HF 680

A bill for an act increasing the tax on cigarettes.

A bill for an act providing for a community-based wage enforcement program for purposes of the state wage payment collection and minimum wage laws.

A bill for an act relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year.

A bill for an act prohibiting the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions.

A bill for an act relating to a family leave and medical leave insurance program that provides for paid, job-protected leave for certain family leave and medical leave reasons for eligible employees of specified employers.

A bill for an act increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social security benefits.

A bill for an act relating to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value. (Formerly HF 2188 , HSB 569 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act creating a state corporate income tax deduction for net controlled foreign corporation tested income, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2292 , SSB 3105 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026 Applicability date: 01/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of management, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 756 , HSB 72 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027 Applicability date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly HSB 776 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; and establishing the new jobs training program interim study committee; and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 755 .) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2026

Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property

Relating to sales tax on construction materials

An act relating to fiscal year 2027 Opioid Abatement Special Fund appropriations

An Act relating to the taxation of certain natural gas pipeline property; relating to municipal taxation limitations; establishing an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas throughput; relating to the allocation of revenue from the alternative volumetric tax; and providing for an effective date.

TAX/LOCAL: Provides for the levy of hotel occupancy tax by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau. (8/1/26)

AN ACT REQUIRING TRANSPARENCY AND ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVELY DIRECTED FUNDS AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR OTHER EXPENSES.