The House Governmental Affairs Committee rejected a proposal that would set up a process for citizens to be able to put an issue on the ballot for a statewide vote. Baton Rouge Representative Barry Ivey voted against it over concerns of putting an issue before voters that is not vetted by state lawmakers.
Cut 14 (12) “…certain decision.”
New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry authored the legislation. She believes her ballot initiative process would give voters an opportunity to put important issues up for a referendum vote.
Defeated by the committee, that bill is seemingly done for this year.
The Republican-controlled House approved a bill that would prohibit doctors from performing gender transition procedures on minors. Pollock Representative Gabe Firment says several surrounding states have passed similar bans and several European countries also restrict gender-affirming care for minors…
But the American Academy of Pediatrics supports gender-affirming healthcare.
A bill aimed at giving women who are imprisoned for murdering their alleged abuser a chance to be released was heavily amended in the Senate. Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow opposed the amendment to her bill that removed the retroactive relief for those serving prison terms…
The bill, once amended, passed unopposed and heads to the House.