SB 46

COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides relative to the licensing and regulation of virtual currency businesses. (8/1/26)

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

FUNDS/FUNDING: Establishes the Workforce Instructor Capacity Investment Program to enhance workforce training programs to meet employer demand in certain industry sectors (EN INCREASE SD EX See Note)

TOPS: Provides relative to TOPS-Tech (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES: Creates the Legislative Higher Education Funding and Formula Task Force.

COMMENDATIONS: Commends James Williams on the occasion of his retirement as superintendent of the Vernon Parish School System.

COURTS/CRIMINAL: Provides with respect to the collection of criminal court fines and fees

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides relative to temporary release of inmates for limited purposes (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

CRIME: Provides relative to unlawful conduct involving images of another person created by artificial intelligence (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Creates a pretrial incarceration alternative pilot program in Caddo Parish (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

HEALTH: Provides for prohibitions on hiring individuals with certain criminal convictions

CRIMINAL/PROCEDURE: Provides with respect to the seizure of off-road vehicles (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Require electronic recordings of all parole board hearings

Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide

REDUCING BARRIERS TO LICENSURE

Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners

Professions and Businesses; a preclearance process in the licensing of individuals with criminal records who make application to or are investigated by certain licensing boards and commissions; create

"Putting Georgia's Patients First Act""; enact"