Bills signed into law by the governor

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills from the 2023 Regular Legislative Session into law. You can look up the text of bills at legis.la.gov.

ACT 361-HB56 Authorizes the Monroe City School Board to levy an ad valorem tax for the purpose of funding early childhood care and education.

ACT 362-HB169 Provides for safety protocols for elementary school students when being dropped off at and picked up from school.

ACT 363-HB181 Provides relative to telemedicine access for coroners.

ACT 364-HB183 Prohibits the assignment of certain benefits.

ACT 365-HB189 Provides relative to alcoholic beverages.

ACT 366-HB250 Authorizes assessors in each parish to increase their annual compensation.

ACT 367-HB291 Provides for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities and requires that such policies allow for in-person visitation.

ACT 368-HB339 Provides relative to motions for summary judgment.

ACT 369-HB459 Provides relative to phlebotomists.

ACT 370-HB462 Requires public school governing authorities to post certain fiscal information on their websites.

ACT 371-HB472 Provides for the state's entry into the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, which provides relative to certification and qualification of teachers.

ACT 372-HB533 Changes the composition and qualifications of the board of commissioners of the Red River, Atchafalaya, and Bayou Boeuf Levee District.

ACT 373-HB547 Provides relative to catalytic converter sales law.

ACT 374-HB556 Provides relative to electronic monitoring.

ACT 375-HB558 Provides for the collection and remittance of state and local sales and use taxes.

ACT 376-HB563 Creates a law enforcement recruitment incentive fund.

ACT 377-HB568 Provides relative to sanctions for a lapse in required vehicle liability security.

ACT 378-HB571 Provides relative to carbon capture and sequestration.

ACT 379-HB573 Provides relative to prohibited provisions in certain public contracts.

ACT 380-HB583 Provides relative to franchise fee audits.

ACT 381-HB593 Provides relative to cemeteries.

ACT 382-HB629 Exempts from local sales and use taxes certain prescription drugs administered by topical system in medical clinics.

ACT 383-HB653 Provides relative to Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities.

ACT 384-HB654 Provides for the collection of fees associated with facilitating an electronic signature or authorization.

ACT 385-HB660 Provides relative to the carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers.

ACT 386-SB31 Creates database to track trafficking arrests, convictions, restitution, fines, and civil asset forfeiture.

ACT 387-SB73 Provides relative to truancy and assessment and service centers.

ACT 388-SB77 Provides relative to the capital outlay process.

ACT 389-SB136 Provides relative to the governance of the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District.

ACT 390-SB140 Provides relative to online judicial sales.

ACT 391-SB153 Creates the Correctional Facility Capital Outlay Fund.

ACT 392-SB197 Provides relative to teacher certification.

ACT 393-SB201 Provides for meetings of boards and commissions via electronic means.

ACT 394-SB205 Creates the Louisiana Foundational Integrated Research System for Transformation (LA FIRST).

ACT 395-SB132 Provides relative to exemptions to capital outlay procedure.

ACT 396-SB227 Provides for state and local sales and use taxes on digital art sold in a cultural product district.

ACT 397-HB560 Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.

ACT 398-HB3 Provides for the Omnibus Bond Act.

ACT 399-HB90 Provides relative to penalties for distribution or possession with intent to distribute fentanyl or carfentanil.

ACT 400-HB104 Appropriates funds for the expenses of the judiciary for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

ACT 401-HB176 Provides relative to transfer of ownership of movable property.

ACT 402-HB222 Provides for Revenue Sharing Distribution for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

ACT 403-HB247 Establishes a tax credit for purchases of firearm safety devices.

ACT 404-HB255 Establishes a tax credit for restaurants that recycle oyster shells.

ACT 405-HB327 Relative to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS), provides that dependent children of parents living overseas meet TOPS residency requirements if certain conditions are met.

ACT 406-HB369 Provides for a premium discount for certain military personnel.

ACT 407-HB379 Provides relative to liability associated with parades.

ACT 408-HB388 Provides for the ancillary expenses of state government.

ACT 409-HB484 Provides relative to suspension of a driver's license and eligibility for a hardship license for certain offenses of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

ACT 410-HB550 Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies among state funds.

ACT 411-HB562 Provides relative to the Motion Picture Production Tax Credit.

ACT 412-HB586 Provides for civil liability for actions related to fentanyl.

ACT 413-HB618 Provides with respect to the credit and the deduction for taxes paid to other states.

ACT 414-HB635 Increases the rate of the excise tax on vapor products and electronic cigarettes and dedicates a portion of the avails of such increase to payment of salaries and related benefits for La. State Police.

ACT 415-HB636 Makes appropriations for the expenses of the legislature for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.