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Michael Melerine 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB186

Introduced
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Creates the crime of theft of funds from the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise (LA GATOR) Scholarship Program (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB184

Introduced
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Provides an exemption to certain outpatient prescription fees for charitable pharmacies (OR -$3,754 SD RV See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB185

Introduced
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/23/26  
Engrossed
3/31/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/22/26  
Provides relative to the definition of an independent contractor (EN DECREASE SD EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB210

Introduced
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Engrossed
4/14/26  
Refer
4/15/26  
Provides for retroactivity of certain provisions of Act No. 492 of the 2024 Regular Session
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB322

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Engrossed
4/14/26  
Refer
4/15/26  
Prohibits the assessment of any fees or costs against certain individuals who request a copy of testimony presented in executive session before the Board of Pardons and committee on parole
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB299

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/9/26  
Engrossed
4/15/26  
Refer
4/20/26  
Provides relative to the filing of jury bonds by person, mail, or commercial courier
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB315

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/9/26  
Engrossed
4/20/26  
Refer
4/21/26  
Provides relative to noncompete contracts or agreements for interns and apprentices

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB168

Introduced
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/31/26  
Engrossed
4/8/26  
Refer
4/13/26  
Report Pass
5/5/26  
Creates a transitional reentry program for female parolees (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB221

Introduced
2/19/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Designates the new bridge to be constructed over the Mississippi River connecting Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 30 as the "President Donald J. Trump Expressway"
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB104

Introduced
2/22/26  
Refer
2/22/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/25/26  
Engrossed
3/31/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Report Pass
4/27/26  
Enrolled
5/12/26  
Chaptered
5/14/26  
Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the "Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway". (8/1/26) (EN +$3,000 SG EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB346

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Engrossed
3/18/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/15/26  
Redesignates a portion of United States Highway 171 as the "Speaker Joe R. Salter Memorial Highway"
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB288

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Engrossed
4/13/26  
Provides for the use of certain medical terminology in medical documentation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB110

Introduced
2/23/26  
Refer
2/23/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/10/26  
Engrossed
3/18/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/28/26  
Enrolled
5/12/26  
Chaptered
5/14/26  
Prohibits using a child's image to train artificial intelligence to produce child sexual abuse materials. (8/1/26)
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB294

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
4/1/26  
Engrossed
4/13/26  
Refer
4/14/26  
Report Pass
4/21/26  
Enrolled
5/12/26  
Chaptered
5/15/26  
Provides places of worship the right to remove disruptive individuals
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Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB360

Introduced
2/24/26  
Refer
2/24/26  
Refer
3/9/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Engrossed
4/7/26  
Refer
4/8/26  
Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 41 as the "Sgt. Michael J. Guillory Memorial Highway"