OFFICIAL JOURNAL of Louisiana, dated February 1, 2008, designating certain objects to be considered at the Extraordinary Session of the Legislature of OF THE Louisiana, to be convened at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on Sunday, the 10th day of February, 2008, and ending no later than 6:00 o'clock p.m. on SENATE Saturday, the 1st day of March, 2008. OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA Sincerely, ______JAY DARDENNE Secretary of State FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS ______UNITED STATE OF AMERICA Thirty-Sixth Extraordinary Session of the Legislature STATE OF LOUISIANA Under the Adoption of the Secretary of State Constitution of 1974 ______February 6, 2008 Senate Chamber As Secretary of State, of the State of Louisiana, I do hereby State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana Certify that the attached pages contain a true and correct copy of the Proclamation by His Excellency, Bobby Jindal, Governor of the State Sunday, February 10, 2008 of Louisiana, dated February 1, 2008, designating certain objects to be considered at the Extraordinary Session of the Legislature of The Senate was called to order at 6:00 o'clock P.M., by Hon. Louisiana, to be convened at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the tenth day of Joel T. Chaisson II, President of the Senate. February 2008, and adjourn, not later than 6:00 o'clock p.m. of the first day of March, 2008. ROLL CALL In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused The roll being called, the following members answered to their the Seal of my Office to be affixed at the City of Baton Rouge on, names: this, the 4th day of February, 2008. PRESENT JAY DARDENNE Secretary of State Mr. President Dupre McPherson Adley Erdey Michot STATE OF LOUISIANA Alario Gautreaux B Morrish EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Amedee Gautreaux N Murray PROCLAMATION NO. 3 BJ 2008 Broome Gray Nevers Cassidy Hebert Riser Convening of Legislature into Extraordinary Session Cheek Heitmeier Scalise Cravins Jackson Shaw By virtue of the authority vested in me by Paragraph B of Crowe Kostelka Shepherd Section 2 of Article III of the Constitution of Louisiana, I, Bobby Donahue Long Smith Jindal, Governor of the state of Louisiana, HEREBY CALL AND Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson CONVENE THE LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA INTO Duplessis Martiny Walsworth EXTRAORDINARY SESSION to convene at the State Capitol, in Total - 36 the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during twenty-one (21) calendar ABSENT days, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the 10th day of February, 2008, and ending no later than 6:00 o’clock p.m. on the 1st day of March, 2008. LaFleur Mount Quinn The power to legislate at such session shall be limited, under penalty Total - 3 of nullity, to the following specifically enumerated objects: The President of the Senate announced there were 36 Senators Item No. 1–Financial Disclosure present and a quorum. To legislate relative to financial disclosure for all elected officials Prayer and certain appointed officials by: The prayer was offered by Reverend Sherman Shelton following (1) amending the gubernatorial disclosure requirements of R.S. which the Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag of the 42:1124 to include board affiliations, the identity of clients, job titles United States of America. and descriptions, and value ranges for real property; (2) applying the gubernatorial disclosure requirements of R.S. Morning Hour 42:1124 (as amended) to all statewide elected officials, executive branch department heads, legislators, all officials elected from voting Messages from the Secretary of State districts with a population of five thousand or more, all members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and all members The following messages from the Secretary of State were of the Ethics Board and its administrator, with an optout provision for received and read as follows: judges at such time as the Judiciary Commission implements equivalent disclosure standards; STATE OF LOUISIANA Secretary of State (3) requiring all officials elected from a voting district with a population of less than five thousand and all appointees to statewide February 4, 2008 boards and commissions with authority to administer public funds of $10,000 per fiscal year to file a disclosure form with the Ethics Board To the Honorable President of the Senate and the Members of the stating: Louisiana State Senate a) Neither I, my spouse, nor any business enterprise in which I Ladies and Gentleman: or my spouse have a 10% interest or greater has received income in excess of $250 from the state of Louisiana or any local governmental I have the honor to hand you herewith a certified copy of the entity or political subdivision thereof, or from services performed for Proclamation by his Excellency, Bobby Jindal, Governor of the State or in connection with a gaming interest;

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b) I or my spouse did receive income in excess of $250 from the (11) requiring a two-thirds vote of the legislature to enact or state of Louisiana or local government entities, or political re-enact exceptions to the Ethics Code; and subdivisions or gaming interest (identify sources and value ranges for each); (12) repealing the written statement exception to the recusal rule of R.S. 42:1120. c) I certify that I have filed my federal income tax return for the previous year. I certify that I have filed my state income tax return for Item No. 3–Transparency for Lobbyists the previous year; To legislate relative to increased transparency for lobbyists and Or lobbying activities by: I certify that I have filed for an extension of my federal income (1) requiring that lobbyists’ registration forms include tax return for the previous year. I certify that I have filed for an compensation ranges, subject matter of lobbying activity, and extension of my state income tax return for the previous year; and business relationships with statewide elected officials, executive department heads, legislators and their spouses; (4) requiring that candidates for public offices make the same disclosures as required for office holders. (2) requiring that lobbyists’ expenditure reports include spending on spouses and dependant children of executive branch Item No. 2–Conflicts of Interest elected and appointed officials and legislators, subject matter of lobbying activities, and expenditure totals by category; To legislate relative to conflicts of interest by statewide elected officials, legislators and statewide appointed boards and (3) requiring that lobbyists’ reports be filed monthly; commissions by: (4) requiring all lobbyists’ filings to be electronic and posted in (1) prohibiting legislators, their spouses, and businesses in an online, search-able database; which they own any interest from entering any contracts that are authorized or renewed during the legislator’s term of office and for (5) prohibiting contingency fee contracts for lobbyists; one year thereafter, excluding retail transactions for less than $2,500; (6) restricting lobbyists’ spending on public servants to $50 per (2) prohibiting negotiated (i.e., non-competitively bid) contracts meal on food and beverages per public servant; between the state and the adult children, siblings and parents of legislators and their spouses authorized or renewed during the (7) requiring that lobbyists disclose aggregate monthly legislator’s term of office and for one year thereafter, excluding retail expenditures in excess of $50 per public servant; transactions for less than $2,500, and requiring greater disclosure for all competitively bid contracts between the state and these (8) increasing penalties for inaccurate or incomplete reporting individuals; by lobbyists; and (3) providing for an exception to the contract prohibitions during (9) establishing penalties for lobbyists who file reports filed gubernatorial declared disasters and authorizing the Governor to “with knowledge of its falsity” consistent with R.S. 14:133. waive the retail transactions limitation by executive order; Item No. 4–Improving Ethics Education and Enforcement (4) prohibiting statewide elected officials, legislators, their spouses, and enterprises in which they own any interest from To legislate relative to improving the education and training of public receiving recovery-related contracts, excluding retail transactions for servants concerning the obligations and prohibitions of the less than $2,500, during their term of office and for one year Ethics Code and to improve procedures for enforcement of thereafter; ethical standards for all public servants by: (5) prohibiting statewide elected officials, heads of executive (1) requiring annual ethics training for all public servants, with departments, and legislators from representing clients before any testing and certification upon completion; executive or legislative state agency, with an exception for “ministerial matters”; (2) requiring annual ethics training for all lobbyists; (6) prohibiting legislators from receiving any compensation for (3) requiring orientation and training for Ethics Board members assisting with the execution or funding of any judgment against the prior to performing any function for the Board; state; (4) requiring that at least three members of the Ethics Board be (7) prohibiting lobbying by immediate family members of attorneys; statewide elected officials, executive branch department heads, and legislators of the official’s or office-holder’s staff; (5) requiring greater separation between the Ethics Board’s advisory, investigatory and prosecutorial functions; (8) prohibiting legislators from performing lobbying services as a “consultant” or otherwise; (6) providing for a confidential advisory process and requiring that opinions be sterilized before publication to preserve the (9) requiring non-governmental entities to submit a supplemental confidentiality of public servants requesting opinions; information form to the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House, and requiring the Senate and House to make these forms (7) requiring the Ethics Board to expedite the process for, and readily available; maintain confidentiality during, the initial screening of complaints; (10) repealing the gift exception for elected officials for cultural (8) requiring that all complaints not warranting investigation be and sporting events in R.S. 42:1123(13); summarily dismissed and expunged;

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(9) requiring the Ethics Board to offer consent judgments for (4) authorizing qui tam incentives and standing to citizens to expedited compliance following investigation but before charges are pursue public fraud cases when the state refuses to act. filed, with all final consent judgments made public; Item No. 7–Improve Campaign Finance Laws (10) separating the prosecutorial and adjudicatory process by utilizing administrative law judges to preside over hearings and to To legislate relative to improving campaign finance laws by: rule on charges and penalties; (1) requiring that Section 527 political groups disclose all (11) creating objective criteria for the Ethics Board’s current contributors, contributions and expenditures; authority to issue waivers and grant penalty reductions; (2) requiring third party political advertisements to disclose the (12) mandating the prompt referral of unpaid fines to the identity of the group sponsoring the advertisement on or within the Attorney General’s office for collection proceedings; advertisement itself; (13) requiring the Ethics Board to maintain certain records for (3) prohibiting candidates for elected offices from using seven years, to file an annual performance report online, and to post campaign funds to pay family members; “as soon as possible” all disclosure forms and reports of candidates, public officials, and lobbyists on the Ethics Board website in a (4) prohibiting candidates for statewide and legislative offices search-able database; from fundraising during regular legislative sessions; (14) providing criminal penalties for willful and fraudulent (5) requiring candidates to successfully complete ethics training violations of the Ethics Code; as a condition of qualifying; (15) requiring the suspension of public servants charged with a (6) prohibiting individuals with outstanding ethics fines from crime related to his or her public office; qualifying as a candidate for elected office; (16) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Louisiana (7) requiring candidates to request that contributors above $250 establishing the power of electors to exercise the legislative power of disclose the identify of their employers and to disclose such the state to propose a new law or amend existing law requiring that information on campaign reports; and public servants convicted of a crime related to their public office forfeit the tax-payer potion of their pension; and (8) establishing a $10,000 limit for individuals and entities contributing to gubernatorial transition teams. (17) prohibiting indicted legislators from serving on committees, subject to waiver by either chamber by a two-thirds vote. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand officially and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of Louisiana, at the Capitol, in the Item No. 5–Transparency and Public Access to Information city of Baton Rouge, on this 1st day of February, 2008. To legislate relative to improving access to public information and BOBBY JINDAL records by: Governor of Louisiana (1) requiring the online posting of reports of all state spending Attest by by agency and function; JAY DARDENNE Secretary of State (2) requiring all legislative floor proceedings and committee hearings to be broadcast free of charge over the internet and archived STATE OF LOUISIANA for at least three years; Secretary of State (3) prohibiting legislators from changing votes after completion February 6, 2008 of floor action; To the Honorable President of the Senate and the Members of the (4) providing for an expedited and efficient administrative Louisiana State Senate appeals process to resolve disputes over access to public records; Ladies and Gentleman: (5) authorizing the termination of public employees who willfully violate the public records law and the open meeting law; and I have the honor to hand you herewith a certified copy of the Proclamation by his Excellency, Bobby Jindal, Governor of the State (6) prohibiting the use of counter letters to circumvent the Ethics of Louisiana, dated February 4, 2008, amending and supplementating Code. certain items to be considered at the Extraordinary Session of the Legislature of Louisiana, to be convened at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on Item No. 6–Further Combating Fraud and Abuse Sunday, the 10th day of February, 2008, and ending no later than 6:00 o'clock p.m. on Saturday, the 1st day of March 2008. To legislate relative to other public officers and private citizens participating in the prevention of fraud and abuse by: Sincerely, JAY DARDENNE (1) enabling the Office of Inspector General by statute; Secretary of State (2) granting authority to local inspector generals and ethical governing bodies to issue and enforce subpoenas in state court and providing for confidentiality during investigations by such; (3) expanding whistleblower protection to prohibit threats of reprisal to public servants; and

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UNITED STATE OF AMERICA Item No. 7: STATE OF LOUISIANA Secretary of State (9) identifying the permissible sources for the payment of fines. February 6, 2008 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here unto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the state of Louisiana, at the As Secretary of State, of the State of Louisiana, I do hereby Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, on this 4th day of February, Certify that the attached pages contain a true and correct copy of the 2008. Proclamation by His Excellency, Bobby Jindal, Governor of the State of Louisiana, dated February 4, 2008, amending and supplementing BOBBY JINDAL certain items to be considered at the Extraordinary Session of the Governor of Louisiana Legislature of Louisiana, to be convened at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the tenth day of February, 2008, and adjourn, not later than 6:00 o'clock Attest by p.m. of the first day of March, 2008. JAY DARDENNE Secretary of State In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of my Office to be affixed at the City of Baton Rouge on, STATE OF LOUISIANA this, the 6th day of February, 2008. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT JAY DARDENNE PROCLAMATION NO. 5 BJ 2008 Secretary of State By virtue of the authority vested in me, I, Bobby Jindal, STATE OF LOUISIANA Governor of the state of Louisiana, HEREBY AMEND AND EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT SUPPLEMENT CERTAIN ITEMS IN THE PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATION NO. 4 BJ 2008 ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 1, 2008, TO CALL AND CONVENE THE LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA INTO EXTRAORDINARY By virtue of the authority vested in me, I, Bobby Jindal, SESSION to convene at the State Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, Governor of the state of Louisiana, HEREBY AMEND AND Louisiana, during twenty-one calendar days, to begin at 6:00 o’clock SUPPLEMENT CERTAIN ITEMS IN THE PROCLAMATION p.m. on Sunday, the tenth day of February, 2008, and ending no later ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 1, 2008, TO CALL AND CONVENE than 6:00 o’clock p.m. on the 1st day of March, 2008, as follows: THE LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA INTO EXTRAORDINARY SESSION to convene at the State Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, Item No. 3: Louisiana, during twenty-one calendar days, to begin at 6:00 o’clock p.m. on Sunday, the tenth day of February, 2008, and ending no later (6) restricting spending on public servants by lobbyists and than 6:00 o’clock p.m. on the 1st day of March, 2008, as follows: prohibited sources to $50 per meal on food and beverages per public servant. Item No. 2: IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have here unto set my hand and (1) prohibiting legislators, their spouses, and businesses in caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the state of Louisiana, at the which they own any interest from entering negotiated and Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, on this 4th day of February, competitively bid contracts with the state that are authorized or 2008. renewed during the legislator’s term of office and for one year thereafter, excluding retail transactions for less than $2,500; [and] BOBBY JINDAL Governor of Louisiana (8) prohibiting statewide elected officials, executive branch department heads, and legislators from performing lobbying services Attest by as a “consultant” or otherwise during their term of service and for one JAY DARDENNE year thereafter. Secretary of State Item No. 4: Messages from the President of the Senate (16) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Louisiana The following messages from the President of the Senate were requiring that public servants convicted of a crime related to their received and read as follows: public office forfeit the tax-payer portion of their pension. SENATE Item No. 6: State of Louisiana To legislate relative to: January 15, 2008 (1) enabling the Office of Inspector General by statute; Louisiana State Senate (2) granting authority to local inspectors general and ethical State Capitol governing bodies to issue and enforce subpoenas in state court and Baton Rouge, Louisiana providing for confidentiality during investigations by such; RE: Select Committee Appointments (3) expanding whistleblower protection to prohibit threats of reprisal to public servants; and Members of the Senate: (4) authorizing qui tam incentives and standing to citizens to In accordance with Senate Rule 13.20 following appointments are pursue public fraud cases when the state refuses to act. submitted for the record:

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Select Committee on Coastal Restoration and Flood Control SENATE Sen. Alario, Chairman Sen. Nick Gautreaux, Vice Chairman State of Louisiana Sen. Crowe Sen. Dupre January 15, 2008 Sen. Butch Gautreaux Sen. Hebert Louisiana State Senate Sen. Morrish State Capitol Sen. Mount Baton Rouge, Louisiana Sen. Marionneaux, ex-officio Sen. Michot, ex-officio RE: Standing Committee Appointments Select Committee on Consumer Affairs and Technology Members of the Senate: Sen. Crowe, Chairman Sen. Adley, Vice Chairman In accordance with Senate Rule 13.1 and 13.2 following Sen. Duplessis appointments are submitted for the record: Sen. Erdey Sen. Butch Gautreaux Committee on Agriculture, Aquaculture and Rural Development Sen. Nick Gautreaux Sen. Thompson, Chairman Sen. Marionneaux Sen. Walsworth, Vice Chairman Sen. Michot Sen. Long Sen. McPherson Select Committee on Homeland Security Sen. Nevers Sen. Walsworth, Chairman Sen. Riser Sen. Shaw, Vice Chairman Sen. Smith Sen. Amedee Sen. Butch Gautreaux Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Sen. Long Affairs Sen. Riser Sen. Duplessis, Chair Sen. Thompson Sen. Crowe, Vice Chairman Sen. Alario Select Committee on Oversight of the Greater New Orleans Sen. Nick Gautreaux Expressway Sen. Marionneaux Sen. Heitmeier, Chairman Sen. Michot Sen. Quinn, Vice Chair Sen. Scalise Sen. Crowe Sen. Donahue Committee on Education Sen. Martiny Sen. Nevers, Chairman Sen. Murray Sen. LaFleur, Vice Chairman Sen. Nevers Sen. Cassidy Sen. Scalise Sen. Donahue Sen. Dorsey Select Committee on Vocational and Technical Education Sen. Duplessis Sen. Nick Gautreaux, Chairman Sen. Long Sen. Erdey, Vice Chairman Sen. Adley Committee on Environmental Quality Sen. Cravins Sen. Hebert, Chairman Sen. Dupre Sen. Cheek, Vice Chair Sen. Gray Sen. Cassidy Sen. Hebert Sen. Gray Sen. Murray Sen. Morrish Sen. Nevers Sen. Shaw Sen. Shepherd Select Committee on Women and Children Sen. Jackson, Chair Committee on Finance Sen. Cheek, Vice Chair Sen. Michot, Chairman Sen. Broome Sen. Jackson, Vice Chair Sen. Dorsey Sen. Alario Sen. Duplessis Sen. Broome Sen. Gray Sen. Cheek Sen. Mount Sen. Donahue Sen. Quinn Sen. Nick Gautreaux Sen. LaFleur Sincerely, Sen. Murray JOEL T. CHAISSON II Sen. Smith President of the Senate Sen. Walsworth Sen. Long, Interim member Sen. Mount, Interim member Sen. Thompson, Interim member

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Committee on Health and Welfare Committee on Retirement Sen. Mount, Chair Sen. Butch Gautreaux, Chairman Sen. Cassidy, Vice Chairman Sen. Cravins, Vice Chairman Sen. Cheek Sen. Cassidy Sen. Erdey Sen. Crowe Sen. Gray Sen. Hebert Sen. Heitmeier Sen. Scalise Sen. Nevers Sen. Shepherd Committee on Insurance Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Sen. Cravins, Chairman Sen. Marionneaux, Chairman Sen. Long, Vice Chairman Sen. Adley, Vice Chairman Sen. Dupre Sen. Dorsey Sen. Hebert Sen. Dupre Sen. LaFleur Sen. Erdey Sen. Morrish Sen. Gray Sen. Quinn Sen. Kostelka Sen. Murray, Interim member Sen. Long Sen. Morrish Committee on Judiciary A Sen. Riser Sen. Quinn, Chair Sen. Shaw Sen. Donahue, Vice Chairman Sen. Butch Gautreaux, Interim member Sen. Dupre Sen. Nick Gautreaux Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs Sen. Kostelka Sen. Kostelka, Chairman Sen. Michot Sen. Smith, Vice Chairman Sen. Murray Sen. Amedee Sen. Donahue Committee on Judiciary B Sen. Jackson Sen. Martiny, Chairman Sen. Murray Sen. Heitmeier, Vice Chairman Sen. Walsworth Sen. Cravins Sen. Erdey Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works Sen. Butch Gautreaux Sen. McPherson, Chairman Sen. LaFleur Sen. Erdey, Vice Chairman Sen. Marionneaux Sen. Adley Sen. Butch Gautreaux Committee on Judiciary C Sen. Heitmeier Sen. Amedee, Chairman Sen. Mount Sen. Dorsey, Vice Chair Sen. Shaw Sen. Crowe Sen. Duplessis Sincerely, Sen. Jackson JOEL T. CHAISSON II Sen. Mount President of the Senate Sen. Scalise Rules Suspended Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations Sen. Scalise, Chairman Senator Broome asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Sen. Riser, Vice Chairman for the purpose of taking up at this time. Sen. Marionneaux Sen. Martiny Sen. Murray Introduction of Senate Resolutions Sen. Thompson Senator Broome asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Sen. Walsworth for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Senate Resolutions a first and second time and acting upon them as follows: Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs Sen. Shepherd, Chairman SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1 Sen. Gray, Vice Chair BY SENATOR BROOME Sen. Cheek A RESOLUTION Sen. Cravins BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Louisiana that a Sen. Crowe committee of five be appointed to notify the House of Sen. Jackson Representatives that the Senate is now duly convened and Sen. Quinn organized and prepared to transact such business as may be brought before it. Committee on Natural Resources Sen. Dupre, Chairman On motion of Senator Broome, the resolution was read by title Sen. Morrish, Vice Chairman and adopted. Sen. Amedee Sen. Nick Gautreaux In compliance with the resolution the President of the Senate Sen. Hebert appointed the following committee: Sen. Michot Sen. Smith Senators Alario, Thompson, Smith, Dorsey and Martiny.

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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 2 assistance to persons in certain transactions related to lobbying; BY SENATOR BROOME and to provide for related matters. A RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Louisiana that a On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and committee of five be appointed to act with such a committee as referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. the House of Representatives may appoint to notify the Governor that the Legislature is now duly convened and SENATE BILL NO. 3— organized and prepared to receive such communication as he BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, may desire to lay before it. CRAVINS, CROWE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, KOSTELKA, LONG, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, On motion of Senator Broome, the resolution was read by title SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH and adopted. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 24:51(2) and R.S. 49:72(5) and to repeal In compliance with the resolution the President of the Senate R.S. 42:1123(13), relative to the Code of Governmental Ethics; appointed the following committee: to repeal certain exceptions relative to the acceptance by an elected official of certain things of economic value for certain Senators Adley, Donahue, Heitmeier, Riser and Long. cultural or sporting events; and to provide for related matters. Reports of Committees On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. The committee appointed to notify the Governor that the Senate had convened and was prepared to transact business reported it had SENATE BILL NO. 4— BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, performed that duty. The President of the Senate thanked the CRAVINS, CROWE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. Committee and discharged it. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, KOSTELKA, LONG, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, The committee appointed to notify the House of Representatives SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH that the Senate had convened and was prepared to transact business A JOINT RESOLUTION reported it had performed that duty. The President of the Senate Proposing to amend Article X, Section 21 of the Constitution of thanked the Committee and discharged it. Louisiana, to provide relative to exceptions to the code of ethics; to require the approval of two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature to enact an exception to any Committee from the provision of the code of ethics; to specify an election for House of Representatives submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition; and to provide for related matters. A committee from the House of Representatives appeared before the Bar of the Senate and informed the Senate that the House of On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and Representatives was organized and ready to proceed with business. referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. Prefiled Senate Bills and SENATE BILL NO. 5— BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, Joint Resolutions to be Referred CRAVINS, CROWE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, KOSTELKA, The following prefiled Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions were LONG, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH introduced, read by title and referred to committees. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1112(A), the introductory paragraph SENATE BILL NO. 1— BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, of R.S. 42:1112(B), and 1120, relative to recusal from voting for CRAVINS, CROWE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. certain elected officials; to eliminate authorization for certain GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, KOSTELKA, elected officials to vote upon certain matters which would LONG, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH otherwise present a conflict of interest; to require filing of a AN ACT statement of recusal; and to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1113(D)(1) and 1114.3 and to enact R.S. 42:1113(D)(2)(g) and (h), (3), and (4), relative to conflicts On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and of interest; to provide relative to certain contracts involving referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. certain public servants and certain affiliated persons and entities; to provide restrictions on certain contracts; to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 6— BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, disclosure relative to certain contracts; to provide exceptions CROWE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. and waivers; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, KOSTELKA, LONG, related matters. MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and AN ACT referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. To amend and reenact R.S. 18:463(B) and R.S. 42:1124, 1124.1(A)(2), and 1157(A)(4)(a), to enact R.S. 42:1124.2, and SENATE BILL NO. 2— to repeal R.S. 42:1114.1, relative to financial disclosure; to BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. require certain disclosures by certain public servants; to require GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, KOSTELKA, certain disclosures by candidates for certain offices; to provide LONG, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, for the content of such disclosures; to provide for certain actions SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH by the Board of Ethics relative to such disclosures; to remove AN ACT certain specific financial disclosure provisions applicable to To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1111(E)(1), relative to conflicts of members of the legislature; to provide for penalties; to provide interest; to prohibit certain public servants from receiving or for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. agreeing to receive any thing of economic value for assistance to persons in certain transactions related to lobbying; to prohibit certain former public servants from receiving compensation for

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On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and SENATE BILL NO. 11— referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, KOSTELKA, SENATE BILL NO. 7— LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON CROWE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. AND WALSWORTH GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, KOSTELKA, LONG, AN ACT MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON AND To amend and reenact R.S. 24:51(2), 53(A), (G) and (H), 54(A)(2), WALSWORTH 55(B), (C) and (D), and R.S. 49:72(5), 74(A), (E) and (F), AN ACT 75(A)(2), 76(B), (C) and (D) and to enact R.S. 24:57(3) and (4), To amend and reenact R.S. 18:463(B) and R.S. 42:1124, and 58(D)(3), (4) and (5), and R.S. 49:77(4) and (5), and 1124.1(A)(2), 1157(A)(4)(a), and 1167, to enact R.S. 42:1124.2, 78(D)(3),(4) and (5), relative to lobbying; to provide relative to and to repeal R.S. 42:1114.1, relative to financial disclosure; to legislative lobbying; to provide relative to executive branch require certain disclosures by certain public servants; to require lobbying; to provide relative to regulations affecting lobbyist; to certain disclosures by candidates for certain offices; to provide provide relative to restrictions affecting lobbyists; to provide for the content of such disclosures; to provide for certain actions relative to the electronic filing of registrations and expenditure by the Board of Ethics relative to such disclosures; to remove reports; to require certain information relative to lobbyist certain specific financial disclosure provisions applicable to registrations; to provide relative to the content of expenditure members of the legislature; to provide for penalties; to provide reports; to provide for monthly filing of expenditure reports; to for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. provide for the electronic storage and access of filings; to provide for the definition of a statewide elected official; to On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and provide for the definition of a executive branch department referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. head; to provide inaccurate or incomplete filings; to provide for failure to amend a registration or expenditure report; to provide SENATE BILL NO. 8— for the filing of a false statement or false representation of a BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, material fact; to provide for fines; to provide for penalties; and CRAVINS, CROWE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, KOSTELKA, to provide for related matters. LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and AND WALSWORTH referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. AN ACT To enact R.S. 42:1115.1, relative to the acceptance of food, drink or SENATE BILL NO. 12— refreshments by public servants; to limit the value of food, drink BY SENATORS MICHOT, CHEEK AND B. GAUTREAUX or refreshments acceptable by public servants per occasion from AN ACT certain sources; to provide for annual increases in the food, To amend and reenact R.S. 18:463(B) and R.S. 42:1114.1 and drink or refreshment limit based on increases in the consumer 1124(A), relative to financial disclosure; to require certain price index; to provide for the duties of the Board of Ethics; and disclosures by legislators; to require certain disclosures by to provide for related matters. candidates for legislator; to provide for the content of such disclosures; to require certain disclosures by statewide elected On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and officials; to require certain disclosures by candidates for referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. statewide elective office; to require certain disclosures by members of the Board of Ethics; to provide for the duties of the SENATE BILL NO. 9— Board of Ethics relative to such disclosures; to provide for BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. penalties; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, KOSTELKA, related matters. LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and AND WALSWORTH AN ACT referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. To amend and reenact R.S. 24:55(B) and (E), and R.S. 49:76(B) SENATE BILL NO. 13— and(E), all relative to expenditures on public servants and the BY SENATOR MURRAY reporting of such expenditures by lobbyists; to provide for A JOINT RESOLUTION monthly reporting of expenditures by lobbyists; to provide for Proposing to amend Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution of the reporting of monthly aggregate expenditures by lobbyists; Louisiana, relative to powers and duties of the attorney general; and to provide for related matters. to provide relative to the prosecution of certain crimes; and to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and and provide a ballot proposition. referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and SENATE BILL NO. 10— referred to the Committee on Judiciary B. BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, KOSTELKA, SENATE BILL NO. 14— LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON AN ACT AND WALSWORTH To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1463(C)(2) and (3) and (E) and AN ACT 1505.3(D)(3) and to enact R.S. 18:1463(F), relative to political To enact R.S. 24:56(H), (I), and (J), and R.S. 49:78.1(E), (F), and advertisements; to require certain statements involving (G), relative to lobbyists; to prohibit contingency contracts; to authorized and unauthorized communications paid by certain prohibit false or misleading statements; to prohibit the persons; to provide for certain requirements with respect to oral, instigation of legislation so as to lobby such legislation; and to visual, and written material constituting a paid political provide for related matters. advertisement distributed on behalf of a candidate for political On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and office; and to provide for related matters. referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

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On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and with respect to the prevention and detection of waste, referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. inefficiencies, mismanagement, misconduct, abuse, fraud, and corruption in all entities in the executive branch of state SENATE BILL NO. 15— government and other covered entities; to provide for the BY SENATOR SCALISE assistance and cooperation of entities in the executive branch of AN ACT state government and other covered entities; to provide for To amend and reenact the title of Subpart L of Part II of Chapter 4 of confidentiality of certain records; to provide for referral of the Subtitle I of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, results of investigations of criminal matters to the appropriate and to enact R.S. 11:293, relative to public retirement or pension authorities for prosecution; to provide for reports by the benefits; to provide relative to the loss of the right to receive inspector general; and to provide for related matters. payment of retirement or pension benefits; to provide circumstances under which certain retirement or pension On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and benefits shall be forfeited; to provide that final conviction of referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. certain felonies associated with public service shall operate to cause automatic forfeiture of such benefits; to specify the SENATE BILL NO. 19— felonies for which such forfeiture is mandatory; to provide for BY SENATOR NEVERS notice of conviction, calculation of survivor benefits, and refund AN ACT of employee contributions; to provide relative to the effect of To amend and reenact R.S. 24:50, 51(2), 53(B), and 54(A)(1), and pardons on such forfeiture; to provide for an effective date; and R.S. 49:71, 72(5), 74(B), and 75(A)(1) and to enact R.S. to provide for related matters. 24:56(H) and R.S. 49:78.1(E), and to repeal R.S. 24:55, R.S. 42:1123(13) and (16), and R.S. 49:76, relative to expenditures On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and by a lobbyist, to provide for definitions, to provide for referred to the Committee on Retirement. expenditures by legislative or executive lobbyist; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 16— BY SENATOR SCALISE On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and AN ACT referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. To amend and reenact the title of Subpart L of Part II of Chapter 4 of Subtitle I of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, SENATE BILL NO. 20— and to enact R.S. 11:293, relative to public retirement or pension BY SENATOR NEVERS benefits; to provide relative to the loss of the right to receive AN ACT payment of pension or retirement benefits; to provide To enact R.S. 42:1116(D), relative to conflicts of interest; to prohibit circumstances under which certain retirement or pension any elected official from qualifying for another elected office benefits shall be forfeited; to provide that final conviction of while holding such office; and to provide for related matters. certain felonies associated with public service shall operate to cause automatic forfeiture of such benefits; to specify the On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and felonies for which such forfeiture is mandatory; to provide for referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. notice of conviction, calculation of survivor benefits, and refund of employee contributions; to provide relative to the effect of SENATE BILL NO. 21— pardons on such forfeiture; to provide for an effective date; and BY SENATOR MCPHERSON to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 24:55(D) and (E), relative to public On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and officials; to provide for reporting of certain things of economic referred to the Committee on Retirement. value expended on behalf of certain public officials; to provide relative to reporting of certain expenditures; and to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 17— related matters. BY SENATOR SCALISE AND REPRESENTATIVE HENRY A JOINT RESOLUTION On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and Proposing to amend Article I, Section 4(D) and Article X, Section referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. 29(A), (B), and (E)(5), relative to public retirement or pension benefits; to provide relative to the right to receive such benefits; SENATE BILL NO. 22— to allow forfeiture of certain accrued benefits of an elected or BY SENATOR NEVERS appointed official or public employee who is a member of a AN ACT Louisiana public retirement or pension system, plan, or fund To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1113(D)(1)(a), relative to prohibited who is convicted of a felony associated with the public service contractual arrangements; to provide for a prohibition against for which benefits in such system, plan, or fund accrued; and to legislators and certain other elected officials from entering into specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors certain contracts with the state and political subdivisions and to provide a ballot proposition. thereof; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Retirement. referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. SENATE BILL NO. 18— SENATE BILL NO. 23— BY SENATOR SCALISE BY SENATOR NEVERS AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 44:4.1(B)(31) and to enact R.S. 36:4(I) To enact R.S. 18:1505.2(U), relative to the Campaign Finance and Part VI of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Disclosure Act; to provide for prohibited practices; to prohibit Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 49:220.21 through appointment or nomination of campaign contributors; to provide 220.25, relative to the creation of the office of the state inspector penalties; and to provide for related matters. general; to provide for the appointment, term of office, powers, duties, and functions of the inspector general; to provide for On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and staffing and funding of the office; to authorize the inspector referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. general to examine, investigate, and make recommendations

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SENATE BILL NO. 24— Joint Session of the Legislature BY SENATOR NEVERS AN ACT The joint session of the legislature was called to order at 6:35 To amend and reenact R.S. 24:51(2) and R.S. 49:72(5), to enact R.S. P.M. by the Honorable Joel T. Chaisson II, President of the Senate. 42:1116.1, and to repeal R.S. 42:1123(13), relative to the Code of Governmental Ethics; to provide relative to gifts and On motion of Senator Broome, the calling of the roll on the part preferential treatment of public servants; to repeal provisions of the Senate was dispensed with. relative to an elected official's authorization to accept certain gifts; to prohibit certain preferential treatment of public servants; On motion of Representative Peterson, the calling of the roll on to provide terms and conditions; and to provide for related the part of the House was dispensed with. matters. The President of the Senate appointed the following special On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and committee to escort the Honorable Bobby Jindal, Governor of the referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. State of Louisiana, to the joint session. Rules Suspended On the part of the Senate: Senators Michot, Butch Gautreaux, Marionneaux, Nick Gautreaux, Amedee, and Dupre. Senator Dupre asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of taking up at this time. On the part of the House: Representatives Jane Smith, St. Germain, Robideaux, Austin Badon, and Ritchie. Introduction of Senate Concurrent Resolutions A prayer was offered by Reverend Allen Robertson. Senator Broome asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules The Honorable Mitch Landrieu, Lieutenant Governor of the for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Senate State of Louisiana, led the joint session in reciting the Pledge of Concurrent Resolutions a first and second time and acting upon them Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. as follows: The President of the Senate introduced the Honorable Bobby SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1— Jindal, who addressed the joint session of the legislature. BY SENATOR BROOME A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION On motion of Senator Broome, the Senate retired to its own To invite the Honorable Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, to chamber. address a joint session of the legislature. After Joint Session The resolution was read by title. Senator Broome moved to adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. ROLL CALL ROLL CALL The Senate was called to order by the President of the Senate with the following Senators present: The roll was called with the following result: PRESENT YEAS Mr. President Dupre McPherson Mr. President Duplessis Marionneaux Adley Erdey Michot Adley Dupre Martiny Alario Gautreaux B Morrish Alario Erdey McPherson Amedee Gautreaux N Murray Amedee Gautreaux B Morrish Broome Gray Nevers Broome Gautreaux N Murray Cassidy Hebert Riser Cassidy Gray Nevers Cheek Heitmeier Scalise Cheek Hebert Riser Cravins Jackson Shaw Cravins Jackson Scalise Crowe Kostelka Shepherd Crowe Kostelka Shaw Donahue Long Smith Donahue Long Walsworth Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson Total - 30 Duplessis Martiny Walsworth NAYS Total - 36 ABSENT Total - 0 ABSENT LaFleur Mount Quinn Total - 3 Dorsey Michot Shepherd Heitmeier Mount Smith The President of the Senate announced there were 36 Senators LaFleur Quinn Thompson present and a quorum. Total - 9 The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Senate Business Resumed Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. After Joint Session Motion Prefiled Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions to be Referred, Resumed Senator Broome moved that the Senate proceed to the House of Representatives to meet in Joint Session. The following prefiled Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions were introduced, read by title and referred to committees.

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SENATE BILL NO. 25— On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and BY SENATOR NEVERS referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. AN ACT To enact R.S. 42:1119.1, relative to ethical standards for public SENATE BILL NO. 30— servants; to provide for conflicts of interest by elected officials; BY SENATORS KOSTELKA, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHAISSON, to prohibit appointment or nomination of campaign contributors; DONAHUE, JACKSON, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH to provide penalties; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1125(A) and (D), relative to transition On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and of governor-elect; to establish a contribution limit made to and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. accepted by the governor-elect's transition team; to provide for penalties; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 26— BY SENATOR ADLEY On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and AN ACT referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. To amend and reenact R.S. 18:463(B) and R.S. 42:1114.1 and 1124(A) and to enact R.S. 42:1114.4, relative to financial SENATE BILL NO. 31— disclosure; to require certain disclosures by members of the BY SENATORS KOSTELKA, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHAISSON, legislature; to require certain disclosures by candidates for the DONAHUE, JACKSON, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH state legislature; to provide for the content of such disclosures; AN ACT to require certain disclosures by statewide elected officials; to To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1491.7(B)(4)(a), 1495.5(B)(4)(a), and require certain disclosures by members of the Louisiana Board 1501.1(C)(1), relative to campaign finance; to require that the of Ethics and the ethics administrator; to require certain name of the employer of certain contributors be included on disclosures by candidates for statewide elective office; to require campaign finance reports when reporting such contributions; all other elected officials to file certain disclosures; to provide and to provide for related matters. for the content of such disclosures; to provide for the duties of the Board of Ethics relative to such disclosures; to provide for On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and penalties; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. matters. SENATE BILL NO. 32— BY SENATORS KOSTELKA, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHAISSON, On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and DONAHUE, JACKSON, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 18:463(C), (D), (E), and (F), and to enact SENATE BILL NO. 27— R.S. 18:463(G), relative to candidates; to require candidates for BY SENATOR MCPHERSON certain offices to certify to participate in ethics education and AN ACT training; to provide for the reporting of ethics education and To amend and reenact R.S. 24:51(2) and to repeal R.S. 42:1123(13), training; to provide penalties; and to provide for related matters. relative to the Code of Governmental Ethics; relative to public officers and employees; to repeal provisions authorizing an On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and elected official to receive certain gifts; to provide for an effective referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. date; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 33— On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and BY SENATORS KOSTELKA, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHAISSON, referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. DONAHUE, JACKSON, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 28— To amend and reenact R.S. 18:461(B), and 463(A)(2)(a) and (b), and BY SENATORS MICHOT, CHEEK AND B. GAUTREAUX to enact R.S. 18:461(C), 464(I), and 1511.3(F), all relative to AN ACT fees for qualifying for certain offices in a primary election; to To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 24:53(A), prohibit persons seeking public office from qualifying who have 53(A)(3) and (4), (B), (G), (H) and (I), 54(A), and the certain outstanding fines, fees or penalties assessed by the Board introductory paragraph of 55(B) and 55(C) and (D)(1), and the of Ethics; to require a person to pay to the qualifying official at introductory paragraph of R.S. 49:74(A), 74(A)(3) and (4), (B), the time of qualifying for a primary election all of his (E), (F) and (G), 75(A), the introductory paragraph of 76(B) and outstanding fines, fees or penalties assessed by the Board of 76(C) and (D)(1) and to enact R.S. 24:53(A)(5) and (6) and R.S. Ethics; to provide for applicability; to provide for the duties and 49:74(A)(5) and (6); relative to lobbying; to provide for responsibilities of the qualifying official; to provide a procedure regulation of lobbyists; to provide for the registration of for payments made under contest; to provide for the duties and lobbyist; to provide for the reporting requirements of lobbyists; responsibilities of the Board of Ethics; to provide for the duties and to provide for related matters. of the Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. SENATE BILL NO. 29— BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX SENATE BILL NO. 34— AN ACT BY SENATORS KOSTELKA, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHAISSON, To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1483(14)(b) and to enact R.S. DONAHUE, JACKSON, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH 18:1483(14)(c) and 1501.2, relative to campaign finance; to AN ACT define certain political organizations to be included as political To enact R.S. 18:1505.2(I)(4), relative to election campaign finance; committees for purposes of filing campaign finance reports; to to provide relative to permitted use of contributions to election provide for reporting by such political organizations of campaigns; to prohibit use of election campaign contributions to campaign contributions and expenditures; and to provide for pay family members; to provide for an effective date; and to related matters. provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.

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SENATE BILL NO. 35— reprisal against such employees; to define threat; and to provide BY SENATORS CHAISSON, AMEDEE, BROOME, DONAHUE, JACKSON, for related matters. KOSTELKA, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH AN ACT On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and To enact R.S. 42:1117.1, relative to the Code of Governmental referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. Ethics; to prohibit the use of certain actions or methods to circumvent the provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics; SENATE BILL NO. 41— to provide for penalties; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATORS KOSTELKA, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHAISSON, DONAHUE, JACKSON, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and AN ACT referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. To enact Chapter 18 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 49:1151 through 1161, relative to SENATE BILL NO. 36— the Louisiana False Claims Act; to prohibit false claims; to BY SENATORS CHAISSON, AMEDEE, BROOME, DONAHUE, JACKSON, define terms; to provide for civil penalties; to provide for the KOSTELKA, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH authority and responsibilities of the attorney general; to AN ACT authorize qui tam actions by citizens to pursue certain fraud To amend and reenact R.S. 44:31.2, relative to public records; to cases; and to provide for related matters. authorize the attorney general to mediate public records disputes; to provide for such mediation and the effect of such a On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and mediation; to require participation by public bodies and officers referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. in such a mediation; to provide for the promulgation of certain rules and procedures; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 42— BY SENATORS KOSTELKA, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHAISSON, On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and DONAHUE, JACKSON, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 36:801.1(A) and R.S. 44:4.1(B)(31) and SENATE BILL NO. 37— to enact R.S. 36:4(I) and Part VI of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the BY SENATORS CHAISSON, AMEDEE, BROOME, DONAHUE, JACKSON, Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. KOSTELKA, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH 49:220.11 through 220.16, relative to the creation of the office AN ACT of the state inspector general; to provide for the appointment, To enact R.S. 39:87.7, relative to the commissioner of administration; term of office, powers, duties, and functions of the inspector to require the commissioner of administration to establish and general; to provide for the procedure for the appointment of the maintain a website to post reports of state spending; to provide inspector general; to provide for staffing and funding of the for the contents of the website; and to provide for related office; to authorize the inspector general to examine, investigate, matters. and make recommendations with respect to the prevention and detection of waste, inefficiencies, mismanagement, misconduct, On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and abuse, fraud, and corruption in all entities in the executive referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. branch of state government and other covered agencies; to provide for the assistance and cooperation of such covered SENATE BILL NO. 38— BY SENATORS CHAISSON, AMEDEE, BROOME, DONAHUE, JACKSON, agencies; to provide for confidentiality of certain records; to KOSTELKA, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH provide for referral of the results of investigations of criminal AN ACT matters to the appropriate authorities for prosecution; to provide To enact R.S. 39:1561(C), relative to the commissioner of for reports by the inspector general; and to provide for related administration; to provide for the creation and maintenance of matters. the "Louisiana Electronic Catalog"; to provide for its contents; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and matters. referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and SENATE BILL NO. 43— referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. BY SENATORS KOSTELKA, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHAISSON, DONAHUE, JACKSON, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 39— BY SENATORS CHAISSON, AMEDEE, BROOME, DONAHUE, JACKSON, To amend and reenact R.S. 44:4.1(B)(18) and to enact Chapter 44 of KOSTELKA, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, consisting of AN ACT R.S. 33:9611 through 9616, relative to the ethics administration To amend and reenact R.S. 42:13 and R.S. 44:37, relative to penalties by municipalities; to authorize and provide for local ethics for violations of laws relative to access to the business of public entities, ethics review boards, and offices of inspector general in bodies; to provide relative to civil and criminal penalties for certain municipalities; and to provide for related matters. violations of laws relative to meetings of public bodies and public records; to provide for discipline and termination or On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and removal of public employees and certain public officials for referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. certain violations of such laws; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 44— BY SENATORS CHAISSON, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, KOSTELKA, referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. LONG, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SCALISE, SHAW, SHEPHERD, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH SENATE BILL NO. 40— AN ACT BY SENATORS KOSTELKA, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHAISSON, To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1111(E), relative to conflicts of DONAHUE, JACKSON, JOHN SMITH AND WALSWORTH interest; to prohibit certain public servants from receiving or AN ACT agreeing to receive any thing of economic value for assisting To enact R.S. 42:1169(H), relative to prohibited actions against persons in certain transactions; to prohibit certain former public public employees who report acts of impropriety within servants from receiving or agreeing to receive any thing of governmental entities; to include threats of reprisal as prohibited economic value for assisting persons in certain transactions; to

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provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 49— penalties; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATOR MURRAY AN ACT On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and To amend and reenact R.S. 14:135(B), relative to official misconduct referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. and corrupt practices; to provide relative to the crime of public salary deduction; to provide for the increase of penalties for such SENATE BILL NO. 45— crime; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATOR MCPHERSON AN ACT The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. To amend and reenact R.S. 24:55(A), (D)(1), (E), (F)(2), (F)(3), (G)(2) and R.S. 42:1115(B) and to enact R.S. 42:1114.4, SENATE BILL NO. 50— relative to public officers and employees; to provide for certain BY SENATOR MURRAY lobbyist expenditure reports; to require certain disclosures by AN ACT lobbyists and members of the legislature of monies spent on To amend and reenact R.S. 14:136(B), relative to official misconduct behalf of a legislator; to prohibit certain gifts to public servants; and corrupt practices; to provide relative to the crime of public to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related salary extortion; to provide for the increase of penalties for such matters. crime; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. SENATE BILL NO. 51— SENATE BILL NO. 46— BY SENATOR MURRAY BY SENATOR ADLEY AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 14:134, relative to official misconduct To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1505.2(J)(1) and to enact R.S. and corrupt practices; to provide relative to the crime of 18:1505.2(I)(4), relative to election campaign finance; to malfeasance in office; to provide for the increase in penalties for provide relative to certain election campaign finance such crime; and to provide for related matters. expenditures; to require any legislator who receives compensation for services related to another candidate's The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. campaign to report such receipt and the amount thereof on an annual basis; to provide penalties for failure to submit such SENATE BILL NO. 52— report; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related BY SENATOR MURRAY matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 14:139(2), relative to official misconduct On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and and corrupt practices; to provide relative to the crime of political referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. payroll padding; to provide for the increase of penalties for such crime; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 47— BY SENATOR ADLEY The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 18:1501.1(A) and 1511.6(A) and to enact SENATE BILL NO. 53— R.S. 18:1483(9.1), 1505.2(U), and 1505.6(D), relative to BY SENATOR MURRAY election campaign finance; to provide relative to reports by AN ACT persons not candidates or committees; to provide relative to To amend and reenact R.S. 14:120, relative to offenses affecting prohibited practices and limitations; to prohibit legislators from organized government; to provide relative to the crime of receiving certain compensation from candidates or committees; corrupt influencing; to provide for the increase of penalties for to provide relative to criminal penalties for violations of election such crime; and to provide for related matters. campaign finance law; to provide penalties for engaging in prohibited practices or for failure to submit certain information The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. to candidates or committees; to provide for an effective date; and SENATE BILL NO. 54— to provide for related matters. BY SENATOR MURRAY AN ACT On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and To amend and reenact R.S. 14:118(C), relative to bribery and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. intimidation; to provide relative to the crime of public bribery; to provide for the increase of penalties for such crime; and to Introduction of Senate Bills provide for related matters. and Joint Resolutions The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions were read a first time by their titles and placed on the Calendar for their second SENATE BILL NO. 55— reading: BY SENATOR MURRAY AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 48— To amend and reenact R.S. 14:138(C), relative to official misconduct BY SENATOR MURRAY and corrupt practices; to provide relative to the crime of public AN ACT payroll fraud; to provide for the increase of penalties for such To amend and reenact R.S. 14:119(B), relative to offenses affecting crime; and to provide for related matters. organized government; to provide relative to the crime of bribery of voters; to provide for the increased penalties for such The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. crime; and to provide for related matters. The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules.

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SENATE BILL NO. 56— SENATE BILL NO. 63— BY SENATOR ADLEY BY SENATOR MARTINY AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 42:1121.2, relative to conflicts of interest; to prohibit To amend and reenact R.S. 14:120, relative to offenses affecting a former public servant from being employed by or entering into organized government; to provide relative to the crime of a contractual agreement with certain persons or entities with corrupt influencing; to provide for the increase of penalties for which he has participated in a transaction involving the public such crime; and to provide for related matters. servant's agency for a period of time after termination of public service; and to provide for related matters. The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. Introduction of Resolutions, SENATE BILL NO. 57— Senate and Concurrent BY SENATOR ADLEY AN ACT Senator Broome asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1121(A)(1), relative to conflicts of for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Resolutions, interest; to prohibit assistance to certain persons by certain Senate and Concurrent, a first and second time and acting upon them public servants within two years after termination of public as follows: service; and to provide for related matters. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3— BY SENATORS CHAISSON, DUPRE AND MICHOT The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. A RESOLUTION To amend and readopt Senate Rule 13.4(13) and (17), relative to SENATE BILL NO. 58— BY SENATOR MARTINY jurisdiction of standing committees; to provide for jurisdiction AN ACT of the Natural Resources Committee, and to transfer standing To enact R.S. 14:134.3, relative to official misconduct and corrupt committee jurisdiction of certain matters from the practices; to provide for the crime of abuse of office; to provide Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee to the for the prosecution of such crime; to provide penalties; and to Natural Resources Committee. provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Broome, the resolution was read by title The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. SENATE BILL NO. 59— SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 4— BY SENATOR MARTINY BY SENATOR MICHOT AN ACT A RESOLUTION To enact R.S. 14:139.3, relative to official misconduct and corrupt To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature practices; to create the crime of concealment of a financial of Louisiana upon the death of Leonard Joseph "Lenny" conflict of interest by a legislator; to provide for definitions; to Hensgens. provide for the prosecution of such crime; to provide for penalties; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Michot, the resolution was read by title and adopted. The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2— SENATE BILL NO. 60— BY SENATOR MURRAY BY SENATOR MARTINY A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AN ACT To create a special committee to study heirship property and to To enact R.S. 14:139.3, relative to official misconduct and corrupt develop recommendations for facilitating the ability of co- practices; to create the crime of concealment of a financial owners of heirship property to make their titles merchantable; to conflict of interest by an elected official; to provide for review the rights and obligations of co-owners of heirship definitions; to provide for the prosecution of such crime; to property in order to prevent undue hardship resulting from provide for penalties; and to provide for related matters. partition sales; and to review the costs of probate and of intrafamily transfers of real estate to determine whether such The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. costs might be reduced for co-owners and heirs of property with a small value. SENATE BILL NO. 61— BY SENATOR MARTINY On motion of Senator Broome, the resolution was read by title AN ACT and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. To amend and reenact R.S. 14:118(C), relative to bribery and intimidation; to provide relative to the crime of public bribery; SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3— to provide for the increase of penalties for such crime; and to BY SENATOR ALARIO provide for related matters. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To memorialize the Congress of the United States to review and The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules. consider eliminating provisions of federal law which reduce Social Security benefits for those receiving pension benefits SENATE BILL NO. 62— from federal, state, or local government retirement or pension BY SENATOR MARTINY systems, plans, or funds. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 14:119(B), relative to offenses affecting On motion of Senator Broome, the resolution was read by title organized government; to provide relative to the crime of and referred to the Committee on Retirement. bribery of voters; to provide for the increased penalties for such crime; and to provide for related matters. The bill was read by title; lies over under the rules.

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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4— Message from the House BY SENATOR CROWE AND REPRESENTATIVE WOOTON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate the South Plaquemines High School ASKING CONCURRENCE IN Hurricanes football team for winning the Class 1A State HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS Football Championships. February 10, 2008 The resolution was read by title. Senator Crowe moved to adopt To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: the Senate Concurrent Resolution. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of ROLL CALL Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the following House Concurrent Resolutions: The roll was called with the following result: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1— YEAS BY REPRESENTATIVES TUCKER, PETERSON, AND CARTER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Mr. President Dupre McPherson To commend and congratulate the LSU Tigers football team and Adley Erdey Michot Coach Les Miles upon winning the 2007 Bowl Championship Alario Gautreaux B Morrish Series national championship. Broome Gautreaux N Murray Cassidy Gray Nevers HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2— Cheek Heitmeier Riser BY REPRESENTATIVE BURRELL Cravins Jackson Scalise A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Crowe Kostelka Shaw To commend Centenary College of Louisiana upon the occasion of Donahue Long Shepherd Founders' Day and the celebration of its first one hundred years Dorsey Marionneaux Smith of excellence in the Shreveport-Bossier community. Duplessis Martiny Walsworth Total - 33 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3— NAYS BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLS AND SENATOR HEBERT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Total - 0 To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of ABSENT Jefferson J. DeBlanc, Medal of Honor recipient, of St. Martinville. Amedee LaFleur Quinn HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4— Hebert Mount Thompson BY REPRESENTATIVE CARTER Total - 6 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Gustave Anthony "Gus" Piazza, Sr., of Baton Rouge. Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. Respectfully submitted, Messages from the House ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives The following Messages from the House were received and read as follows: House Concurrent Resolutions Message from the House Senator Broome asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to take up at this time the following House Concurrent Resolutions CONCURRING IN just received from the House of Representatives with a view of acting SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS on same: February 10, 2008 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1— BY REPRESENTATIVES TUCKER, PETERSON, AND CARTER To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate the LSU Tigers football team and I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Coach Les Miles upon winning the 2007 Bowl Championship Representatives has finally concurred in the following Senate Series national championship. Concurrent Resolutions: The resolution was read by title. Senator Cassidy moved to SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1— concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. BY SENATOR BROOME A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ROLL CALL To invite the Honorable Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, to address a joint session of the legislature. The roll was called with the following result: Reported without amendments. YEAS Respectfully submitted, Mr. President Dupre McPherson ALFRED W. SPEER Adley Erdey Michot Clerk of the House of Representatives Alario Gautreaux B Morrish Amedee Gautreaux N Murray Broome Gray Nevers Cassidy Hebert Riser

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Cheek Heitmeier Scalise ROLL CALL Cravins Jackson Shaw Crowe Kostelka Shepherd The roll was called with the following result: Donahue Long Smith Dorsey Marionneaux Walsworth YEAS Duplessis Martiny Total - 35 Mr. President Dupre McPherson NAYS Adley Erdey Michot Alario Gautreaux B Morrish Total - 0 Amedee Gautreaux N Murray ABSENT Broome Gray Nevers Cassidy Hebert Riser LaFleur Quinn Cheek Heitmeier Scalise Mount Thompson Cravins Jackson Shaw Total - 4 Crowe Kostelka Shepherd Donahue Long Smith The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Dorsey Marionneaux Walsworth Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Duplessis Martiny Total - 35 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2— NAYS BY REPRESENTATIVE BURRELL A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Total - 0 To commend Centenary College of Louisiana upon the occasion of ABSENT Founders' Day and the celebration of its first one hundred years of excellence in the Shreveport-Bossier community. LaFleur Quinn Mount Thompson The resolution was read by title. Senator Cheek moved to Total - 4 concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House ROLL CALL Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. The roll was called with the following result: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4— BY REPRESENTATIVE CARTER YEAS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Mr. President Dupre McPherson Gustave Anthony "Gus" Piazza, Sr., of Baton Rouge. Adley Erdey Michot Alario Gautreaux B Morrish The resolution was read by title. Senator Heitmeier moved to Amedee Gautreaux N Murray concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Broome Gray Nevers Cassidy Hebert Riser ROLL CALL Cheek Heitmeier Scalise Cravins Jackson Shaw The roll was called with the following result: Crowe Kostelka Shepherd Donahue Long Smith YEAS Dorsey Marionneaux Walsworth Duplessis Martiny Mr. President Dupre McPherson Total - 35 Adley Erdey Michot NAYS Alario Gautreaux B Morrish Amedee Gautreaux N Murray Total - 0 Broome Gray Nevers ABSENT Cassidy Hebert Riser Cheek Heitmeier Scalise LaFleur Quinn Cravins Jackson Shaw Mount Thompson Crowe Kostelka Shepherd Total - 4 Donahue Long Smith Dorsey Marionneaux Walsworth The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Duplessis Martiny Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Total - 35 NAYS HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3— BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLS AND SENATOR HEBERT Total - 0 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ABSENT To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Jefferson J. DeBlanc, Medal of Honor recipient, of St. LaFleur Quinn Martinville. Mount Thompson Total - 4 The resolution was read by title. Senator Hebert moved to concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House.

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Leaves of Absence The following leaves of absence were asked for and granted: Lafleur 1 Day Mount 1 Day Quinn 1 Day Adjournment Senator Broome moved that the Senate adjourn until Monday, February 11, 2008, at 5:00 o'clock P.M. The President of the Senate declared the Senate adjourned until 5:00 o'clock P.M. on Monday, February 11, 2008. GLENN A. KOEPP Secretary of the Senate LYNDA E. WHEELER Journal Clerk

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