Louisiana State Senator

Gary Smith 2023 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB103

Introduced
3/14/23  
Introduced
3/14/23  
Refer
3/14/23  
Refer
3/14/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
5/2/23  
Report Pass
5/2/23  
Engrossed
5/15/23  
Engrossed
5/15/23  
Refer
5/16/23  
Refer
5/16/23  
Report Pass
5/25/23  
Report Pass
5/25/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Chaptered
6/9/23  
Passed
6/9/23  
Adds Financial Literacy as a required course for high school students (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB186

Introduced
3/24/23  
Introduced
3/24/23  
Refer
3/24/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/26/23  
Report Pass
4/26/23  
Refer
4/27/23  
Refer
4/27/23  
Report Pass
5/9/23  
Report Pass
5/9/23  
Engrossed
5/18/23  
Refer
5/22/23  
Refer
5/22/23  
Report Pass
5/24/23  
Report Pass
5/24/23  
Refer
5/25/23  
Refer
5/25/23  
Report Pass
5/29/23  
Report Pass
5/29/23  
Enrolled
6/8/23  
Chaptered
6/13/23  
Chaptered
6/13/23  
Passed
6/13/23  
Provides relative to health insurance coverage for standard fertility preservation services (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB231

Introduced
3/27/23  
Refer
3/27/23  
Refer
3/27/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
5/3/23  
Report Pass
5/3/23  
Engrossed
5/15/23  
Engrossed
5/15/23  
Refer
5/16/23  
Refer
5/16/23  
Report Pass
5/23/23  
Report Pass
5/23/23  
Enrolled
5/30/23  
Enrolled
5/30/23  
Chaptered
6/6/23  
Chaptered
6/6/23  
Passed
6/6/23  
Provides relative to Louisiana veterans cemeteries
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB291

Introduced
3/28/23  
Introduced
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/20/23  
Report Pass
4/20/23  
Engrossed
4/26/23  
Engrossed
4/26/23  
Refer
4/27/23  
Report Pass
5/10/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Chaptered
6/14/23  
Passed
6/14/23  
Provides for visitation policies at certain healthcare facilities and requires that such policies allow for in-person visitation (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB343

Introduced
3/29/23  
Introduced
3/29/23  
Refer
3/29/23  
Refer
3/29/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/12/23  
Report Pass
4/12/23  
Engrossed
4/18/23  
Engrossed
4/18/23  
Refer
4/19/23  
Refer
4/19/23  
Report Pass
5/18/23  
Report Pass
5/18/23  
Enrolled
6/1/23  
Enrolled
6/1/23  
Chaptered
6/7/23  
Chaptered
6/7/23  
Passed
6/7/23  
Redesignates a portion of Louisiana Highway 171 in DeSoto Parish as the "Chris Gray Memorial Highway"
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB408

Introduced
3/30/23  
Introduced
3/30/23  
Refer
3/30/23  
Refer
3/30/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
5/8/23  
Report Pass
5/8/23  
Engrossed
5/17/23  
Engrossed
5/17/23  
Refer
5/18/23  
Refer
5/18/23  
Report Pass
5/25/23  
Report Pass
5/25/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Chaptered
6/12/23  
Chaptered
6/12/23  
Passed
6/12/23  
Exempts certain research and development tax credit recipients from detailed examinations by the Department of Economic Development (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB468

Introduced
3/31/23  
Introduced
3/31/23  
Refer
3/31/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/26/23  
Engrossed
5/11/23  
Engrossed
5/11/23  
Refer
5/15/23  
Refer
5/15/23  
Report Pass
5/17/23  
Report Pass
5/17/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Chaptered
6/13/23  
Chaptered
6/13/23  
Passed
6/13/23  
Provides relative to utilization review standards and approval procedures for healthcare service claims submitted by healthcare providers (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB516

Introduced
3/31/23  
Refer
3/31/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/13/23  
Report Pass
4/13/23  
Refer
4/17/23  
Report Pass
4/25/23  
Report Pass
4/25/23  
Engrossed
5/3/23  
Engrossed
5/3/23  
Refer
5/4/23  
Refer
5/4/23  
Report Pass
5/18/23  
Report Pass
5/18/23  
Enrolled
6/2/23  
Enrolled
6/2/23  
Chaptered
6/7/23  
Chaptered
6/7/23  
Passed
6/7/23  
Provides for placement of a special identification sticker or decal on a motor vehicle operated by a person with autism spectrum disorder or their guardian
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB551

Introduced
3/31/23  
Refer
3/31/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/17/23  
Report Pass
4/17/23  
Engrossed
4/25/23  
Engrossed
4/25/23  
Refer
4/26/23  
Report Pass
5/8/23  
Report Pass
5/8/23  
Enrolled
5/24/23  
Enrolled
5/24/23  
Chaptered
5/30/23  
Chaptered
5/30/23  
Passed
5/30/23  
Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2022-2023
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB67

Introduced
3/6/23  
Introduced
3/6/23  
Refer
3/6/23  
Refer
3/6/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/20/23  
Report Pass
4/20/23  
Engrossed
4/25/23  
Refer
4/26/23  
Report Pass
5/15/23  
Report Pass
5/15/23  
Refer
5/16/23  
Report Pass
5/22/23  
Report Pass
5/22/23  
Enrolled
5/30/23  
Enrolled
5/30/23  
Chaptered
6/6/23  
Chaptered
6/6/23  
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)
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB8

Introduced
1/12/23  
Introduced
1/12/23  
Refer
1/12/23  
Refer
1/12/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/26/23  
Engrossed
5/9/23  
Engrossed
5/9/23  
Refer
5/10/23  
Refer
5/10/23  
Report Pass
5/18/23  
Report Pass
5/18/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Chaptered
6/9/23  
Chaptered
6/9/23  
Passed
6/9/23  
Requires display of the national motto, "In God We Trust", in every public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education classroom
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR105

Introduced
5/17/23  
Introduced
5/17/23  
Refer
5/18/23  
Refer
5/18/23  
Report Pass
5/24/23  
Report Pass
5/24/23  
Engrossed
5/30/23  
Engrossed
5/30/23  
Refer
5/31/23  
Refer
5/31/23  
Report Pass
6/1/23  
Report Pass
6/1/23  
Passed
6/4/23  
Urges and requests the Louisiana Department of Health and the United States Food and Drug Administration to expand testing of imported shrimp
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR109

Introduced
5/17/23  
Refer
5/18/23  
Refer
5/18/23  
Report Pass
5/24/23  
Report Pass
5/24/23  
Engrossed
5/30/23  
Engrossed
5/30/23  
Refer
5/31/23  
Refer
5/31/23  
Report Pass
6/1/23  
Report Pass
6/1/23  
Passed
6/4/23  
Memorializes Congress to impose a quota or tariff on imported shrimp, crab meat, and crawfish and enact a buy plan for domestic shrimp, crab meat, and crawfish
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR119

Introduced
5/23/23  
Introduced
5/23/23  
Engrossed
5/23/23  
Engrossed
5/23/23  
Passed
5/25/23  
Commends Senator J. Rogers Pope for his service to his community and state
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HCR20

Introduced
4/12/23  
Introduced
4/12/23  
Engrossed
4/17/23  
Engrossed
4/17/23  
Passed
4/19/23  
Commends the Louisiana State University women's basketball team on winning the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's basketball championship