HB 637

JUVENILES: Removes Vermilion Parish as a member of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District

CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to psychedelic-assisted therapy. (8/1/26) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

JUDGES: Provides for legislative address to the governor for the removal of certain judges for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence committed while in office. (See Act)

BRIDGES/FERRIES: Designates the elevated portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Lance Corporal Justin D. McLeese Memorial Bridge"""

CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Prohibits using artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse materials. (8/1/26)

ENERGY: Creates the Louisiana Energy Protection Act (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

ENERGY: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and develop recommendations for the collection, retention, and access to the state's subsurface data

ENERGY: Creates the Task Force on Advanced Drilling to study the impacts of carbon storage on mineral rights and oil and gas operations

ENERGY: Recognizes the value of geothermal energy development in the state

ENERGY: Urges and requests the Department of Conservation and Energy to review policies and practices related to the redaction of proposed well site locations

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Establishes the Energy Caucus in the Louisiana House of Representatives

An Act to improve outdoor lighting, conserve energy, and increase dark-sky visibility

Net Energy Metering - Portable Solar Electric Generating Facilities

An Act relative to electric ratepayer protections

An Act to set equal contracting conditions for electricity customers on basic service

An Act to exempt solar installations on federal military lands from renewable energy production caps

An Act bringing Mass Save in line with climate mandates