The House of Representatives on May 29 introduced a resolution to create the Louisiana State Homeland Security Task Force to study and recommend policies addressing critical homeland security threats to the state; the measure was moved and referred to committee without objection.

The resolution follows an off‑season report prepared by the House Committee on Homeland Security reviewing state government actions during the COVID‑19 pandemic. Representative Richard Owen told members the committee circulated the report by email and urged colleagues to read it. "I would encourage you to take a look at the report," Owen said, adding the study was requested after a unanimous May 13 vote to review pandemic-era government actions.

The task force resolution was presented as a referral motion on the floor; Representative Owen moved to suspend the rules to refer the measure to committee. The clerk recorded the referral action on the floor as made and accepted "without objection," sending the matter to the committee process for further study and any recommendations.

The committee report was sent to members by email from staff and contains legislative recommendations, according to Owen. He said the study examined four categories of government actions during COVID and is intended to identify "what the government did right and what it did wrong." The transcript does not specify the full list of recommendations or any required next steps by the House.

No floor debate on the merits of the task force or the committee report was recorded during the roll call and referral sequence. The resolution now awaits committee consideration, where lawmakers and staff can request testimony, data or further analysis before any formal committee report back to the full House.