Louisiana State Representative

Michael Echols 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 HB110

Introduced
3/15/23  
Introduced
3/15/23  
Refer
3/15/23  
Refer
3/15/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/20/23  
Report Pass
4/20/23  
Engrossed
4/25/23  
Engrossed
4/25/23  
Refer
4/26/23  
Refer
4/26/23  
Report Pass
5/3/23  
Report Pass
5/3/23  
Enrolled
5/22/23  
Chaptered
5/30/23  
Chaptered
5/30/23  
Passed
5/30/23  
Provides relative to fortified roof endorsements
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB12

Introduced
2/6/23  
Refer
2/6/23  
Refer
2/6/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
5/2/23  
Report Pass
5/2/23  
Refer
5/3/23  
Refer
5/3/23  
Engrossed
5/17/23  
Engrossed
5/17/23  
Refer
5/18/23  
Report Pass
5/29/23  
Refer
5/30/23  
Refer
5/30/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Chaptered
6/27/23  
Chaptered
6/27/23  
Prohibits promotion to the fourth grade of certain students whose reading deficiencies have not been remedied by the end of the third grade (EN INCREASE LF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB184

Introduced
3/24/23  
Introduced
3/24/23  
Refer
3/24/23  
Refer
3/24/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/19/23  
Engrossed
4/25/23  
Engrossed
4/25/23  
Refer
4/26/23  
Refer
4/26/23  
Report Pass
5/9/23  
Enrolled
6/5/23  
Enrolled
6/5/23  
Chaptered
6/8/23  
Passed
6/8/23  
Provides relative to a child in need of care
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB277

Introduced
3/28/23  
Introduced
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/19/23  
Refer
4/20/23  
Refer
4/20/23  
Report Pass
5/1/23  
Engrossed
5/15/23  
(Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to severance tax revenues remitted to parishes in which the associated severance occurs (RE -$46,900,000 GF RV See Note)
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB280

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
4/19/23  
Report Pass
4/19/23  
Engrossed
4/25/23  
Engrossed
4/25/23  
Refer
4/26/23  
Requires parishes to use portions of severance tax revenues received from the state for economic development activities and infrastructure projects (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB285

Introduced
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/13/23  
Report Pass
4/13/23  
Engrossed
4/18/23  
Engrossed
4/18/23  
Refer
4/19/23  
Refer
4/19/23  
Report Pass
5/15/23  
Report Pass
5/15/23  
Enrolled
5/25/23  
Enrolled
5/25/23  
Chaptered
6/6/23  
Chaptered
6/6/23  
Passed
6/6/23  
Provides relative to the use of state sales tax increments in certain local tax increment financing initiatives (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
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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 HB294

Introduced
3/28/23  
Introduced
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
Refer
3/28/23  
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  
Refer
4/27/23  
Report Pass
5/3/23  
Enrolled
5/11/23  
Enrolled
5/11/23  
Chaptered
5/23/23  
Chaptered
5/23/23  
Passed
5/23/23  
Provides for certain insurance premium discounts
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB311

Introduced
3/29/23  
Introduced
3/29/23  
Refer
3/29/23  
Refer
3/29/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
5/2/23  
Refer
5/2/23  
Refer
5/3/23  
Refer
5/3/23  
Report Pass
5/9/23  
Report Pass
5/9/23  
Engrossed
5/18/23  
Engrossed
5/18/23  
Refer
5/22/23  
Report Pass
5/31/23  
Enrolled
6/8/23  
Enrolled
6/8/23  
Chaptered
6/12/23  
Chaptered
6/12/23  
Passed
6/12/23  
(Constitutional Amendment) Prohibits the use of monies from a foreign government or nongovernmental source to fund elections
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB368

Introduced
3/30/23  
Introduced
3/30/23  
Refer
3/30/23  
Refer
3/30/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
5/3/23  
Report Pass
5/3/23  
Engrossed
5/17/23  
Engrossed
5/17/23  
Refer
5/18/23  
Report Pass
5/24/23  
Report Pass
5/24/23  
Enrolled
5/31/23  
Enrolled
5/31/23  
Chaptered
6/6/23  
Chaptered
6/6/23  
Passed
6/6/23  
Establishes the official state nut
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB398

Introduced
3/30/23  
Introduced
3/30/23  
Refer
3/30/23  
Refer
3/30/23  
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  
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  
Requires persons being transported offshore by aircraft wear life jackets equipped with personal locator beacons
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB443

Introduced
3/31/23  
Introduced
3/31/23  
Refer
3/31/23  
Refer
3/31/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
5/15/23  
Engrossed
5/22/23  
Engrossed
5/22/23  
Refer
5/23/23  
Refer
5/23/23  
Report Pass
5/29/23  
Report Pass
5/29/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Enrolled
6/7/23  
Chaptered
6/29/23  
Chaptered
6/29/23  
Passed
6/29/23  
Establishes a refundable individual income tax credit for certain adoptions (EN -$1,300,000 GF RV See Note)

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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB125

Introduced
3/16/23  
Introduced
3/16/23  
Refer
3/16/23  
Refer
3/16/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
5/3/23  
Report Pass
5/3/23  
Refer
5/4/23  
Refer
5/4/23  
Report Pass
5/15/23  
Report Pass
5/15/23  
Engrossed
5/23/23  
Engrossed
5/23/23  
Refer
5/24/23  
Refer
5/24/23  
Report Pass
5/30/23  
Report Pass
5/30/23  
Refer
5/31/23  
Refer
5/31/23  
Enrolled
6/8/23  
Enrolled
6/8/23  
Vetoed
6/29/23  
Provides relative to agriculture land protection against foreign adversaries (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
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Louisiana 2023 Regular Session

Louisiana House Bill HB215

Introduced
3/27/23  
Introduced
3/27/23  
Refer
3/27/23  
Refer
3/27/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Refer
4/10/23  
Report Pass
4/19/23  
Report Pass
4/19/23  
Engrossed
4/25/23  
Engrossed
4/25/23  
Refer
4/26/23  
Refer
4/26/23  
Report Pass
5/25/23  
Enrolled
5/31/23  
Enrolled
5/31/23  
Chaptered
6/7/23  
Chaptered
6/7/23  
Passed
6/7/23  
Provides relative to acceptable methods of payment for the office of motor vehicles (EN NO IMPACT See Note)