The Ark-La-Tex Gazette

Louisiana legislation 2025 session has started on April 7, 2025, at the Capital in Baton Rouge. The regular session will convene at noon on Monday, April 14th. Each Congress sits in two sessions lasting approximately one year.

“The Louisiana House of Representatives is composed of 105 members, each elected for a four-year term. The House of Representatives, together with the state Senate, constitutes the Louisiana Legislature. The duties of the legislature include consideration of proposed laws and resolutions, consideration of proposed constitutional amendments for submission to the voters, and appropriation of all funds for the operation of state government. All bills for raising revenue considered by the legislature must originate in the House of Representatives.”

Your local Representative and Senate introduced bills for the 2025 session.

Representative Steven Jackson

HB5 Crime/Prostitution: Provides relative to the crime of soliciting prostitutes 

HB6 Crime/theft: Creates the crime of misappropriation of funds in connection with the payment of utility services 

Current Status: Pending House Administration of Criminal Justice

HB21 Ethics Board: Provides for the broadcast and recordation of meetings of the Board of Ethics 

HB542 Gaming: Provides for the allowable amount of promotional play offered by certain gaming operators and for deductions regarding promotional play 

HB43 :Appropriations/Judgement: Appropriates funds for payment of certain consent judgements against the state in the suit entitled William Mangum, individually and as surviving father of Hayden Lee. Mangum v. La. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries et al. consolidated with Jack Shaw Mangum v. State of La. et. al. 

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Health and Welfare
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
Transportation, Highways and Public Works

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2113
Shreveport, LA 71166

P: (318) 676-7747

Representative Joy Walters 

HB230 Tax Credits: Establishes an income tax credit for motor vehicle manufacturers and motor vehicle manufacturing suppliers

HB551 Tax/Sales Use Exempt: Establishes a sales tax holiday for purchases of certain times on the first Saturday of August each year

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Administration of Criminal Justice
Labor and Industrial Relations
Transportation, Highways and Public Works
House Select Committee on Women and Children

7505 Pines Road
Suite 1160
Shreveport, LA 71129

P: (318) 230-8556

E: hse004@legis.la.gov 

Tammy Phelps

HB262 Trespass: Provides relative to the removal of unauthorized persons from immovable property

HB481 Alcoholic Beverage Permit: Provides relative to limitations on the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage permits

HB512 Crime: Provides relative to criminal blighting of property

HB595 Medicaid: Provide relative to Medicaid coverage through the TEFRA option program 

HB620 Traffic: Establishes procedures to eliminate traffic congestion in neighborhoods surrounding certain schools in Shreveport, Louisiana 

COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Insurance
Labor and Industrial Relations
Transportation, Highways and Public Works
House Select Committee on Women and Children

810 E. 70th Street Suite A Shreveport, LA 71106

P: (318) 862-3080

F: (318) 862-3088

E: hse003@legis.la.gov 

Senator Jenkins

SB178 Schools: Establishes the School Employee of Rights 

SB189 Blighted Property: Provides for creation of the Louisiana Land Bank Authority Act

District Information   

2419 Kings Hwy.
Shreveport, LA 71103

(318) 632-5970
(318) 632-5970

(318) 632-5972 (FAX)

sen39@legis.la.gov