A bill that would have barred ANYONE under 21 from entering a bar moves forward but with significant changes…:
Cut 1 (35) “I’m Kevin Gallagher.”
In the House legislation to require parental consent before corporal punishment is used on their child in public school passes. A report indicates that only 19 school systems allow paddling in school last year. The bill passed on a 74 to 21 vote and heads to the Senate.
A bill to require the motto “In God We Trust” to be displayed in every public-school classroom advances from the House. Gretna Representative Joe Marino opposes the bill. He says it could be seen as promoting a particular religious belief.
In 2018 a bill requiring every school to display “In God We Trust” passed. The bill advances to the Senate after a 98-4 vote in the House.
A bill already passed by the House that would make burglary of an inhabited dwelling a crime of violence and subject to those penalties passed a Senate committee. Some argued it cannot be a crime of violence if no one was physically attacked, but bill sponsor, and Metairie Rep. Debbie Villio disagrees.:
The bill heads to the Senate floor.