Sen. Franklin Foil

Maddy summaryThis bill is a Senate resolution expressing condolences to the family and friends of David Arnold Trusty, a Baton Rouge resident and real estate broker who passed away in July 2025. It honors his professional contributions to the local community and his career in broadcasting and real estate, noting his leadership in founding Trusty Investment Properties with his children. The resolution formally acknowledges his life and legacy, and directs that a copy be sent to his family.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a Senate resolution expressing condolences to the family of Barbara Vastine Hughes, who passed away on January 11, 2026. It formally acknowledges her life of service, faith, and dedication to her family and community. The resolution includes biographical details about her career, education, and family, and directs that a copy be sent to her family. It does not create new laws or policies but serves as an official statement of respect from the Louisiana Senate.

Maddy summaryHB 665 modifies Louisiana's Angel Investor Tax Credit Program by reducing its funding by $1 million and changing how the credit is distributed. The bill directs the credit toward targeted business sectors and requires it to be paid out equally over two years instead of as a single lump sum. It affects angel investors who fund qualifying businesses in these targeted sectors, altering the program's payment structure and scope. The changes take effect for tax periods beginning January 1, 2025.

Maddy summarySB 65 extends the carry-forward period for inventory tax credits from five to ten years for pass-through business entities (like partnerships and S-corporations). This change directly affects businesses that use the inventory tax credit but cannot fully utilize it in a single year. The key provision modifies how unused credits can be applied, allowing these businesses to carry forward credits for a longer period instead of losing them after five years. The bill makes a technical adjustment to existing tax law without creating new taxes or changing credit rates.

Maddy summaryHB 408, known as "The Gillian Guiffreda Act," mandates that health insurance plans cover treatments for pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) and related conditions. This directly affects children diagnosed with PANS - a severe neurological condition causing sudden behavioral and cognitive changes - and their families, who previously faced barriers to insurance coverage for specialized care. The bill requires insurers to provide coverage for medically necessary treatments related to these conditions, without imposing additional out-of-pocket costs on patients. It focuses on ensuring access to established medical care rather than creating new treatments or programs.

Maddy summaryHB 77 expands Louisiana's TOPS scholarship program by creating an "Excellence Award" for students scoring 31 or higher on the ACT or qualifying via the Classic Learning Test (CLT). This new award level directly affects high-achieving Louisiana students attending accredited independent colleges within the state. The bill specifies that eligible students enrolled at participating independent colleges will receive either the actual tuition cost (up to $8,500) or a flat $8,500 payment, whichever is lower. It modifies existing scholarship provisions to add the CLT as an alternative assessment and clarify award eligibility for students pursuing degrees at qualifying institutions.

Maddy summarySB 71 clarifies the administration of Louisiana's Charter School Start-Up Loan Fund and broadens the types of expenses the fund can cover. It directly affects Louisiana charter schools seeking startup loans by removing redundant references to "loan" in the fund's language and expanding eligible uses beyond current restrictions. The bill’s key change is updating the fund's authorized purposes to allow for more flexible financial support during a charter school's initial establishment phase. This is a procedural adjustment to the fund's rules, not a new funding source, and aims to streamline access for qualifying schools.

Maddy summarySB 126 adds a specific exemption for charter schools from reporting school mapping data requirements under Louisiana law (R.S. 17:416.16.1). The bill directly affects charter schools operating under Louisiana's Chapter 3996, exempting them from this data collection mandate unless otherwise required by their approved charter. Key provisions clarify that charter schools are exempt from "all statutory mandates" applicable to public schools, with this mapping data requirement explicitly listed as one of the exempted provisions. This change modifies existing law to remove a specific reporting obligation for charter schools, while public schools remain subject to the mapping data requirement. The bill focuses on administrative clarity for charter schools within existing legal frameworks.

Maddy summarySB 42 is a technical amendment to clarify which state office oversees perinatal behavioral health treatment services. It corrects the reference from "office of group benefits" to the properly capitalized "Office of Group Benefits" in the bill text. This change affects administrative processes within the state's health care system but does not alter eligibility, funding, or patient access to perinatal mental health services. The bill focuses solely on updating terminology for clarity in existing policy language.

Maddy summaryHB 653 transfers administration of Louisiana's sound recording investor tax credit program from the Department of Economic Development to the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and extends the program's duration. The bill establishes tax credits of 18-25% on investor base investments exceeding $10,000-$25,000 for sound recording productions, plus payroll-based credits (10-20%) for new jobs paying $35k-$200k annually. It sets annual caps of $2.16 million total credits and $100,000 per project, with 50% reserved for Qualified Music Companies (QMCs). The program directly affects sound recording producers, investors funding these projects, and QMCs hiring Louisiana residents.