedom to worship in a church or other place of worship is a fundamental right that deserves the highest protection.

We will send further updates as the legislative session continues.