Thanks to Rep Edmond Jordan, Louisiana is poised to be a leader in the Nation in protecting citizens from unreasonable use of force
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HB 609by Rep Edmond Jordan, which prohibits qualified immunity as a defense for officers who use unreasonable force in the line of duty and cause death or injury, is heading to the State Senate. This week, it passed the House Floor with the support of 53 House members. HB 609, if passed by the State Senate and signed into law by our Governor would make Louisiana a leading state in protecting citizens and their families who are harmed by officers using unreasonable force.
This bill is the product of extensive discussions between police & sheriff's associations, a 25-member bipartisan Qualified Immunity Task Force, organizations representing law enforcement and their families, and many more stakeholders across the state. It aims to address only the "bad actors" when officers use unreasonable force and cause death or injury, and has been approved as being good for law enforcement AND the public. Click here for the full debate video, starting at 3:27.
"We live in two different Americas. We live in two different Louisianas. And some of the issues we have to face, I hope you never have to face."
Email the Senate & Governmental Affairs Committee in support of HB 286 by Rep Fred Joneswhich gives voters more days for early voting in presidential elections.Click this linkto read more about the bill, that passed the House Floor this week. Send an email to s&g@legis.la.gov with your name, zip code, and why you think there should be more days for voters to go to the polls in presidential elections.
Email your representative and let them know that you support HB 241 and HB 468, both by Rep Mandie Landry and passed out of committees this week.Click this linkto search your address to find a list of your State House Representative and tell them why you support these bills.
HB 241 adds a $20 filing fee in eviction proceedings, which provides funding for pro-bono legal defense services to people facing eviction.
Currently, about 10,000 people per year lose their Medicaid coverage 60 days after giving birth; HB 468 would allow those people to remain on Medicaid for one year after giving birth.
Want to watch testimony from Week 5?Click hereto find footage from committee meetings and floor debates of legislation in week three.
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Rep Edmond Jordan speaks at the front of the House Floor (photo courtesy of Louisiana House of Representatives).
Rep Rodney Lyons speaks at the front of the House Floor (photo courtesy of Louisiana House of Representatives).
Reps Ed Larvadain, Edward "Ted" James, Barbara Carpenter, and Gary Carter pose with newly sworn-in Congressman Troy Carter (photo courtesy of Louisiana House of Representatives).
