NOTICE: Bills Signed by Gov. Edwards

Press Release

Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills into law from the 2022 Legislative Session.

ACT 282--SB 3 Provides for distribution of monies collected from enforcement actions of coastal use permits.

ACT 284--SB 87 Provides relative to the capital outlay process.

ACT 285--SB 103 Provides relative to legal malpractice.

ACT 286--SB 258 Provides relative to voting and the holding of elections impaired as the result of a declared emergency or disaster.

ACT 287--SB 364 Provides for the rulemaking authority of the Louisiana Tax Commission.

ACT 288--HB 1080 Provides relative to broadband.

ACT 289--SB 7 Grants a permanent benefit increase to system retirees and beneficiaries.

ACT 290--SB 46 Provides relative to group insurance benefits for certain clerks of court.

ACT 291--SB 51 Adds a second commissioner to the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court and authorizes commissioners to preside over domestic violence cases and civil matters.

ACT 292--SB 83 Creates the Council on Medicaid Pharmacy Reimbursement.

ACT 293--SB 88 Provides relative to insurance benefits for retirees of the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office.

ACT 294--SB 93 Designates the Gulf Fritillary as the official state butterfly.

ACT 295--SB 101 Provides relative to the traffic violations bureau in certain city courts.

ACT 296--SB 106 Provides relative to disciplinary proceedings by a professional or occupational board or commission.

ACT 297--SB 111 Repeals provisions creating the establishment, location, purpose, and use of the Tioga Heritage Park and Museum.

ACT 298--SB 121 Provides relative to the display of pharmacy permits.

ACT 299--SB 146 Provides for health insurance coverage of cancer treatments.

ACT 300--SB 157 Provides for access to criminal history records and identification files by the office of technology services.

ACT 301--SB 159 Provides relative to insurance benefits for retirees of the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office.

ACT 302--SB 176 Amends the Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act.

ACT 303--SB 193 Provides for the reapportionment plans of school boards.

ACT 304--SB 197 Allows groundwater district commission members appointed by certain entities that furnish water for rural or municipal use to be employees of such entities.

ACT 305--SB 201 Adds contract attorneys of district public defender offices to group health insurance coverage offered by parish governments.

ACT 306--SB 215 Provides for assessment of attorney fees when certain municipal fire and police civil service boards reverse a decision of an appointing authority.

ACT 307--SB 250 Provides relative to the compensation of intercollegiate athletes for the use of their name, image, or likeness.

ACT 308--SB 261 Provides for public postsecondary education transfer pathways.

ACT 309--SB 268 Provides relative to opioid treatment programs for pregnant women.

ACT 310--SB 285 Makes technical changes to update cross references to gaming laws and authorizes the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to conduct open meetings via video conferencing

ACT 311--SB 318 Provides relative to the advertising, promoting, and conducting of certain live musical performances.

ACT 312--SB 324 Provides relative to qualifications for licensure by the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry.

ACT 313--SB 328 Provides relative to the Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners.

ACT 314--SB 398 Provides relative to juror compensation rates.

ACT 315--SB 407 Requires schools to store epinephrine in the classrooms of certain students.

ACT 316--SB 442 Provides relative to certain third-party sellers on the online marketplace.

ACT 317--SB 485 Provides relative to the Delachaise Security and Improvement District.

ACT 318--SB 486 Provides relative to clerks of court.

ACT 319--SB 493 Provides relative to certain drainage districts.

ACT 320--HB 182 Provides relative to third-party administrators.

ACT 321--HB 235 Provides relative to the governing commission of the Jackson Parish Hospital Service District.

ACT 322--HB 237 Provides relative the administration of tests by the state examiner for certain positions in the city of Shreveport.

ACT 323--HB 244 Provides relative to public school calendar requirements.

ACT 324--HB 245 Provides relative to minors taken into protective custody from schools.

ACT 325--HB 263 Requires the establishment of check-out procedures at public schools and school districts.

ACT 326--HB 266 Provides relative to the Louisiana Commission on HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis C Education, Prevention, and Treatment.

ACT 327--HB 270 Provides for naming the Kenner council on aging building in Kenner after Mable Trepagnier Brown.

ACT 328--HB 287 Requires the annual occupational license tax levied on certain computer programming businesses to be set at a flat rate.

ACT 329--HB 301 Provides relative to a driver's license duplicate designation.

ACT 330--HB 308 Provides relative to the unemployment compensation weekly benefit amount.

ACT 331--HB 317 Provides for hurricane, named storm, and wind and hail deductibles.

ACT 332--HB 349 Provides relative to the removal of school bus operators.

ACT 333--HB 363 Provides relative to the student growth component in the evaluation of teachers and administrators.

ACT 334--HB 377 Provides relative to fingerprinting all persons arrested for any offense involving operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

ACT 335--HB 417 Authorizes early learning centers to maintain a supply of auto-injectable epinephrine.

ACT 336--HB 469 Creates the Delta Bike Trail Commission.

ACT 337--HB 473 Provides relative to fees for production of public records.

ACT 338--HB 509 Requires the state Department of Education to review laws pertaining to teacher training and submit a related report to the legislature.

ACT 339--HB 532 Provides relative to health insurance coverage for fire employees.

ACT 340--HB 572 Provides for the advertisement of condemned property.

ACT 341--HB 582 Joins Louisiana to the licensed professional counselors interstate compact.

ACT 342--HB 587 Modifies the composition of the Lakefront Management Authority.

ACT 343--HB 604 Provides for the transfer of ownership of a vehicle to an insurer.

ACT 344--HB 625 Provides relative to off-site locations of behavioral health service providers.

ACT 345--HB 630 Designates certain portions of highways in Iberia Parish and St. Martin Parish.

ACT 346--HB 647 Provides relative to the Mid-City Security District in Orleans Parish.

ACT 347--HB 669 Provides relative to background checks of private training or driving instructor training schools or agencies.

ACT 348--HB 679 Provides relative to certain statements required to be filed by elected officials.

ACT 349--HB 732 Provides relative to the Louis Armstrong Park Authority and Historic Jazz District in Orleans Parish.

ACT 350--HB 776 Designates a portion of Interstate 49 in Shreveport, Louisiana, as "The Cooper Road Pioneers Memorial Interchange."

ACT 351--HB 777 Provides relative to the secretary for the municipal fire and police civil service board in certain municipalities.

ACT 352--HB 780 Provides relative to historic preservation and economic development in downtown Houma.

ACT 353--HB 791 Provides relative to charter fishing without required credentials.

ACT 354--HB 797 Provides relative to the BioDistrict New Orleans in Orleans Parish.

ACT 355--HB 818 Provides relative to certain expedited hearing schedules.

ACT 356--HB 827 Provides relative to screening of children for autism spectrum disorder.

ACT 357--HB 828 Increases the gross annual sales threshold under which a home-based preparer of low-risk foods may qualify for the protections of the statute known commonly as the cottage food law.

ACT 358--HB 832 Designates Act 444 of the 2021 Regular Session as "Beau's Law."

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