After 850 nursing home patients were evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during Hurricane Ida, legislation to give the state more oversite powers have been proposed this session. Baton Rouge Representative Rick Edmonds’s bill overwhelmingly passed in the House.
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In the Senate there’s a bill charging the State Fire Marshal’s Office with inspection of evacuation plans.
The Senate overwhelmingly approves legislation to criminalize the act of prescribing, distributing, or administrating abortion pills without an in-person visit with a licensed doctor. Bill author, Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt says current law prohibiting such activity is unclear…
The bill moves to the House.
The House approves a bill requiring insurers that offer loss of use of coverage to provide two weeks of expenses to policyholders even if a mandatory evacuation isn’t called. The legislation is in response to Ida which rapidly intensified and didn’t allow for a mandatory evacuation, Metairie Representative Laurie Schlegel’s bill keeps them from denying such coverage in the future.
Cut 13 (10) “…(x2) be triggered”
A bill heading to the House floor would make it illegal under state law to refuse to rent or sell housing to a person because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Metairie Republican Representative Polly Thomas questions the need when it’s already illegal under federal law…
cut 5 (12) “….to be adequate”