R L. Allain

HB492 Carbon Sequestration and Eminent Domain (Passed 37 to 0 on 5/31/2024). Grants domestic and foreign corporations the authority to expropriate land for transporting carbon dioxide by pipeline for underground storage.

SB301 2nd Amendment Privacy (Passed 27 to 9 on 5/28/2024). Establishes the "Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act" to protect the financial privacy of firearms and ammunition retailers.

SB388 Illegal Immigration (Passed 26 to 10 on 5/28/2024). Establishes the crimes of unlawful entry and reentry into the state by illegal aliens.

SB276 Coerced Abortion Penalty (Passed 29 to 7 on 5/23/2024). Introduces the crime of "coerced criminal abortion by means of fraud." This offense involves a third party knowingly administering an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent, aiming to terminate the pregnancy without her awareness.

SB232 Real Money (Passed 38 to 0 on 5/20/2024). Establishes gold and silver coins, specie, or bullion issued by any state or the U.S. government as legal tender within Louisiana.

SCR2 Con-Con (Passed 26 to 10 on 3/25/2024). Applies to the United States Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.

HB282 "Free" School Meals (passed 36 to 0 on 6/7/2023). Provides that all eligible students shall be provided with school breakfast and lunch “free of charge,” while requiring the state’s Department of Education to reimburse the governing authorities of school nutrition programs.

HB399 Exemptions from Student Vaccine Mandates (passed 28 to 11 on 6/5/2023). Would apply exemptions to student immunization requirements not only to students seeking to enter school but also to students attending school.

HB415 Preempting a Central Bank Digital Currency (passed 33 to 6 on 6/5/2023). Would amend sections of state law regarding bank deposits to prevent the inclusion of a “central bank digital currency.”

HB648 Ban on Sex Mutilation Against Minors (passed 29 to 10 on 6/5/2023). Would, as the “Stop Harming Our Kids Act,” ban certain procedures to alter the sex of a minor child.

SB149 Establishing a Minimum Wage (failed 13 to 25 on 5/30/2023). Would have established a state minimum wage starting at $10 per hour beginning January 1, 2024, with increases set to $12 per hour in 2026 and $14 per hour in 2028.

SCR21 Sovereign Right to Nullification (passed 27 to 10 on 5/25/2023). Affirms “the sovereign right of Louisiana to nullify unconstitutional acts of the federal government.”

SB342 Abortion Restrictions (passed 29 to 4 on 6/5/2022). Provides that it shall be unlawful for a physician or other person to perform an abortion, except in cases to “prevent the death or substantial risk of death” or the “loss of a life-sustaining organ” of a pregnant woman.

HB149 Legislative Power to Terminate Emergency Declarations (passed 21 to 11 on 6/10/2021). Would have specified that the Legislature may terminate the entire state of disaster, emergency, or public health emergency, or any section of subsection thereof, declared by executive order or proclamation of the Governor.

SB10 State-Compelled Kindergarten (passed 38 to 0 on 6/9/2021). Requires compulsory school attendance for all children beginning at age 5, including full-day kindergarten and a readiness assessment prior to entering first grade.

HB159 Redefining "Domestic Abuse" in Child Custody Cases (passed 36 to 0 on 6/7/2021). Defines “domestic abuse” to include acts "intended to coerce, control, [or] punish" by a family or household member, and requires courts to elevate the importance of those factors in determining “the best interest of the child" before making custody decisions. 

HCR51 Article V Convention: Term Limits (passed 21 to 13 on 6/3/2021). Calls for a "convention of states" to amend the United States Constitution to establish a limitation on terms for members of Congress.

SB118 Constitutional Carry (passed 27 to 9 on 6/1/2021). Would have allowed permitless carry of a handgun for any person who does not possess a concealed handgun permit but otherwise meets the eligibility requirements.