Senator • Republican

John Morris

Louisiana • District SD-035

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Voting Pattern

Nay: 105

Other: 199

Yea: 2410

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Designates portions of certain roadways in honor of fallen law enforcement officers. (8/1/25) (EN +$4,460 SG EX See Note)

Criminalizes the possession or distribution of kratom. (8/1/25)

Provides relative to the issuance of bonds by the Lake Providence Port Commission and the powers of the commission. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Provides relative to the Central Louisiana Regional Port. (8/1/25) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

Provides for limitation of liability of public entities for false imprisonment of an offender sentenced to a term of imprisonment. (8/1/25)

Prohibits any act intended to hinder, delay, prevent, or otherwise interfere with or thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts. (8/1/25) (RE1 SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Constitutional amendment to provide for persons in the unclassified service and for appointment of persons on the State Civil Service Commission. (2/3 - CA13s1(A))

Provides relative to Louisiana Economic Development. (8/1/25) (RE SEE FISC NOTE SD EX See Note)

Creates the Coordinated Use of Resources for Recreation, Economy, Navigation, and Transportation Authority. (8/1/25) (RE INCREASE SD EX See Note)

Creates the crime of unlawful accepting of a thing of value by a legislator. (8/1/25)

Requires school systems to provide a salary increase for teachers and other school employees using savings attributable to the state's payment of certain unfunded accrued liability of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (Item #2) (EN GF EX See Note)

Constitutional amendment to provide for elections to fill newly-created judgeships and judicial vacancies and for exceptions as to courts of limited or specialized jurisdictions. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (Item #20) (EN NO IMPACT GF EX See Note)

Constitutional amendment to provide relative to offenses to which special juvenile procedures are not applicable. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (Item #19) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

Constitutional amendment to provide for jurisdiction of courts. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (Item #20) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

Creates the "LSU Baseball National Champions" specialty license plate

Designates a portion of Highway 175 in Mansfield, Louisiana, in DeSoto Parish as the "Jerius Marshall Highway" and a portion of Highway 133 in Start, Louisiana, in Richland Parish as the "Luke Letlow Memorial Highway"

Provides relative to ignition interlock devices. (8/1/23) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Creates the Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation Act. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Repeals provisions relative to police officers making arrests for certain misdemeanors and felonies. (8/1/23) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)

Provides for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities and requires that such policies allow for in-person visitation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Creates the School Safety Act of 2023. (gov sig) (EN +$8,969,075 GF EX See Note)

Provides for utilization review and approval procedures of claims for healthcare provider services. (gov sig)

Provides relative to utilization review standards and approval procedures for healthcare service claims submitted by healthcare providers (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

Creates the Office of the State Child Ombudsman and the state child ombudsman. (8/1/23) (EN +$293,877 GF EX See Note)

Provides for patient's right to prompt coverage. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)

Authorizes retired law enforcement officers and retired elected law enforcement department heads to carry concealed firearms if POST certified at the time of retirement. (8/1/23)

Adds Financial Literacy as a required course for high school students (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Requires an automated external defibrillator on the premises of all educational institutions and at sponsored athletic events. (gov sig) (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Requires display of the national motto, "In God We Trust", in every public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education classroom

Increases the transaction fee for processing office of motor vehicles transactions in the city of West Monroe. (8/1/23) (EN +$53,848 LF RV See Note)

Increases penalties for the crime of creation or operation of a clandestine laboratory for the unlawful manufacture of certain controlled dangerous substances. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Provides relative to Louisiana veterans cemeteries

Authorizes the University of Louisiana System to establish tuition and fees for a Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (EN +$576,000 SG RV See Note)

Constitutional amendment to eliminate a judge's discretion to grant bail for certain offenses after conviction. (2/3 - CA8s1) (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV)

Creates Ezekiel's Law and provides relative to protecting children from abuse. (8/1/23) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022-2023

Provides relative to certain practices of public postsecondary institutions. (8/1/23) (OR NO IMPACT See Note)

Provides for an extension to the exception to the use of state tax increments for the expansion of certain projects. (8/1/23) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF RV)

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