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Garofalo Mack Willmott OFFICIAL JOURNAL Geymann Miguez Woodruff Total - 99 OF THE The Speaker announced that there were 99 members present and HOUSE OF a quorum. REPRESENTATIVES Prayer OF THE Prayer was offered by Dr. Ken Ward, Coordinator of Chaplain Services. STATE OF LOUISIANA Pledge of Allegiance Dr. David Fisher led the House in reciting the Pledge of SEVENTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. The Victory Belles sang "The National Anthem". Forty-first Regular Session of the Legislature Under the Adoption of the Reading of the Journal Constitution of 1974 On motion of Rep. Hill, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. House of Representatives On motion of Rep. Hill, the Journal of April 22, 2015, was adopted. State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana Recess Monday, April 27, 2015 On motion of Rep. Leger, the Speaker declared the House at recess upon the call of the House. The House of Representatives was called to order at 2:00 P.M., by the Honorable Chuck Kleckley, Speaker of the House of After Recess Representatives. Speaker Kleckley called the House to order at 2:31 P.M. Morning Hour House Business Resumed ROLL CALL The roll being called, the following members answered to their Introduction of Resolutions, names: House and House Concurrent PRESENT The following members introduced the following entitled House and House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time by Mr. Speaker Gisclair Miller their titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading: Abramson Guillory Montoucet Adams Guinn Moreno HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 40— Anders Hall Morris, Jay BY REPRESENTATIVE HALL Armes Harris Morris, Jim A RESOLUTION Arnold Harrison Ortego To commend former state representative Herbert B. Dixon, Sr., for Badon Havard Ourso his many years of dedicated and distinguished public service to Barras Hazel Pearson Rapides Parish and the state of Louisiana. Barrow Henry Pierre Berthelot Hensgens Ponti Read by title. Billiot Hill Pope Bishop, S. Hodges Price On motion of Rep. Hall, and under a suspension of the rules, the Bishop, W. Hollis Pugh resolution was adopted. Bouie Honore Pylant Broadwater Howard Reynolds Recess Brown Hunter Richard Burns, H. Huval Ritchie On motion of Rep. Leger, the Speaker declared the House at Burns, T. Ivey Robideaux recess upon the call of the House. Burrell Jackson Schexnayder Carmody James Schroder After Recess Carter Jefferson Seabaugh Chaney Johnson R. Shadoin Speaker Kleckley called the House to order at 3:26 P.M. Connick Jones Simon Cox Lambert Smith House Business Resumed Cromer Landry, N. St. Germain Danahay Landry, T. Stokes Edwards LeBas Talbot Introduction of Resolutions, Fannin Leger Thibaut House and House Concurrent Foil Leopold Thierry Franklin Lopinto Whitney The following members introduced the following entitled House Gaines Lorusso Williams, A. and House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time by their titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading: 183 Page 2 HOUSE 7th Day's Proceedings - April 27, 2015 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 41— Lies over under the rules. BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD A RESOLUTION HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 78— To commend and congratulate Grady Gaubert of Thibodaux on his BY REPRESENTATIVE MORENO election as chairman of the Petroleum Marketers Association of A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION America for 2015. To commend Tonya Boyd-Cannon for her extraordinary musical talents, her outstanding performance on The Voice, and for the Read by title. tremendous pride she brings to the state of Louisiana. On motion of Rep. Richard, and under a suspension of the rules, Read by title. the resolution was adopted. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 42— On motion of Rep. Moreno, and under a suspension of the rules, BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES the resolution was adopted. A RESOLUTION To commend Shirley Lee Davis Holliday upon the celebration of her Ordered to the Senate. seventieth birthday. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 79— Read by title. BY REPRESENTATIVE COX A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION On motion of Rep. James, and under a suspension of the rules, To express the condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the the resolution was adopted. death of Lieutenant Colonel Retired Michael J. Jones. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 43— Read by title. BY REPRESENTATIVE PRICE A RESOLUTION On motion of Rep. Cox, and under a suspension of the rules, the To commend BASF upon its one hundred fiftieth year anniversary. resolution was adopted. Read by title. Ordered to the Senate. On motion of Rep. Price, and under a suspension of the rules, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 80— the resolution was adopted. BY REPRESENTATIVE HOLLIS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 44— To express the condolences of the members of the Legislature of BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE Louisiana upon the death of Diane A. Piret. A RESOLUTION To commend Patricia Colbert-Cormier upon her receipt of the Read by title. Louisiana Association of Educators' 2015 Human and Civil Rights Award. On motion of Rep. Hollis, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. Read by title. Ordered to the Senate. On motion of Rep. Pierre, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 81— BY REPRESENTATIVE THIERRY HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 45— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE SEABAUGH To create the Task Force on Summer Hunger to study the strategies A RESOLUTION and best procedures by which the state and individual school To designate Tuesday, April 28, 2015, as American Rose Society districts can increase awareness of and participation in the Day at the state capitol and to commend the American Rose United States Department of Agriculture's Summer Food Society for its contributions. Service Program in areas with high rates of food insecurity and to provide for a written report of findings and recommendations Read by title. to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education not later than sixty days prior to the On motion of Rep. Seabaugh, and under a suspension of the beginning of the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature of rules, the resolution was adopted. Louisiana. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 76— BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN Read by title. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To recognize Monday, April 27, 2015, as Concrete Day at the state Lies over under the rules. capitol. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 82— Read by title. BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Lies over under the rules. To authorize and direct the creation of the Louisiana Justice HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 77— Reinvestment Task Force, to provide for the membership, BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON powers, and duties of the task force, and to require the task force A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to report its findings. To memorialize the United States Congress to amend and reenact Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, so that Section 5 of the Read by title. Voting Rights Act can be fully enforced to secure and protect the right to vote for millions of Americans. Lies over under the rules. Read by title. 184 Page 3 HOUSE 7th Day's Proceedings - April 27, 2015 House and House Concurrent Resolutions Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to the Lying Over Committee on Judiciary. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 75— The following House and House Concurrent Resolutions lying BY REPRESENTATIVES KLECKLEY AND LEGER over were taken up and acted upon as follows: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To provide for a hospital stabilization formula pursuant to Article HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 69— VII, Section 10.13 of the Constitution of Louisiana; to establish BY REPRESENTATIVE PONTI A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION the level and basis of hospital assessments; to establish certain To urge and request the International Alliance of Theatrical State reimbursement enhancements for inpatient and outpatient Employees (IATSE) Local 478 to allow Baton Rouge, hospital services; to establish certain criteria for the Louisiana to become a production center in its upcoming implementation of the formula; to establish the base negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television reimbursement level paid to hospitals; to provide for related Producers (AMPTP). matters. Read by title. Read by title. On motion of Rep. Ponti, and under a suspension of the rules, Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to the the resolution was adopted. Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to the Senate. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 70— BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions lying over were A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION taken up and acted upon as follows: To suspend until sixty days after final adjournment of the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana all exclusions, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 14— exemptions, deductions, and credits allowed against the BY SENATOR MORRISH corporation income tax and the corporation franchise tax. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To continue and provide with respect to the Task Force on the Read by title. Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children within the Department of Children and Family Services, created in the 2014 Regular Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to the Session pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 69. Committee on Ways and Means. Read by title. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 71— BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice. To suspend until sixty days after final adjournment of the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana all exclusions, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29— exemptions, deductions, and credits allowed against the BY SENATOR MORRELL individual income tax. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To extend the term of the Capital Punishment Fiscal Impact Read by title. Commission, which was created to study the fiscal costs of the death penalty in Louisiana and to recommend any action or Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to the legislation that the commission deems necessary or appropriate.