Legislative Research: LA HB259 | 2012 | Regular Session
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Regular Session (Engrossed) | Provides relative to the repair of damaged infrastructure from certain excavators or demolishers (RE1 NO IMPACT See Note) [HB259 2026 Detail][HB259 2026 Text][HB259 2026 Comments] | 2026-05-29 Notice of Senate conferees appointed. |
| 2025 Regular Session (Passed) | Provides relative to bonds for notaries public (EN NO IMPACT See Note) [HB259 2025 Detail][HB259 2025 Text][HB259 2025 Comments] | 2025-06-11 Effective date: 02/01/2026. |
| 2024 Regular Session (Engrossed - Dead) | Reduces the severance tax rate for oil over a certain period of time and specifies the severance tax rate for oil produced from certain wells (EG DECREASE GF RV See Note) [HB259 2024 Detail][HB259 2024 Text][HB259 2024 Comments] | 2024-03-26 Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. |
| 2023 Regular Session (Engrossed - Dead) | (Constitutional Amendment) Creates an exception to maximum one-year period for appropriations for nongovernmental entities (EG NO IMPACT See Note) [HB259 2023 Detail][HB259 2023 Text][HB259 2023 Comments] | 2023-06-05 Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. |
| 2022 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Provides for calling a limited constitutional convention and preparations therefor (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note) [HB259 2022 Detail][HB259 2022 Text][HB259 2022 Comments] | 2022-03-14 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs. |
| 2021 Regular Session (Passed) | Provides relative to employment for persons with disabilities (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note) [HB259 2021 Detail][HB259 2021 Text][HB259 2021 Comments] | 2021-06-11 Effective date: 06/11/2021. |
| 2020 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Creates an individual income tax checkoff for the Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR) organization (OR NO IMPACT GF RV See Note) [HB259 2020 Detail][HB259 2020 Text][HB259 2020 Comments] | 2020-03-09 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2019 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Establishes a program to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injuries (OR INCREASE SD EX See Note) [HB259 2019 Detail][HB259 2019 Text][HB259 2019 Comments] | 2019-04-08 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary. |
| 2018 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Provides for presumptive pretrial release of a defendant on an unsecured personal surety or bail without surety except under certain circumstances [HB259 2018 Detail][HB259 2018 Text][HB259 2018 Comments] | 2018-03-12 Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. |
| 2017 Regular Session (Engrossed - Dead) | (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to the taxing authority of certain levee districts (REF SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note) [HB259 2017 Detail][HB259 2017 Text][HB259 2017 Comments] | 2017-06-03 Reconsidered. Read by title; returned to the Calendar, subject to call. |
| 2016 Regular Session (Passed) | Provides relative to notice in child support actions [HB259 2016 Detail][HB259 2016 Text][HB259 2016 Comments] | 2016-05-26 Effective date: 08/01/2016. |
| 2015 Regular Session (Passed) | Levies a tax on the annual gross premiums for surplus lines of insurance (EN DECREASE GF RV See Note) [HB259 2015 Detail][HB259 2015 Text][HB259 2015 Comments] | 2015-07-01 Effective date: See Act. |
| 2014 Regular Session (Passed) | Provides relative to arrest records provided to institutions of postsecondary education requesting criminal history information on a prospective employee [HB259 2014 Detail][HB259 2014 Text][HB259 2014 Comments] | 2014-05-30 Effective date: 08/01/2014. |
| 2013 Regular Session (Passed) | Provides relative to the membership on the board of commissioners of the Hopkins Street Economic Development District [HB259 2013 Detail][HB259 2013 Text][HB259 2013 Comments] | 2013-06-07 Effective date: August 1, 2013. |
| 2012 Regular Session (Introduced - Dead) | Provides relative to counterletters [HB259 2012 Detail][HB259 2012 Text][HB259 2012 Comments] | 2012-03-12 Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. |
| 2011 Regular Session (Passed) | Corrects reference in Compulsory Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law [HB259 2011 Detail][HB259 2011 Text][HB259 2011 Comments] | 2011-06-07 Effective date: August 15, 2011. |
| 2010 Regular Session (Passed) | Provides relative to the proper venue for a proceeding for modification of support [HB259 2010 Detail][HB259 2010 Text][HB259 2010 Comments] | 2010-06-29 Effective date: June 29, 2010. |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Louisiana HB259] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Louisiana House Civil Law and Procedure Committee] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | ||
| [Senator Franklin Foil LA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
LA HB259 | 2012 | Regular Session. (2012, March 12). LegiScan. Retrieved June 11, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/LA/bill/HB259/2012
MLA
"LA HB259 | 2012 | Regular Session." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 12 Mar. 2012. Web. 11 Jun. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/LA/bill/HB259/2012>.
Chicago
"LA HB259 | 2012 | Regular Session." March 12, 2012 LegiScan. Accessed June 11, 2026. https://legiscan.com/LA/bill/HB259/2012.
Turabian
LegiScan. LA HB259 | 2012 | Regular Session. 12 March 2012. https://legiscan.com/LA/bill/HB259/2012 (accessed June 11, 2026).
Subjects
Louisiana State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/byinst.asp?sessionid=12rs&billid=HB259 |
| Text | https://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=775045 |
