Faucheux Mitchell Wiggins OFFICIAL JOURNAL Flavin Montgomery Wilkerson Fontenot Morrell Willard-Lewis OF THE Forster Morrish Windhorst Frith Murray Winston HOUSE OF Fruge Odinet Wright Total—105 REPRESENTATIVES ABSENT OF THE Total—0 STATE OF LOUISIANA The Speaker announced that there were 105 members present and a quorum. Prayer SIXTIETH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Prayer was offered by Rep. Jack Smith.

Twenty-third Regular Session of the Legislature Pledge of Allegiance Under the Adoption of the Rep. Deville led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance Constitution of 1974 to the Flag of the United States of America.

Petitions, Memorials and House of Representatives Communications State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana The following petitions, memorials, and communications were received and read: Monday, June 23, 1997 Message from the Senate The House of Representatives was called to order at 12:01 A.M., by the Honorable H. B. "Hunt" Downer, Jr., Speaker of the House of APPOINTMENT OF Representatives. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Morning Hour June 22, 1997 ROLL CALL To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: The roll being called, the following members answered to their names: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a PRESENT like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill No. 306: Senators Landry, Robichaux, and Lentini. Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Perkins Alario Glover Pierre Respectfully submitted, Alexander, A.—93rd Green Pinac Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Powell Ansardi Hammett Pratt MICHAEL S. BAER, III Barton Heaton Quezaire Secretary of the Senate Baudoin Hebert Riddle Baylor Hill Romero Message from the Senate Bowler Holden Rousselle Bruce Hopkins Salter APPOINTMENT OF Brun Hudson Scalise CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Bruneau Hunter Schneider Carter Iles Shaw June 22, 1997 Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Clarkson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Copelin Johns Stelly Representatives: Crane Kennard Strain Curtis Kenney Theriot I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President Damico Lancaster Thomas of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a Daniel Landrieu Thompson Deville LeBlanc Thornhill like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to DeWitt Long Toomy House Bill No. 335: Senators Cain, Smith, and Barham. Diez Marionneaux Travis Dimos Martiny Triche Respectfully submitted, Doerge McCain Vitter Donelon McCallum Walsworth MICHAEL S. BAER, III Dupre McDonald Warner Secretary of the Senate Durand McMains Welch Farve Michot Weston

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Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a APPOINTMENT OF like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to CONFERENCE COMMITTEE House Bill No. 2459: Senators Barham, Malone, and Cain. June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President Message from the Senate of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to APPOINTMENT OF House Bill No. 2367: Senators Hainkel, Bagneris, and Dardenne. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 22, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a APPOINTMENT OF like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Senate Bill No. 1256: Senators Schedler, Hainkel, and Ewing. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President Message from the Senate of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to APPOINTMENT OF House Bill No. 2367: Senators Barham vice Bagneris. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 22, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President Message from the Senate of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to APPOINTMENT OF Senate Bill No. 1371: Senators Bajoie vice Heitmeier. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 22, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a APPOINTMENT OF like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to CONFERENCE COMMITTEE House Bill No. 2447: Senators Landry, Guidry, and Hines. June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President Message from the Senate of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to APPOINTMENT OF Senate Bill No. 449: Senators Guidry vice Jordan and Senator Landry CONFERENCE COMMITTEE vice Branch. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate

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Message from the Senate On motion of Rep. Farve, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. HOUSE BILLS HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 117— June 22, 1997 BY REPRESENTATIVE FARVE A RESOLUTION To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of To commend and congratulate Danielle Recasner Foley for her Representatives: outstanding work as coach of the George Washington Carver High School girls track team, and to recognize their I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has achievements in becoming the 1997 Louisiana state track finally passed the following House Bills: champions in their class. House Bill No. 2467 Read by title. Returned without amendments. On motion of Rep. Farve, and under a suspension of the rules, Respectfully submitted, the resolution was adopted. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 118— MICHAEL S. BAER, III BY REPRESENTATIVE FARVE Secretary of the Senate A RESOLUTION To commend, recognize, and congratulate Jack Phillips for Conference Committee Appointment outstanding leadership as coach of the 1997 state champion girls track team at George Washington Carver High School. The Speaker appointed the following conferees on the part of the House to confer with a like committee from the Senate on the Read by title. disagreement to House Bill No. 2459: Reps. Hill, Montgomery, and Gautreaux. On motion of Rep. Farve, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. Introduction of Resolutions, HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 119— House and House Concurrent BY REPRESENTATIVE WALSWORTH A RESOLUTION The following members introduced the following entitled House To commend Leslie Quinn for her hard work and her dedication to and House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time by serving the economic interests of Ouachita Parish. their titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading: Read by title. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 114— BY REPRESENTATIVE WALSWORTH A RESOLUTION On motion of Rep. Walsworth, and under a suspension of the To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the rules, the resolution was adopted. tragic and untimely deaths of Benjamin Crowell, Joshua Porter, HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 120— Joshua Robinson, and April Sanford, classmates at West BY REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT Ouachita High School. A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Congress of the United States to propose an Read by title. amendment to the Constitution of the United States for ratification, for submission to the states, to provide for election On motion of Rep. Walsworth, and under a suspension of the of members of the federal judiciary. rules, the resolution was adopted. Read by title. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 115— BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC A RESOLUTION On motion of Rep. Wright, and under a suspension of the rules, To commend and congratulate St. Michael's Church of Crowley, the resolution was adopted. Louisiana, upon its 100th anniversary and to wish them HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 121— continued success in all future spiritual endeavors. BY REPRESENTATIVE FARVE A RESOLUTION Read by title. To commend and congratulate Chancellor Robert B. Gex upon the occasion of his retirement from Southern University at New On motion of Rep. Pinac, and under a suspension of the rules, Orleans. the resolution was adopted. Read by title. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 116— BY REPRESENTATIVE FARVE A RESOLUTION On motion of Rep. Farve, and under a suspension of the rules, To commend and congratulate the George Washington Carver High the resolution was adopted. School girls track team for winning the 1997 state championship. Read by title.

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 265— On motion of Rep. Faucheux, and under a suspension of the BY REPRESENTATIVES TRAVIS AND BRUCE AND SENATORS rules, the resolution was adopted. ELLINGTON, EWING, AND HAINKEL A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate Andrew Townsend "Drew" Dreher on Senate Concurrent Resolutions his election as Louisiana State 4-H Club president and to recognize his many accomplishments and outstanding leadership The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions lying over were abilities. taken up and acted upon as follows: Read by title. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 158— BY SENATOR ULLO, BAGNERIS, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BEAN, BRANCH, CAIN, CAMPBELL, CASANOVA, COX, CRAVINS, DARDENNE, DEAN, On motion of Rep. Travis, and under a suspension of the rules, DYESS, ELLINGTON, EWING, FIELDS, GREENE, GUIDRY, HAINKEL, the resolution was adopted. HEITMEIER, HINES, HOLLIS, IRONS, JOHNSON, JONES, JORDAN, LAMBERT, LANDRY, LENTINI, MALONE, ROBICHAUX, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHORT, SIRACUSA, SMITH, TARVER AND THEUNISSEN Ordered to the Senate. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To memorialize the Congress of the United States to approve the House and House Concurrent Resolutions settlement agreement reached with the tobacco industry by the attorney generals of the various states and authorizes the United The following House and House Concurrent Resolutions lying States Food and Drug Administration to adopt regulations to over were taken up and acted upon as follows: protect our children from tobacco marketing and access. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 92— Read by title. BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL A RESOLUTION On motion of Rep. Toomy, and under a suspension of the rules, To urge and request the House Committee on Ways and Means to the resolution was concurred in. meet and study the use of pension obligation bonds to finance retirement debt, and to report study findings and SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 159— recommendations to the House of Representatives prior to the BY SENATOR GREENE convening of the 1998 Regular Session. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express the heartfelt condolences and sorrow of the Legislature of Called from the calendar Louisiana upon the death of Mr. Myron Falk. Read by title. Read by title. Rep. Daniel sent up floor amendments which were read as On motion of Rep. McCain, and under a suspension of the rules, follows: the resolution was concurred in. HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 160— BY SENATOR HAINKEL Amendments proposed by Representative Daniel to Original House A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Resolution No. 92 by Representative Daniel To rescind Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 32 of the 1996 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana which clarified that the AMENDMENT NO. 1 legislature intended that R.S. 47:1580(B)(2) and (3) and R.S. 47:1623(E)(1) and (2) suspend the prescription of the income On page 1, delete lines 2, 3, and 4 in their entirety and insert: tax solely to the extent of federal audit adjustments made by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and only to the extent such "To urge and request the House Committee on Ways and Means to federal audit adjustments affect the computation of income tax meet" computed pursuant to Louisiana law, for the same taxable year. AMENDMENT NO. 2 Read by title. On page 1, delete lines 15, 16 and 17 in their entirety and insert: Lies over under the rules. "Louisiana hereby urges and requests the House Committee Suspension of the Rules on Ways and Means to meet and" On motion of Rep. Daniel, the amendments were adopted. On motion of Rep. LeBlanc, the rules were suspended in order to take up Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third Reading and On motion of Rep. Daniel, and under a suspension of the rules, Final Passage at this time. the resolution, as amended, was adopted. Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 100— Third Reading and Final Passage BY REPRESENTATIVE FAUCHEUX A RESOLUTION To petition the Interstate Commerce Commission to return the The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on third control of the commercial operations on the Mississippi River reading and final passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: to state and local governing authorities. Regular Calendar Called from the calendar. Read by title.

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SENATE BILL NO. 832— ROLL CALL BY SENATORS HAINKEL, DARDENNE AND EWING AN ACT The roll was called with the following result: To amend and reenact R.S. 49:149, 149.1, 149.2, 149.3, 149.4, and 149.5(A) and (C), relative to the capitol police; to rename the YEAS capitol police; to change the court jurisdiction relative to certain parking and traffic violations; and to provide for related matters. Mr. Speaker Green Powell Alario Guillory Pratt Read by title. Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Quezaire Alexander, R.—13th Hebert Riddle Rep. LeBlanc sent up floor amendments which were read as Ansardi Hill Rousselle follows: Barton Hopkins Salter HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Baudoin Hudson Scalise Baylor Hunter Schneider Amendments proposed by Representative LeBlanc to Engrossed Bowler Iles Shaw Senate Bill No. 832 by Senator Hainkel Bruce Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Carter Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th AMENDMENT NO. 1 Chaisson Kenney Stelly Clarkson Lancaster Theriot On page 2, line 7, after "property" delete "or on" and insert Copelin Landrieu Thomas "excluding" Curtis LeBlanc Thompson Damico Long Thornhill On motion of Rep. LeBlanc, the amendments were adopted. Daniel Marionneaux Toomy Deville Martiny Travis Rep. LeBlanc sent up floor amendments which were read as DeWitt McCain Triche follows: Diez McCallum Vitter Durand McDonald Walsworth HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Farve McMains Warner Faucheux Michot Welch Amendments proposed by Representative Downer to Engrossed Flavin Morrell Weston Senate Bill No. 832 by Senator Hainkel, et al. Fontenot Morrish Wiggins Forster Murray Wilkerson AMENDMENT NO. 1 Frith Odinet Willard-Lewis On page 1, line 3, after "and (C)" and before the comma "," insert Fruge Perkins Windhorst "and to enact R.S. 24:38(D)" Gautreaux Pierre Winston Glover Pinac Wright AMENDMENT NO. 2 Total—90 NAYS On page 1, line 5, after "violations;" insert "to provide relative to the provision of security services in the state capitol complex; to Brun Doerge Jetson authorize an assessment on certain persons for security services Crane Jenkins provided in the state capitol complex;" Total—5 ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 3 Bruneau Heaton Romero On page 1, between lines 6 and 7 insert the following: Dimos Holden Strain Donelon Mitchell "Section 1. R.S. 24:38(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows: Dupre Montgomery Total—10 "§38. Legislative Budgetary Control Council; budgetary controls; legislature; legislative agencies; legislative committees; budget The Chair declared the above bill was finally passed. unit statements * * * Rep. LeBlanc moved to reconsider the vote by which the above bill was finally passed, and, on his own motion, the motion to D. The council may impose and collect an assessment on all reconsider was laid on the table. tenants in all buildings in the state capitol complex as defined in R.S. 24:41 on a uniform per square footage basis for security services Suspension of the Rules provided for the buildings in the state capitol complex." On motion of Rep. Travis, the rules were suspended to limit the AMENDMENT NO. 4 author or proponent handling the legislative instrument to ten minutes for opening remarks and all subsequent speakers on the On page 1, line 7, change "Section 1." to "Section 2." instrument to five minutes.

On motion of Rep. LeBlanc, the amendments were adopted. Speaker Pro Tempore Bruneau in the Chair Rep. LeBlanc moved the final passage of the bill, as amended.

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Chaisson Iles Smith, J.R.—30th House Bill No. 258 By Representative Travis Clarkson Jenkins Stelly Copelin Kennard Theriot June 22, 1997 Crane Kenney Thomas Curtis Landrieu Thompson To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Damico LeBlanc Thornhill Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Daniel Long Toomy Senate. Deville Marionneaux Travis DeWitt Martiny Triche Ladies and Gentlemen: Diez McCain Vitter Dimos McCallum Walsworth We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Doerge McDonald Warner between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 258 by Donelon McMains Welch Representative Travis, recommend the following concerning the Dupre Michot Wiggins engrossed bill: Durand Montgomery Willard-Lewis Farve Morrell Windhorst 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 and 2, Faucheux Morrish Winston proposed by the Senate Committee on Agriculture and adopted Fontenot Murray Wright by the Senate on June 10, 1997, be adopted. Forster Odinet Total—95 2. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 3, 4, and 5, proposed NAYS by the Senate Committee on Agriculture and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997, be rejected. Total—0 ABSENT 3. That the Legislative Bureau Amendments adopted by the Senate on June 11, 1997 be rejected. Flavin Lancaster Weston Heaton Mitchell Wilkerson 4. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Jetson Romero adopted: Johns Strain Total—10 AMENDMENT NO. 1 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. On page 1, line 10, after "hunting" and before "or trapping" insert ", shooting," CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Bill No. 1013 By Representative Winston AMENDMENT NO. 2 June 22, 1997 On page 1, at the end of line 17, insert "As used in this Paragraph, "animal" shall not include livestock, as defined in R.S. 3:561(3)." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Respectfully submitted, Senate. Representative John D. Travis Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Roy L. Brun Representative Stephen J. Windhorst We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator James David Cain between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1013 by Senator Noble E. Ellington Representative Winston, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Rep. Travis moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator ROLL CALL Schedler and adopted by the Senate on June 17, 1997 be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be YEAS adopted: Mr. Speaker Frith Perkins AMENDMENT NO. 1 Alario Fruge Pierre Alexander, A.—93rd Gautreaux Pinac On page 1, line 2, change "repeal R.S. 33:1967.3 and 1972(E)," to Alexander, R.—13th Glover Powell "amend and reenact R.S. 33:1972(E) and to repeal R.S. 33:1967.3, Ansardi Green Pratt effective June 1, 1999, and R.S. 33:1972(E), effective June 1, 2000," Barton Guillory Quezaire Baudoin Hammett Riddle AMENDMENT NO. 2 Baylor Hebert Rousselle Bowler Hill Salter On page 1, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following: Bruce Holden Scalise Brun Hopkins Schneider "Section 1. R.S. 33:1972(E) is hereby amended and reenacted Bruneau Hudson Shaw to read as follows: Carter Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th

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§1972. Fire districts; personnel; exception Damico LeBlanc Toomy Daniel Long Travis * * * Deville Marionneaux Triche DeWitt Martiny Vitter E. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, in St. Diez McCain Walsworth Tammany Parish Fire Protection District Number One, and St. Dimos McCallum Warner Tammany Parish Fire Protection District Number Four, a captain Donelon McDonald Welch shall be on active duty on an assigned shift at all times, shall have Dupre McMains Weston general supervision over all fire stations in said district, and shall be Durand Michot Wiggins under the supervision of higher ranking officers. Farve Montgomery Wilkerson Faucheux Morrell Willard-Lewis (2) For the purposes of this Subsection, "active duty" shall Fontenot Morrish Windhorst mean the active performance of duties and shall not be construed to Frith Murray Winston mean time during which the captain is away from his place of duty Fruge Odinet Wright subject to call. Gautreaux Perkins Glover Pierre (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Total—97 Section, the St. Tammany Parish Fire Protection District Number NAYS One is hereby authorized to include no more than seven manned fire stations." Total—0 ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 3 Baudoin Forster Romero On page 1, line 10, after "Section" change "1." to "2." Doerge Heaton Strain Flavin Mitchell AMENDMENT NO. 4 Total—8 On page 1, line 12, after "Section" change "2." to "3." The Conference Committee Report was adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 5 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Bill No. 2499 By Representatives Walsworth On page 1, at the end of line 12, insert "This Section of this Act shall and Murray become effective June 1, 2000." June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representative Diane G. Winston Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative Sharon Weston Senate. Representative Pete Schneider, III Senator Diana E. Bajoie Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator John T. Schedler Senator John J. Hainkel, Jr. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2499 by Rep. Winston moved to adopt the Conference Committee Representatives Walsworth and Murray, recommend the following Report. concerning the engrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That Senate Committee Amendment Nos. 3 and 6 of the set of amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on Labor and The roll was called with the following result: Industrial Relations and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 1997, be adopted. YEAS 2. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the set Mr. Speaker Green Pinac of amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on Labor and Alario Guillory Powell Industrial Relations and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 1997, Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Pratt be rejected. Alexander, R.—13th Hebert Quezaire Ansardi Hill Riddle 3. That Legislative Bureau Amendments proposed by the Barton Holden Rousselle Legislative Bureau and adopted by the Senate on June 9, 1997, Baylor Hopkins Salter be rejected. Bowler Hudson Scalise Bruce Hunter Schneider 4. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Brun Iles Shaw adopted: Bruneau Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Carter Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th AMENDMENT NO. 1 Chaisson Johns Stelly Clarkson Kennard Theriot On page 1, line 2, after "23:1142(B)" and before the comma "," insert Copelin Kenney Thomas "and (D)" Crane Lancaster Thompson Curtis Landrieu Thornhill

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AMENDMENT NO. 2 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Bill No. 1661 By Representative Hammett On page 1, line 7, after "23:1142(B)" delete "is" and insert in lieu thereof "and (D) are" June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative Mike A. Walsworth Senate. Representative Garey Forster Representative Edwin Murray Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Robert Barham Senator James Cox We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Noble Ellington between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1661 by Representative Hammett, recommend the following concerning the Rep. Walsworth moved to adopt the Conference Committee engrossed bill: Report. 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the ROLL CALL Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 1997, be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: Respectfully submitted, YEAS Representative Bryant O. Hammett, Jr. Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Perkins Representative Sharon Weston Alario Glover Pierre Representative Jay B. McCallum Alexander, R.—13th Green Pinac Senator Diana E. Bajoie Ansardi Guillory Powell Senator Noble E. Ellington Barton Hammett Pratt Baudoin Hebert Quezaire Rep. Hammett moved to adopt the Conference Committee Baylor Hill Riddle Report. Bowler Holden Rousselle Bruce Hopkins Salter ROLL CALL Brun Hudson Scalise Bruneau Hunter Schneider The roll was called with the following result: Carter Iles Shaw Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th YEAS Clarkson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Copelin Johns Theriot Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pinac Crane Kennard Thomas Alario Glover Powell Damico Kenney Thompson Alexander, R.—13th Green Pratt Daniel Lancaster Thornhill Ansardi Guillory Quezaire Deville Landrieu Toomy Barton Hammett Riddle DeWitt LeBlanc Travis Baudoin Hebert Rousselle Diez Long Triche Baylor Hill Salter Dimos Marionneaux Vitter Bowler Holden Scalise Doerge Martiny Walsworth Bruce Hopkins Schneider Donelon McCain Warner Brun Hudson Shaw Dupre McCallum Welch Durand McDonald Weston Bruneau Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th Farve McMains Wiggins Carter Iles Smith, J.R.—30th Faucheux Michot Wilkerson Chaisson Johns Stelly Flavin Montgomery Willard-Lewis Clarkson Kennard Theriot Fontenot Morrell Windhorst Copelin Kenney Thomas Forster Morrish Winston Crane Lancaster Thompson Frith Murray Wright Damico Landrieu Thornhill Fruge Odinet Daniel LeBlanc Toomy Total—98 Deville Long Travis NAYS DeWitt Marionneaux Triche Diez Martiny Vitter Total—0 Dimos McCain Walsworth ABSENT Doerge McCallum Warner Donelon McDonald Welch Alexander, A.—93rd Mitchell Strain Dupre McMains Weston Curtis Romero Durand Michot Wiggins Heaton Stelly Farve Montgomery Wilkerson Total—7 Faucheux Morrell Willard-Lewis Flavin Morrish Windhorst The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Fontenot Murray Winston

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Forster Odinet Wright On page 3, at the end of line 10, change the period "." to a comma "," Frith Perkins and insert the following: Fruge Pierre Total—97 "provided that the arresting officer first consult with his superior NAYS officer as to his specific observations and such superior officer concurs with the issuing officer's belief." Total—0 ABSENT Respectfully submitted, Alexander, A.—93rd Jenkins Romero Representative Reggie P. Dupre Curtis Jetson Strain Representative John "Juba" Diez Heaton Mitchell Representative Sherman N. Copelin, Jr. Total—8 Senator Ron J. Landry Senator Arthur J. Lentini Senator Michael R. Robichaux The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Rep. Copelin moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Bill No. 306 By Representative Downer ROLL CALL June 22, 1997 The roll was called with the following result: To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of YEAS Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Mr. Speaker Fruge Pierre Alario Gautreaux Pinac Ladies and Gentlemen: Alexander, R.—13th Glover Powell Ansardi Green Pratt We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Barton Guillory Quezaire between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 306 by Baudoin Hammett Riddle Representative Downer, recommend the following concerning the Baylor Hebert Rousselle engrossed bill: Bowler Hill Salter Bruce Hopkins Scalise 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 4 proposed Brun Hudson Schneider by the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Bruneau Hunter Shaw Public Works and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 1997, be Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th adopted. Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Clarkson Johns Stelly 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Copelin Kennard Theriot adopted: Crane Kenney Thomas AMENDMENT NO. 1 Damico Lancaster Thompson Daniel Landrieu Thornhill On page 1, line 7, after the semicolon ";" and before "and" insert "to Deville LeBlanc Toomy require consultation with a superior law enforcement officer about DeWitt Long Travis such belief;" Diez Marionneaux Triche Dimos Martiny Vitter AMENDMENT NO. 2 Doerge McCallum Walsworth Donelon McDonald Warner On page 2, at the end of line 8, change the period "." to a comma "," Dupre McMains Welch and insert the following: Durand Michot Weston Farve Montgomery Wiggins "provided that the law enforcement officer first consult with his Faucheux Morrell Wilkerson superior officer as to his specific observations and such superior Flavin Morrish Willard-Lewis officer concurs with the issuing officer's belief." Fontenot Murray Windhorst Forster Odinet Winston AMENDMENT NO. 3 Frith Perkins Wright Total—96 On page 2, at the end of line 20, change the period "." to a comma "," NAYS and insert the following: Holden Jetson McCain "provided that the law enforcement officer first consult with his superior officer as to his specific observations and such superior Total—3 officer concurs with the issuing officer's belief." ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 4 Alexander, A.—93rd Heaton Romero Curtis Mitchell Strain Total—6

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The Conference Committee Report was adopted. and/or successors to such owners. All such property, including mineral rights, shall be returned by August 15, 1998 to those owners and/or successors to such owners who have contacted the board by CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT July 1, 1998. Thereafter, owners and/or successors to such owners Senate Bill No. 1460 by Senator Dean may contact the board for a return of the property and mineral rights until July 1, 2008. Upon such contact, the property and mineral rights June 22, 1997 shall be returned to such owners and/or successors to such owners within six months of the date of contact. No property or mineral To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the rights provided for in this Act shall be required to be returned to any Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: person who has not contacted the board by July 1, 2008. Ladies and Gentlemen: (ii) The board shall return to the owners and/or the successors of the owners of such property an amount equal to all revenues We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement produced since June 29, 1984 until paid from property which was between the two houses concerning Senate Bill 1460 by Senator acquired by the board by expropriation or by purchase under threat Dean recommend the following concerning the Reengrossed bill: of expropriation. In addition, the board shall pay to such owners and/or the successors interest on such revenues from July 1, 1991 1. That House Committee Amendments 1 through 3 proposed by until paid. The rate of such interest shall be the annual, average the House Committee on Natural Resources and adopted by the interest rate earned by the board on its income-producing investments House on June 16, 1997 be rejected. during the same time period as determined by the legislative auditor. Such payment of revenues and interest shall be made by August 15, 2. That House Committee Amendment 4 proposed by the House 1999. Thereafter, payments shall be made within thirty days to those Committee on Natural Resources and adopted by the House on owners and/or successors to such owners who contact the board after June 16, 1997 be adopted. that date, until July 1, 2008. No payment of revenues or interest provided for in this Act shall be required to be returned to any person 3. That the House Floor Amendment proposed by Representative who has not contacted the board by July 1, 2008. Rousselle and adopted by the House on June 18, 1997 be rejected. (iii) However, notwithstanding Subsubparagraph (b)(ii), in lieu of the payment by August 15, 1999 of the full amount provided for 4. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be in that Subsubparagraph, the full amount may be paid pursuant to a adopted: structured settlement which has been approved by the House and Senate Committees on Natural Resources on or before August 15, AMENDMENT NO. 1 1999. Such structured settlement shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: On page 2, line 9, after "(A)" insert "(1)" (aa) Provisions insuring that revenue payments shall only be AMENDMENT NO. 2 made for those properties from which revenues were produced and which were acquired by the board by expropriation or by purchase On page 2, line 18, after "orders" delete the remainder of the line and under threat of expropriation. delete lines 19 through 26, and insert: (bb) A provision that payments for claims which total not in "the following: excess of ten thousand dollars per tract shall be paid by August 15, 1999. (a) That, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 of this Act, the Department of Natural Resources shall provide on or before (cc) That all payments of revenue and interest shall be paid by January 1, 1998 written certification to the Board of Levee July 1, 2008. However, the board shall make all reasonable efforts to Commissioners of the Orleans Levee District of all owners of the complete payments earlier than that date. property and mineral rights provided for in this Section, and/or the successors of such owners, from whom property was acquired only (c) The board shall submit a status report to the House and by expropriation or by purchase under threat of expropriation. Senate Committees on Natural Resources on March 1, 1998, and Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4 of this Act, such each March first thereafter. Such status report shall include, but not certification shall include all such owners and/or the successors to be limited to, the board's efforts to locate and contact owners and/or such owners whether or not they were able to pay any costs of such successors to such owners, procedures for and the amount of property certification charged by the department prior to August 15, 1997, and transferred, and the amount of revenue and interest payments made. without any further costs after that date charged to any such owners and/or successors to such owners. Such certification shall also (2) Neither" include all owners and/or successors to such owners whether or not they have fully complied with the department's rules and regulations. Respectfully submitted, (b)(i) The Board of Levee Commissioners of the Orleans Levee Senator Lynn Dean District, the "board", shall publish at least three times in the official Senator Ron J. Landry journals of the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Representative Benny Rousselle Bernard information detailing the names of owners of the property Representative John Smith and mineral rights provided for in this Section, and/or the successors of such owners, as certified by the Department of Natural Resources, Rep. Rousselle moved to adopt the Conference Committee with detailed instructions as to how such owners and/or successors Report. to such owners may contact the board for a return of the property and mineral rights provided for in this Section. In addition, the board ROLL CALL shall make other reasonable efforts to locate and contact such owners

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The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the Senate Floor Amendment proposed by Senator Fields YEAS and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 1997, be rejected. Alario Hammett Pratt 3. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Alexander, A.—93rd Hebert Quezaire adopted: Alexander, R.—13th Hill Riddle Ansardi Holden Rousselle AMENDMENT NO. 1 Barton Hopkins Salter Bowler Hudson Scalise On page 2, line 10, between "utilized" and "exclusively" insert "by Bruce Hunter Schneider the town of St. Francisville" Brun Iles Shaw Carter Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th AMENDMENT NO. 2 Chaisson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Clarkson Kennard Stelly On page 2, line 11, after "in" delete the remainder of the line, and at Copelin Kenney Strain the beginning of line 12, delete "Francisville" and insert in lieu Crane Lancaster Theriot thereof the following: Curtis Landrieu Thomas Damico Long Thompson "West Feliciana Parish, fifty-two percent of which shall be used for Daniel Marionneaux Thornhill that area outside the town of St. Francisville and forty-eight percent Deville Martiny Toomy of which shall be used for that area within the town of St. DeWitt McCain Travis Francisville." Diez McCallum Triche Doerge McDonald Vitter Respectfully submitted, Dupre McMains Walsworth Durand Michot Warner Representative John D. Travis Faucheux Mitchell Welch Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Flavin Montgomery Weston Representative Robert J. Carter Fontenot Morrell Wiggins Senator Wilson E. Fields Forster Morrish Wilkerson Senator Ronald C. Bean Frith Murray Willard-Lewis Senator Robert J. Barham Fruge Odinet Windhorst Gautreaux Perkins Winston Rep. Travis moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Glover Pierre Wright Green Pinac ROLL CALL Guillory Powell Total—94 The roll was called with the following result: NAYS YEAS Bruneau Donelon Jetson Dimos Farve LeBlanc Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pierre Total—6 Alario Glover Pinac ABSENT Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt Mr. Speaker Baylor Romero Ansardi Hammett Quezaire Baudoin Heaton Barton Hebert Riddle Total—5 Baylor Hill Rousselle Bowler Holden Salter The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Bruce Hopkins Scalise Brun Hudson Schneider CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Bruneau Hunter Shaw House Bill No. 899 By Representative Travis Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th June 22, 1997 Clarkson Jetson Stelly Copelin Johns Strain To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Crane Kennard Theriot Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Curtis Kenney Thomas Senate. Damico Lancaster Thompson Daniel Landrieu Thornhill Ladies and Gentlemen: Deville LeBlanc Toomy DeWitt Long Travis We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Diez Marionneaux Triche between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 899 by Dimos Martiny Vitter Representative Travis, recommend the following concerning the Doerge McCain Walsworth reengrossed bill: Donelon McCallum Warner Dupre McDonald Welch 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 7 Durand McMains Weston proposed by the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Farve Michot Wiggins Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 3, 1997, be adopted. Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis

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Fontenot Murray Windhorst AMENDMENT NO. 3 Forster Odinet Winston Fruge Perkins Wright On page 7, line 7, change "2" to "3" Total—99 NAYS Respectfully submitted, Total—0 Representative James J. Donelon ABSENT Representative Robert Faucheux, Jr. Representative Charles I. Hudson Baudoin Heaton Morrish Senator Gregory Tarver Frith Mitchell Romero Senator Ron Bean Total—6 Senator Donald R. Cravins The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Rep. Hudson moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ROLL CALL House Bill No. 785 By Representative Hudson The roll was called with the following result: June 22, 1997 YEAS To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Mr. Speaker Fruge Perkins Senate. Alario Gautreaux Pierre Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Pinac Ladies and Gentlemen: Alexander, R.—13th Green Powell Ansardi Guillory Pratt We the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Barton Hammett Quezaire between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 785 by Baylor Hebert Riddle Representative Hudson, recommend the following concerning the Bowler Holden Rousselle reengrossed bill: Bruce Hopkins Salter Brun Hudson Scalise 1. That Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on Insurance and adopted by the Senate on June 5, Bruneau Hunter Schneider 1997 be adopted. Carter Iles Shaw Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th 2. That the Amendments proposed by the Legislative Bureau and Clarkson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th adopted by the Senate on June 9, 1997 be adopted. Copelin Johns Stelly Crane Kennard Theriot 3. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 5 proposed by Curtis Kenney Thomas Senator Landry and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997 be Damico Lancaster Thompson adopted. Daniel Landrieu Thornhill Deville LeBlanc Toomy 4. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 4 and 6 proposed by DeWitt Long Travis Senator Landry and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997 be Diez Marionneaux Triche rejected. Dimos Martiny Vitter Doerge McCain Walsworth 5. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Donelon McCallum Warner adopted: Dupre McDonald Welch Durand McMains Weston AMENDMENT NO. 1 Farve Michot Wiggins Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson On page 1, line 9, before "2027 (E)" insert "2004.1 and" Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis AMENDMENT NO. 2 Fontenot Morrish Windhorst Forster Murray Winston On page 7, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: Frith Odinet Wright Total—99 "Section 2. R.S. 40:2207 is hereby enacted to read as follows: NAYS §2207. Hearing impaired interpreter expenses; coverage Total—0 ABSENT As a requirement for authorization to do business in this state pursuant to R.S. 40:2203, all preferred provider organizations shall Baudoin Hill Romero provide coverage for expenses incurred by any hearing impaired Heaton Mitchell Strain covered patient for services performed by a qualified interpreter/ Total—6 translator, other than a family member of the covered patient, when such services are used by the covered patient in connection with The Conference Committee Report was adopted. medical treatment or diagnostic consultations performed by the health care provider."

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Brun Hudson Shaw House Bill No. 1723 By Representative Weston, et al. Bruneau Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th Carter Iles Smith, J.R.—30th June 22, 1997 Chaisson Jenkins Stelly Clarkson Jetson Theriot To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Copelin Johns Thomas Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Crane Kennard Thompson Senate. Curtis Kenney Thornhill Damico Landrieu Toomy Ladies and Gentlemen: Daniel LeBlanc Travis Deville Long Triche We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement DeWitt Marionneaux Vitter between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1723 by Diez McCain Walsworth Representative Weston, et al., recommend the following concerning Dimos McCallum Warner the reengrossed bill: Doerge McDonald Welch Donelon McMains Weston 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1, 2, and 4 through Dupre Michot Wiggins 9, proposed by the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare Durand Montgomery Wilkerson and adopted by the Senate on May 22, 1997, be adopted. Farve Morrell Willard-Lewis Faucheux Morrish Windhorst 2. That Legislative Bureau Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Flavin Murray Winston Legislative Bureau and adopted by the Senate on May 27, 1997, Fontenot Odinet Wright be adopted. Forster Perkins Total—95 3. That Senate Committee Amendments No. 3 and 10 proposed by NAYS the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and adopted by the Senate on May 22, 1997, be rejected. Total—0 ABSENT 4. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Baudoin Lancaster Romero Gautreaux Martiny Strain AMENDMENT NO. 1 Green Mitchell Heaton Quezaire On page 2, line 15, delete "care," and insert "care of not more than Total—10 three years," The Conference Committee Report was adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 2 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT On page 4, delete lines 6 through 8 and insert the following: House Bill No. 872 By Representative Dimos "(2) Any confidential information obtained pursuant to this June 22, 1997 Subsection shall remain confidential." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Representative Sharon Weston Representative Rodney Alexander Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Pinkie Wilkerson Senator Don Hines We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Diana Bajoie between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 872 by Senator Paulette Irons Representative Dimos, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Rep. Weston moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That all of the Senate Floor Amendments, of the set of senate ROLL CALL floor amendments consisting of 5 amendments, proposed by Senator Cox and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997 be The roll was called with the following result: rejected. YEAS 2. That all of the Senate Floor Amendments, of the set of senate floor amendments consisting of 3 amendments, proposed by Mr. Speaker Frith Pierre Senator Cox and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997 be Alario Fruge Pinac rejected. Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Powell Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt 3. That all of the Legislative Bureau Amendments proposed by the Ansardi Hammett Riddle Legislative Bureau and adopted by the Senate on June 3, 1997 Barton Hebert Rousselle be rejected. Baylor Hill Salter Bowler Holden Scalise 4. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Bruce Hopkins Schneider adopted:

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 Art. 2315.2. Wrongful death action On page 1, line 2, after "To" delete the remainder of the line and A. If a person dies due to the fault of another, suit may be insert in lieu thereof "amend and reenact Civil Code Articles 2315.1 brought by the following persons to recover damages which they and 2315.2 and to enact Civil Code Article 3506(3)," sustained as a result of the death: AMENDMENT NO. 2 (1) The surviving spouse and child or children of the deceased, or either the spouse or the child or children; On page 1, line 3, delete "(22), and (24) through (31)," and delete "the" and insert in lieu thereof "provisions governed by the civil (2) The surviving father and mother of the deceased, or either code; to provide for survival and wrongful death actions in favor of of them if he left no spouse or child surviving; and grandparents and to exclude therefrom parents who abandoned their (3) The surviving brothers and sisters of the deceased, or any of child; to provide with respect to" them, if he left no spouse, child or parent surviving.; and AMENDMENT NO. 3 (4) The surviving grandfathers and grandmothers of the deceased, or any of them, if he left no spouse, child, parent, or sibling On page 1, line 4, change ""advertisements"," to ""abandoned", surviving. "grandfather", and "grandmother"; and to provide for related matters." and delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 5 B. The right of action granted by this Article prescribes one through 9 in their entirety year from the death of the deceased. AMENDMENT NO. 4 C. The right of action granted under this Article is heritable, but the inheritance of it neither interrupts nor prolongs the prescriptive On page 1, delete lines 11 and 12 in their entirety and insert in lieu period defined in this Article. thereof the following: D. As used in this Article, the words "child", "brother", "sister", "Section 1. Civil Code Articles 2315.1 and 2315.2 are hereby "father", and "mother", "grandfather", and "grandmother" include a child, brother, sister, father, and mother, grandfather, and amended and reenacted and Civil Code Article 3506(3) is hereby grandmother by adoption, respectively. enacted to read as follows: E. For purposes of this Article, a father or mother who has Art. 2315.1. Survival action abandoned the deceased during his minority is deemed not to have survived him. A. If a person who has been injured by an offense or quasi offense dies, the right to recover all damages for injury to that person, Art. 3506. General definitions of terms his property or otherwise, caused by the offense or quasi-offense, shall survive for a period of one year from the death of the deceased Whenever the terms of law, employed in this Code, have not in favor of: been particularly defined therein, they shall be understood as follows: (1) The surviving spouse and child or children of the deceased, * * * or either the spouse or the child or children; 3. Abandoned.--In the context of a father or mother abandoning (2) The surviving father and mother of the deceased, or either his child, abandonment is presumed when the father or mother has of them if he left no spouse or child surviving; and left his child for a period of at least twelve months and the father or mother has failed to provide for the child's care and support, without just cause, thus demonstrating an intention to permanently avoid (3) The surviving brothers and sisters of the deceased, or any of parental responsibility. them, if he left no spouse, child, or parent surviving.; and Section 2. The provisions of Act ____ which originated as (4) The surviving grandfathers and grandmothers of the House Bill No. 245 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature deceased, or any of them, if he left no spouse, child, parent, or sibling shall be null, void, and without effect if and when this Act becomes surviving. law. B. In addition, the right to recover all damages for injury to the Section 3. The provisions of this Act shall be applicable only to decedent deceased, his property or otherwise, caused by the offense causes of action which arise on and after the effective date hereof. or quasi offense quasi offense, may be urged by the decedent's deceased's succession representative in the absence of any class of Section 4. This Act shall become effective upon signature by beneficiary set out in the preceding Paragraph. the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as C. The right of action granted under this Article is heritable, but provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. the inheritance of it neither interrupts nor prolongs the prescriptive If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the period defined in this Article. legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval." D. As used in this Article, the words "child", "brother", "sister", "father", and "mother", "grandfather", and "grandmother" include a Respectfully submitted, child, brother, sister, father, and mother, grandfather, and Representative Jimmy N. Dimos grandmother by adoption, respectively. Representative F. Charles McMains, Jr. Representative Jack Smith E. For purposes of this Article, a father or mother who has Senator J. Chris Ullo abandoned the deceased during his minority is deemed not to have Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. survived him. Senator Arthur J. Lentini

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Rep. Dimos moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public ROLL CALL Works and adopted by the Senate on May 29, 1997, be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the following amendment to the engrossed bill be adopted: YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. Speaker Fruge Pierre On page 1, line 10, after "all" and before "in" delete "students" and Alario Gautreaux Pinac insert the following: Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Powell Alexander, R.—13th Green Pratt "elementary and secondary students and all other students who are Ansardi Guillory Quezaire operating a vehicle." Barton Hammett Riddle Baylor Hebert Rousselle Respectfully submitted, Bowler Hill Salter Bruce Hopkins Scalise Representative Roy J. Quezaire Brun Hunter Schneider Representative John "Juba" Diez Bruneau Iles Shaw Representative Mitchell R. Theriot Carter Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Senator Ron J. Landry Chaisson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Senator Louis J. Lambert, Jr. Clarkson Kennard Stelly Senator B.G. Dyess Copelin Kenney Theriot Crane Lancaster Thomas Rep. Quezaire moved to adopt the Conference Committee Curtis LeBlanc Thompson Report. Damico Long Thornhill Daniel Marionneaux Travis ROLL CALL Deville Martiny Triche DeWitt McCain Walsworth The roll was called with the following result: Diez McCallum Warner Dimos McDonald Welch YEAS Doerge McMains Weston Dupre Michot Wiggins Mr. Speaker Fruge Powell Durand Montgomery Wilkerson Alario Gautreaux Pratt Faucheux Morrell Willard-Lewis Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Quezaire Flavin Morrish Windhorst Alexander, R.—13th Green Riddle Fontenot Murray Winston Ansardi Guillory Rousselle Forster Odinet Wright Barton Hammett Salter Frith Perkins Baudoin Hebert Scalise Total—92 Baylor Hill Schneider NAYS Bowler Hopkins Shaw Bruce Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Total—0 Brun Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th ABSENT Bruneau Johns Stelly Carter Kennard Theriot Baudoin Hudson Strain Chaisson Kenney Thomas Donelon Jetson Toomy Clarkson Lancaster Thompson Farve Landrieu Vitter Copelin Landrieu Thornhill Heaton Mitchell Crane LeBlanc Toomy Holden Romero Curtis Long Travis Total—13 Damico Marionneaux Triche Daniel Martiny Vitter The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Deville McCallum Walsworth DeWitt McDonald Warner CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Diez McMains Welch House Bill No. 627 By Representative Quezaire Dimos Michot Weston Doerge Montgomery Wiggins June 22, 1997 Donelon Morrell Wilkerson Dupre Morrish Willard-Lewis To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Faucheux Murray Windhorst Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Flavin Odinet Winston Senate. Fontenot Perkins Wright Forster Pierre Ladies and Gentlemen: Frith Pinac Total—94 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement NAYS between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 627 by Representative Quezaire, recommend the following concerning the Total—0 engrossed bill:

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ABSENT Daniel Martiny Travis Deville McCallum Triche Durand Hudson Mitchell DeWitt McDonald Vitter Farve Hunter Romero Diez McMains Walsworth Heaton Jetson Strain Dimos Michot Warner Holden McCain Doerge Montgomery Welch Total—11 Donelon Morrell Weston Faucheux Morrish Wiggins The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Flavin Murray Wilkerson Fontenot Odinet Willard-Lewis CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Forster Perkins Windhorst House Bill No. 2162 By Representative Strain Frith Pierre Winston Fruge Pinac Wright June 22, 1997 Glover Powell Total—92 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of NAYS Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Total—0 ABSENT Ladies and Gentlemen: Baudoin Gautreaux McCain We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Crane Heaton Mitchell between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2162 by Dupre Holden Romero Representative Strain, recommend the following concerning the Durand Hudson engrossed bill: Farve Jetson Total—13 1. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on The Conference Committee Report was adopted. June 13, 1997, be adopted. Suspension of the Rules 2. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 1, proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on On motion of Rep. Montgomery, the rules were suspended in June 13, 1997, be rejected. order to take up House Bills and Joint Resolutions Returned from the Senate with Amendments at this time. Respectfully submitted, Representative R.H. "Bill" Strain House Bills and Joint Resolutions Representative Jay B. McCallum Returned from the Senate with Amendments Representative F. Charles "Chuck" McMains Senator J. Chris Ullo The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions returned from Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini the Senate with amendments were taken up and acted upon as Senator "Max" Jordan follows: Rep. McCallum moved to adopt the Conference Committee HOUSE BILL NO. 2459— BY REPRESENTATIVES MONTGOMERY, BAUDOIN, BRUCE, CARTER, Report. DOERGE, FRITH, FRUGE, GAUTREAUX, HILL, HUDSON, ILES, KENNEY, MORRISH, STRAIN, ALARIO, BARTON, BAYLOR, CRANE, DAMICO, ROLL CALL DANIEL, DEVILLE, DEWITT, DIEZ, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FONTENOT, GREEN, GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HOLDEN, HOPKINS, HUNTER, JOHNS, LANDRIEU, LEBLANC, MARIONNEAUX, The roll was called with the following result: MCCALLUM, MCDONALD, MICHOT, MITCHELL, MURRAY, ODINET, PIERRE, PINAC, POWELL, QUESAIRE, RIDDLE, ROMERO, ROUSSELLE, YEAS SALTER, SHAW, JACK SMITH, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON, TRAVIS, TRICHE, WALSWORTH, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, AND WILLARD-LEWIS Mr. Speaker Green Pratt AN ACT Alario Guillory Quezaire To enact Part VIII of Chapter 28 of Title 3 of the Louisiana Revised Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Riddle Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 3:4410 through 4416, Alexander, R.—13th Hebert Rousselle relative to forestry; to provide for declaration of policy and Ansardi Hill Salter cooperative agreements; to create and provide for the Barton Hopkins Scalise disposition of funds concerning the Forestry Productivity Fund; Baylor Hunter Schneider to provide for assistance through cooperative agreements; to Bowler Iles Shaw provide for the administration of the program and powers and Bruce Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th duties of the commissioner; to provide for exclusions and Brun Johns Smith, J.R.—30th limitations; to provide for requirements of participation; to Bruneau Kennard Stelly provide for competitive research and cooperative extension Carter Kenney Strain grants; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for Chaisson Lancaster Theriot related matters. Clarkson Landrieu Thomas Copelin LeBlanc Thompson Called from the calendar. Curtis Long Thornhill Damico Marionneaux Toomy Read by title.

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The above bill was taken up with the amendments proposed by NAYS the Senate. Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Powell SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Bowler Hebert Quezaire Bruce Hill Riddle Amendments proposed by Senator Malone to Reengrossed House Carter Hunter Salter Bill No. 2459 by Representative Montgomery Chaisson Iles Theriot Crane Jenkins Thomas AMENDMENT NO. 1 Daniel Johns Thompson Deville Kennard Thornhill On page 1, line 2 after "To" insert "amend and reenact R.S. Dimos LeBlanc Toomy 3:4278.2(B) and to" Doerge McCain Triche AMENDMENT NO. 2 Dupre McCallum Vitter Faucheux McDonald Walsworth On page 1, line 4 after "forestry;" insert "to require approval of at Flavin McMains Welch least sixty-five of the co-owners of timber property prior to the sale Fontenot Michot Weston of timber;" Forster Morrish Wright Fruge Odinet AMENDMENT NO. 3 Total—47 ABSENT On page 2, line 1, after "Section 1." insert "R.S. 3:4278.2(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows and" Mr. Speaker Green Romero Baudoin Heaton Rousselle AMENDMENT NO. 4 Bruneau Long Smith, J.D.—50th Diez Marionneaux Strain On page 2, between 3 and 4, insert the following: Farve Mitchell Wilkerson Total—15 "§4278.2. Sale of undivided timber interest; consent of co-owners; theft The House refused to concur in the amendments proposed by the Senate. * * * Conference committee appointment pending. B. A buyer who purchases the timber from a co-owner or co-heir of land may not remove the timber without the consent of the CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT co-owners or co-heirs representing at least eighty sixty-five percent House Bill No. 629 By Representative Stelly of the ownership interest in the land, provided that he has made reasonable effort to contact the co-owners or co-heirs who have not June 22, 1997 consented and, if contacted, has offered to contract with them on substantially the same basis that he has contracted with the other To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of co-owners or co-heirs. Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. * * *" Ladies and Gentlemen: Rep. Montgomery moved that the amendments proposed by the Senate be concurred in. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 629 by ROLL CALL Representative Stelly, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: The roll was called with the following result: 1. That the commitee amendment proposed by the Senate YEAS Committee on Retirement and adopted by the Senate on May 5, 1997, be rejected. Alario Guillory Pinac Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Pratt 2. That all of the amendments proposed by the Senate Committee Ansardi Holden Scalise on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 1997, be Barton Hopkins Schneider rejected. Baylor Hudson Shaw Brun Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th 3. That all amendments proposed by the Legislative Bureau and Clarkson Kenney Stelly adopted by the Senate on June 13, 1997, be adopted. Copelin Lancaster Travis Curtis Landrieu Warner 4. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Damico Martiny Wiggins adopted: DeWitt Montgomery Willard-Lewis Donelon Morrell Windhorst AMENDMENT NO. 1 Durand Murray Winston Frith Perkins On page 2, at the end of line 12, between "B.(1)" and "Each", insert Glover Pierre "(a)" Total—43

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AMENDMENT NO. 2 Faucheux McMains Wiggins Flavin Michot Wilkerson On page 2, between lines 15 and 16, insert: Fontenot Montgomery Willard-Lewis Forster Morrell Windhorst "(b)(i) The governing authority of any system covered by Frith Morrish Winston Subsection A of this Section may divest its indexed funds if the Fruge Murray Wright Standard and Poor's 500 Composite Index, including dividend Gautreaux Odinet reinvestment, declines by an amount exceeding ten percent during the Total—95 twelve-month period immediately preceeding such divestment and NAYS further provided that any such governing authority furnishes written notice of such divestment to the House Retirement Committee and Total—0 the Senate Retirement Committee within ten days following the ABSENT governing authority's decision to divest. Barton Heaton Smith, J.R.—30th (ii) If any such governing authority divests its indexed funds Baudoin Mitchell Strain under the authority of this Subparagraph, and if the Standard and Curtis Romero Poor's 500 Composite Index, including dividend reinvestment, Farve Schneider increases by an amount exceeding ten percent, as compared to the Total—10 date that the governing authority took official action causing such divestment, then the governing authority shall reindex equity assets The Conference Committee Report was adopted. in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection." CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AMENDMENT NO. 3 House Bill No. 1166 By Representative Carter On page 3, line 1, and on page 3, line 11, change "seventy" to "sixty- June 22, 1997 five" To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Representative Victor Stelly Representative Ronnie Johns Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative William B. Daniel Senator Francis C. Heitmeier We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator James J. Cox between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1166 by Senator John L. Dardenne Representative Carter, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Rep. Stelly moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That the Senate Floor Amendment proposed by Senator Barham ROLL CALL and adopted by the Senate on May 30, 1997, be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins Alario Green Pierre On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" change "R.S. 47:1925.1" to "R.S. Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pinac 47:1908(A)(55) and (C)(1), 1925.1" Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Powell Ansardi Hebert Pratt AMENDMENT NO. 2 Baylor Hill Quezaire Bowler Holden Riddle On page 1, line 3, after "Parish" and before "to" insert "and Union Bruce Hopkins Rousselle Parish" Brun Hudson Salter Bruneau Hunter Scalise AMENDMENT NO. 3 Carter Iles Shaw Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th On page 1, line 4, after the semicolon ";" and before "and" insert the Clarkson Jetson Stelly following: Copelin Johns Theriot Crane Kennard Thomas "to provide for an increase in the assessor's expense allowance in Damico Kenney Thompson Union Parish;" Daniel Lancaster Thornhill Deville Landrieu Toomy AMENDMENT NO. 4 DeWitt LeBlanc Travis Diez Long Triche On page 1, line 7, after "Louisiana" and before the period "." insert Dimos Marionneaux Vitter the following: Doerge Martiny Walsworth Donelon McCain Warner ", and in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 47:1908(D), to the Dupre McCallum Welch school board and the governing authority of the parish affected by Durand McDonald Weston

3780 Page 19 HOUSE 60th Day's Proceedings - June 23, 1997 such change, and evidence thereof has been exhibited by the Diez Martiny Walsworth legislature" Dimos McCain Warner Doerge McCallum Welch AMENDMENT NO. 5 Donelon McDonald Weston Dupre McMains Wiggins On page 1, line 9, change "R.S. 47:1925.1" to "R.S. 47:1908(A)(55) Durand Michot Wilkerson and (C)(1), 1925.1" Faucheux Montgomery Willard-Lewis Flavin Morrell Windhorst AMENDMENT NO. 6 Fontenot Morrish Winston Forster Murray Wright On page 1, between line 10 and 11 insert the following: Total—96 NAYS "§1908. Expenses; Orleans excepted Jenkins Jetson Riddle A. In the performance of all duties required of them by law, the Total—3 aid tax assessors shall have allowed to each for clerical and other ABSENT expenses, the amounts hereinafter set forth for each: Farve Mitchell Romero * * * Heaton Perkins Strain Total—6 55. Union 150,000.00 175,000.00 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. * * * C.(1) The provisions of this Section shall apply to the annual CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT expense allowance of the assessors throughout the state, the parish of House Bill No. 1353 By Representative Perkins Orleans excepted, for the year 1995 1997 and subsequent years. The said assessors shall be paid the expense allowance provided for June 22, 1997 herein, for making the assessments for the year 1995 1997 and subsequent years." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Respectfully submitted, Senate. Representative Robert J. Carter Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Representative Jay B. McCallum We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Robert J. Barham between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1353 by Senator Wilson E. Fields Representative Perkins, recommend the following concerning the Senator Thomas Greene reengrossed bill: Rep. Carter moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 7 proposed by Senator Landry and adopted by the Senate on June 17, 1997, be ROLL CALL rejected. The roll was called with the following result: Respectfully submitted, YEAS Representative Anthony R. Perkins Representative Victor T. Stelly Mr. Speaker Frith Odinet Representative Ronnie Johns Alario Fruge Pierre Senator Francis C. Heitmeier Alexander, A.—93rd Gautreaux Pinac Senator Michael F. Branch Alexander, R.—13th Glover Powell Senator Louis J. Lambert Ansardi Green Pratt Barton Guillory Quezaire Rep. Perkins moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Baudoin Hammett Rousselle Baylor Hebert Salter ROLL CALL Bowler Hill Scalise Bruce Holden Schneider The roll was called with the following result: Brun Hopkins Shaw Bruneau Hudson Smith, J.D.—50th YEAS Carter Hunter Smith, J.R.—30th Chaisson Iles Stelly Mr. Speaker Fruge Odinet Clarkson Johns Theriot Alario Gautreaux Perkins Copelin Kennard Thomas Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Pierre Crane Kenney Thompson Ansardi Green Pinac Curtis Lancaster Thornhill Barton Guillory Powell Damico Landrieu Toomy Baudoin Hammett Pratt Daniel LeBlanc Travis Baylor Hebert Quezaire Deville Long Triche Bowler Hill Riddle DeWitt Marionneaux Vitter Bruce Holden Rousselle

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Brun Hopkins Salter AMENDMENT NO. 2 Bruneau Hudson Scalise Carter Hunter Schneider On page 1, line 4, after "to" and before "the" change "remove" to Chaisson Iles Shaw "increase" Clarkson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Copelin Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th AMENDMENT NO. 3 Crane Johns Stelly Curtis Kennard Theriot On page 1, at the end of line 17, after "authorized" insert ", not to Damico Kenney Thomas exceed fifteen sixteen million dollars annually," Daniel Lancaster Thompson Deville Landrieu Thornhill AMENDMENT NO. 4 DeWitt LeBlanc Toomy Diez Long Travis On page 2, delete line 4 in its entirety adn insert in lieu thereof the Dimos Marionneaux Triche following: Doerge Martiny Vitter Donelon McCain Walsworth "(3) The proceeds of the tax herein authorized in excess of Dupre McCallum Warner fifteen sixteen million dollars annually shall be transferred to the state Durand McDonald Weston general fund to assist the state in the reduction and elimination of its Farve McMains Wiggins cash flow deficits, general fund operating deficits, and for other state Faucheux Michot Wilkerson general fund purposes." Flavin Montgomery Willard-Lewis Fontenot Morrell Windhorst AMENDMENT NO. 5 Forster Morrish Winston Frith Murray Wright On page 2, at the beginning of line 5, change "Section 3." to "Section Total—99 2." NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 6 Total—0 ABSENT On page 2, line 12, after "Section 4." delete the remainder of the line and insert in lieu thereof the following: Alexander, R.—13th Mitchell Strain Heaton Romero Welch "Section 1 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 1998." Total—6 Respectfully submitted, The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Representative John D. Travis Speaker Downer in the Chair Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc Representative John A. Alario, Jr. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senator Randy Ewing House Bill No. 366 By Representative Travis Senator Jay Dardenne Senator John Hainkel, Jr. June 22, 1997 Rep. Travis moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the ROLL CALL Senate. The roll was called with the following result: Ladies and Gentlemen: YEAS We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Odinet between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 366 by Alario Glover Perkins Representative Travis, recommend the following concerning the Alexander, A.—93rd Green Pierre reengrossed bill: Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pinac Ansardi Hammett Powell 1. That Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Hollis and Barton Hebert Pratt adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997, be rejected. Baylor Hill Quezaire Bowler Holden Riddle 2. That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill be Bruce Hopkins Rousselle adopted: Brun Hudson Salter Bruneau Hunter Scalise AMENDMENT NO. 1 Carter Iles Schneider Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th On page 1, at the end of line 2, after "(introductory paragraph)" delete Clarkson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th the remainder of the line and at the beginning of line 3, delete "repeal Copelin Johns Stelly R.S. 51:1286(C)(3)" and insert "and (3)" and on line 13, after Crane Kennard Theriot "(introductory paragraph)" insert "and (3)" and change "is" to "are" Curtis Kenney Thomas Damico Lancaster Thompson Daniel Landrieu Toomy

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Deville LeBlanc Travis That portion of lands in Lake Fausse Pointe State Park lying DeWitt Long Triche adjacent to and south of the Ceabon Pipeline Canal, all located in Diez Marionneaux Vitter Iberia and St. Martin parishes. Dimos Martiny Walsworth Doerge McCain Warner B. Under no circumstances shall the authorization for hunting Dupre McCallum Welch contained in this Act be extended to or apply to any other property Durand McDonald Weston now owned or acquired in the future by the office of state parks. Such Farve McMains Wiggins authorized use is predicated upon a unique combination of features Faucheux Michot Wilkerson at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, including the fact that the acreage Flavin Montgomery Willard-Lewis referred to in Sub-Section (A) herein is a wetland area, which is Fontenot Morrell Windhorst isolated by a natural water boundary of approximately thirty feet in Frith Morrish Winston width, and lies more than one mile from the closest constructed Fruge Murray Wright facility on the park. Total—96 NAYS C. The boundaries of the hunting area shall be posted in the same manner as required in R.S. 56:786. The restrictions on hunting Total—0 which are contained in this Act shall be strictly enforced. All ABSENT violations of the provisions of this Act shall be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The secretary of the Department of Culture, Baudoin Heaton Shaw Recreation and Tourism, after a finding of imminent peril to the Donelon Mitchell Strain public health, safety or welfare of the citizens of the state of Forster Romero Thornhill Louisiana or their visitors, may suspend the authorization of hunting Total—9 provided in this Act. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. D. The provisions of this Section shall cease to be effective on July 1, 2000." CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Bill No. 2447 By Representative Weston Respectfully submitted, June 22, 1997 Representative Sharon Weston Representative Juba Diez To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senator Ron Landry Senate. Senator Craig F. Romero Senator John M. Guidry Ladies and Gentlemen: Point of Order We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2447 by Rep. McCain asked for a ruling from the Chair as to whether the Representative Weston, recommend the following concerning the Conference Committee Report was germane to the subject matter reengrossed bill: contained in the bill as introduced. 1. That the Senate Committee Amendment proposed by the Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and Ruling of the Chair adopted by the Senate on June 12, 1997, be adopted. The Chair ruled that the Conference Committee Report was not 2. That the Legislative Bureau Amendment adopted by the Senate germane to the subject matter contained in the bill as introduced. on June 13, 1997, be adopted. On motion of Rep. Weston, the bill was recommitted to the 3. That Amendment No. 1 of the Senate Floor Amendments Conference Committee. proposed by Senator Romero and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997, be adopted. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Bill No. 756 By Representative Perkins 4. That Amendment No. 2 of the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Romero and adopted by the Senate on June June 22, 1997 18, 1997, be rejected. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the 5. That the following proposed amendment be adopted: Senate. AMENDMENT NO. 1 Ladies and Gentlemen: On page 3, after line 22, add the following: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement "Section 2A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary and between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 756 by subject to the limitations and restrictions provided in this Act and set Representative Perkins, recommend the following concerning the forth by law, including rules and regulations promulgated by the reengrossed bill: Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, hunting with shotguns only shall be authorized from November 1 to January 15 annually on the property described below, to wit:

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1. That Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Senate Committee on 7. That all the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997 be Dardenne and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 1997 be adopted with the following changes: adopted with the following changes: a. On line 2, delete "insert" and insert in lieu thereof "delete a. Delete lines 2 through 4 in their entirety and insert in lieu the remainder of the line and delete line 22 in its entirety thereof "On page 7, between lines 5 and 6, insert the and insert in lieu thereof" and change "an attestation" to following: "acknowledging" b. On line 5, change ""(7)" to ""(4)" b. On line 3, after "provided" and before "the informational" insert "to the parties" 8. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: c. On line 4, after "General" and before "which" insert a comma "," and after "which" and before "provides" insert AMENDMENT NO. 1 "pamphlet entitled the Covenant Marriage Act" On page 4, at the end of line 20, add "The application for a marriage d. On line 5, at the end of the line, change the comma "," to license and the declaration of intent shall be filed with the official a period "." who issues the marriage license." 2. That Amendment No. 2 proposed by the Senate Committee on AMENDMENT NO. 2 Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997 be rejected. On page 4, at the beginning of line 22, insert "A." AMENDMENT NO. 3 3. That Amendment No. 3 proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997 be On page 4, line 24, change "each party" to "the parties" adopted with the following changes: AMENDMENT NO. 4 a. On line 10, change "provided that" to "however," On page 4, delete lines 25 and 26 in their entirety and insert in lieu b. On line 13, change "lived" to "been living" thereof the following: c. On line 14, after "for" and before "one" insert "a period of" ""A COVENANT MARRIAGE and change "judgement" to "judgment" We do solemnly declare that marriage is a covenant between a 4. That Amendment No. 4 proposed by the Senate Committee on man and a woman who agree to live together as husband and wife for Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997 be so long as they both may live. We have chosen each other carefully adopted with the following changes: and disclosed to one another everything which could adversely affect the decision to enter into this marriage. We have received premarital counseling on the nature, purposes, and responsibilities of marriage. a. On line 17, delete "lines 12 and 13," and insert in lieu We have read the Covenant Marriage Act, and we understand that a thereof "lines 5 and 6," Covenant Marriage is for life. If we experience martial difficulties, we commit ourselves to take all reasonable efforts to preserve our b. Delete lines 18 through 21 in their entirety marriage, including marital counseling. c. On line 22, change "(6)" to ""(5)" With full knowledge of what this commitment means, we do hereby declare that our marriage will be bound by Louisiana law on d. On line 23, delete "three" and insert in lieu thereof "a Covenant Marriages and we promise to love, honor, and care for one period of two" another as husband and wife for the rest of our lives."" 5. That Amendment No. 5 proposed by the Senate Committee on AMENDMENT NO. 5 Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997 be adopted with the following changes: On page 5, delete lines 1 through 10 in their entirety a. On line 26, change ""(3)" to ""(6) " and delete "one of" and AMENDMENT NO. 6 change "spouses," to "other spouse," On page 5, delete line 11 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof "(2)(a) An affidavit by the parties that they have received premarital b. On line 27, delete "one of them towards" and after "other" counseling" and before the comma "," insert "spouse". AMENDMENT NO. 7 6. That Amendment No. 6 proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997 be On page 5, line 16, after "life," and before "and" insert "a discussion adopted with the following changes: of the obligation to seek marital counseling in times of marital difficulties," a. On line 32, change ""Section 2." to ""Section 5." AMENDMENT NO. 8 b. On line 33, delete "on or before the effective date of this Act," and insert in lieu thereof "prior to August 15, 1997," On page 5, delete line 19 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof "(b) A notarized attestation, signed by the counselor and attached to or c. On line 34, after "pamphlet" and before "which" insert ", included in the parties' affidavit, confirming that the parties were" entitled "Covenant Marriage Act","

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AMENDMENT NO. 9 promulgated by the office of the attorney general, which pamphlet entitled the Covenant Marriage Act provides a full explanation of the On page 5, after line 26, insert the following: terms and conditions of a covenant marriage. "B. The declaration shall contain two separate documents, the (iii) The signature of both parties witnessed by a notary. recitation and the affidavit, the latter of which shall include the attestation either included therein or attached thereto. The recitation (2) The declaration shall contain two separate documents, the shall be prepared in duplicate originals, one of which shall be recitation and the affidavit, the latter of which shall include the retained by the parties and the other, together with the affidavit and attestation either included therein or attached thereto. The recitation attestation, shall be filed as provided in R.S. 9:272(B)." shall be prepared in duplicate originals, one of which shall be retained by the parties and the other, together with the affidavit and AMENDMENT NO. 10 attestation, shall be filed as provided in Subsection B of this Section." On page 6, line 10, change "B." to "B.(1)" AMENDMENT NO. 15 AMENDMENT NO. 11 On page 6, line 24, after "contrary" and before the comma "," insert "and subsequent to the parties obtaining counseling" On page 6, line 11, delete "R.S. 9:273" and insert in lieu thereof "Subsection C of this Section" AMENDMENT NO. 16 AMENDMENT NO. 12 On page 7, line 5, after "for" and before "one" insert "a period of" On page 6, line 13, after "filed." and before "The" insert "If the AMENDMENT NO. 17 couple was married outside of this state, a copy of the foreign marriage certificate, with the declaration of intent attached thereto, On page 7, at the beginning of line 6, change "(4)" to "(6)(a)" shall be filed with the officer who issues marriage licenses in the parish in which the couple is domiciled." AMENDMENT NO. 18 AMENDMENT NO. 13 On page 7, line 8, after "signed" change the semi-colon ";" to a period "." and delete the remainder of the line On page 6, line 16, change "C." to "(2)" AMENDMENT NO. 19 AMENDMENT NO. 14 On page 7, at the beginning of line 9, insert "(b) If" On page 6, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 20 C.(1) A declaration of intent to designate a marriage as a covenant marriage shall contain all of the following: On page 7, at the end of line 10, add "a period of" (a) A recitation by the parties to the following effect: AMENDMENT NO. 21 "A COVENANT MARRIAGE On page 7, line 13, after "contrary" and before the comma "," insert "and subsequent to the parties obtaining counseling" We do solemnly declare that marriage is a covenant between a man and a woman who agree to live together as husband and wife for AMENDMENT NO. 22 so long as they both may live. We understand the nature, purpose, and responsibilities of marriage. We have read the Covenant On page 7, line 15, delete "that either:" and insert in lieu thereof "of Marriage Act, and we understand that a Covenant Marriage is for life. any of the following:" If we experience marital difficulties, we commit ourselves to take all reasonable efforts to preserve our marriage, including marital AMENDMENT NO. 23 counseling. On page 7, delete lines 16 through 19 in their entirety and insert in With full knowledge of what this commitment means, we do lieu thereof the following: hereby declare that our marriage will be bound by Louisiana law on Covenant Marriage, and we renew our promise to love, honor, and "(1) The other spouse has committed adultery. care for one another as husband and wife for the rest of our lives." (2) The other spouse has committed a felony and has been (b)(i) An affidavit by the parties that they have discussed their sentenced to death or imprisonment at hard labor. intent to designate their marriage as a covenant marriage with a priest, minister, rabbi, clerk of the Religious Society of Friends, any (3) The other spouse has abandoned the matrimonial domicile clergyman of any religious sect, or a marriage counselor, which for a period of one year and constantly refuses to return. included a discussion of the obligation to seek marital counseling in times of marital difficulties and the exclusive grounds for legally (4) The other spouse has physically or sexually abused the terminating a covenant marriage by divorce or by divorce after a spouse seeking the divorce or a child of one of the spouses. judgment of separation from bed and board. (5) The spouses have been living separate and apart (ii) A notarized attestation, signed by the counselor and continuously without reconciliation for a period of two years." attached to the parties' affidavit, acknowledging that the counselor provided to the parties the information pamphlet developed and

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AMENDMENT NO. 24 Deville Long Triche DeWitt Marionneaux Vitter On page 7, line 26, after "or" and before "declaration" insert "for" Diez Martiny Walsworth Dimos McCain Warner AMENDMENT NO. 25 Doerge McCallum Welch Donelon McDonald Weston On page 8, line 18, after "domicile." delete the remainder of the line Dupre McMains Wiggins and insert in lieu thereof the following: Durand Michot Wilkerson Farve Montgomery Willard-Lewis "(3) The venue provided" Faucheux Morrell Windhorst Flavin Morrish Winston AMENDMENT NO. 26 Fontenot Murray Wright Forster Odinet On page 9, line 1, change "alimony pendente lite," to "spousal Frith Perkins support," Total—97 NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 27 Green On page 9, line 2, change "injunctions against abuse," to "injunctive Total—1 relief" ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 28 Alexander, R.—13th Mitchell Thomas Heaton Romero On page 10, after line 9, insert the following: Kennard Strain Total—7 "Section 6. The provisions of Section 5 of this Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not signed by the The Conference Committee Report was adopted. governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed by the governor and House Bill No. 646 By Representative Fontenot subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval." June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative Tony Perkins Senate. Representative F. Charles McMains, Jr. Representative Kyle M. Green Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator J. Chris Ullo Senator Tom Greene We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Paulette Irons between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 646 by Representative Fontenot, recommend the following concerning the Rep. Perkins moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. reengrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 proposed by the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee The roll was called with the following result: and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 1997, be rejected. YEAS 2. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 2 and 5 proposed by the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee and adopted by Mr. Speaker Fruge Pierre the Senate on June 16, 1997, be adopted. Alario Gautreaux Pinac Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Powell 3. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 19 proposed by Ansardi Guillory Pratt Senator Landry and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997, be Barton Hammett Quezaire rejected. Baudoin Hebert Riddle Baylor Hill Rousselle 4. That both sets of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Bowler Holden Salter Senator Jones and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997, be Bruce Hopkins Scalise rejected. Brun Hudson Schneider Bruneau Hunter Shaw 5. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th adopted: Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Clarkson Jetson Stelly AMENDMENT NO. 1 Copelin Johns Theriot Crane Kenney Thompson On page 2, at the end of line 16, insert the following: Curtis Lancaster Thornhill Damico Landrieu Toomy "The board shall not disclose the name or identify the elected official Daniel LeBlanc Travis selected for testing by name to the laboratory. Such plan shall

3786 Page 25 HOUSE 60th Day's Proceedings - June 23, 1997 include a confirmatory test to confirm that the positive results of the Crane Johns Stelly initial test are correct. The definitions and the drug testing Damico Kennard Theriot procedures and standards as provided in Chapter 14 of Title 49 of the Daniel Kenney Thomas Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be applicable to the Deville Lancaster Thompson program developed by the board." DeWitt Landrieu Thornhill Diez LeBlanc Toomy AMENDMENT NO. 2 Dimos Martiny Travis Doerge McCain Triche On page 3, line 7, after "test" delete the remainder of the line and Donelon McCallum Vitter delete line 8 in its entirety and insert "required by this Section." Dupre McDonald Walsworth Durand McMains Warner AMENDMENT NO. 3 Faucheux Michot Weston Flavin Montgomery Wiggins On page 3, line 9, after "D." and before "Notwithstanding" insert the Fontenot Morrish Willard-Lewis following: Forster Odinet Windhorst Frith Perkins Winston "(1) All information, interviews, reports, statements, Fruge Pinac Wright memoranda, or test results received by the board through its drug Total—78 testing program are confidential communications and may not be NAYS used or received in evidence, obtained in discovery, or disclosed in any public or private proceedings, except in a proceeding, hearing, or Ansardi Hebert Pratt civil litigation for a violation of this Section. Baylor Holden Quezaire Carter Iles Welch (2) The results of a positive initial test shall only be disclosed to Copelin Morrell the tested elected official and to the person designated by the board Curtis Murray to receive such information, but may be disclosed to the board or an Total—13 authorized employee or agent of the board should the confirmatory ABSENT test also indicate the presence of illegal drugs. Barton Heaton Pierre (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection, no person Baudoin Hunter Romero shall disclose the name of the person selected for testing, the Bowler Long Strain administration of the test, or the test results of any person tested Farve Marionneaux Wilkerson pursuant to this Section to any person other than the board or an Green Mitchell authorized employee or agent of the board, or the tested elected Total—14 official. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. (4)" CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AMENDMENT NO. 4 House Bill No. 273 By Representative Hill On page 3, at the end of line 20, insert "For the purposes of this June 22, 1997 Subsection, a positive initial test and the confirmatory test of such positive initial test shall be considered one occasion." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Respectfully submitted, Senate. Representative Heulette "Clo" Fontenot Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. Representative Sherman N. Copelin, Jr We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 273 by Senator Noble Edward Ellington Representative Hill, recommend the following concerning the Senator Charles D. Jones engrossed bill: Rep. Fontenot moved to adopt the Conference Committee 1. That all of the amendments proposed by the Senate Committee Report. on Retirement and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997, be rejected. ROLL CALL 2. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 7 proposed by The roll was called with the following result: Senator Landry and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 1997, be rejected. Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Powell Alario Glover Riddle 3. That the following amendment to the engrossed bill be adopted: Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Rousselle Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Salter AMENDMENT NO. 1 Bruce Hill Scalise Brun Hopkins Schneider On page 2, between lines 15 and 16, insert: Bruneau Hudson Shaw Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th "(iii) Each school board member who makes such an election Clarkson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th and who remains in-service and who receives a refund of

3787 Page 26 HOUSE 60th Day's Proceedings - June 23, 1997 contributions upon termination of employment shall receive interest CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT on such refunded funds for the period of time that the funds were House Bill No. 747 By Representative Lancaster maintained by the system after the election, equal to the overall portfolio earnings rate, reduced by one-half of one percent. Each June 22, 1997 school board member not eligible for retirement benefits who terminates employment at the time of the election shall be eligible to To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of receive a refund of accumulated contributions, without interest." Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Herman R. Hill Representative Victor T. Stelly We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Charles R. McDonald between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 747 by Senator Francis C. Heitmeier Representative Lancaster, recommend the following concerning the Senator Donald E. Hines Engrossed bill: Senator Lynn B. Dean 1. That both sets of Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Rep. Hill moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Senator Dardenne and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997, be rejected. ROLL CALL Respectfully submitted, The roll was called with the following result: Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. YEAS Representative Billy Montgomery Representative Sherman N. Copelin, Jr. Mr. Speaker Frith Odinet Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne, Jr. Alario Fruge Perkins Senator J. Lomax "Max" Jordan, Jr. Alexander, A.—93rd Gautreaux Pierre Senator Dennis R. Bagneris, Sr. Alexander, R.—13th Glover Pinac Ansardi Green Powell Rep. Lancaster moved to adopt the Conference Committee Barton Guillory Pratt Report. Baudoin Hammett Quezaire Baylor Hebert Riddle ROLL CALL Bowler Hill Rousselle Bruce Holden Salter The roll was called with the following result: Brun Hopkins Scalise Bruneau Hudson Schneider YEAS Carter Hunter Shaw Chaisson Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pierre Clarkson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Alario Glover Pinac Copelin Jetson Stelly Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell Crane Johns Thomas Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt Curtis Kennard Thompson Ansardi Hammett Quezaire Damico Kenney Thornhill Barton Hebert Riddle Daniel Lancaster Toomy Baylor Hill Rousselle Deville Landrieu Travis Bowler Holden Salter DeWitt LeBlanc Triche Bruce Hopkins Scalise Diez Marionneaux Vitter Brun Hudson Schneider Dimos Martiny Walsworth Bruneau Hunter Shaw Doerge McCain Warner Carter Iles Smith, J.R.—30th Donelon McCallum Welch Chaisson Jenkins Stelly Dupre McDonald Weston Clarkson Jetson Theriot Durand McMains Wiggins Copelin Johns Thomas Farve Michot Wilkerson Crane Kennard Thompson Faucheux Montgomery Willard-Lewis Curtis Kenney Thornhill Flavin Morrell Windhorst Damico Lancaster Toomy Fontenot Morrish Winston Daniel Landrieu Travis Forster Murray Wright Deville LeBlanc Triche Total—99 DeWitt Marionneaux Vitter NAYS Diez Martiny Walsworth Dimos McCain Warner Total—0 Doerge McCallum Welch ABSENT Donelon McDonald Weston Dupre McMains Wiggins Heaton Mitchell Strain Durand Michot Wilkerson Long Romero Theriot Farve Montgomery Willard-Lewis Total—6 Faucheux Morrell Windhorst Flavin Morrish Winston The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Fontenot Murray Wright

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Forster Odinet Curtis Lancaster Thompson Frith Perkins Damico Landrieu Thornhill Total—97 Daniel LeBlanc Travis NAYS Deville Long Triche DeWitt Marionneaux Vitter Total—0 Diez Martiny Walsworth ABSENT Dimos McCain Warner Doerge McCallum Welch Baudoin Long Smith, J.D.—50th Donelon McDonald Weston Fruge Mitchell Strain Dupre McMains Wiggins Heaton Romero Durand Michot Wilkerson Total—8 Farve Montgomery Willard-Lewis Faucheux Morrell Windhorst The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Flavin Morrish Winston Fontenot Murray Wright CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Total—96 House Bill No. 2494 By Representative Donelon NAYS June 22, 1997 Total—0 ABSENT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Heaton Kennard Romero Senate. Holden Mitchell Strain Jetson Odinet Toomy Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—9 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement The Conference Committee Report was adopted. between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2494 by Representative Donelon, recommend the following concerning the Recess engrossed bill: On motion of Rep. Riddle, the Speaker declared the house at 1. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Guidry recess until 8:30 A.M. and adopted by the Senate on June 17, 1997 be rejected. Respectfully submitted, After Recess Representative James Donelon Speaker Downer called the House to order at 9:30 A.M. Representative Glenn Ansardi Representative F. Charles McMains ROLL CALL Senator Gregory Tarver Senator Ron Bean The roll being called, the following members answered to their Senator Arthur Lentini names: Rep. Donelon moved to adopt the Conference Committee PRESENT Report. Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pierre Alario Glover Pinac ROLL CALL Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt The roll was called with the following result: Ansardi Hammett Quezaire Barton Hebert Riddle YEAS Baudoin Hill Romero Mr. Speaker Forster Perkins Baylor Holden Rousselle Alario Frith Pierre Bowler Hopkins Salter Alexander, A.—93rd Fruge Pinac Bruce Hudson Scalise Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Powell Brun Hunter Schneider Ansardi Glover Pratt Bruneau Iles Shaw Barton Green Quezaire Carter Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Baudoin Guillory Riddle Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Baylor Hammett Rousselle Clarkson Johns Stelly Bowler Hebert Salter Copelin Kennard Strain Bruce Hill Scalise Crane Kenney Theriot Brun Hopkins Schneider Curtis Lancaster Thomas Bruneau Hudson Shaw Damico Landrieu Thompson Carter Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th Daniel LeBlanc Thornhill Chaisson Iles Smith, J.R.—30th Deville Long Toomy Clarkson Jenkins Stelly DeWitt Marionneaux Travis Copelin Johns Theriot Diez Martiny Triche Crane Kenney Thomas Dimos McCain Vitter

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Doerge McCallum Walsworth "to require that an impact report be prepared and attached to Donelon McDonald Warner proposed legislation which provides for certain mandated health Dupre McMains Welch insurance coverage prior to any committee hearing on the Durand Michot Weston legislation;" Farve Mitchell Wiggins Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson AMENDMENT NO. 2 Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis Fontenot Morrish Windhorst On page 1, after line 17, insert the following: Forster Murray Winston Frith Odinet Wright "§229.3. Mandated health insurance benefits; impact reports Fruge Perkins Total—104 A. Every bill, joint resolution, and simple or concurrent ABSENT resolution, which will require health insurers, health maintenance organizations, or preferred provider organizations to offer mandated Heaton benefits or mandated options to its insureds, enrollees, or subscribers Total—1 shall have attached to it prior to its consideration by any committee of either house of the legislature unless the committee otherwise The Speaker announced there were 104 members present and a decides, an impact report which shall include a reliable estimate of quorum. the negative or positive fiscal effect of such measure, including both its costs and savings. An impact report shall not constitute a part of Suspension of the Rules the law proposed by the measure to which it is attached. On motion of Rep. Wright, the rules were suspended in order to B. The author of a measure requiring an impact report shall be take up Offering of the Prayer at this time. responsible for obtaining said note from the legislative fiscal officer either directly or through the staff of the house in which the author PRAYER serves. In addition, the chairman of the committee to which such measure is referred may request such a report from the legislative Prayer was offered by Rep. Wright. fiscal officer immediately upon referral of the measure and the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE may request such a report upon introduction of the measure. The legislative fiscal officer shall be responsible for obtaining, directly or Rep. Frith led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to through another agency or through a political subdivision or agency the Flag of the United States of America. thereof or through the proponents and opponents of the measure, the information necessary to complete an impact report from the agency CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT or political subdivision or agency thereof best suited to furnish the House Bill No. 935 By Representative Johns information in the judgment of the legislative fiscal officer. June 22, 1997 C. The impact report shall be factual, brief, and concise, and shall provide an estimate in dollars of the immediate and long-range To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of fiscal effect of the measure. If no dollar estimate is possible, the Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the impact report shall set forth the reasons therefor. An impact report Senate. shall not contain reference to the merits of the measure. Ladies and Gentlemen: D. As used in this Section, health insurer shall include any entity which sues a hospital, health, or medical expense insurance We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement policy, hospital or medical service contract, employee welfare benefit plan, health and accident insurance policy, or any other insurance between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 935 by contract of this type, including a group insurance plan and a self- Representative Johns, recommend the following concerning the insurance plan." reengrossed bill: Respectfully submitted, 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on Insurance and adopted by the Senate on Representative Ronnie Johns May 15, 1997 be adopted. Representative James Donelon Representative John Alario 2. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 and 3 proposed by Senator Gregory Tarver Senator Cox and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997 be Senator Jim Cox adopted. Senator Gerald Theunissen 3. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 2 and 4 proposed by Rep. Johns moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Senator Cox and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997 be rejected. ROLL CALL 4. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be The roll was called with the following result: adopted: YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. Speaker Fruge Pierre Alario Gautreaux Pinac On page 1, line 3, after "alcoholics;" insert the following: Alexander, R.—13th Glover Powell

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Ansardi Green Quezaire Rep. Rodney Alexander moved to adopt the Conference Barton Guillory Riddle Committee Report. Baylor Hebert Romero Bruce Hill Rousselle ROLL CALL Brun Hopkins Salter Bruneau Hudson Scalise The roll was called with the following result: Carter Hunter Schneider Clarkson Iles Shaw YEAS Copelin Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Crane Kennard Stelly Mr. Speaker Fruge Odinet Curtis Kenney Strain Alario Gautreaux Perkins Damico Lancaster Theriot Alexander, R.—13th Glover Pierre Daniel Landrieu Thomas Baudoin Guillory Pinac DeWitt LeBlanc Thompson Baylor Hebert Powell Diez Long Thornhill Bowler Hill Riddle Dimos Marionneaux Toomy Brun Hopkins Romero Doerge Martiny Travis Bruneau Hudson Rousselle Donelon McCain Triche Carter Hunter Salter Dupre McDonald Vitter Clarkson Iles Scalise Durand McMains Walsworth Copelin Johns Shaw Farve Michot Warner Crane Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Faucheux Montgomery Wiggins Curtis Lancaster Stelly Flavin Morrish Wilkerson Damico Landrieu Strain Fontenot Murray Windhorst Daniel LeBlanc Thomas Forster Odinet Winston Diez Long Thompson Frith Perkins Wright Dimos Marionneaux Thornhill Total—87 Donelon Martiny Toomy NAYS Dupre McCain Travis Durand McDonald Triche Bowler Farve McMains Vitter Total—1 Faucheux Michot Warner ABSENT Flavin Montgomery Wiggins Fontenot Morrell Windhorst Alexander, A.—93rd Holden Pratt Forster Morrish Winston Baudoin Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Frith Murray Wright Chaisson Jetson Welch Total—78 Deville McCallum Weston Hammett Mitchell Willard-Lewis NAYS Heaton Morrell Total—17 Total—0 ABSENT The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Quezaire CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Ansardi Heaton Schneider House Bill No. 1047 By Representatives Rodney Alexander Barton Holden Smith, J.D.—50th and DeWitt Bruce Jenkins Theriot Chaisson Jetson Walsworth June 21, 1997 Deville Kennard Welch DeWitt McCallum Weston To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Doerge Mitchell Wilkerson Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Green Pratt Willard-Lewis Senate. Total—27 Ladies and Gentlemen: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1047 by CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representatives R. Alexander and DeWitt, recommend the following House Bill No. 1434 By Representative Walsworth concerning the engrossed bill: June 22, 1997 1. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and adopted by the To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Senate on May 22, 1997, be adopted. Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Rodney Alexander Representtive Jerry Luke LeBlanc We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Don Hines between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1434 by Senator Tom Schedler Representative Walsworth, recommend the following concerning the Senator Ron Landry engrossed bill:

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1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 4 proposed retail, the use, lease, or rental, the consumption of tangible personal by the Senate Committee on Education and adopted by the property, and on sales of services in Calcasieu Parish, all as defined Senate on June 12, 1997, be rejected. in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; provided that the ordinance imposing the tax shall 2. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 proposed by be adopted by the governing authority only after the question of the the Senate Committee on Education and adopted by the Senate imposition of the tax has been submitted to the qualified electors of on June 12, 1997, be adopted. Calcasieu Parish at an election to be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state of Louisiana, and a majority of those 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be voting in the election have voted in favor of the imposition of the tax. adopted: E. This tax shall be in addition to all other sales and use taxes AMENDMENT NO. 1 being collected by the parish governing authority and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as set forth in R.S. On page 1, line 2, after "R.S." change "33:2737.67," to "33:2737.67 47:301 through 317." and 2737.68," Respectfully submitted, AMENDMENT NO. 2 Representative Sharon Weston On page 1, line 2, change "Ouachita Parish School Board;" to Representative Michael A. Walsworth "certain school boards;" Representative Daniel T. Flavin Senator Randy L. Ewing AMENDMENT NO. 3 Senator Diana E. Bajoie Senator Gerald J. Theunissen On page 1, line 3, between "Board" and "to" insert "and the Calcasieu Parish School Board" Rep. Walsworth moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. AMENDMENT NO. 4 ROLL CALL On page 1, line 4, between "the" and "parish," insert "respective" The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 5 YEAS On page 1, line 5, after "Monroe" delete the comma "," and insert "in Ouachita Parish," Mr. Speaker Glover Pinac Alario Green Powell AMENDMENT NO. 6 Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Quezaire Baylor Hebert Riddle On page 1, line 6, between "the" and "to create" change "school Bowler Hill Romero board" to "Ouachita Parish School Board" Bruce Hopkins Rousselle Brun Hudson Salter AMENDMENT NO. 7 Bruneau Hunter Scalise Carter Iles Schneider On page 3, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: Clarkson Johns Shaw "Section 2. R.S. 33:2737.68 is hereby enacted to read as Copelin Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th follows: Crane Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Curtis Lancaster Stelly §2737.68. Calcasieu Parish School Board; authority to levy Damico Landrieu Strain additional sales and use tax Deville LeBlanc Theriot DeWitt Long Thomas A. The Calcasieu Parish School Board is hereby authorized to Diez Marionneaux Thompson levy and collect an additional sales and use tax not to exceed one Dimos Martiny Thornhill percent. Donelon McCain Toomy Dupre McDonald Travis B. In accordance with the provisions of Article VI, Section Durand McMains Vitter 29(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the additional sales and use Farve Montgomery Walsworth tax authorized in this Section shall be authorized to exceed the limit Faucheux Morrell Warner set forth in Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana Flavin Morrish Wiggins and shall be in addition to the limit set by R.S. 33:2721.6. The Fontenot Murray Windhorst authority granted in this Section shall not limit in any respect any Forster Odinet Winston prior taxing authority granted by any other provision of law. Frith Perkins Wright Gautreaux Pierre C. The proceeds of the tax herein authorized shall be used for Total—83 such purposes as are determined by the Calcasieu Parish School NAYS Board, including the funding of a portion of the avails of the tax into bonds in the manner provided by law. Total—0 D. The sales and use tax so levied shall be imposed by ordinance of the school board and shall be levied upon the sale at

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ABSENT Barton Hebert Rousselle Baudoin Hill Salter Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Pratt Baylor Hopkins Scalise Ansardi Heaton Triche Bowler Hunter Schneider Barton Holden Welch Bruce Iles Shaw Baudoin Jenkins Weston Brun Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Chaisson Jetson Wilkerson Bruneau Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th Daniel McCallum Willard-Lewis Carter Kenney Stelly Doerge Michot Chaisson Lancaster Strain Fruge Mitchell Clarkson Landrieu Theriot Total—22 Copelin LeBlanc Thomas Crane Long Thompson The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Damico Marionneaux Thornhill Deville Martiny Toomy CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT DeWitt McCain Travis House Bill No. 1715 By Representative Stelly Diez McDonald Triche Dimos McMains Vitter June 21, 1997 Donelon Montgomery Walsworth Dupre Morrell Warner To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Durand Morrish Wiggins Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Faucheux Murray Windhorst Senate. Flavin Odinet Winston Fontenot Perkins Wright Ladies and Gentlemen: Forster Pierre Frith Pinac We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Total—85 between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1715 by NAYS Representative Stelly, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Total—0 ABSENT 1. That the Senate Floor Amendment proposed by Senator Cox and adopted by the Senate on June 13, 1997 be rejected. Alexander, A.—93rd Heaton Mitchell Curtis Holden Pratt 2. That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill be Daniel Hudson Welch adopted: Doerge Jenkins Weston Farve Jetson Wilkerson AMENDMENT NO. 1 Fruge McCallum Willard-Lewis Hammett Michot On page 2, after line 11, insert the following: Total—20 "Section 2. R.S. 33:3689.1(B) as added by this Act shall not The Conference Committee Report was adopted. apply to privately owned lakes or water bodies used for commercial purposes. However, such Subsection as added by this Act shall CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT expressly apply to any lake or water body owned by a nonprofit House Bill No. 2025 By Representative Donelon homeowners corporation, regardless of its use, which lake or water body shall therefore not be subject to any special assessment levied June 22, 1997 pursuant to R.S. 33:3689.1 through 33.3689.17." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Representative Victor T. Stelly Representative Sharon Weston Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Ronnie Johns Senator James C. Cox We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Diana E. Bajoie between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2025 by Senator Ron J. Landry Representative Donelon, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Rep. Stelly moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 14, 17, 69, 71, ROLL CALL and 72 proposed by the Senate Committee on Insurance and adopted by the Senate on June 5, 1997, be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 13, 15, YEAS 16, 18 through 68, 70, and 73 through 75 proposed by the Senate Committee on Insurance and adopted by the Senate on Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Powell June 5, 1997, be adopted. Alario Glover Quezaire Alexander, R.—13th Green Riddle 3. That the amendments proposed by the Legislative Bureau and Ansardi Guillory Romero adopted by the Senate on June 9, 1997, be adopted.

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4. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Faucheux Odinet Winston adopted: Flavin Perkins Wright Fontenot Pierre AMENDMENT NO. 1 Forster Pinac Total—88 On page 5, line 1, after "Collects" delete the remainder of the line and NAYS insert in lieu thereof ", disburses, or receives premiums, escrow, settlement" Total—0 ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 Alexander, A.—93rd Holden Montgomery On page 16, between lines 19 and 20 insert the following: Curtis Hudson Pratt Farve Jenkins Welch "(g) A check or checks, drawn on the trust account or sales Green Jetson Weston escrow account of the real estate broker licensed under R.S. 37:1430 Hammett Kennard Wilkerson et seq., in an amount up to the amount of the then current guarantee Heaton Mitchell provided by the Real Estate Recovery Fund as established in R.S. Total—17 37:1463. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. (h) A personal or commercial check or checks in an aggregate amount not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars per closing CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT if the settlement agent making the deposit has reasonable and prudent House Bill No. 2038 By Representative DeWitt, et al. grounds to believe that the deposit will be irrevocably credited to the settlement agent's trust or escrow account." June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative James J. Donelon Senate. Representative Glenn Ansardi Representative Dan Morrish Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator J. Michael Guidry Senator Art Lentini We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Gregory Tarver, Sr. between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2038 by Representative DeWitt, et al., recommend the following concerning Rep. Donelon moved to adopt the Conference Committee the reengrossed bill: Report. 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 6 proposed ROLL CALL by the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and adopted by the Senate on May 29, 1997, be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 6 proposed by YEAS Senator Landry and adopted by the Senate on June 9, 1997 be Mr. Speaker Frith Powell rejected. Alario Fruge Quezaire Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Riddle 3. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Ansardi Glover Romero adopted: Barton Guillory Rousselle Baudoin Hebert Salter AMENDMENT NO. 1 Baylor Hill Scalise Bowler Hopkins Schneider On page 1, line 2 change "R.S. 40:2116(E)," to "R.S. 40:2116(E) and Bruce Hunter Shaw (F)," Brun Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Bruneau Johns Smith, J.R.—30th AMENDMENT NO. 2 Carter Kenney Stelly Chaisson Lancaster Strain On page 1, line 3, after "to" delete "revoke approvals for" and insert Clarkson Landrieu Theriot "suspend approval, certification, and enrollment of" Copelin LeBlanc Thomas Crane Long Thompson AMENDMENT NO. 3 Damico Marionneaux Thornhill Daniel Martiny Toomy On page 1, line 4, after "and" delete "community" and insert "to Deville McCain Travis revoke approvals for community and" DeWitt McCallum Triche Diez McDonald Vitter Dimos McMains Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 4 Doerge Michot Warner Donelon Morrell Wiggins On page 1, line 6, after "date;" delete the remainder of the line and on Dupre Morrish Willard-Lewis line 7, delete "department to revoke or suspend approvals" and insert Durand Murray Windhorst "to provide"

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AMENDMENT NO. 5 ROLL CALL On page 1, line 8, after "program" delete the remainder of the line The roll was called with the following result: and delete lines 9 and 10 and on line 11 delete "program by a certain date;" and insert a semicolon ";" and "to provide exceptions;" YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 6 Mr. Speaker Forster Perkins Alario Frith Pierre On page 1, line 13, change "R.S. 40:2116(E) is" to "R.S. 40:2116(E) Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Pinac and (F) are" Ansardi Glover Powell Barton Green Quezaire AMENDMENT NO. 7 Baudoin Guillory Riddle Baylor Hebert Romero On page 2, delete lines 1 through 19 in their entirety and insert the Bowler Hill Rousselle following: Bruce Hopkins Salter Brun Hudson Scalise "E.(1) Except as provided in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Bruneau Hunter Schneider Subsection, the Department of Health and Hospitals shall suspend Carter Iles Shaw approval, certification, and enrollment of nursing facility beds which Chaisson Johns Smith, J.D.—50th were previously approved to participate in the Title XIX program Clarkson Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th under a facility need review process, Section 1122 process, or any Copelin Kenney Stelly predecessor needs review process, unless such beds are certified and Crane Lancaster Strain enrolled in the Title XIX program by December 31, 1997. Such Damico Landrieu Theriot suspension shall be for the length of the moratorium imposed Daniel LeBlanc Thomas pursuant to Subsection D of this Section. Deville Long Thompson DeWitt Marionneaux Thornhill (2) The suspension shall not apply to existing approvals for Diez Martiny Toomy replacement of existing nursing facilities, or approvals which are Dimos McCain Travis under judicial review, on the effective date of this Section. The Doerge McCallum Triche suspension shall not apply to approvals for alternate use of previously Donelon McDonald Vitter approved beds. Dupre McMains Walsworth Durand Montgomery Warner (3) In the case of previously approved but unbuilt nursing Farve Morrell Wiggins facilities or beds, the department shall not suspend approval, Faucheux Morrish Willard-Lewis certification, and enrollment if construction has actually begun by Flavin Murray Windhorst June 30, 1998, and construction is completed and such facilities or Fontenot Odinet Wright beds are actually certified and enrolled in the Title XIX program by Total—90 December 31, 1999. In said cases, the department shall suspend NAYS approval, certification, and enrollment of previously approved beds not certified and enrolled by December 31, 1999. Total—0 ABSENT F.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the Department of Health and Hospitals shall revoke all approvals for Alexander, A.—93rd Holden Pratt community and group home beds which were previously approved to Curtis Jenkins Welch participate in the Title XIX program under a facility need review Fruge Jetson Weston process, Section 1122 process, or any predecessor needs review Hammett Michot Wilkerson process, unless such beds are certified and enrolled in the Title XIX Heaton Mitchell Winston program by December 31, 1997. Total—15 (2) In the case of unbuilt community and group home facilities, The Conference Committee Report was adopted. the department shall not revoke approvals if construction has actually begun by December 31, 1997, and construction is completed and CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT such facilities or beds are actually certified and enrolled in the Title House Bill No. 2208 by Representative Heaton, et al. XIX program by June 30, 1999. In said cases, the department shall revoke all approved beds not certified and enrolled by June 30, June 22, 1997 1999." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Representative Charles DeWitt Representative Rodney Alexander Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Benny G. Rousselle Senator Don Hines We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Tom Schedler between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2208 by Senator Thomas H. Casanova, III Representative Heaton, et al., recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Rep. Rodney Alexander moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That all Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Fields and adopted by the Senate on June 9, 1997, be rejected.

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2. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be The Conference Committee Report was adopted. adopted: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AMENDMENT NO. 1 House Bill No. 2325 By Representative Toomy On page 2, line 7, after "currency" delete the remainder of the line June 23, 1997 and insert in lieu thereof ", dealers in antiques, nor to gun and knife shows or other trade and hobby shows." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Respectfully submitted, Senate. Representative Alexander Heaton Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Roy Brun Representative John D. Travis We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Ken Hollis between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2325 by Senator Foster L. Campbell, Jr. Representative Toomy, recommend the following concerning the Senator Mike Smith reengrossed bill: Rep. Brun moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 6 proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary C and adopted by the Senate ROLL CALL on June 13, 1997, be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. Speaker Fruge Pinac Alario Gautreaux Powell On page 1, line 1, after "H," change "(K)(2)(a) and (3)(b)," to Alexander, R.—13th Glover Riddle "(K)(3)(b)," Ansardi Guillory Romero Barton Hammett Rousselle AMENDMENT NO. 2 Baudoin Hebert Salter Baylor Hill Scalise On page 1, line 7, after "(H)," change "(K)(2)(a) and (3)(b)," to Bowler Hopkins Schneider "(K)(3)(b)," Bruce Hunter Shaw Brun Iles Smith, J.D.—50th AMENDMENT NO. 3 Bruneau Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Carter Lancaster Stelly On page 3, delete lines 7 though 24 in their entirety Chaisson Landrieu Strain Clarkson LeBlanc Theriot Respectfully submitted, Copelin Long Thomas Crane Marionneaux Thompson Representative Joseph F. Toomy Damico Martiny Thornhill Representative Stephen J. Windhorst Daniel McCain Toomy Representative David Vitter Deville McCallum Travis Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. Dimos McDonald Triche Senator Jim Cox Doerge McMains Vitter Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini Donelon Michot Walsworth Dupre Montgomery Warner Rep. Toomy moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Durand Morrell Wiggins Faucheux Morrish Willard-Lewis ROLL CALL Flavin Murray Windhorst Fontenot Odinet Wright The roll was called with the following result: Forster Perkins Frith Pierre YEAS Total—85 NAYS Mr. Speaker Fruge Pinac Alario Gautreaux Powell Total—0 Alexander, R.—13th Glover Quezaire ABSENT Ansardi Green Riddle Barton Guillory Romero Alexander, A.—93rd Holden Pratt Baudoin Hammett Rousselle Curtis Hudson Quezaire Baylor Hill Salter DeWitt Jenkins Welch Bowler Hopkins Scalise Diez Jetson Weston Bruce Hunter Schneider Farve Kennard Wilkerson Brun Iles Shaw Green Kenney Winston Bruneau Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Heaton Mitchell Carter Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th Total—20 Chaisson Kenney Stelly

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Clarkson Lancaster Strain AMENDMENT NO. 3 Copelin Landrieu Theriot Crane LeBlanc Thomas On page 3, at the beginning of line 9, insert the following: Daniel Long Thompson Deville Marionneaux Thornhill "(2) If the court finds a reasonable basis for the" DeWitt Martiny Toomy Diez McCallum Travis AMENDMENT NO. 4 Dimos McDonald Triche Doerge McMains Vitter On page 3, line 10, delete "the amount" and insert in lieu thereof "any Donelon Michot Walsworth of the following:" Dupre Montgomery Warner Durand Morrell Wiggins AMENDMENT NO. 5 Faucheux Morrish Willard-Lewis Flavin Murray Windhorst On page 3, at the beginning of line 11, insert the following: Fontenot Odinet Wright Forster Perkins "(a) The amount" Frith Pierre Total—88 AMENDMENT NO. 6 NAYS On page 3, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following: Total—0 ABSENT "(b) The opposing party's opinion about the value of mediation as it relates to the dispute in question. Alexander, A.—93rd Holden Pratt Curtis Hudson Welch (c) The perceived ability to successfully settle this type of Damico Jenkins Weston dispute through the mediation process." Farve Jetson Wilkerson Heaton McCain Winston AMENDMENT NO. 7 Hebert Mitchell Total—17 On page 6, at the beginning of line 4, insert "A." The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Respectfully submitted, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Charles A. Riddle, III House Bill No. 2347 By Representative Riddle Representative Robert Marionneaux, Jr. Representative F. Charles McMains, Jr. June 22, 1997 Senator J. Chris Ullo Senator James Joseph Cox To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Senator J. Lomax "Max" Jordan, Jr. Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Rep. Riddle moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Ladies and Gentlemen: As a substitute, Rep. Marionneaux moved to recommit the bill to the Conference Committee. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2347 by Rep. Riddle objected. Representative Riddle, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: The vote recurred on the substitute motion. 1. That all of the amendments proposed by the Senate Committee A record vote was asked for and ordered by the House. on Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997 be adopted. ROLL CALL 2. That Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Cox and The roll was called with the following result: adopted by the Senate on June 17, 1997 be adopted with the following change: In Amendment No. 1, at the beginning of line YEAS 3, insert "B." Mr. Speaker Doerge Morrell 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Alario Dupre Murray adopted: Alexander, R.—13th Faucheux Odinet Ansardi Gautreaux Perkins AMENDMENT NO. 1 Baudoin Glover Romero Baylor Guillory Rousselle On page 3, at the beginning of line 5, change "C." to "C.(1)" Bowler Hebert Salter Bruce Hill Scalise AMENDMENT NO. 2 Brun Hopkins Schneider Bruneau Hunter Shaw On page 3, line 8, after "place." delete the remainder of the line Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Chaisson Lancaster Theriot

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Clarkson LeBlanc Thomas Baudoin Hebert Riddle Copelin Long Thornhill Baylor Hill Romero Crane Marionneaux Toomy Bowler Holden Rousselle Curtis Martiny Triche Bruce Hopkins Salter Damico McDonald Warner Brun Hudson Scalise DeWitt Mitchell Willard-Lewis Bruneau Hunter Schneider Dimos Montgomery Windhorst Carter Iles Shaw Total—57 Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th NAYS Clarkson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Copelin Johns Stelly Barton Kennard Quezaire Crane Kennard Strain Daniel Kenney Riddle Curtis Kenney Theriot Deville Landrieu Smith, J.R.—30th Damico Lancaster Thomas Diez McCain Stelly Daniel Landrieu Thompson Durand McCallum Thompson Deville LeBlanc Thornhill Flavin McMains Vitter DeWitt Long Toomy Fontenot Michot Walsworth Diez Marionneaux Travis Frith Morrish Wiggins Dimos Martiny Triche Green Pierre Wilkerson Doerge McCain Vitter Hammett Pinac Wright Donelon McCallum Walsworth Johns Powell Dupre McDonald Warner Total—32 Durand McMains Welch ABSENT Farve Michot Weston Faucheux Mitchell Wiggins Alexander, A.—93rd Holden Travis Flavin Montgomery Wilkerson Donelon Hudson Welch Fontenot Morrell Willard-Lewis Farve Jenkins Weston Forster Morrish Windhorst Forster Jetson Winston Frith Murray Winston Fruge Pratt Fruge Odinet Wright Heaton Strain Total—105 Total—16 ABSENT The House agreed to recommit the bill to the Conference Total—0 Committee. The Speaker announced there were 105 members present and a Joint Session of the Legislature quorum. The joint session of the legislature was called to order at 10:15 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT A.M. by the Honorable Randy L. Ewing, President of the Senate, House Bill No. 2372 By Representative Kennard, et al. who introduced the Honorable Mike Foster, Governor of the State of Louisiana. June 22, 1997 The Governor introduced the Honorable Newt Gingrich, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Congress, who addressed the Joint Session of the Legislature. Senate. Recess Ladies and Gentlemen: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement On motion of Rep. Alario, the Speaker declared the House at between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2372 by recess until 11:45 A.M. Representative Kennard, et al., recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: After Recess 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Speaker Downer called the House to order at 11:45 A.M. Senate Committee on Judiciary, Section C, and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 1997, be adopted. ROLL CALL 2. That the Legislative Bureau Amendments adopted by the Senate The roll being called, the following members answered to their on June 17, 1997, be adopted. names: 3. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 7 proposed by PRESENT Senator Lentini and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997, be adopted. Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Perkins Alario Glover Pierre 4. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 8 proposed by Senator Alexander, A.—93rd Green Pinac Lentini and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997, be rejected. Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Powell Ansardi Hammett Pratt 5. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Senator Jones Barton Heaton Quezaire adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997, be adopted.

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6. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 proposed by Senator Jones Rep. Kennard moved to adopt the Conference Committee adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997, be rejected. Report. 7. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be ROLL CALL adopted: The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 1 YEAS On page 3, line 5, after "believe" change "the"to "that" Mr. Speaker Frith Rousselle AMENDMENT NO. 2 Alario Fruge Salter Alexander, A.—93rd Gautreaux Scalise On page 4, after Senate Committee Amendment No. 32, proposed by Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Schneider the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Section C, adopted by the Senate Ansardi Heaton Shaw on June 16, 1997, add the following: Barton Hill Smith, J.D.—50th Baylor Hopkins Smith, J.R.—30th "K.(1) The provisions of R.S. 49:1011 and 1012 shall be Bruce Iles Stelly applicable to drug testing conducted pursuant to this Part. Brun Jenkins Strain Bruneau Johns Theriot (2)(a) For purposes of this Subsection, "testing information" shall mean the identity of a person tested as provided in this Part or Chaisson Kennard Thomas the results of a test of a particular person pursuant to this Part. Clarkson Kenney Thompson Testing information shall be confidential and shall be released only Crane Landrieu Thornhill as provided in R.S. 49:1011 or 1012 or this Subsection. Curtis LeBlanc Toomy Damico Long Travis (b) Testing information may be released with the written Deville Marionneaux Triche authorization of the person tested. DeWitt Martiny Vitter Diez McCain Walsworth (c)Testing information may be released without the Dimos McCallum Warner authorization of the person tested to the head of the employing Doerge McDonald Weston department or agency, to an employee or agent of the public Donelon McMains Wiggins employer designated by the department or agency head, and to a Dupre Michot Wilkerson designated employee or agent of the testing entity. Testing Durand Montgomery Willard-Lewis information may be released without the authorization of the person Faucheux Morrish Windhorst tested to any person to whom such release is not otherwise authorized Flavin Odinet Winston by this Chapter only to the extent necessary to provide for Fontenot Powell Wright confirmatory or other follow-up testing or to provide for Forster Romero rehabilitation of the employee. Total—80 (3) Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit the release of NAYS information or statistics related to testing as provided in this Part which does not identify any individual tested or the test results for a Baudoin Holden Pierre particular individual tested. Copelin Hunter Quezaire Green Jetson Riddle (4) Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit the release by a person Guillory Morrell tested pursuant to this Part of any information related to testing of Hebert Murray such person or the results thereof. Total—13 ABSENT (5) The release of testing information other than as provided in this Subsection shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not to Bowler Glover Perkins exceed ten thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than six Carter Hudson Pinac months or both." Daniel Lancaster Pratt Farve Mitchell Welch AMENDMENT NO. 3 Total—12 On page 4, after Section 2 as added by Legislative Bureau The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Amendment No. 4, add: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT "Section 3. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 1998. House Bill No. 2513 By Representative Donelon However, the Department of Health and Hospitals shall adopt rules provided for in this Act prior to that date in accordance with the June 22, 1997 Administrative Procedure Act." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Representative Donald Ray Kennard Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Heulette "Clo" Fontenot Senator Max Jordan We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2513 by Senator Ron Landry Representative Donelon, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill:

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1. That all of the amendments proposed by the Senate Committee AMENDMENT NO. 11 on Insurance and adopted by the Senate on June 4, 1997 be rejected. On page 7, line 24, delete "unless economic-only" and on line 25, delete "coverage is selected as authorized herein," 2. That all of the Senate Floor Amendments, of the set of senate floor amendments consisting of fifteen amendments, proposed AMENDMENT NO. 12 by Senators Hainkel and Cravins and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 1997 be rejected. On page 8, lines 5, 6, and 7, delete "shall not be applicable where any insured named in the policy shall reject in writing, as provided 3. That Senate Floor Amendments, of the set of senate floor herein, the coverage or selects lowers limits." and insert in lieu amendments consisting of one amendment, proposed by thereof "is not applicable when any insured named in the policy Senators Hainkel and Cravins and adopted by the Senate on either rejects coverage, selects lower limits, or selects economic-only June 16, 1997 be rejected. coverage, in the manner provided in Item D(1)(a)(ii) of this Subsection." 4. That all of the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Cravins and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 1997 be rejected. AMENDMENT NO. 13 5. That all of the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator On page 8, line 18, delete "both" and after "loss" insert a period "." Heitmeier and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 1997 be and delete the remainder of the line and delete line 19 in its entirety rejected. and at the beginning of line 20, delete "loss." 6. That all of the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator AMENDMENT NO. 14 Lambert and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 1997 be rejected. On page 8, line 25, delete "or" and in lieu thereof insert a comma "," 7. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be AMENDMENT NO. 15 adopted: On page 8, line 26, after "limits" and before "shall" insert ", or AMENDMENT NO. 1 selection of economic-only coverage" On page 1, delete lines 4 and 5 in their entirety and insert in lieu AMENDMENT NO. 16 thereof "32:863.2(A)(1) and (2)" On page 9, line 4, delete "or" and insert in lieu thereof a comma "," AMENDMENT NO. 2 AMENDMENT NO. 17 On page 1, line 6, delete "and 866," and insert in lieu thereof "and to enact R.S. 32:863.2(A)(5) and 866," On page 9, line 5, after "limits" and before "shall" insert ", or selects economic-only coverage" AMENDMENT NO. 3 AMENDMENT NO. 18 On page 1, at the end of line 8, delete "to" and delete lines 9 through 11 in their entirety and at the beginning of line 12 delete "source;" On page 9, at the end of line 7, add the following: AMENDMENT NO. 5 "A properly completed and signed form creates a rebuttable presumption that the insured knowingly rejected coverage, selected On page 1, line 13, after "provide" delete the remainder of the line a lower limit, or selected economic-only coverage. Any form and delete lines 14 through 16 in their entirety executed prior to the effective date of this Act shall be valid only until the policy renewal date; thereafter, the rejection, selection of AMENDMENT NO. 6 lower limits, or selection of economic-only coverage shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner as provided in this Subsection." On page 2, line 25, delete "and Civil Code Article 2324.3 is hereby enacted" AMENDMENT NO. 19 AMENDMENT NO. 7 On page 9, delete lines 20 through 22 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following: On page 3, delete lines 1 through 15 in their entirety "Section 4. R.S. 32:863.2(A)(1) and (2) are hereby amended AMENDMENT NO. 8 and reenacted and R.S. 32:863.2(A)(5) and 866 are hereby enacted to read as follows:" On page 6, delete lines 15 through 26 in their entirety AMENDMENT NO. 20 AMENDMENT NO. 9 On page 10, delete lines 1 through 26 in their entirety On page 7, delete lines 1 through 9 in their entirety AMENDMENT NO. 21 AMENDMENT NO. 10 On page 11, delete lines 1 through 26 in their entirety On page 7, line 10, change "Section 4." to "Section 3."

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AMENDMENT NO. 22 AMENDMENT NO. 36 On page 12, delete lines 1 through 22 in their entirety On page 17, line 16, change "Section 7." to "Section 6." AMENDMENT NO. 23 AMENDMENT NO. 37 On page 13, line 6, change "five" to "fifteen" On page 18, line 8, change "Section 8.(A)" to "Section 7.(A)" and delete "If" and insert in lieu thereof "Unless otherwise specifically AMENDMENT NO. 24 excepted, if" On page 13, line 13, change "five" to "fifteen" AMENDMENT NO. 38 AMENDMENT NO. 25 On page 18, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following: On page 13, between lines 15 and 16 insert the following: "(B) Exceptions. "(5) If any cancellation of a motor vehicle liability policy occurs AMENDMENT NO. 39 at the request of the insured, the insurer is not obligated to cancel such policy earlier than ten days prior to actual receipt by the insurer On page 18, line 16, change "(B)" to "(1)" of such request. AMENDMENT NO. 40 * * *" On page 18, line 19, change "Section 6" to "Section 5" AMENDMENT NO. 26 AMENDMENT NO. 41 On page 15, line 19, change "F." to "F.(1)" On page 18, after line 25, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 27 "(2) If the mandatory rate reduction provisions or the actuarial On page 15, at the end of line 21, delete the period "." and add "for provisions of the Omnibus Premium Reduction Act, or both, are held the recovery of any sum in excess of the first ten thousand dollars of to be invalid or unconstitutional by a final and definitive judgment, bodily injury and the first ten thousand dollars of property damages." all other provisions of this Act are also decreed to be invalid." AMENDMENT NO. 28 AMENDMENT NO. 42 On page 15, line 22, change "G." to "(2)" On page 19, line 1, change "Section 9.(A)" to "Section 8.(A)" and change "Sections 6 through 9" to "Sections 5 through 8" AMENDMENT NO. 29 AMENDMENT NO. 43 On page 15, at the end of line 24, delete the period "." and add "for the recovery of any sum in excess of the first ten thousand dollars of On page 19, line 6, change "Sections 6 through 9" to "Sections 5 bodily injury and the first ten thousand dollars of property damages." through 8" AMENDMENT NO. 30 AMENDMENT NO. 44 On page 15, line 25, change "Section 6.(A)" to "Section 5.(A)" On page 19, line 8, change "Sections 2 through 5" to "Sections 2 through 4" AMENDMENT NO. 31 AMENDMENT NO. 45 On page 16, line 1, between "its" and "rates" insert "combined" On page 19, line 11, change "Subsection 6(C)" to "Subsection 5(C)" AMENDMENT NO. 32 AMENDMENT NO. 46 On page 16, line 2, after "liability" and before "by" insert "and property damage liability" and change "fifteen" to "ten" On page 19, line 13, change "forty" to "twenty-five" AMENDMENT NO. 33 AMENDMENT NO. 47 On page 16, line 7, change "Section 8(B)" to "Section 7(B)" On page 19, line 16, change "Subsection 6(A)" tor "Subsection 5(A)" AMENDMENT NO. 34 AMENDMENT NO. 48 On page 16, line 20, change "Section 8(B)" to "Section 7(B)" On page 19, line 17, change "Section 8(B)" to "Section 7(B)" AMENDMENT NO. 35 AMENDMENT NO. 49 On page 17, line 7, change "Section 7" to "Section 6" On page 19, line 19, change "Sections 2 through 5" to "Sections 2 through 4"

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Respectfully submitted, Suspension of the Rules Representative James J. Donelon On motion of Rep. Deville, and under a suspension of the rules, Representative Tom W. Thornhill the above roll call was corrected to reflect him as voting nay. Representative F. Charles McMains, Jr. Senator John Hainkel, Jr. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senator Donald R. "Don" Cravins Senate Bill No. 8 by Senator Barham Senator Gregory Tarver, Sr. June 22, 1997 Rep. Donelon moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: ROLL CALL Ladies and Gentlemen: The roll was called with the following result: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement YEAS between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 8 by Senator Barham recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Alario Gautreaux Pinac Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell 1. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt Thornhill and adopted by the House on June 3, 1997 be Ansardi Hammett Quezaire rejected. Baylor Heaton Riddle Bowler Hebert Romero 2. The following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Bruce Hill Rousselle Brun Hopkins Salter AMENDMENT NO. 1 Bruneau Hudson Scalise Carter Iles Schneider On page 1, line 2, between "and (2)" and the comma "," insert "and Chaisson Johns Shaw to enact R.S. 22:1118(H)" Clarkson Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th Copelin Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th AMENDMENT NO. 2 Crane Lancaster Stelly Damico Landrieu Strain On page 1, line 6, between "policies;" and "to" insert "to permit Daniel LeBlanc Theriot insureds to select certain agents;" DeWitt Long Thomas Diez Marionneaux Thompson AMENDMENT NO. 3 Dimos Martiny Toomy Doerge McCain Travis On page 1, line 10, between "reenacted" and "to" insert "and R.S. Donelon McCallum Triche 22:1118(H) is hereby enacted" Dupre McDonald Vitter Durand McMains Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 4 Faucheux Michot Warner Flavin Montgomery Welch On page 3, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: Fontenot Morrish Wiggins Forster Odinet Windhorst "H. Upon the written request of an insured, an insurer shall Frith Perkins Winston permit the insured to select another appointed insurance agent due to Fruge Pierre Wright the termination, death, or retirement of an agent. Any renewal Total—87 commission owed the agent shall be paid to the new agent of record NAYS upon the next renewal of the policy." Baudoin Jenkins Thornhill Respectfully submitted, Curtis Jetson Weston Deville Mitchell Willard-Lewis Senator Robert Barham Holden Morrell Senator Gregory W. Tarver, Sr. Hunter Murray Sentor Ronald C. Bean Total—13 Representative James Donelon ABSENT Representative Tom W. Thornhill Representative Pinkie Wilkerson Mr. Speaker Farve Wilkerson Barton Glover Rep. Thornhill moved to adopt the Conference Committee Total—5 Report. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. ROLL CALL Suspension of the Rules The roll was called with the following result: On motion of Rep. Clarkson, and under a suspension of the rules, the above roll call was corrected to reflect her as voting yea.

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YEAS Respectfully submitted, Mr. Speaker Green Pratt Senator Donald E. Hines Alario Guillory Quezaire Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Riddle Senator Tom Schedler Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Romero Representative Rodney Alexander Ansardi Hebert Rousselle Representative Audrey A. McCain Barton Hill Salter Baudoin Holden Scalise Rep. Rodney Alexander moved to adopt the Conference Baylor Hopkins Schneider Committee Report. Bowler Hudson Shaw Brun Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th ROLL CALL Bruneau Iles Smith, J.R.—30th Carter Jenkins Stelly The roll was called with the following result: Chaisson Jetson Strain Copelin Kennard Theriot YEAS Crane Kenney Thomas Curtis Lancaster Thompson Mr. Speaker Fruge Perkins Damico Landrieu Thornhill Alario Gautreaux Pierre Daniel LeBlanc Toomy Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pinac Deville Long Travis Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Powell DeWitt Marionneaux Triche Ansardi Hebert Pratt Diez Martiny Vitter Barton Hill Quezaire Dimos McCain Warner Baylor Holden Riddle Doerge McCallum Welch Bowler Hopkins Rousselle Donelon McDonald Weston Brun Hudson Salter Dupre Michot Wiggins Bruneau Hunter Scalise Durand Montgomery Wilkerson Carter Iles Schneider Faucheux Morrish Willard-Lewis Chaisson Jenkins Shaw Fontenot Murray Windhorst Clarkson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Forster Odinet Winston Copelin Johns Stelly Frith Pierre Wright Crane Kennard Strain Fruge Pinac Curtis Kenney Theriot Gautreaux Powell Damico Lancaster Thomas Total—94 Daniel Landrieu Thompson NAYS Deville LeBlanc Thornhill DeWitt Long Toomy Total—0 Diez Marionneaux Travis ABSENT Dimos Martiny Triche Doerge McCain Vitter Bruce Glover Morrell Donelon McCallum Walsworth Clarkson Johns Perkins Dupre McDonald Warner Farve McMains Walsworth Durand McMains Welch Flavin Mitchell Farve Michot Weston Total—11 Faucheux Montgomery Willard-Lewis Flavin Morrish Windhorst The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Fontenot Murray Winston Forster Odinet Wright Acting Speaker Copelin in the Chair Total—93 NAYS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 29 by Senator Hines Bruce Morrell Smith, J.D.—50th Green Romero Wilkerson June 22, 1997 Total—6 ABSENT To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Baudoin Glover Mitchell Frith Heaton Wiggins Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—6 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 29 by Senator CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Hines recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Senate Bill No. 64 by Senator Lentini 1. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 3 proposed by June 22, 1997 Representative Wilkerson and adopted by the House on June 4, 1997 be rejected. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives:

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Ladies and Gentlemen: Durand McMains Welch Farve Michot Weston We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 64 by Senator Flavin Morrell Windhorst Lentini recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Fontenot Morrish Winston Forster Murray Wright 1. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 1 through 7 proposed Fruge Odinet by the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice Gautreaux Perkins and adopted by the House on May 30, 1997 be accepted. Total—100 NAYS 2. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Representative Windhorst and adopted by the House on June Total—0 11, 1997 be rejected. ABSENT 3. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Curtis Mitchell Willard-Lewis adopted: Frith Wiggins Total—5 AMENDMENT NO. 1 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. On page 2, line 23, after "and the" delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 24 and 25 and insert the following: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 176 by Senator Guidry "applicant's right to make future application for parole may be suspended for not more than two years." June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini Senator Francis Heitmeier Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. Representative Donald R. Kennard We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Audrey A. McCain between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 176 by Senator Representative Stephen J. Windhorst Guidry recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Rep. McCain moved to adopt the Conference Committee 1. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 1, 3, and 4 proposed Report. by the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House on June 10, 1997 be adopted. ROLL CALL 2. That House Committee Amendment No. 2 proposed by the The roll was called with the following result: House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House on June 10, 1997 be rejected. YEAS 3. That Legislative Bureau Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, proposed by Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House on June 10, Alario Green Pinac 1997 be adopted. Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Powell Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Pratt Respectfully submitted, Ansardi Heaton Quezaire Barton Hebert Riddle Senator John M. Guidry Baudoin Hill Romero Senator Ron Landry Baylor Holden Rousselle Representative Sherman Copelin Bowler Hopkins Salter Representative C. E. "Peppi" Bruneau, Jr. Bruce Hudson Scalise Brun Hunter Schneider Rep. Weston moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Bruneau Iles Shaw Carter Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th As a substitute, Rep. Copelin moved to recommit the bill to the Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Conference Committee. Clarkson Johns Stelly Copelin Kennard Strain Rep. Weston objected. Crane Kenney Theriot Damico Lancaster Thomas The vote recurred on the substitute motion. Daniel Landrieu Thompson Deville LeBlanc Thornhill ROLL CALL DeWitt Long Toomy Diez Marionneaux Travis The roll was called with the following result: Dimos Martiny Triche Doerge McCain Vitter Donelon McCallum Walsworth Dupre McDonald Warner

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YEAS Respectfully submitted, Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre Senator Ken Hollis Alario Green Pinac Senator Randy L. Ewing Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Powell Senator Ron J. Landry Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Pratt Representative John A. Alario Ansardi Heaton Quezaire Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Barton Hebert Riddle Representative Mitchell R. Theriot Baudoin Hill Romero Baylor Holden Rousselle Rep. Diez moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Bruce Hopkins Salter Brun Hudson Scalise ROLL CALL Bruneau Hunter Schneider Carter Iles Shaw The roll was called with the following result: Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Clarkson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th YEAS Copelin Johns Stelly Crane Kennard Strain Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pinac Curtis Kenney Theriot Alario Glover Powell Damico Lancaster Thomas Alexander, A.—93rd Green Pratt Daniel Landrieu Thompson Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Quezaire Deville LeBlanc Thornhill Ansardi Hammett Riddle DeWitt Long Toomy Barton Heaton Romero Diez Marionneaux Travis Dimos Martiny Triche Baudoin Hebert Rousselle Doerge McCain Vitter Baylor Hill Salter Donelon McCallum Walsworth Bowler Holden Scalise Dupre McDonald Warner Bruce Hopkins Schneider Durand McMains Welch Brun Hudson Shaw Farve Michot Wiggins Bruneau Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson Carter Iles Smith, J.R.—30th Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis Chaisson Jenkins Stelly Fontenot Morrish Windhorst Clarkson Jetson Strain Frith Murray Winston Copelin Johns Theriot Fruge Odinet Wright Crane Kennard Thomas Gautreaux Perkins Curtis Kenney Thompson Total—101 Damico Landrieu Thornhill NAYS Daniel LeBlanc Toomy Deville Long Travis Total—0 DeWitt Marionneaux Triche ABSENT Diez Martiny Vitter Dimos McCain Walsworth Bowler Mitchell Doerge McCallum Warner Forster Weston Donelon McDonald Welch Total—4 Dupre McMains Weston Durand Michot Wiggins The House agreed to recommit the bill to the conference committee. Farve Montgomery Wilkerson Faucheux Morrell Willard-Lewis Flavin Morrish Windhorst CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Fontenot Murray Winston Senate Bill No. 215 by Senator Ewing Forster Odinet Wright Frith Perkins June 21, 1997 Fruge Pierre Total—103 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: NAYS

Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—0 ABSENT We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Lancaster Mitchell between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 215 by Senator Ewing recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Total—2

1. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by The Conference Committee Report, having received a two-thirds vote of the elected members, was adopted. Representative Jack Smith and adopted by the House on June 18, 1997 be rejected.

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT R.S. 11:143(D)(5) is all proposed new law. Senate Bill No. 196 by Senator Heitmeier (5) Any member of the Louisiana judiciary who took office prior June 22, 1997 to July 1, 1986, and who transfers service credit from the District Attorneys' Retirement System to another retirement system shall not To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the be required to pay the actuarial cost for such transfer between Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: systems, and the actuarial cost of such transfer shall be paid from the interest earnings of the receiving system which exceed the actuarially Ladies and Gentlemen: projected interest earnings in the fiscal years following such transfer. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement * * *" between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 196 by Senator Heitmeier recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: AMENDMENT NO. 5 1. That all House Committee Amendments proposed by the House On page 2, between lines 23 and 24, insert: Committee on Retirement and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997, be rejected. "§416. Employment of retirees 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: A. Regardless of age, if a retiree of this system is engaged or hereafter engages in employment which otherwise would render him AMENDMENT NO. 1 eligible for membership in this system, he shall choose one of the following irrevocable options: On page 1, line 2, delete "11:403(19) and (20) and 413(3)" and insert: (1)(a) Option 1. Any person on regular retirement under the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System may be employed in "11:143(C)(introductory paragraph), 403(19) and (20), 413(3), and any position covered by this system during any fiscal year, provided 416(A)(1) and to enact R.S. 11:143(D)(5)" that his earnings in such employment do not exceed fifty percent of his annual retirement benefit for such fiscal year. For the purposes AMENDMENT NO. 2 of this Section, there shall be an annual cost-of-living adjustment to the annual retirement benefit figure used in these computations. This On page 1, line 5, between "system;" and "and" insert: cost-of-living adjustment shall be based upon and directly reflect the annual percentage increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index "to provide limitations on the applicability of certain laws regarding for the preceding year. The retiree may continue to receive his benefit suspension or reduction of benefits for certain reemployed retirees; until he earns more than fifty percent of his annual retirement benefit to allow certain members of the Louisiana judiciary to transfer as defined herein, during any fiscal year, after which his retirement service credit from a public retirement system to another retirement benefits shall be reduced so that the total reduction equals the amount system with no actuarial cost;" earned in excess of fifty percent of his annual retirement benefit as adjusted under this Section. Retirees choosing this option shall not AMENDMENT NO. 3 become contributing members of this system. On page 1, line 9, delete "11:403(19) and (20) and 413(3) are hereby (b) Due to inconsistent interpretations arising from the passage amended" and on line 10 delete "and reenacted" and insert: of Act 610 of the 1995 Regular Session, which made the selection of Option 1 an irrevocable decision, the benefits of any retiree of the "11:143(C)(introductory paragraph), 403(19) and (20), 413(3), and Department of Transportation and Development who chose Option 416(A)(1) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 11:143(D)(5) 1 shall not be reduced or suspended as a consequence of any is hereby enacted" employment occurring during the period between July 1, 1995 and June 30, 1997. AMENDMENT NO. 4 * * *" On page 1, between lines 10 and 11, insert: Respectfully submitted, "§143. Transfers between systems Senator Francis Heitmeier * * * Senator John Siracusa Senator Mike Branch C. Except as provided in Subsection (5) herein and Representative Dirk Deville notwithstanding the provisions of law to the contrary, The the system, Representative Garey Forster fund, or plan from which the person transfers such credit shall transfer to the receiving system, fund, or plan an amount which is the Point of Order lesser of the following: Rep. Stelly asked for a ruling from the Chair as to whether the * * * Conference Committee Report was germane to the subject matter contained in the bill as introduced. D. * * * Ruling of the Chair The Chair ruled that the above Conference Committee Report was germane to the subject matter contained in the bill as introduced.

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Rep. Forster moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Alexander, R.—13th Frith Rousselle Ansardi Green Scalise As a substitute, Rep. Stelly moved to reject the Conference Barton Hammett Schneider Committee Report. Baylor Heaton Smith, J.D.—50th Bowler Hebert Thomas Rep. Forster objected. Bruneau Holden Thornhill Carter Hunter Toomy The vote recurred on the substitute motion. Clarkson Lancaster Warner Copelin Landrieu Weston ROLL CALL Crane Long Wiggins Curtis McCallum Wilkerson The roll was called with the following result: Damico Montgomery Windhorst Deville Morrell Baudoin Hopkins Perkins DeWitt Murray Bruce Iles Pinac Doerge Odinet Brun Jenkins Powell Total—51 Diez Johns Riddle NAYS Dimos Kenney Salter Durand LeBlanc Shaw Baudoin Iles Riddle Faucheux Marionneaux Stelly Bruce Jenkins Salter Flavin McCain Thompson Brun Johns Shaw Fontenot McDonald Travis Daniel Kenney Stelly Fruge McMains Vitter Diez LeBlanc Thompson Guillory Michot Winston Dimos Marionneaux Travis Hill Morrish Wright Durand McCain Triche Total—36 Faucheux McDonald Vitter NAYS Flavin McMains Winston Fontenot Michot Wright Mr. Speaker Dupre Pierre Fruge Morrish Alario Farve Pratt Guillory Perkins Alexander, A.—93rd Forster Quezaire Hill Pinac Alexander, R.—13th Frith Romero Hopkins Powell Ansardi Green Rousselle Total—38 Barton Hammett Scalise ABSENT Baylor Heaton Schneider Bruneau Hebert Smith, J.D.—50th Chaisson Kennard Theriot Carter Holden Smith, J.R.—30th Donelon Martiny Walsworth Clarkson Hunter Thomas Gautreaux Mitchell Welch Copelin Lancaster Thornhill Glover Pierre Willard-Lewis Crane Landrieu Toomy Hudson Smith, J.R.—30th Curtis Long Triche Jetson Strain Damico McCallum Warner Total—16 Daniel Montgomery Weston Deville Morrell Wiggins The House refused to adopt the Conference Committee Report. DeWitt Murray Wilkerson Doerge Odinet Windhorst Suspension of the Rules Total—54 ABSENT On motion of Rep. Daniel, and under a suspension of the rules, the above roll call was corrected to reflect him as voting nay. Bowler Hudson Strain Chaisson Jetson Theriot CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Donelon Kennard Walsworth Gautreaux Martiny Welch Senate Bill No. 222 by Senator Landry, et al. Glover Mitchell Willard-Lewis Total—15 June 22, 1997 The House refused to reject the Conference Committee Report. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Rep. Forster insisted on his motion to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Ladies and Gentlemen: ROLL CALL We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 222 by Senator The roll was called with the following result: Landry, et al., recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: YEAS 1. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Mr. Speaker Dupre Pratt House Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Alario Farve Quezaire Works and adopted by the House on May 15, 1997 be adopted. Alexander, A.—93rd Forster Romero

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2. That Legislative Bureau Amendment No. 1 adopted by the The Conference Committee Report was adopted. House on May 15, 1997 be adopted. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 3. That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill be Senate Bill No. 242 by Senator Lentini adopted: June 22, 1997 AMENDMENT NO. 1 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the On page 2, line 21, after "of" change "sixty" to "fifty-five" Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Ron Landry We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Arthur Lentini between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 242 by Senator Representative John Diez Lentini recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Representative Robert Faucheux Representative Warren Triche 1. That House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Murray and adopted by the House on May 30, 1997 be rejected. Rep. Diez moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Respectfully submitted, ROLL CALL Senator Arthur J. Lentini The roll was called with the following result: Senator John T. Schedler Senator J. Chris Ullo YEAS Representative Edwin R. Murray Representative Joseph F. Toomy Mr. Speaker Fruge Pierre Representative Jimmy N. Dimos Alario Gautreaux Pinac Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell Rep. Toomy moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt Ansardi Hammett Quezaire ROLL CALL Barton Heaton Riddle Baudoin Hebert Romero The roll was called with the following result: Baylor Hill Rousselle Bowler Holden Salter YEAS Bruce Hudson Scalise Brun Hunter Schneider Mr. Speaker Fruge Pierre Bruneau Iles Shaw Alario Gautreaux Pinac Carter Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt Clarkson Johns Stelly Ansardi Hammett Quezaire Copelin Kennard Strain Barton Heaton Riddle Crane Kenney Theriot Baudoin Hebert Romero Curtis Lancaster Thomas Baylor Hill Rousselle Damico Landrieu Thompson Bowler Holden Salter Daniel Long Thornhill Bruce Hopkins Scalise Deville Marionneaux Toomy DeWitt Martiny Travis Brun Hudson Schneider Diez McCain Vitter Bruneau Hunter Shaw Dimos McCallum Walsworth Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Doerge McDonald Warner Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Donelon McMains Welch Clarkson Jetson Stelly Dupre Michot Weston Copelin Johns Strain Durand Montgomery Wiggins Crane Kennard Theriot Farve Morrell Wilkerson Curtis Kenney Thomas Faucheux Morrish Willard-Lewis Damico Lancaster Thompson Flavin Murray Windhorst Daniel Landrieu Thornhill Fontenot Odinet Winston Deville Long Toomy Frith Perkins Wright DeWitt Marionneaux Travis Total—99 Diez Martiny Triche NAYS Dimos McCain Vitter Doerge McCallum Walsworth Total—0 Donelon McDonald Warner ABSENT Dupre McMains Welch Durand Michot Weston Forster Hopkins Mitchell Farve Montgomery Wiggins Glover LeBlanc Triche Faucheux Morrell Wilkerson Total—6 Flavin Morrish Willard-Lewis

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Fontenot Murray Windhorst Carter Jetson Stelly Forster Odinet Winston Chaisson Johns Strain Frith Perkins Wright Clarkson Kennard Theriot Total—102 Copelin Kenney Thomas NAYS Curtis Lancaster Thompson Damico Landrieu Thornhill Total—0 Daniel LeBlanc Toomy ABSENT Deville Long Travis DeWitt Marionneaux Triche Glover LeBlanc Mitchell Diez Martiny Vitter Total—3 Dimos McCain Walsworth Doerge McCallum Warner The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Donelon McDonald Welch Dupre McMains Weston CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Durand Michot Wiggins Senate Bill No. 263 by Senator Hollis Farve Montgomery Wilkerson Faucheux Morrish Willard-Lewis June 22, 1997 Flavin Murray Windhorst Fontenot Odinet Winston To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Frith Perkins Wright Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Fruge Pierre Gautreaux Pinac Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—100 NAYS We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 263 by Senator Total—0 Hollis recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: ABSENT 1. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Crane Glover Morrell Representative Travis and adopted by the House on May 1, Forster Mitchell 1997 be rejected. Total—5 2. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 2 and 3 proposed by The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Representative Travis and adopted by the House on May 1, 1997 be adopted. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 320 by Senator Lentini, et al. 3. That the Legislative Bureau amendments adopted by the House on May 5, 1997 be adopted. June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator Ken Hollis Senator Ron Landry We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator John Michael Guidry between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 320 by Senator Representative John Travis Lentini, et al., recommend the following concerning the reengrossed Representative Edwin Murray bill: Representative Daniel T. Flavin 1. That House Committee Amendments 1 through 3 proposed by Rep. Travis moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure and adopted by the House on June 13, 1997 be rejected. ROLL CALL 2. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the The roll was called with the following result: House Committee on Ways and Means and adopted by the House on June 13, 1997 be rejected. YEAS 3. That House Floor Amendments 1 and 2 proposed by Mr. Speaker Green Powell Representative Alario and adopted by the House on June 17, Alario Guillory Pratt 1997 be rejected. Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Quezaire Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Riddle 4. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Ansardi Hebert Romero adopted: Barton Hill Rousselle Baudoin Holden Salter AMENDMENT NO. 1 Baylor Hopkins Scalise Bowler Hudson Schneider On page 2, delete lines 6 through 27, and on page 3, delete lines 1 Bruce Hunter Shaw through 22, and insert: Brun Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Bruneau Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th "(a)(i) The assessment of residential property receiving the homestead exemption which is owned and occupied by any person or

3809 Page 48 HOUSE 60th Day's Proceedings - June 23, 1997 persons sixty-five years of age or older and who meet all of the other "To provide a ceiling on the assessment of residential property requirements of this Section shall not be increased above the total subject to the homestead exemption for certain persons age sixty-five assessment of that property for the first year that the owner qualifies or older. (Amends Article VII, Section 18(A); adds" for and receives the special assessment level, unless the owner fails to qualify for and receive the special assessment level in a subsequent Respectfully submitted, year. Such property of an owner who has failed to qualify for the special assessment level in one year and who requalifies in a Senator Robert J. Barham subsequent year shall be assessed at the level at which it was assessed Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini for the most recent year the owner failed to receive the special Senator Francis C. Heitmeier assessment level. Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Representative Billy Montgomery (ii) Any person or persons shall be prohibited from receiving the Representative William Daniel special assessment as provided in this Section if such person or persons' adjusted gross income, as reported in the federal tax return Rep. Alario moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. for the year prior to the application for the special assessment, exceeds fifty thousand dollars. For persons applying for the special assessment whose filing status is married filing separately, the ROLL CALL adjusted gross income for purposes of this Section shall be determined by combining the adjusted gross income on both federal The roll was called with the following result: tax returns. Beginning for the tax year 2001, and for each tax year thereafter, the fifty thousand dollar limit shall be adjusted annually by YEAS the Consumer Price Index as reported by the United States Government. The income requirement to receive the special Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Powell assessment level shall be met annually by the person or persons Alario Green Pratt receiving the special assessment level. Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Quezaire Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Riddle (iii) An eligible owner shall annually apply for the special Ansardi Heaton Romero assessment level by filing a signed application establishing that the Barton Hebert Rousselle owner qualifies for the special assessment level with the assessor of Baudoin Hill Salter the parish or, in the parish of Orleans, the assessor of the district Baylor Holden Scalise where the property is located. Bowler Hopkins Schneider Bruce Hudson Shaw (b) Any millage rate applied to the special assessment level shall Brun Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th not be subject to a limitation. Bruneau Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Carter Jetson Stelly (2) The special assessment level shall remain on the property as Chaisson Johns Strain long as: Clarkson Kennard Theriot (a) That owner, or that owner's surviving spouse who is fifty-five Copelin Kenney Thomas years of age or older or who has minor children, remains eligible for Crane Lancaster Thompson and applies annually for the benefit of the special assessment level on Curtis Landrieu Thornhill that property. Damico LeBlanc Toomy Daniel Long Travis (b) The value of the property does not increase more than Deville Marionneaux Triche twenty-five percent because of construction or reconstruction. DeWitt Martiny Vitter Diez McCain Walsworth (3) A new or subsequent owner of the property may claim a Dimos McCallum Warner special assessment level when eligible under this Section. The new Doerge McDonald Welch owner is not necessarily entitled to the same special assessment level Donelon Montgomery Weston on the property as when that property was owned by the previous Dupre Morrell Wiggins owner. Farve Morrish Wilkerson Faucheux Murray Willard-Lewis (4)(a) The special assessment level on property that is sold shall Flavin Odinet Windhorst automatically expire on the last day of December in the year prior to Fontenot Perkins Winston the year that the property is sold. The property shall be immediately Forster Pierre Wright revalued at fair market value by the assessor and shall be assessed by Frith Pinac the assessor on the assessment rolls in the year it was sold at the Total—98 assessment level provided for in Article VII, Section 18 of the NAYS Constitution of Louisiana. (b) This new assessment level shall remain in effect until Durand Iles Michot changed as provided by this Section or this Constitution." Fruge McMains Total—5 AMENDMENT NO. 2 ABSENT On page 4, delete lines 3 through 6, and insert: Glover Mitchell Total—2

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The Conference Committee Report, having received a two-thirds Crane Kenney Thomas vote of the elected members, was adopted. Curtis Landrieu Thompson Damico LeBlanc Thornhill Daniel Long Toomy Deville Marionneaux Travis CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT DeWitt Martiny Triche Senate Bill No. 447 by Senator Jordan Diez McCain Vitter Dimos McCallum Walsworth June 22, 1997 Doerge McDonald Warner Donelon McMains Welch To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Dupre Michot Weston Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Durand Montgomery Wiggins Farve Morrell Wilkerson Ladies and Gentlemen: Faucheux Morrish Willard-Lewis Flavin Murray Windhorst We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Fontenot Odinet Winston between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 447 by Senator Forster Perkins Wright Jordan recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Total—99 NAYS 1. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Representative Windhorst and adopted by the House on June Total—0 17, 1997 be adopted. ABSENT 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Glover Jetson Mitchell adopted: Holden Lancaster Stelly Total—6 AMENDMENT NO. 1 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. On page 1, line 12, change "may" to "shall" CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AMENDMENT NO. 2 Senate Bill No. 675 by Senator Landry On page 1, line 14, after "determining" delete "whether to grant bail June 22, 1997 and" To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Respectfully submitted, Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Francis Heitmeier Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Robert M. Marionneaux, Jr. between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 675 by Senator Representative Stephen J. Windhorst Landry recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Representative Charles A. Riddle, III 1. The House Floor Amendments No. 1 through 3 proposed by Rep. Marionneaux moved to adopt the Conference Committee Representative Alario and adopted by the House on June 3, Report. 1997 be rejected. ROLL CALL 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 1 YEAS On page 1, line 12, change "twenty" to "fifteen" Mr. Speaker Frith Pierre Alario Fruge Pinac AMENDMENT NO. 2 Alexander, A.—93rd Gautreaux Powell Alexander, R.—13th Green Pratt On page 2, line 2, change "ten thousand" to "seven" thousand five Ansardi Guillory Quezaire hundred" and on line 3, change "twenty" to"fifteen" Barton Hammett Riddle Baudoin Heaton Romero Respectfully submitted, Baylor Hebert Rousselle Bowler Hill Salter Senator Ron Landry Bruce Hopkins Scalise Senator Ron Bean Brun Hudson Schneider Senator Mike Smith Bruneau Hunter Shaw Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Representative Joel T. Chaisson Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Representative Robert Faucheux Clarkson Johns Strain Copelin Kennard Theriot Rep. Diez moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report.

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ROLL CALL Public Works and adopted by the House on May 27, 1997 be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Respectfully submitted, Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pierre Alario Green Pinac Senator John M. Guidry Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Powell Senator Paulette R. Irons Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Pratt Senator Ron Landry Ansardi Heaton Quezaire Representative John C. Diez Barton Hebert Riddle Representative Sharon Weston Baudoin Hill Romero Representative Victor Stelly Baylor Holden Rousselle Bowler Hopkins Salter Rep. Weston moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Bruce Hudson Scalise Brun Hunter Schneider Bruneau Iles Shaw ROLL CALL Carter Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th The roll was called with the following result: Clarkson Johns Stelly Copelin Kennard Strain YEAS Crane Kenney Theriot Curtis Lancaster Thomas Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pinac Damico Landrieu Thompson Alario Green Powell Daniel LeBlanc Thornhill Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pratt Deville Long Toomy Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Quezaire DeWitt Marionneaux Travis Ansardi Heaton Riddle Diez Martiny Triche Barton Hebert Romero Dimos McCain Vitter Baudoin Hill Rousselle Doerge McCallum Walsworth Baylor Holden Salter Donelon McDonald Warner Bowler Hopkins Scalise Dupre McMains Welch Bruce Hudson Schneider Durand Michot Weston Brun Hunter Shaw Farve Mitchell Wiggins Bruneau Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson Carter Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis Fontenot Morrish Windhorst Chaisson Jetson Stelly Forster Murray Winston Clarkson Johns Strain Frith Odinet Wright Copelin Kennard Theriot Fruge Perkins Crane Kenney Thomas Total—104 Curtis Lancaster Thompson NAYS Damico Landrieu Thornhill Daniel LeBlanc Toomy Total—0 Deville Long Travis ABSENT DeWitt Marionneaux Triche Diez Martiny Vitter Glover Dimos McCain Walsworth Total—1 Doerge McCallum Warner Donelon McDonald Welch The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Dupre McMains Weston Durand Michot Wiggins CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Farve Montgomery Wilkerson Senate Bill No. 712 by Senator Guidry Faucheux Morrell Willard-Lewis Flavin Morrish Windhorst June 21, 1997 Fontenot Murray Winston Forster Odinet Wright To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Frith Perkins Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Fruge Pierre Total—103 Ladies and Gentlemen: NAYS

We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Total—0 between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 712 by Senator ABSENT Guidry recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Glover Mitchell 1. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 1 through 15 proposed Total—2 by the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

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Donelon McDonald Wilkerson Dupre Mitchell Willard-Lewis Farve Morrell Windhorst Faucheux Murray Winston CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Forster Perkins Wright Senate Bill No. 742 by Senator Dardenne Frith Pinac Gautreaux Pratt June 22, 1997 Total—67 NAYS To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Mr. Speaker Hammett Morrish Alexander, R.—13th Iles Odinet Ladies and Gentlemen: Barton Johns Pierre Bruneau Kennard Powell We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Carter Kenney Rousselle between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 742 by Dardenne Clarkson Long Stelly recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: DeWitt McCallum Thompson Flavin McMains Walsworth 1. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 1 through 12 proposed Fruge Michot Wiggins by the House Committee on Health and Welfare and adopted by Guillory Montgomery the House on May 30, 1997 be adopted. Total—29 ABSENT 2. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 4 proposed by Representative Scalise and adopted by the House on June 11, Chaisson Fontenot Strain 1997 be rejected. Doerge Hebert Thomas Durand Smith, J.R.—30th Toomy 3. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Total—9 Representative Copelin and adopted by the House on June 11, 1997 be rejected. The Conference Committee Report was rejected. Respectfully submitted, Suspension of the Rules Senator Jay Dardenne On joint motion of Reps. Glover, Hunter, Murray, and Senator Robert Barham Wilkerson, and under a suspension of the rules, the above roll call Representative Rodney Alexander was corrected to reflect them as voting yea. Representative Charles DeWitt CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Rep. Rodney Alexander moved to adopt the Conference Senate Bill No. 818 By Senator Hainkel Committee Report. and Representative DeWitt As a substitute, Rep. Scalise moved to reject the Conference June 22, 1996 Committee Report. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and the Rep. Rodney Alexander objected. Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives. The vote recurred on the substitute motion. Ladies and Gentlemen: ROLL CALL We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 818 by Senator The roll was called with the following result: Hainkel and Representative DeWitt, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: YEAS 1. That all House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Alario Glover Quezaire Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by Alexander, A.—93rd Green Riddle the House of Representatives on June 17, 1997, be rejected. Ansardi Heaton Romero Baudoin Hill Salter 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Baylor Holden Scalise adopted: Bowler Hopkins Schneider Bruce Hudson Shaw AMENDMENT NO. 1 Brun Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th Copelin Jenkins Theriot On page 1, line 2, delete "R.S. 18:443.2(4) and (6)," and insert "R.S. Crane Jetson Thornhill 18:443.2(2)(a), (3), (4), (5), and (6) and 464(B)(4) and to enact R.S. Curtis Lancaster Travis 18:464(C)(4)," Damico Landrieu Triche Daniel LeBlanc Vitter AMENDMENT NO. 2 Deville Marionneaux Warner Diez Martiny Welch Dimos McCain Weston

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On page 1, line 3, after "committees;" delete the remainder of the line On page 2, delete lines 6 through 21 and insert the following: and delete lines 4 and 5 and insert the following: "(5) A state central committee may adopt rules and regulations "to provide for the membership of certain state central committees; for its government that are not inconsistent with the laws of this state, to provide relative to certain meetings of certain state central and it may create any committee it deems necessary. The members committees; to provide for certain committees of certain state central of such a state central committee who serve on the committee committees; to provide relative to vacancies on such committees; to pursuant to Item (2)(a)(i) of this Section shall serve with all rights change the qualifying fee for candidates for membership on a state and privileges on any executive committee or other committee which central committee of certain recognized political parties and to may be created by such a state central committee the purpose of provide for related matters." which is to be responsible for the operations of such recognized political party. Rules and regulations establishing or changing the AMENDMENT NO. 3 qualifications for membership on the state central committee or parish executive committees of such recognized political party shall On page 1, line 7, delete "R.S. 18:443.2(4) and (6) are hereby be filed with the secretary of state within ten days after adoption and amended and reenacted" and insert "R.S. 18:443.2(2)(a), (3), (4), (5), shall be published by such state central committee in the Louisiana and (6) and 464(B)(4) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. Register. 18:464(C)4 is hereby enacted" (6) A vacancy occurs in the membership of any such state AMENDMENT NO. 4 central committee when a an elected member dies or no longer meets the qualifications for membership on the state central committee, or On page 2, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: no one qualifies and is elected to succeed a member whose four-year term has expired. A Any such vacancy in the membership of a state "(2)(a)(i) A governor who is affiliated with any such recognized central committee shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired political party, or his designee, shall be a member of such state term by a member appointed by the state central committee." central committee, with all the rights and privileges of an elected member of such committee. Each member of the United States AMENDMENT NO. 8 Congress from this state who is affiliated with any such recognized political party shall be a member of such state central committee, On page 2, after line 22, insert the following: with all the rights and privileges of an elected member of such committee. "§464. Qualifying fees; additional fees imposed by political party committees; financial statements (ii) All Except as otherwise provided in this Subparagraph, all members of any such state central committee shall be elected at the * * * same time as the presidential preference primary election. The term of office shall not extend for a period beyond the time for which the B. Amount of qualifying fees. The qualifying fees for member was elected. Notwithstanding this provision, members candidates in primary elections are: elected in 1992 shall serve until noon on the second Saturday following the statewide presidential general election in 1996. * * * Members elected in 1996 shall serve from noon on the second Saturday following the statewide presidential general election in 1996 (4) For candidates for membership on state central committees until noon on the second Saturday following the presidential and parish executive committees of political parties -- seventy-five preference primary in 2000, thereafter members shall serve a four- dollars, two hundred and twenty-five dollars for candidates for year term. membership on the state central committee of a recognized political party with which twenty-five percent or less of the registered voters * * * in the state are affiliated at the opening of the qualifying period.

(3) The members who serve pursuant to Item (2)(a)(i) of this C. Additional fees imposed by state central committees. Section and the newly-elected members of any such state central committee shall meet at the state capitol, shall take office, and shall * * * organize the committee at noon on the second Saturday following their the election of the newly-elected members. A majority of the total of the members who serve pursuant to Item (2)(a)(i) of this (4) The additional fee imposed by a state central committee of Section and the newly-elected members of the committee shall a recognized political party with which twenty-five percent or less of constitute a quorum. No member shall exercise the proxy votes of the registered voters in the state are affiliated at the opening of the more than three other members at any meeting. A member of such qualifying period for all candidates for membership on that state central committee may be present in person or by proxy. committee shall be two hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty cents Proxies may be exercised in compliance with rules and regulations unless such amount is decreased by resolution adopted by a majority adopted by the state central committee." of the members of the state central committee of such party. AMENDMENT NO. 5 * * *" On page 2, at the beginning of line 3, after "(4)" delete "(a)" Respectfully submitted,

AMENDMENT NO. 6 Senator John Hainkel Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne On page 2, line 4, delete "newly-elected" Senator Noble E. Ellington Representative Garey Forster AMENDMENT NO. 7 Representative C.E. "Peppi" Bruneau, Jr.

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Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. Brun McDonald Vitter Crane Morrish Weston Rep. DeWitt moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Donelon Perkins Jenkins Riddle Rep. Vitter objected. Total—16 Point of Order ABSENT Rep. Jenkins asked for a ruling from the Chair as to whether the Alexander, A.—93rd Hopkins Mitchell Conference Committee Report was germane to the subject matter Chaisson Hudson Stelly contained in the bill as introduced. Farve Hunter Strain Fontenot Jetson Thompson Ruling of the Chair Glover Marionneaux Welch Hebert Michot The Chair ruled that the above Conference Committee Report Total—17 was germane to the subject matter contained in the bill as introduced. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Point of Order CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 861 by Senators Cox and Casanova Rep. Jenkins asked for a ruling from the Chair as to whether Senate Bill No. 818 levies a new fee or increases an existing fee and June 22, 1997 therefore would require the favorable vote of two-thirds of the elected members to adopt the Conference Committee Report. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Ruling of the Chair Ladies and Gentlemen: The Chair ruled the bill did not levy a new fee or increase an existing fee and therefore would require the favorable vote of a We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement majority of the elected members to adopt the Conference Committee between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 861 by Senators Report. Cox and Casanova recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by The roll was called with the following result: Representative Winston and adopted by the House on June 12, 1997, be rejected. YEAS Respectfully submitted, Mr. Speaker Frith Pinac Senator Jim Cox Alario Fruge Powell Senator Diana Bajoie Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Pratt Senator Wilson Fields Ansardi Green Quezaire Representative Sharon Weston Barton Guillory Romero Representative Diane Winston Baylor Hammett Rousselle Representative Wilfred Pierre Bowler Heaton Salter Bruneau Hill Scalise Rep. Johns moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Carter Holden Schneider Clarkson Iles Smith, J.D.—50th ROLL CALL Copelin Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Curtis Lancaster Theriot The roll was called with the following result: Damico Landrieu Thomas Daniel LeBlanc Toomy YEAS Deville Long Travis DeWitt Martiny Triche Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pierre Diez McCain Walsworth Alario Green Pinac Dimos McCallum Warner Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Powell Doerge McMains Wiggins Ansardi Hammett Pratt Dupre Montgomery Wilkerson Barton Heaton Quezaire Durand Morrell Willard-Lewis Baudoin Hebert Riddle Baylor Hill Romero Faucheux Murray Windhorst Bowler Holden Rousselle Flavin Odinet Winston Bruce Hopkins Scalise Forster Pierre Wright Brun Hunter Schneider Total—72 Bruneau Iles Shaw NAYS Carter Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Baudoin Johns Shaw Clarkson Johns Stelly Bruce Kennard Thornhill Copelin Kenney Theriot

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Crane Lancaster Thomas Rep. Faucheux moved to adopt the Conference Committee Curtis Landrieu Thompson Report. Damico LeBlanc Thornhill Daniel Long Toomy As a substitute, Rep. Marionneaux moved to table the Deville Marionneaux Travis Conference Committee Report. DeWitt Martiny Triche Diez McCain Vitter Rep. Faucheux objected. Dimos McCallum Walsworth Donelon McDonald Warner The vote recurred on the substitute motion. Dupre McMains Welch Durand Michot Wiggins ROLL CALL Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis The roll was called with the following result: Fontenot Morrish Windhorst Forster Murray Winston YEAS Frith Odinet Wright Fruge Perkins Alario Heaton Quezaire Total—95 Alexander, R.—13th Hebert Riddle NAYS Ansardi Hill Romero Baudoin Hopkins Rousselle Total—0 Baylor Hunter Scalise ABSENT Bowler Iles Shaw Bruce Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Alexander, R.—13th Hudson Strain Copelin Landrieu Stelly Doerge Kennard Weston Daniel LeBlanc Theriot Farve Mitchell Deville Long Thomas Glover Salter DeWitt Marionneaux Thornhill Total—10 Donelon Martiny Travis Dupre McCain Vitter The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Flavin McCallum Walsworth Fontenot McMains Warner CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Frith Morrell Welch Senate Bill No. 916 by Senator Landry Fruge Morrish Wiggins Gautreaux Murray Wilkerson June 21, 1997 Glover Odinet Willard-Lewis Green Pierre Winston To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Guillory Pinac Wright Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Hammett Pratt Total—65 Ladies and Gentlemen: NAYS We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Brun Faucheux Perkins between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 916 by Senator Bruneau Forster Powell Landry recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Carter Holden Schneider Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th 1. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Clarkson Kennard Thompson Marionneaux and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997, be Crane Kenney Toomy rejected. Diez Lancaster Triche Dimos McDonald Windhorst 2. That all Legislative Bureau Amendments proposed by the Total—24 Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House on June 9, 1997 ABSENT be adopted. Mr. Speaker Durand Montgomery 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Alexander, A.—93rd Farve Salter adopted: Barton Hudson Strain Curtis Jetson Weston AMENDMENT NO. 1 Damico Michot Doerge Mitchell On page 2, line 4, change "the" to "this" Total—16 Respectfully submitted, The Conference Committee Report was tabled. Senator Ron Landry Speaker Downer in the Chair Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. Senator Arthur J. "Art" Lentini CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Stephen J. Windhorst Senate Bill No. 992 By Senator Ellington Representative Robert R. Faucheux, Jr. Representative Reggie P. Dupre June 22, 1997

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To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and the Representative James J. Donelon Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives. Rep. Forster moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Ladies and Gentlemen: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement ROLL CALL between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 992 by Senator Ellington, recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: The roll was called with the following result: 1. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1, 2, and 3 of the set of YEAS amendments proposed by Representatives Landrieu and Forster and adopted by the House on June 18, 1997, be adopted. Mr. Speaker Heaton Quezaire Alario Hebert Riddle 2. That House Floor Amendment No. 4 of the set of amendments Alexander, R.—13th Holden Romero proposed by Representatives Landrieu and Forster and adopted Ansardi Hopkins Rousselle by the House on June 18, 1997, be rejected. Baudoin Hudson Salter Baylor Hunter Scalise 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Bowler Iles Schneider adopted: Bruce Jenkins Shaw Brun Jetson Smith, J.D.—50th AMENDMENT NO. 1 Carter Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Chaisson Kennard Stelly On page 2, at the end of line 18, after "officer." insert "If a third party Clarkson Kenney Strain action has been filed in a district court, such dispute shall be filed in Copelin Lancaster Theriot the district court and tried before a district judge unless the parties Crane Landrieu Thomas agree otherwise. However, any determination of the employer's Damico LeBlanc Thompson credit shall not affect any rights granted to the employer or the Daniel Long Thornhill employee pursuant to R.S. 23:1103(C)." Deville Marionneaux Toomy DeWitt Martiny Travis AMENDMENT NO. 2 Diez McCain Triche Dimos McCallum Vitter On page 2, at the end of line 27, after "officer." insert "If a third party Donelon McDonald Walsworth action has been filed in a district court, such dispute shall be filed in Dupre McMains Warner the district court and tried before a district judge unless the parties Durand Montgomery Welch agree otherwise. However, any determination of the employer's Farve Morrell Weston credit shall not affect any rights granted to the employer or the Faucheux Morrish Wiggins employee pursuant to R.S. 23:1103(C)." Flavin Murray Wilkerson Forster Odinet Willard-Lewis AMENDMENT NO. 3 Frith Perkins Windhorst Gautreaux Pierre Winston On page 3, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following: Green Pinac Wright Guillory Powell "C. If either the employer or employee intervenes in the third Hammett Pratt party suit filed by the other, the intervenor shall only be responsible Total—94 for a share of the reasonable legal fees and costs incurred by the NAYS attorney retained by the plaintiff, Such reasonable legal fees which portion shall not exceed one third of the intervenor's recovery for pre- Total—0 judgment payments or pre-judgment damages. The amount of the ABSENT portion of attorney fees shall be determined by the district court based on the proportionate services of the attorneys which benefitted Alexander, A.—93rd Doerge Hill or augmented the recovery from the third party. The employee as Barton Fontenot Michot intervenor shall not be responsible for the employer's attorney fees Bruneau Fruge Mitchell attributable to post-judgment damages nor will the employer as Curtis Glover intervenor be responsible for the attorney fees attributable to the Total—11 credit given to the employer under Paragraph Subsection A of this Section. Costs shall include taxable court costs as well as the fees of The Conference Committee Report was adopted. experts retained by the plaintiff. The pro-rata share of the intervenor's costs shall be based on intervenor's recovery of pre- CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT judgment payments or pre-judgment damages. Senate Bill No. 1055 by Senator Cravins * * *" June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator Noble Edward Ellington Senator Ronald C. "Ron" Bean Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator James"Jim" Joseph Cox Representative Garey James Forster Representative Mitchell Joseph Landrieu

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We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Green Pinac between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1055 by Senator Total—95 Cravins recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: NAYS 1. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Total—0 Murray and adopted by the House on June 5, 1997 be rejected. 2. The following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 Alexander, R.—13th Farve Mitchell Baudoin Fontenot Vitter On page 1, line 3, after "(3)" delete "and 24" Bruneau Hudson Donelon Kennard AMENDMENT NO. 4 Total—10 On page 1, line 12, change "and 24 are" to "is" The Conference Committee Report was adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 5 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 1076 by Senator Johnson On page 3, delete lines 10 through 13 in their entirety June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Senator Gregory W. Tarver, Sr. Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator Donald R. Cravins Senator Ronald C. Bean Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Edwin Murray Representative James Donelon We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Jimmy Dimos between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1076 by Senator Johnson recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Rep. Murray moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by ROLL CALL Representative Wilkerson and adopted by the House on June 18, 1997, be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by YEAS Representative McCain and adopted by the House on June 18, 1997, be rejected. Mr. Speaker Guillory Powell Alario Hammett Pratt Respectfully submitted, Alexander, A.—93rd Heaton Quezaire Ansardi Hebert Riddle Senator Jon D. Johnson Barton Hill Romero Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. Baylor Holden Rousselle Senator Ron Landry Bowler Hopkins Salter Representative Sherman N. Copelin, Jr. Bruce Hunter Scalise Representative Stephen J. Windhorst Brun Iles Schneider Representative Kenneth Odinet, Sr. Carter Jenkins Shaw Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.D.—50th Rep. Copelin moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Clarkson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Copelin Kenney Stelly ROLL CALL Crane Lancaster Strain Curtis Landrieu Theriot The roll was called with the following result: Damico LeBlanc Thomas Daniel Long Thompson YEAS Deville Marionneaux Thornhill DeWitt Martiny Toomy Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pierre Diez McCain Travis Alario Glover Pinac Dimos McCallum Triche Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell Doerge McDonald Walsworth Ansardi Guillory Pratt Dupre McMains Warner Barton Hammett Quezaire Durand Michot Welch Baudoin Heaton Riddle Faucheux Montgomery Weston Baylor Hebert Romero Flavin Morrell Wiggins Bowler Hill Rousselle Forster Morrish Wilkerson Bruce Holden Salter Frith Murray Willard-Lewis Brun Hopkins Scalise Fruge Odinet Windhorst Bruneau Hunter Schneider Gautreaux Perkins Winston Carter Iles Shaw Glover Pierre Wright Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th

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Clarkson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. Copelin Johns Stelly 22:1450.21 through 1450.25; Chapter 23 of Title 25 of the Louisiana Crane Kenney Strain Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 25:1011 through 1016; Curtis Lancaster Theriot Chapter 12 of Title 28 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Damico Landrieu Thomas comprised of R.S. 28:801 through 809; Part V-A of Chapter 7 of Daniel LeBlanc Thornhill Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. Deville Long Toomy 30:650 through 657; Chapter 14-A of Title 30 of the Louisiana DeWitt Marionneaux Travis Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 30:2331 through Diez Martiny Triche 2331.17; R.S. 32:703.1; Chapter 18 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Dimos McCain Vitter Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 32:1801 through 1805; Doerge McCallum Walsworth Chapter 37 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Donelon McDonald Warner comprised of R.S. 33:9451 through 9459; R.S. 34:851.27(B)(6); Dupre McMains Welch Chapter 19 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Durand Michot Weston comprised of R.S. 34:2001 through 2007; Chapter 33 of Title 34 of Faucheux Montgomery Wiggins the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 34:3001 Flavin Morrell Wilkerson through 3006; Chapter 34 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Fontenot Morrish Willard-Lewis Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 34:3051 through 3056; Chapter Forster Murray Windhorst 41 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised Frith Odinet Winston of R.S. 34:3241 through 3246; Chapter 44 of Title 34 of the Fruge Perkins Wright Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 34:3301 Total—99 through 3338; R.S. 36:4(B)(1)(r) and (s), (B)(9), and (I), 109(I)(3) NAYS and (T), 209(Q), 259(J) and (BB)(1), 359(G), 409(K), 509(I), 629(M) and (Q), and 651(G)(2); R.S. 38:291(O), 304.1, 343, and 344; R.S. Total—0 39:551.10; R.S. 40:2195.1; Chapter 29 of Title 40 of the Louisiana ABSENT Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 40:2741 through 2743; R.S. 46:594 and 595; Chapter 41 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Alexander, R.—13th Hudson Mitchell Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 46:2541 through 2545; Chapter Farve Kennard Thompson 42 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised Total—6 of R.S. 46:2551 through 2563; Chapter 46 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 46:2611 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. through 2615; R.S. 50:172(B), (C), and (D); R.S. 51:911.45, 911.46(B), and 936(B); Part VIII of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 51:991 Senate Bill No. 1153 by Senator Hollis through 994; R.S. 51:2187 and 2405; and Chapter 45 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 51:2751 June 22, 1997 through 2758, relative to certain boards, commissions, districts, and authorities; to abolish certain inactive boards, commissions, districts, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the and authorities; to repeal the functions, duties, powers, and authority Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: of such inactive entities; to provide for the termination of the Louisiana Violent Crime and Homicide Task Force; and to provide Ladies and Gentlemen: for related matters." We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement AMENDMENT NO. 2 between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1153 by Senator Hollis recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: On page 4, delete lines 3 through 27 and delete pages 5 and 6 and insert the following: 1. That House Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 5 proposed by the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs "Section 2. R.S. 3:415(F), 2466, and 3704; Part II of Chapter and adopted by the House of Representatives on May 30, 1997, 7 of Title 6 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of be rejected. R.S. 6:551 through 568; R.S. 17: 2014 and 2015; Chapter 20-B-2 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 2. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 3 proposed by 17:3042.21 through 3042.27; R.S. 22:10 and 14; Part XXX-B of Representative Lancaster and adopted by the House of Chapter 1 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, Representatives on June 12, 1997, be rejected. comprised of R.S. 22:1450.21 through 1450.25; Chapter 23 of Title 25 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 3. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be 25:1011 through 1016; Chapter 12 of Title 28 of the Louisiana adopted: Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 28:801 through 809; Part V-A of Chapter 7 of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes AMENDMENT NO. 1 of 1950, comprised of R.S. 30:650 through 657; Chapter 14-A of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. On page 1, line 2, after "R.S. 50:172(A) and to repeal" delete the 30:2331 through 2331.17; R.S. 32:703.1; Chapter 18 of Title 32 of remainder of the line and delete lines 3 through 16 and delete page 2, the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 32:1801 and on page 3, delete lines 1 through 18 and insert the following: through 1805; Chapter 37 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 33:9451 through 9459; R.S. "R.S. 3:415(F), 2466, and 3704; Part II of Chapter 7 of Title 6 of the 34:851.27(B)(6); Chapter 19 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 6:551 through Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 34:2001 through 2007; Chapter 568; R.S. 17: 2014 and 2015; Chapter 20-B-2 of Title 17 of the 33 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 17:3042.21 of R.S. 34:3001 through 3006; Chapter 34 of Title 34 of the through 3042.27; R.S. 22:10 and 14; Part XXX-B of Chapter 1 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 34:3051

3819 Page 58 HOUSE 60th Day's Proceedings - June 23, 1997 through 3056; Chapter 41 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Green Perkins Windhorst Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 34:3241 through 3246; Chapter Guillory Pierre Winston 44 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised Hammett Pinac Wright of R.S. 34:3301 through 3338; R.S. 36:4(B)(1)(r) and (s), (B)(9), and Total—93 (I), 109(I)(3) and (T), 209(Q), 259(J) and (BB)(1), 359(G), 409(K), NAYS 509(I), 629(M) and (Q), and 651(G)(2); R.S. 38:291(O), 304.1, 343, and 344; R.S. 39:551.10; R.S. 40:2195.1; Chapter 29 of Title 40 of Total—0 the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 40:2741 ABSENT through 2743; R.S. 46:594 and 595; Chapter 41 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 46:2541 Alexander, A.—93rd Carter Fruge through 2545; Chapter 42 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Baudoin Clarkson Michot Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 46:2551 through 2563; Chapter Bruce Doerge Mitchell 46 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised Brun Faucheux Strain of R.S. 46:2611 through 2615; R.S. 50:172(B), (C), and (D); R.S. Total—12 51:911.45, 911.46(B), and 936(B); Part VIII of Chapter 3 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 51:991 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. through 994; R.S. 51:2187 and 2405; and Chapter 45 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 51:2751 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT through 2758, are hereby repealed in their entirety. Senate Bill No. 1158 by Senator Irons Section 3. The Louisiana Violent Crime and Homicide Task June 22, 1997 Force created and established in the Office of the Governor by Executive Order EWE 93-32 is hereby terminated." To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Ken Hollis Senator Mike Smith We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Phil Short between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1158 by Senator Representative John Travis Irons recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Representative Sherman Copelin, Jr. Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. 1. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Rep. Lancaster moved to adopt the Conference Committee Brun and adopted by the House on June 12, 1997 be rejected. Report. 2. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative ROLL CALL Perkins and adopted by the House on June 12, 1997 be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: Respectfully submitted, YEAS Senator Paulette R. Irons Senator Donald E. Hines Mr. Speaker Heaton Powell Senator Diana E. Bajoie Alario Hebert Pratt Representative Edwin R. Murray Alexander, R.—13th Hill Quezaire Representative Rodney M. Alexander Ansardi Holden Riddle Barton Hopkins Romero Rep. Murray moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Baylor Hudson Rousselle Bowler Hunter Salter As a substitute, Rep. Jenkins moved to recommit the bill to the Bruneau Iles Scalise Conference Committee. Chaisson Jenkins Schneider Copelin Jetson Shaw Rep. Murray objected. Crane Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Curtis Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th The vote recurred on the substitute motion. Damico Kenney Stelly Daniel Lancaster Theriot ROLL CALL Deville Landrieu Thomas DeWitt LeBlanc Thompson The roll was called with the following result: Diez Long Thornhill Dimos Marionneaux Toomy YEAS Donelon Martiny Travis Dupre McCain Triche Alario Glover Powell Durand McCallum Vitter Alexander, R.—13th Hill Rousselle Farve McDonald Walsworth Barton Hopkins Salter Flavin McMains Warner Bowler Iles Scalise Fontenot Montgomery Welch Brun Jenkins Schneider Forster Morrell Weston Crane Jetson Shaw Frith Morrish Wiggins Damico Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Gautreaux Murray Wilkerson Deville Kennard Stelly Glover Odinet Willard-Lewis DeWitt Kenney Strain

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Diez Lancaster Theriot Dimos LeBlanc Thomas Senator Robert J. Barham Doerge Long Thompson Senator Tommy Casanova, III Donelon Marionneaux Thornhill Senator John J. Hainkel, Jr. Dupre Martiny Toomy Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Durand McCain Travis Representative Jimmy N. Dimos Faucheux McCallum Triche Representative Jay B. McCallum Flavin McDonald Vitter Fontenot McMains Walsworth Rep. Alario moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Forster Michot Wiggins Frith Montgomery Windhorst ROLL CALL Fruge Morrish Wright Gautreaux Perkins The roll was called with the following result: Total—65 NAYS YEAS Mr. Speaker Farve Pratt Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pierre Alexander, A.—93rd Green Quezaire Alario Glover Pinac Ansardi Hammett Riddle Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell Baudoin Holden Romero Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt Baylor Hunter Warner Ansardi Hammett Quezaire Bruce Landrieu Welch Barton Hill Riddle Carter Mitchell Weston Baudoin Holden Rousselle Clarkson Morrell Wilkerson Copelin Murray Willard-Lewis Baylor Hopkins Salter Curtis Odinet Winston Bowler Hudson Scalise Daniel Pinac Bruce Hunter Schneider Total—32 Brun Iles Shaw ABSENT Carter Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Bruneau Heaton Pierre Copelin Johns Stelly Chaisson Hebert Smith, J.R.—30th Crane Kennard Strain Guillory Hudson Curtis Kenney Theriot Total—8 Damico Lancaster Thomas Daniel Landrieu Thompson The House agreed to recommit the bill to the conference Deville LeBlanc Thornhill committee. DeWitt Long Toomy Diez Marionneaux Travis Suspension of the Rules Dimos Martiny Triche Doerge McCain Vitter On joint motion of Reps. Dupre and Gautreaux, and under a Donelon McCallum Walsworth suspension of the rules, the above roll call was corrected to reflect Dupre McDonald Warner them as voting yea. Durand McMains Welch Farve Michot Weston CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Faucheux Mitchell Wiggins Senate Bill No. 956 by Senators Barham, Dardenne, Flavin Montgomery Wilkerson Ewing, and Hainkel Fontenot Morrish Willard-Lewis June 22, 1997 Forster Murray Winston Frith Odinet Wright To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Fruge Perkins Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Total—98 NAYS Ladies and Gentlemen: Windhorst We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Total—1 between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 956 by Senator ABSENT Barham recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Bruneau Heaton Morrell 1. That Conforming House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 7 Clarkson Hebert Romero proposed by Representative Alario, and adopted by the House Total—6 on June 5, 1997 be rejected. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. 2. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by Representative Alario, composed of a set of two amendments, and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997 be rejected. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 1164 by Senators Hainkel, Dardenne, 3. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 11 proposed by Ewing, and Bagneris Representative Alario, composed of a set of eleven amendments, and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997 be adopted. June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted,

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To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Doerge McCain Vitter Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Donelon McCallum Walsworth Dupre McDonald Warner Ladies and Gentlemen: Durand McMains Welch Faucheux Michot Weston We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Flavin Mitchell Wiggins between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1164 by Senators Fontenot Montgomery Willard-Lewis Hainkel, Dardenne, Ewing and Bagneris recommend the following Forster Morrell Windhorst concerning the engrossed bill: Frith Morrish Winston Fruge Murray Wright 1. That House Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 4 proposed Gautreaux Odinet by the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure and adopted by the House on June 5, 1997 be adopted. Glover Perkins Total—94 2. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 8 proposed by NAYS Representative Murray and adopted by the House on June 16, 1997 be rejected. Total—0 ABSENT 3. That Amendments Nos. 1 through 3 proposed by the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House on June 05, 1997 be adopted. Mr. Speaker Farve Thornhill Bruneau Heaton Triche 4. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Clarkson Hebert Wilkerson adopted: Dimos Romero Total—11 AMENDMENT NO. 1 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. In House Committee Amendments No. 1 proposed by the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure and adopted by the House on CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT June 5, 1997, on page 1, line 2, after "mail" and before the quote Senate Bill No. 1202 by Senator Cravins insert ", by personal service, or by domiciliary service," June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Senator John J. Hainkel, Jr. Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator Diana E. Bajoie Senator J. Chris Ullo Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Edwin R. Murray Representative F. Charles McMains, Jr. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Michael A. Walsworth between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1202 by Senator Cravins recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Rep. Murray moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That House Floor Amendment No. 1, proposed by ROLL CALL Representative Donelon, amending page 1, lines 15 and 16, and adopted by the House on June 4, 1997 be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That House Floor Amendment No. 1, proposed by YEAS Representative Donelon, deleting the House Floor Amendment proposed by Representative Donelon, and adopted by the House Alario Green Pierre on June 16, 1997 be adopted. Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pinac Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Powell 3. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Ansardi Hill Pratt Barton Holden Quezaire AMENDMENT NO. 1 Baudoin Hopkins Riddle Baylor Hudson Rousselle On page 1, line 2, after "R.S. 22:2029(1)" insert "and to enact R.S. Bowler Hunter Salter 22:228.7" and after "relative to" insert "health and accident insurance, Bruce Iles Scalise including" Brun Jenkins Schneider Carter Jetson Shaw AMENDMENT NO. 2 Chaisson Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Copelin Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th On page 1, line 4, after "plan;" insert: Crane Kenney Stelly Curtis Lancaster Strain "to require health and accident insurers to provide coverage for Damico Landrieu Theriot certain anesthesia and hospital charges for dental procedures;" Daniel LeBlanc Thomas Deville Long Thompson AMENDMENT NO. 2-A DeWitt Marionneaux Toomy Diez Martiny Travis

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On page 1, line 6, after "reenacted" insert "and R.S. 22:228.7 is health and accident insurers issued or renewed on or after January 1, hereby enacted" 1998." AMENDMENT NO. 3 Respectfully submitted, On page 1, between lines 7 and 8, insert: Senator Gregory Tarver Senator Donald R. Cravins "§228.7. Coverage for dental procedures; anesthesia and Representative James Donelon hospitalization Representative Jimmy N. Dimos Representative Rodney Alexander R.S. 22:228.7 is all proposed new law. Rep. Dimos moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. A. Every hospital, health, or medical expense insurance policy, hospital or medical service contract, employee welfare benefit plan, ROLL CALL health and accident insurance policy, or any policy of group, family group, blanket or franchise health and accident insurance, a self- The roll was called with the following result: insurance plan, health maintenance organization, and preferred provider organization, which is delivered or issued for delivery in this YEAS state shall provide benefits for anesthesia when rendered in a hospital setting and for associated hospital charges when the mental or Mr. Speaker Forster Pierre physical condition of the insured requires dental treatment to be Alario Frith Pinac rendered in a hospital setting. Alexander, A.—93rd Fruge Powell Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Pratt B. An insurer under this Section may require prior authorization Ansardi Glover Quezaire for hospitalization for dental care procedures in the same manner that Barton Green Riddle prior authorization is required for hospitalization for other covered Baudoin Guillory Rousselle medical conditions. For a patient to satisfy the criteria of Subsection Baylor Hammett Salter A, a dentist shall consider the Indications for General Anesthesia, as Bowler Hebert Scalise published in the reference manual of the American Academy of Bruce Hill Schneider Pediatric Dentistry, as utilization standards for determining whether Brun Holden Smith, J.D.—50th performing dental procedures necessary to treat the particular Bruneau Hopkins Smith, J.R.—30th condition or conditions of the patient under general anesthesia Carter Hunter Stelly constitutes appropriate treatment. Chaisson Iles Strain Clarkson Jetson Theriot C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to treatment Copelin Kennard Thomas rendered for temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. Crane Kenney Thompson Curtis Landrieu Toomy D. An insurer under this Section may restrict coverage to Damico LeBlanc Travis include only procedures performed by: Daniel Long Triche Deville Marionneaux Vitter (1) A fully accredited specialist in pediatric dentistry or other DeWitt Martiny Walsworth dentists fully accredited in a recognized dental specialty for which Diez McCain Warner hospital privileges are granted. Dimos McDonald Welch Doerge McMains Weston (2) A dentist who is certified by virtue of completion of an Donelon Michot Wiggins accredited program of post-graduate hospital training to be granted Dupre Montgomery Wilkerson hospital privileges. Durand Morrell Willard-Lewis Faucheux Morrish Windhorst (3) A dentist who has not yet satisfied the certification Flavin Odinet Winston requirements, but has been granted hospital privileges as of January Fontenot Perkins Wright 1, 1998. Total—93 NAYS E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to individually underwritten, guaranteed renewable or renewable limited benefit Total—0 supplemental health insurance policies, or limited benefit policies ABSENT authorized to be issued in this state. Farve Johns Murray * * *" Heaton Lancaster Romero Hudson McCallum Shaw AMENDMENT NO. 4 Jenkins Mitchell Thornhill Total—12 On page 2, at the bottom of the page, insert: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. "Section 2. (A) The provisions of this Act amending and reenacting R.S. 22:2029(1) shall become effective on August 15, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1997. Senate Bill No. 1215 by Senators Ewing and Romero (B) The provisions of this Act enacting R.S. 22:228.7 shall June 22, 1997 become effective on January 1, 1998, and shall apply to policies of

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To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Total—95 Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: NAYS

Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—0 ABSENT We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1215 by Senators Farve Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Ewing and Romero recommend the following concerning the Fruge McCallum Toomy reengrossed bill: Heaton Perkins Hudson Romero 1. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 1 through 16, Total—10 proposed by the House Committee on Ways and Means and adopted by the House on May 15, 1997 be adopted. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. 2. That Legislative Bureau Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, proposed by the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House on May 15, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1997 be adopted. Senate Bill No. 1281 by Senator Dardenne Respectfully submitted, June 22, 1997 Senator Randy Ewing To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Senator Robert J. Barham Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator John Hainkel Representative Charles McDonald Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Representative Jimmy N. Dimos We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1281 by Senator Rep. Alario moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Dardenne recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 4 proposed by Representative Downer and adopted by the House on May 27, The roll was called with the following result: 1997 be adopted. YEAS 2. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by Representative LeBlanc and adopted by the House on June 11, Mr. Speaker Frith Pierre 1997 be adopted. Alario Gautreaux Pinac Respectfully submitted, Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Powell Alexander, R.—13th Green Pratt Senator John L. Dardenne, Jr. Ansardi Guillory Quezaire Senator John Hainkel, Jr. Barton Hammett Riddle Senator Ron Landry Baudoin Hebert Rousselle Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc Baylor Hill Salter Representative Jimmy D. Long, Sr. Bowler Holden Scalise Representative Victor T. Stelly Bruce Hopkins Schneider Brun Hunter Shaw Rep. Long moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Bruneau Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Carter Jetson Stelly ROLL CALL Chaisson Johns Strain Clarkson Kennard Theriot The roll was called with the following result: Copelin Kenney Thomas Crane Lancaster Thompson YEAS Curtis Landrieu Thornhill Damico LeBlanc Travis Mr. Speaker Forster Perkins Alario Frith Pierre Daniel Long Triche Alexander, A.—93rd Fruge Pinac Deville Marionneaux Vitter Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Powell DeWitt Martiny Walsworth Ansardi Glover Pratt Diez McCain Warner Barton Green Quezaire Dimos McDonald Welch Baudoin Guillory Romero Doerge McMains Weston Baylor Hammett Rousselle Donelon Michot Wiggins Bowler Hill Salter Dupre Mitchell Wilkerson Bruce Holden Scalise Durand Montgomery Willard-Lewis Brun Hopkins Schneider Faucheux Morrell Windhorst Bruneau Hunter Shaw Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Flavin Morrish Winston Chaisson Jenkins Stelly Fontenot Murray Wright Clarkson Jetson Strain Forster Odinet Copelin Johns Theriot

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Crane Kennard Thomas proposed by Representative Montgomery and adopted by the Curtis Kenney Thompson House on June 12, 1997 be adopted. Damico Landrieu Thornhill Daniel LeBlanc Travis 8. That House Floor Amendment No. 6, in the set of House Floor Deville Long Triche Amendments comprised of six amendments and proposed by DeWitt Marionneaux Vitter Representative Montgomery and adopted by the House on June Diez Martiny Warner 12, 1997 be rejected. Dimos McCain Welch Doerge McCallum Weston Donelon McDonald Wiggins 9. That House Floor Amendment No. 1, in the set of House Floor Dupre Michot Wilkerson Amendments comprised of one amendment and proposed by Durand Morrell Willard-Lewis Representative Montgomery and adopted by the House on June Faucheux Morrish Windhorst 16, 1997 be rejected. Flavin Murray Winston Fontenot Odinet Wright 10. That the following amendment be adopted to the reengrossed Total—93 bill: NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total—0 ABSENT On page 2, line 5, after "Chapter 7 of" insert "Title 27 of" Farve Lancaster Riddle AMENDMENT NO. 2 Heaton McMains Smith, J.R.—30th Hebert Mitchell Toomy On page 4, line 18, after "mechanical" delete the remainder of the line Hudson Montgomery Walsworth and insert in lieu thereof "or electronic machine" Total—12 AMENDMENT NO. 3 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. On page 4, line 19, delete "other device or contrivance" and change CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT "a coin" to "an item of currency" Senate Bill No. 1295 by Senator Cravins AMENDMENT NO. 4 June 22, 1997 On page 4, line 20, delete "or upon payment of any consideration" To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: AMENDMENT NO. 5 Ladies and Gentlemen: On page 4, line 21, delete "whatsoever," We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement AMENDMENT NO. 6 between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1295 by Senator Cravins recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: On page 4, delete line 22, and insert in lieu thereof "which solely by application of" 1. That House Floor Amendment No. 2, proposed by Representative Toomy and adopted by the House on June 12, AMENDMENT NO. 7 1997 be adopted. On page 4, line 23, delete ", or both," 2. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Representative Morrell and adopted by the House on June 12, AMENDMENT NO. 8 1997 be rejected. On page 13, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: 3. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 4, in the set of House Floor Amendments comprised of four amendments and "(v) A prescription of the types of slot machines which may be proposed by Representative Montgomery and adopted by the operated and the games which may be permitted on such machines. House on June 12, 1997 be adopted. No game may be permitted on such machines by prescription of the board which resembles a game the play of which requires, or typically 4. That House Floor Amendment No. 1, proposed by includes, the participation of another natural person." Representative Alario and adopted by the House on June 12, 1997 be adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 9 5. That House Floor Amendment No. 1, proposed by On page 15, line 11, after "devices" insert "; prohibition on any other Representative Deville and adopted by the House on June 12, type of game" 1997 be adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 10 6. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 2 through 6, proposed by Representative Deville and adopted by the House on June 12, On page 15, line 13, at the beginning of the line, insert "A." 1997 be rejected. AMENDMENT NO. 11 7. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 5, in the set of House Floor Amendments comprised of six amendments and On page 15, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

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"B. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to permit the Hill Shaw operation or play of any type of game the play of which requires the Total—8 participation of an employee of the licensee." The House refused to reject the Conference Committee Report. Respectfully submitted, Rep. Montgomery insisted on his motion to adopt the Senator Donald R. Cravins Conference Committee Report. Senator James David Cain Representative Billy Montgomery ROLL CALL Representative Stephen J. Windhorst Representative Ronnie Johns The roll was called with the following result: YEAS Rep. Montgomery moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Alario Frith Morrish Alexander, A.—93rd Fruge Murray As a substitute, Rep. Vitter moved to reject the Conference Ansardi Gautreaux Odinet Committee Report. Barton Glover Pierre Baylor Green Pinac Rep. Montgomery objected. Bruce Guillory Pratt Chaisson Hammett Quezaire Clarkson Heaton Romero The vote recurred on the substitute motion. Copelin Hebert Rousselle Curtis Hopkins Salter ROLL CALL Damico Hudson Smith, J.D.—50th Deville Hunter Smith, J.R.—30th The roll was called with the following result: DeWitt Johns Strain Doerge Landrieu Theriot YEAS Dupre Martiny Thomas Durand McCain Warner Mr. Speaker Jenkins Scalise Farve Montgomery Welch Alexander, R.—13th Jetson Schneider Faucheux Morrell Willard-Lewis Bowler Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th Total—54 Brun Kenney Stelly NAYS Bruneau Lancaster Thompson Carter LeBlanc Thornhill Mr. Speaker Iles Scalise Crane Long Toomy Alexander, R.—13th Jenkins Schneider Daniel Marionneaux Vitter Bowler Jetson Stelly Diez McCallum Walsworth Brun Kennard Thompson Dimos McDonald Weston Bruneau Kenney Thornhill Carter Lancaster Toomy Donelon McMains Wiggins Crane LeBlanc Travis Flavin Perkins Windhorst Daniel Long Triche Fontenot Powell Winston Diez Marionneaux Vitter Iles Riddle Wright Dimos McCallum Walsworth Total—42 Donelon McDonald Weston NAYS Flavin McMains Wiggins Fontenot Michot Wilkerson Alario Fruge Murray Forster Perkins Windhorst Alexander, A.—93rd Gautreaux Odinet Hill Powell Winston Ansardi Glover Pierre Holden Riddle Wright Barton Green Pinac Total—48 Baylor Guillory Pratt ABSENT Bruce Hammett Quezaire Clarkson Heaton Romero Baudoin Mitchell Shaw Copelin Hebert Rousselle Total—3 Curtis Holden Salter Damico Hopkins Smith, J.D.—50th The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Deville Hudson Strain CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT DeWitt Hunter Theriot Senate Bill No. 1310 by Senator Hainkel Doerge Johns Thomas Dupre Landrieu Travis June 22, 1997 Durand Martiny Warner Farve McCain Welch To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Faucheux Montgomery Willard-Lewis Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Forster Morrell Frith Morrish Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—55 ABSENT We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1310 by Senator Baudoin Michot Triche Hainkel recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Chaisson Mitchell Wilkerson

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1. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 3 proposed by June 22, 1997 Representative Holden and adopted by the House on June 13, 1997 be rejected. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator John L. Dardenne, Jr. Senator Thomas A. Greene We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator John Hainkel, Jr. Representative Roy L. Brun between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1336 by Senator Representative Melvin Holden Hainkel recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. 1. That all House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Rep. Holden moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Committee on Environment and adopted by the House on May 15, 1997 be rejected. ROLL CALL Respectfully submitted, The roll was called with the following result: Senator John Hainkel YEAS Senator Wilson Fields Senator Craig F. Romero Mr. Speaker Green Pratt Representative N. J. Damico Alario Guillory Quezaire Representative Robert Carter Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Riddle Representative Daniel Martiny Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Romero Ansardi Hill Rousselle Rep. Damico moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Barton Holden Salter Baylor Hopkins Scalise ROLL CALL Bowler Hunter Schneider Bruce Iles Shaw The roll was called with the following result: Brun Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Bruneau Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th YEAS Carter Johns Stelly Chaisson Kennard Strain Mr. Speaker Frith Pinac Clarkson Kenney Theriot Alario Fruge Pratt Copelin Lancaster Thomas Alexander, A.—93rd Gautreaux Riddle Curtis Landrieu Thompson Alexander, R.—13th Glover Romero Damico Long Toomy Ansardi Guillory Rousselle Daniel Marionneaux Travis Barton Hammett Salter Deville Martiny Triche Baylor Heaton Scalise DeWitt McCain Vitter Bowler Hebert Schneider Diez McCallum Walsworth Bruce Hill Shaw Dimos McDonald Warner Bruneau Hopkins Smith, J.D.—50th Doerge McMains Welch Carter Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Donelon Michot Weston Chaisson Johns Stelly Dupre Montgomery Wiggins Clarkson Kennard Strain Durand Morrell Wilkerson Copelin Kenney Theriot Faucheux Morrish Willard-Lewis Crane Lancaster Thomas Flavin Murray Windhorst Curtis Landrieu Thompson Fontenot Odinet Winston Damico LeBlanc Thornhill Frith Pierre Wright Deville Long Toomy Fruge Pinac DeWitt Marionneaux Travis Gautreaux Powell Diez Martiny Triche Total—94 Dimos McCain Vitter NAYS Doerge McCallum Walsworth Donelon McDonald Warner Total—0 Dupre McMains Welch ABSENT Durand Michot Wiggins Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson Baudoin Glover Mitchell Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis Crane Hebert Perkins Fontenot Morrish Windhorst Farve Hudson Thornhill Forster Pierre Winston Forster LeBlanc Total—87 Total—11 NAYS The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Daniel Iles Weston Holden Jetson CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Hunter Murray Senate Bill No. 1336 by Senator Hainkel Total—7 ABSENT

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Baudoin Hudson Powell of the corporate limits of any municipality or the nearest boundary Brun Mitchell Quezaire line of any property on which is located a public elementary or Farve Odinet Wright secondary school or health care facility licensed by the state. Green Perkins Total—11 B. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, within any parish in which the secretary is prohibited by law from authorizing or The Conference Committee Report was adopted. permitting any new commercial solid or hazardous waste disposal facility or new commercial solid waste or sanitary landfill within two Acting Speaker LeBlanc in the Chair miles of the corporate limits of any municipality or the nearest boundary line of any property on which is located a public CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT elementary or secondary school or health care facility licensed by the House Bill No. 1762 By Representative Damico state, the said prohibition upon the secretary shall not apply to permitted recyclable solid waste separating facilities and solid waste June 21,1997 transfer and pick-up stations." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Representative N. J. Damico Representative Charles W. DeWitt, Jr. Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Dan Morrish Senator Louis Lambert We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Ron Bean between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1762 by Representative Damico, recommend the following concerning the Rep. Damico moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. reengrossed bill: As a substitute, Rep. Curtis moved to recommit the bill to the 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Conference Committee. proposed by the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality and adopted by the Senate on may 14, 1997 be rejected. Rep. Damico objected. 2 That Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Legislative Bureau and The vote recurred on the substitute motion. adopted by the Senate on May 15, 1997 be rejected. ROLL CALL 3. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 adopted by the Senate on May 30 1997 be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: 4. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be YEAS adopted: Mr. Speaker Hebert Pinac AMENDMENT NO. 1 Alario Jenkins Powell Alexander, R.—13th Johns Salter On page 1, line 2, after "(A)" and before "and" insert "and 2040" Barton Kennard Scalise Bowler Kenney Schneider AMENDMENT NO. 2 Bruneau Lancaster Shaw Damico LeBlanc Smith, J.D.—50th On page 2, line 3, after "waste;" and before "to provide for notice" Deville Long Thompson insert "to provide for recyclable solid waste separating facilities;" DeWitt Marionneaux Thornhill Diez Martiny Toomy AMENDMENT NO. 3 Dimos McCallum Vitter Doerge McDonald Warner On page 1, line 6, after "(A)" and before "hereby" delete "is" and Donelon McMains Wiggins insert in lieu there of "and R.S. 30:2040 are" Faucheux Michot Windhorst Forster Morrish Winston AMENDMENT NO. 4 Frith Odinet Hammett Perkins On page 3, after line 5, add the following: Total—49 NAYS "(3) The secretary shall not waive the notice requirement for any landowner until the department has conducted a physical Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pierre inspection of the property to insure there is no potential threat to Ansardi Heaton Pratt health or the environment. Baylor Hill Quezaire Brun Holden Riddle §2040. Siting disposal facilities in Rapides Parish; separating Carter Hopkins Rousselle facilities Clarkson Hunter Theriot Copelin Iles Travis A. The secretary shall not authorize or permit within Rapides Curtis Jetson Welch Parish any new commercial solid or hazardous waste disposal facility Daniel Landrieu Weston or new commercial solid waste or sanitary landfill within two miles Dupre McCain Wilkerson

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Durand Mitchell Willard-Lewis Perkins Thomas Farve Montgomery Wright Total—8 Glover Morrell Green Murray The House refused to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Total—40 ABSENT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 1440 by Senator Jones Baudoin Fruge Strain Bruce Gautreaux Thomas June 22, 1997 Chaisson Hudson Triche Crane Romero Walsworth To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Flavin Smith, J.R.—30th Fontenot Stelly Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—16 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement The House refused to recommit the bill to the Conference between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1440 by Senator Committee. Jones recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Rep. Damico insisted on his motion to adopt the Conference 1. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Committee Report. House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and adopted by the House be rejected. ROLL CALL Respectfully submitted, The roll was called with the following result: Senator Charles Jones YEAS Senator Ronald Landry Senator Donald Cravins Alexander, A.—93rd Green Pierre Representative John "Juba" Diez Baylor Guillory Pratt Representative Steve Windhorst Brun Hebert Quezaire Clarkson Hill Riddle Rep. Copelin moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Copelin Holden Rousselle Curtis Hopkins Smith, J.D.—50th ROLL CALL Daniel Hudson Strain Deville Hunter Theriot The roll was called with the following result: Doerge Iles Thornhill Donelon Jetson Travis YEAS Dupre Landrieu Welch Durand McCain Weston Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre Farve Mitchell Wilkerson Alario Green Pinac Faucheux Morrell Willard-Lewis Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Powell Glover Murray Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Pratt Total—44 Ansardi Heaton Quezaire NAYS Barton Hebert Riddle Baylor Hill Romero Mr. Speaker Fruge Morrish Bowler Holden Rousselle Alario Gautreaux Odinet Brun Hopkins Salter Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Pinac Bruneau Hudson Scalise Ansardi Heaton Powell Carter Hunter Schneider Barton Jenkins Romero Chaisson Iles Shaw Baudoin Johns Salter Clarkson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Bowler Kennard Scalise Copelin Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Bruce Kenney Schneider Crane Johns Stelly Bruneau Lancaster Stelly Curtis Kennard Strain Chaisson LeBlanc Thompson Damico Kenney Theriot Crane Long Toomy Daniel Lancaster Thomas Damico Marionneaux Vitter Deville Landrieu Thompson DeWitt Martiny Walsworth DeWitt LeBlanc Thornhill Diez McCallum Warner Diez Long Toomy Dimos McDonald Wiggins Dimos Marionneaux Travis Flavin McMains Windhorst Doerge Martiny Triche Forster Michot Winston Donelon McCain Vitter Frith Montgomery Dupre McCallum Warner Total—53 Durand McDonald Welch ABSENT Farve Michot Weston Faucheux Mitchell Wilkerson Carter Shaw Triche Flavin Montgomery Willard-Lewis Fontenot Smith, J.R.—30th Wright Fontenot Morrell Windhorst

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Forster Morrish Winston Durand Morrell Wiggins Frith Murray Wright Faucheux Morrish Wilkerson Gautreaux Odinet Flavin Murray Willard-Lewis Total—98 Fontenot Odinet Windhorst NAYS Forster Pierre Wright Frith Pinac Total—0 Fruge Powell ABSENT Total—76 NAYS Baudoin McMains Wiggins Bruce Perkins Brun Jenkins Perkins Fruge Walsworth Bruneau Jetson Riddle Total—7 Crane Johns Schneider The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Daniel Kennard Stelly Donelon Kenney Thompson CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Holden Long Vitter Senate Bill No. 1443 by Senator Theunissen Iles McCain Total—20 June 22, 1997 ABSENT To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Baudoin Farve McMains Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Bruce Hudson Walsworth Chaisson Lancaster Winston Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—9 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement The Conference Committee Report was adopted. between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1443 by Senator Theunissen recommend the following concerning the reengrossed CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT bill: Senate Bill No. 1487 by Senator Bagneris 1. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative June 22, 1997 Copelin and adopted by the House on June 18, 1997 be rejected. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Respectfully submitted, Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator Gerald Theunissen Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Diana E. Bajoie Senator Max T. Malone We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Randy Wiggins between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1487 by Senator Representative Sharon Weston Bagneris recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Representative Mickey Frith 1. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Rep. Frith moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Representative Jetson and adopted by the House on June 16, 1997, be rejected. ROLL CALL Respectfully submitted, The roll was called with the following result: Senator Dennis Bagneris YEAS Senator Ron Landry Senator Arthur Lentini Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pratt Representative John Diez Alario Glover Quezaire Representative Raymond Jetson Alexander, A.—93rd Green Romero Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Rousselle Rep. Diez moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Ansardi Hammett Salter Barton Heaton Scalise ROLL CALL Baylor Hebert Shaw Bowler Hill Smith, J.D.—50th The roll was called with the following result: Carter Hopkins Smith, J.R.—30th Clarkson Hunter Strain YEAS Copelin Landrieu Theriot Curtis LeBlanc Thomas Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre Damico Marionneaux Thornhill Alario Green Pinac Deville Martiny Toomy Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Powell DeWitt McCallum Travis Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Pratt Diez McDonald Triche Ansardi Heaton Quezaire Dimos Michot Warner Barton Hebert Riddle Doerge Mitchell Welch Baylor Hill Romero Dupre Montgomery Weston Bowler Holden Rousselle

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Brun Hopkins Salter ROLL CALL Bruneau Hudson Scalise Carter Hunter Schneider The roll was called with the following result: Chaisson Iles Shaw Clarkson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th YEAS Copelin Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Crane Johns Stelly Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre Curtis Kennard Strain Alario Green Pinac Damico Kenney Theriot Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pratt Daniel Lancaster Thomas Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Quezaire Deville Landrieu Thompson Ansardi Heaton Riddle DeWitt LeBlanc Thornhill Barton Hebert Romero Diez Long Toomy Baylor Hill Rousselle Dimos Marionneaux Travis Bowler Holden Salter Doerge Martiny Triche Brun Hopkins Scalise Donelon McCain Vitter Bruneau Hudson Schneider Dupre McCallum Warner Carter Hunter Shaw Durand McDonald Welch Chaisson Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Farve McMains Weston Clarkson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Faucheux Michot Wiggins Copelin Johns Strain Flavin Mitchell Wilkerson Crane Kennard Theriot Fontenot Montgomery Willard-Lewis Curtis Kenney Thomas Forster Morrell Windhorst Damico Lancaster Thompson Frith Morrish Winston Daniel Landrieu Thornhill Fruge Murray Wright Deville LeBlanc Toomy Gautreaux Odinet DeWitt Long Travis Total—101 Diez Marionneaux Triche NAYS Dimos Martiny Vitter Doerge McCain Warner Total—0 Donelon McCallum Welch ABSENT Dupre McDonald Weston Durand Michot Wiggins Baudoin Perkins Farve Mitchell Wilkerson Bruce Walsworth Faucheux Montgomery Willard-Lewis Total—4 Flavin Morrell Windhorst Fontenot Morrish Winston The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Forster Murray Wright Fruge Odinet CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Gautreaux Perkins Senate Bill No. 1529 by Senators Hainkel and Hollis Total—97 NAYS June 22, 1997 Jetson To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Total—1 Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: ABSENT Ladies and Gentlemen: Baudoin McMains Walsworth Bruce Powell We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Frith Stelly between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1529 by Senators Total—7 Hainkel and Hollis recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. 1. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Copelin and adopted by the House on June 13, Senate Bill No. 1554 by Senator Ewing 1997 be rejected. June 19, 1997 2. That Legislative Bureau Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House on June 4, 1997 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the be adopted. Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Ken Hollis We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator John Hainkel between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1554 by Senator Senator Francis Heitmeier Ewing recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Representative John D. Travis Rep. Travis moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report.

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1. That Legislative Bureau Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House on June 5, YEAS 1997 be adopted. Mr. Speaker Glover Perkins 2. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1, 7, 8, and 9 proposed by Alario Guillory Pierre Representative Alario and adopted by the House on June 16 be Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Pinac rejected. Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Powell Ansardi Hebert Pratt 3. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 2 through 6 and 10 Barton Hill Quezaire proposed by Representative Alario and adopted by the House on Baylor Holden Riddle June 16 be adopted. Bowler Hopkins Romero Brun Hudson Rousselle 4. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Bruneau Hunter Salter adopted: Carter Iles Scalise Chaisson Jenkins Schneider AMENDMENT NO. 1 Clarkson Jetson Shaw Copelin Johns Smith, J.D.—50th On page 1, line 9, after "the board;" and before "to" insert "to provide Crane Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th the board the option to elect the chairman of the board;" Curtis Kenney Stelly Damico Lancaster Strain AMENDMENT NO. 2 Daniel Landrieu Theriot Deville LeBlanc Thomas On page 4 between lines 25 and 26, insert: DeWitt Long Thompson Diez Marionneaux Thornhill "(f) The chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means Dimos Martiny Toomy or his designee. Doerge McCain Travis Donelon McCallum Triche (g) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Revenue and Dupre McDonald Vitter Fiscal Affairs or his designee. Durand McMains Warner Farve Michot Welch (h) The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations or Faucheux Mitchell Weston his designee. Flavin Montgomery Wilkerson Fontenot Morrell Willard-Lewis (i) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance or his Forster Morrish Windhorst designee." Fruge Murray Winston Gautreaux Odinet Wright AMENDMENT NO. 3 Total—99 NAYS On page 4, line 26, change "(f)" to "(j)" Total—0 AMENDMENT NO. 4 ABSENT On page 5, delete lines 15 through 17, and insert: Baudoin Frith Walsworth Bruce Green Wiggins "(4) The state treasurer shall serve as chairman of the Total—6 infrastructure bank through June 30, 2001, and shall continue to serve as chairman thereafter unless a majority of the board votes on The Conference Committee Report was adopted. or before June 30, 2000, to annually elect the chairman from among any of the members of the board. The board may select such other CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT officers as it may deem necessary." Senate Bill No. 1561 by Senator Landry Respectfully submitted, June 22, 1997 Senator Ken Hollis To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Senator Randy L. Ewing Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator Ron J. Landry Representative John A. Alario Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Representative Mitchell R. Theriot We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1561 by Senator Rep. Diez moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Landry recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 1, 5, and 8 proposed by the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and The roll was called with the following result: Public Works and adopted by the House on June 5, 1997 be rejected. 2. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 10 proposed by the House Committee on Transportation, Highways

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and Public Works and adopted by the House on June 5, 1997 be On page 9, line 13, change "Section 8." to "Section 7." accepted. AMENDMENT NO. 9 3. That Legislative Bureau Amendment Nos. 1, 6, and 7 proposed by the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House on June 5, On page 9, line 25, change "Section 9." to "Section 8." 1997 be rejected. AMENDMENT NO. 10 4. That Legislative Bureau Amendment Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5 proposed by the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House On page 10, line 4, change "Section 10." to "Section 9." on June 5, 1997 be accepted. AMENDMENT NO. 11 5. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 proposed by Representative Diez and adopted by the House On page 10, line 7, change "Section 11." to "Section 10." on June 16, 1997 be accepted. AMENDMENT NO. 12 6. That House Floor Amendment No. 2 proposed by Representative Diez and adopted by the House on June 16, 1997 On page 10, line 10, change "Section 12." to "Section 11." be rejected. AMENDMENT NO. 13 7. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: On page 10, line 11, change "Chapters 4 and 5" to "Chapters 4 and 7 of Subtitle II" AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 14 On page 2, line 20, between "Chapter 4 of" and "Title 47" insert the following: On page 10, line 16, change "Section 13." to "Section 12." "Subtitle II of" AMENDMENT NO. 15 AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 10, line 19, change "Section 14." to "Section 13." On page 3, line 1, after "state" change the period "." to a semicolon Respectfully submitted, ";" and add the following: Senator Ron Landry "however, no member of the Weights and Standards Stationary Police Senator Ronald C. Bean Force shall be authorized to carry a weapon until the member has Senator Arthur J. Lentini received P.O.S.T. certification training." Representative John C. "Juba" Diez Representaative Robert R. Faucheux, Jr. AMENDMENT NO. 3 Representative Reggie P. Dupre On page 4, line 6, after "state" change the period "." to a semicolon Rep. Diez moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. ";" and add the following: ROLL CALL "however, no member of the Weights and Standards Mobile Police Force shall be authorized to carry a weapon until the member has The roll was called with the following result: received P.O.S.T. certification training." YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 4 Mr. Speaker Green Pierre On page 6, line 20, after "state" change the period "." to a semicolon Alario Guillory Pinac ";" and add the following: Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Pratt Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Quezaire "however, no member of the Weights and Standards Mobile Police Ansardi Hebert Riddle Force shall be authorized to carry a weapon until the member has Barton Hill Romero received P.O.S.T. certification training." Baylor Holden Rousselle Brun Hopkins Salter AMENDMENT NO. 5 Bruneau Hudson Scalise Carter Hunter Schneider On page 6, line 21, change "Section 5." to "Section 4." Chaisson Iles Shaw Clarkson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th AMENDMENT NO. 6 Copelin Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Crane Johns Stelly On page 8, line 24, change "Section 6." to "Section 5." Curtis Kennard Strain Damico Kenney Theriot AMENDMENT NO. 7 Daniel Lancaster Thomas Deville Landrieu Thompson On page 9, line 4, change "Section 7." to "Section 6." DeWitt LeBlanc Thornhill Diez Long Toomy AMENDMENT NO. 8 Dimos Marionneaux Travis

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Doerge Martiny Triche Donelon McCain Vitter YEAS Dupre McCallum Walsworth Durand McDonald Warner Mr. Speaker Green Pinac Farve McMains Welch Alario Guillory Powell Faucheux Michot Weston Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Pratt Flavin Mitchell Wiggins Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Quezaire Fontenot Montgomery Wilkerson Ansardi Hebert Riddle Forster Morrell Willard-Lewis Barton Hill Romero Frith Morrish Windhorst Baylor Hopkins Rousselle Fruge Murray Winston Bowler Hudson Salter Gautreaux Odinet Wright Brun Hunter Scalise Glover Perkins Bruneau Iles Schneider Total—101 Carter Jenkins Shaw NAYS Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.D.—50th Clarkson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Total—0 Copelin Kennard Stelly Crane Kenney Strain ABSENT Curtis Lancaster Theriot Damico Landrieu Thomas Baudoin Bruce Daniel LeBlanc Thompson Bowler Powell Deville Long Thornhill Total—4 DeWitt Marionneaux Toomy Diez Martiny Travis The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Dimos McCain Triche Doerge McCallum Vitter CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Donelon McDonald Walsworth Senate Bill No. 867 by Senator Cain Dupre McMains Warner Durand Michot Welch June 22, 1997 Farve Mitchell Weston Faucheux Montgomery Wiggins To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Flavin Morrell Wilkerson Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Fontenot Morrish Willard-Lewis Forster Murray Windhorst Ladies and Gentlemen: Fruge Odinet Winston Gautreaux Perkins Wright We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Glover Pierre between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 867 by Senator Total—101 Cain recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: NAYS 1. That House Floor Amendment proposed by Representative Holden Holden and adopted by the House on June 2, 1997 be rejected. Total—1 ABSENT 2. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Baudoin Bruce Frith Total—3 AMENDMENT NO.1 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. On page 3, delete lines 16 and 17 and insert in lieu thereof the following: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Bill No. 335 By Representative Salter, et al. "(6) To the burning of trees, branches, limbs, or other wood as a bonfire that is specifically authorized by ordinance in the parishes June 23, 1997 of St. James, St. John the Baptist, or St. Charles." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Senator James David Cain Senator Louis Lambert Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Mike Smith Representative N. J. Damico We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Herman R. Hill between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 335 by Representative Joe R. Salter Representative Salter, et al., recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Rep. Hill moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 5, 6, and 7 proposed ROLL CALL by the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 3, 1997, be adopted. The roll was called with the following result:

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2. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 4 and No. remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the 8 proposed by the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 3, 1997, be rejected. same manner as the monies in the state general fund, and all interest earned shall be deposited in the state general fund. 3. That Amendments Nos. 3 and 4 proposed by the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the Senate on June 4, 1997, be adopted. Section 3. Any appropriation contained in House Bill No. 1 of the 1997 Regular Session which is payable out of the state general 4. That Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by the Legislative fund by statutory dedications out of the New Orleans Business and Bureau and adopted by the Senate on June 4, 1997, be rejected. Industrial Development and Sports Foundation Fund shall be deemed to be payable out of the state general fund by statutory dedications 5. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be out of the New Orleans Area Tourism and Economic Development adopted: Fund created in the state treasury pursuant to House Bill No. 1928 of the 1997 Regular Session. AMENDMENT NO. 1 Section 4. Any appropriation contained in House Bill No. 1 of On page 1, line 2, change "enact R.S. 47:302.31," to: the 1997 Regular Session which is payable out of the state general fund by statutory dedications out of the Bossier City Civic Center "amend and reenact R.S. 47:302.30(A) and 322.1(A) as enacted by Fund shall be deemed to be payable out of the state general fund by House Bill No. 1691 of the 1997 Regular Session and to enact R.S. statutory dedications out of the Bossier City Riverfront and Civic 47:302.30(B)(3), 302.31," Center Fund which is created as the successor of the Bossier City Civic Center Fund pursuant to the provisions of House Bill No. 1648 AMENDMENT NO. 2 of the 1997 Regular Session. On page 1, line 2, after "302.32," insert "302.33," Section 5. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for fiscal year 1997-1998, the avails of the tax imposed by R.S. AMENDMENT NO. 3 47:321 from the sale of services as defined in R.S. 47:301(14)(a) in Rapides Parish shall after meeting the requirements of the Bond On page 1, line 3, change "332.30" to "332.29, and Paragraph 3 of Security and Redemption Fund, be deposited in and credited to the R.S. 47:322.1(B) as enacted by House Bill No. 1691 of the 1997 Rapides Parish Economic Development Fund. Notwithstanding any Regular Session," provision of law to the contrary, the appropriation out of the state general fund by statutory dedications out of the Rapides Parish AMENDMENT NO. 4 Economic Development Fund which is payable in the event House Bill No. 1691 of the 1997 Regular Session is enacted into law shall On page 1, line 6, after "funds;" and before "and" insert "to provide be allocated and distributed as follows: relative to certain appropriations;" (a) Twenty-five percent to be used for economic development AMENDMENT NO. 5 purposes in Rapides Parish by the City of Alexandria. On page 12, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following: (b) Twenty-five percent to be used for tourism promotion in Rapides Parish by the Alexandria/Pineville Area Convention "Section 2. R.S. 47:302.30(A) is hereby amended and reenacted and Visitors Bureau. and R.S. 47:302.30 (B)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows: (c) Twenty-five percent for economic development in the City of §302.30. Disposition of certain collections in Rapides Parish Pineville. A. The avails of the tax imposed by this Chapter for the sale of (d) Twenty-five percent to the governing authority of Rapides services as defined in R.S. 47:301(14)(a) in Rapides Parish under the Parish solely for expenses for and associated with the Rapides provisions of R.S. 47:302(C) shall be credited to the Bond Security Parish Coliseum. and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount is allocated from that fund to pay all the obligations secured by the full faith and credit Section 6. The appropriation to the city of Pineville for $54,000 of the state which become due and payable within any fiscal year, the payable from the state general fund (direct) contained in schedule 20- treasurer shall pay fifty percent of the remainder of such funds into 901 sales tax dedications shall be deemed to be payable out of the a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and state general fund by statutory dedications out of the Pineville designated as the "Rapides Parish Economic Development Fund", Economic Development Fund. twenty-five percent into a special fund which is hereby created in the state treasury and designated as the "Alexandria/Pineville Area Section 7. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, Tourism Fund" and twenty-five percent to economic development in any interest earned on investment of monies in the New Orleans Area the city of Pineville. into a special fund which is hereby created in the Tourism and Economic Development Fund as created pursuant to state treasury and designated as the "Pineville Economic House Bill No. 1928 of the 1997 Regular Session shall be deposited Development Fund". in and credited to the state general fund. B. Section 8. R.S. 47:322.1(A) as enacted by House Bill No. 1691 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature is hereby amended and * * * reenacted and Paragraph (3) of R.S. 47:322.1(B) as enacted by House Bill No. 1691 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature are (3) The monies in the Pineville Economic Development Fund hereby enacted to read as follows: shall be subject to annual appropriation of the legislature. The monies in the fund shall be used for economic development in the §322.1. Disposition of certain collections in Rapides Parish City of Pineville. All unexpended and unencumbered monies

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A. The avails of the tax imposed by this Chapter from the sale Bowler Hopkins Salter of services as defined in R.S. 47:301(14)(a) in Rapides Parish under Brun Hunter Scalise the provisions of R.S. 47:321(C) and 322 shall be credited to the Carter Iles Schneider Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and after a sufficient amount Chaisson Jenkins Shaw is allocated from that fund to pay all the obligations secured by the Clarkson Jetson Smith, J.D.—50th full faith and credit of the state which became due and payable within Copelin Johns Smith, J.R.—30th any fiscal year, the treasurer shall pay twenty-five percent of the Crane Kennard Strain remainder of such funds into a special fund in the state treasury Curtis Kenney Theriot designated as the "Rapides Parish Economic Development Fund", Damico Lancaster Thomas twenty-five percent into a special fund in the state treasury designated Daniel Landrieu Thompson as the "Alexandria/Pineville Area Tourism Fund", twenty-five percent Deville Long Thornhill to economic development in the city of Pineville the Pineville DeWitt Marionneaux Toomy Economic Development Fund created pursuant to R.S. 47:302.30 to Diez Martiny Travis be subject to the provisions of and used as provided in R.S. Dimos McCallum Triche 47:302.30, and twenty-five percent to the governing authority of Doerge McDonald Vitter Rapides Parish solely for expenses for and associated with the Donelon McMains Walsworth Rapides Parish Coliseum into a special fund in the state treasury Dupre Michot Warner designated as the "Rapides Parish Coliseum Fund". Farve Mitchell Welch Faucheux Montgomery Weston B. Flavin Morrell Wilkerson Fontenot Morrish Willard-Lewis * * * Forster Murray Windhorst Fruge Odinet Winston (3) The monies in the Rapides Parish Coliseum Fund shall be Gautreaux Perkins Wright subject to an annual appropriation by the legislature. The monies in Glover Pierre the fund shall be used by the governing authority of Rapides Parish Green Pinac solely and exclusively for expenses for and associated with the Total—94 Rapides Parish Coliseum. All unexpended and unencumbered NAYS monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund. The monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer Total—0 in the same manner as the monies in the state general fund, and all ABSENT interest earned shall be deposited in the state general fund." Mr. Speaker Durand McCain AMENDMENT NO. 6 Baudoin Frith Stelly Bruce Hudson Wiggins On page 12, delete line 18, and insert the following: Bruneau LeBlanc Total—11 "Section 9. Sections 1 through 7 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 1997; if vetoed" The Conference Committee Report was adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 7 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Bill No. 666 By Representative Wright and On page 12, at the end of line 21, insert the following: Senator Smith "Section 8 of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 1998." June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative Joe R. Salter Senate. Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Representative Jimmy D. Long Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator James David Cain Senator "Mike" Smith We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Robert J. Barham between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 666 by Representative Wright and Senator Smith, recommend the following Rep. Salter moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. concerning the reengrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs and adopted The roll was called with the following result: by the Senate on May 30, 1997 be adopted. YEAS Respectfully submitted, Alario Guillory Powell Representative Thomas D. Wright Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Pratt Representative Sharon Weston Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Quezaire Representative Willie Hunter, Jr. Ansardi Hebert Riddle Senator Diana E. Bajoie Barton Hill Romero Senator Robert J. Barham Baylor Holden Rousselle Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr.

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Rep. Wright moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Malone and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997, be ROLL CALL rejected. The roll was called with the following result: Respectfully submitted, YEAS Representative Billy Montgomery Mr. Speaker Guillory Powell Representative D.A. "Butch" Gautreaux Alario Hammett Pratt Representative Herman R. Hill Alexander, A.—93rd Heaton Quezaire Senator Robert Barham Alexander, R.—13th Hebert Riddle Senator James David Cain Ansardi Hill Romero Senator Max Tatum Malone Barton Holden Rousselle Baylor Hopkins Salter Rep. Montgomery moved to adopt the Conference Committee Bowler Hudson Scalise Report. Brun Hunter Schneider Carter Iles Shaw ROLL CALL Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.D.—50th Clarkson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th The roll was called with the following result: Copelin Kennard Stelly Crane Kenney Theriot YEAS Damico Lancaster Thompson Deville Landrieu Thornhill Mr. Speaker Guillory Pinac DeWitt LeBlanc Toomy Alario Hammett Powell Diez Long Travis Alexander, A.—93rd Hebert Pratt Doerge Marionneaux Triche Alexander, R.—13th Hill Quezaire Donelon Martiny Vitter Ansardi Holden Riddle Dupre McCain Walsworth Barton Hudson Romero Durand McCallum Warner Baylor Hunter Rousselle Farve McDonald Welch Bowler Iles Salter Faucheux McMains Weston Carter Jenkins Scalise Flavin Michot Wiggins Chaisson Jetson Schneider Fontenot Mitchell Wilkerson Clarkson Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Forster Montgomery Willard-Lewis Copelin Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th Frith Morrell Windhorst Crane Kenney Stelly Fruge Morrish Winston Curtis Lancaster Strain Gautreaux Murray Wright Damico Landrieu Theriot Glover Perkins Daniel LeBlanc Thomas Green Pierre Deville Long Thompson Total—94 DeWitt Marionneaux Toomy NAYS Diez Martiny Travis Dimos McCain Triche Total—0 Donelon McCallum Vitter ABSENT Dupre McDonald Warner Durand McMains Welch Baudoin Daniel Pinac Farve Michot Weston Bruce Dimos Strain Flavin Mitchell Wilkerson Bruneau Jenkins Thomas Fontenot Montgomery Willard-Lewis Curtis Odinet Forster Morrell Windhorst Total—11 Fruge Morrish Winston Gautreaux Murray Wright The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Glover Odinet Green Pierre CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Total—91 House Bill No. 2459 By Representative Montgomery, et al. NAYS June 23, 1997 Total—0 ABSENT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Baudoin Faucheux Shaw Senate. Bruce Frith Thornhill Brun Heaton Walsworth Ladies and Gentlemen: Bruneau Hopkins Wiggins Doerge Perkins We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Total—14 between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2459 by Representative Montgomery, et al., recommend the following The Conference Committee Report was adopted. concerning the reengrossed bill: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

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Senate Bill No. 1097 by Senator Landry Total—0 June 23, 1997 ABSENT To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Bruce Durand McCain Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Brun Faucheux Morrish Damico Forster Odinet Ladies and Gentlemen: Daniel Hopkins Perkins Total—12 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1097 by Senator The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Landry recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Motion 1. That House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure and adopted by the Rep. Forster moved to reconsider the vote by which the House on May 27, 1997 be adopted. Conference Committee Report on Senate Bill No. 196 was rejected. 2. That House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Rep. Stelly objected. McCain and adopted by the House on June 18, 1997 be adopted. A record vote was asked for and ordered by the House. Respectfully submitted, ROLL CALL Senator Ron Landry Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. The roll was called with the following result: Senator Arthur J. Lentini Representative F. Charles mcMains, Jr. YEAS Representative Charles Riddle, III Representative Robert R. Faucheux, Jr. Mr. Speaker Forster Murray Alario Glover Odinet Rep. McCain moved to adopt the Conference Committee Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pierre Report. Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Pratt Ansardi Heaton Romero ROLL CALL Barton Hebert Rousselle Baylor Holden Scalise The roll was called with the following result: Bowler Hunter Schneider Bruneau Iles Toomy YEAS Clarkson Kennard Triche Copelin Lancaster Warner Mr. Speaker Guillory Pratt Crane Landrieu Welch Alario Hammett Quezaire Damico LeBlanc Wilkerson Alexander, A.—93rd Heaton Riddle DeWitt Martiny Willard-Lewis Alexander, R.—13th Hebert Romero Ansardi Hill Rousselle Doerge McCallum Windhorst Barton Holden Salter Dupre Mitchell Winston Baudoin Hudson Scalise Farve Montgomery Baylor Hunter Schneider Faucheux Morrell Bowler Iles Shaw Total—52 Bruneau Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th NAYS Carter Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Chaisson Johns Stelly Baudoin Green Quezaire Clarkson Kennard Strain Brun Hill Riddle Copelin Kenney Theriot Curtis Jenkins Salter Crane Lancaster Thomas Daniel Kenney Shaw Curtis Landrieu Thompson Diez McCain Stelly Deville LeBlanc Thornhill Dimos McDonald Strain DeWitt Long Toomy Donelon McMains Thornhill Diez Marionneaux Travis Flavin Michot Travis Dimos Martiny Triche Fontenot Morrish Vitter Doerge McCallum Vitter Fruge Pinac Walsworth Donelon McDonald Walsworth Gautreaux Powell Wright Dupre McMains Warner Total—33 Farve Michot Welch ABSENT Flavin Mitchell Weston Fontenot Montgomery Wiggins Bruce Hudson Smith, J.R.—30th Frith Morrell Wilkerson Carter Jetson Theriot Fruge Murray Willard-Lewis Chaisson Johns Thomas Gautreaux Pierre Windhorst Deville Long Thompson Glover Pinac Winston Durand Marionneaux Weston Green Powell Wright Frith Perkins Wiggins Total—93 Hopkins Smith, J.D.—50th NAYS Total—20

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* * * The House agreed to reconsider the vote by which the Conference Committee Report was rejected. R.S. 11:143(D)(5) is all proposed new law. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT (5) Any member of the Louisiana judiciary who took office prior Senate Bill No. 196 by Senator Heitmeier to July 1, 1986, and who transfers service credit from the District Attorneys' Retirement System to another retirement system shall not June 22, 1997 be required to pay the actuarial cost for such transfer between To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the systems, and the actuarial cost of such transfer shall be paid from the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: interest earnings of the receiving system which exceed the actuarially projected interest earnings in the fiscal years following such transfer. Ladies and Gentlemen: * * *" We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 196 by Senator AMENDMENT NO. 5 Heitmeier recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: On page 2, between lines 23 and 24, insert: 1. That all House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Committee on Retirement and adopted by the House on June 17, "§416. Employment of retirees 1997, be rejected. A. Regardless of age, if a retiree of this system is engaged or 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: hereafter engages in employment which otherwise would render him eligible for membership in this system, he shall choose one of the AMENDMENT NO. 1 following irrevocable options: On page 1, line 2, delete "11:403(19) and (20) and 413(3)" and (1)(a) Option 1. Any person on regular retirement under the insert: Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System may be employed in any position covered by this system during any fiscal year, provided "11:143(C)(introductory paragraph), 403(19) and (20), 413(3), and that his earnings in such employment do not exceed fifty percent of 416(A)(1) and to enact R.S. 11:143(D)(5)" his annual retirement benefit for such fiscal year. For the purposes of this Section, there shall be an annual cost-of-living adjustment to AMENDMENT NO. 2 the annual retirement benefit figure used in these computations. This cost-of-living adjustment shall be based upon and directly reflect the On page 1, line 5, between "system;" and "and" insert: annual percentage increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index for the preceding year. The retiree may continue to receive his benefit "to provide limitations on the applicability of certain laws regarding until he earns more than fifty percent of his annual retirement benefit suspension or reduction of benefits for certain reemployed retirees; as defined herein, during any fiscal year, after which his retirement to allow certain members of the Louisiana judiciary to transfer benefits shall be reduced so that the total reduction equals the amount service credit from a public retirement system to another retirement earned in excess of fifty percent of his annual retirement benefit as system with no actuarial cost;" adjusted under this Section. Retirees choosing this option shall not become contributing members of this system. AMENDMENT NO. 3 (b) Due to inconsistent interpretations arising from the passage On page 1, line 9, delete "11:403(19) and (20) and 413(3)" and of Act 610 of the 1995 Regular Session, which made the selection of insert: Option 1 an irrevocable decision, the benefits of any retiree of the Department of Transportation and Development who chose Option "11:143(C)(introductory paragraph), 403(19) and (20), 413(3), and 1 shall not be reduced or suspended as a consequence of any 416(A)(1) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 11:143(D)(5) employment occurring during the period between July 1, 1995 and is hereby enacted" June 30, 1997. AMENDMENT NO. 4 * * *" On page 1, between lines 10 and 11, insert: Respectfully submitted, "§143. Transfers between systems Senator Francis Heitmeier Senator John Siracusa * * * Senator Mike Branch Representative Dirk Deville C. Except as provided in Subsection (5) herein and Representative Garey Forster notwithstanding the provisions of law to the contrary, The the system, fund, or plan from which the person transfers such credit shall Rep. Forster moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. transfer to the receiving system, fund, or plan an amount which is the lesser of the following: ROLL CALL * * * The roll was called with the following result: D.

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2. That Amendments Nos. 2 through 10 proposed by the Senate YEAS Committee on Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997 be adopted. Mr. Speaker Forster Morrell Alario Frith Murray 3. That Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Cox and Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Odinet adopted by the Senate on June 17, 1997 be adopted with the Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt following change: In Amendment No. 1, at the beginning of line Ansardi Hammett Romero 3, insert "B." Barton Heaton Rousselle Baylor Hebert Scalise 4. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Bruneau Holden Schneider Carter Hudson Smith, J.D.—50th adopted: Clarkson Hunter Strain Copelin Jetson Thornhill AMENDMENT NO. 1 Crane Lancaster Toomy Damico Landrieu Warner On page 2, at the beginning of line 22, change "A.(1)" to "A." Deville LeBlanc Welch DeWitt Long Weston AMENDMENT NO. 2 Doerge Martiny Wiggins Dupre McCallum Wilkerson On page 2, delete lines 24 through 26 in their entirety Farve Mitchell Willard-Lewis Faucheux Montgomery Windhorst AMENDMENT NO. 3 Total—57 NAYS On page 3, delete lines 1 through 11 in their entirety Baudoin Hill Quezaire AMENDMENT NO. 4 Bruce Iles Riddle Brun Jenkins Salter On page 3, at the beginning of line 12, change "D." to "B." Curtis Kenney Shaw Daniel Marionneaux Stelly AMENDMENT NO. 5 Diez McCain Thompson Dimos McDonald Travis On page 6, at the beginning of line 4, insert "A." Donelon McMains Triche Flavin Michot Vitter AMENDMENT NO. 6 Fontenot Morrish Walsworth Fruge Pierre Winston On page 9, at the end of line 16, insert the following: Gautreaux Pinac Wright Green Powell "However, the Pilot Mediation Program in Orleans, originally created Total—38 in accordance with House Concurrent Resolution No. 76 of 1992 and ABSENT a resolution of the Louisiana Supreme Court dated September 3, 1992, shall continue uninterrupted in the Civil District Court for the Bowler Johns Theriot Parish of Orleans and in the First City Court of the City of New Chaisson Kennard Thomas Orleans until August 31, 1999 and all provisions of this Act which Durand Perkins are inconsistent with the Resolution of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Hopkins Smith, J.R.—30th Rule 18 of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, or the Total—10 rules of the First City Court of the City of New Orleans, as may be amended, are not applicable to such Pilot Mediation Program. The The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Louisiana State Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section shall study the Pilot Mediation Program and issue its report CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to the Louisiana Legislature before the commencement of the 1999 House Bill No. 2347 By Representative Riddle Regular Legislative Session." June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representative Charles A. Riddle, III Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative Robert M. Marionneaux, Jr. Senate. Representative F. Charles McMains, Jr. Senator J. Chris Ullo Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator James J. Cox Senator J. Lomax "Max" Jordan, Jr. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2347 by Rep. Riddle moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Representative Riddle, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: As a substitute, Rep. Bowler moved to table the entire subject matter. 1. That Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary A and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997 be Rep. Riddle objected. rejected. The vote recurred on the substitute motion.

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A record vote was asked for and ordered by the House. Clarkson Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Copelin Jetson Stelly ROLL CALL Curtis Kenney Strain Daniel Landrieu Thomas The roll was called with the following result: Deville LeBlanc Thornhill DeWitt Long Toomy YEAS Diez Marionneaux Triche Doerge McCain Vitter Mr. Speaker Dimos Powell Dupre McCallum Warner Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Salter Durand McMains Welch Ansardi Hill Scalise Farve Michot Weston Bowler Jenkins Schneider Faucheux Mitchell Wiggins Brun Kennard Shaw Flavin Montgomery Wilkerson Bruneau Lancaster Theriot Fontenot Morrell Willard-Lewis Crane Martiny Windhorst Frith Morrish Wright Damico McDonald Winston Total—66 Total—24 NAYS NAYS Mr. Speaker Dimos Powell Alario Fruge Murray Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Salter Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Odinet Ansardi Hill Scalise Barton Green Pinac Bowler Jenkins Schneider Baudoin Hammett Pratt Brun Kennard Shaw Baylor Hebert Riddle Bruneau Lancaster Theriot Bruce Holden Romero Crane Martiny Windhorst Carter Hunter Rousselle Damico McDonald Winston Clarkson Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Total—24 Copelin Jetson Stelly ABSENT Curtis Kenney Strain Daniel Landrieu Thomas Chaisson Hopkins Quezaire Deville LeBlanc Thornhill Donelon Hudson Smith, J.R.—30th DeWitt Long Toomy Forster Johns Thompson Diez Marionneaux Triche Guillory Perkins Travis Doerge McCain Vitter Heaton Pierre Walsworth Dupre McCallum Warner Total—15 Durand McMains Welch Farve Michot Weston The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Faucheux Mitchell Wiggins Flavin Montgomery Wilkerson CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Fontenot Morrell Willard-Lewis House Bill No. 2480 By Representative Perkins Frith Morrish Wright Total—66 June 22, 1997 ABSENT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Chaisson Hopkins Quezaire Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Donelon Hudson Smith, J.R.—30th Senate. Forster Johns Thompson Guillory Perkins Travis Ladies and Gentlemen: Heaton Pierre Walsworth Total—15 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2480 by The House refused to table the entire subject matter. Representative Perkins, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Rep. Riddle insisted on his motion to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary C and adopted by the Senate on ROLL CALL June 13, 1997 be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 3 proposed by Senator Short and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997 be YEAS adopted. Alario Fruge Murray 3. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 3 proposed by Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Odinet Senator Casanova and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997 Barton Green Pinac be rejected. Baudoin Hammett Pratt Baylor Hebert Riddle 4. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Senator Bruce Holden Romero Jordan and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997 be adopted. Carter Hunter Rousselle

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5. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Clarkson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th adopted: Copelin Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Crane Johns Stelly AMENDMENT NO. 1 Curtis Kennard Strain Damico Kenney Theriot On page 3, line 4, after "profit" and before "any" delete "using" and Daniel Landrieu Thomas insert "when accessing the Internet, World Wide Web, or any part Deville LeBlanc Thompson thereof by way of" DeWitt Long Toomy Diez Marionneaux Travis AMENDMENT NO. 2 Dimos Martiny Triche On page 3, line 5, after "server" insert a period "." and delete the Doerge McCain Vitter remainder of the line and delete line 6 in its entirety Donelon McCallum Walsworth Dupre McDonald Warner AMENDMENT NO. 3 Durand McMains Welch Farve Michot Weston On page 5, line 3, after "client" delete the remainder of the line and Faucheux Mitchell Wiggins insert in lieu thereof the following: Flavin Montgomery Wilkerson Fontenot Morrell Willard-Lewis "for the primary purpose of the conducting as a business of " Forster Morrish Windhorst Frith Odinet Winston AMENDMENT NO. 4 Fruge Perkins Wright Gautreaux Pierre On page 5, after line 21 and after Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Total—98 proposed by Senator Jordan and adopted herein, insert the following:

"I. The providing of Internet or other on-line access, NAYS transmission, routing, storage, or other communication related services, or Web Site design, development, storage, maintenance, Murray billing, advertising, hypertext linking, transaction processing, or other Total—1 site related services, by telephone companies, Internet Service ABSENT Providers, software developers, licensors, or other such parties providing such services to customers in the normal course of their Baudoin Chaisson Lancaster business, shall not be considered gambling by computer even though Bowler Hudson Thornhill the activities of such customers using such services to conduct a Total—6 prohibited game, contest, lottery, or contrivance may constitute gambling by computer for the purposes of this Section. The The Conference Committee Report was adopted. provisions of this Subsection shall not exempt from criminal prosecution any telephone company, Internet Service Provider, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT software developer, licensor, or other such party if its primary Senate Bill No. 428 by Senator Heitmeier purpose in providing such service is to conduct gambling as a business." June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Representative Anthony R. Perkins Representative Stephen J. Windhorst Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator J. Lomax Jordan Senator Philip Short We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Francis C. Heitmeier between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 428 by Senator Heitmeier recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Rep. Perkins moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 6 proposed by ROLL CALL Representative Wilkerson and adopted by the House on May 5, 1997, be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 5 proposed by YEAS Representative Stelly and adopted by the House on June 2, 1997, be rejected. Mr. Speaker Glover Pinac Alario Green Powell 3. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pratt Representative Schneider and adopted by the House on June 2, Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Quezaire 1997, be rejected. Ansardi Heaton Riddle Barton Hebert Romero Respectfully submitted, Baylor Hill Rousselle Bruce Holden Salter Senator Francis Heitmeier Brun Hopkins Scalise Senator Foster Campbell Bruneau Hunter Schneider Representative Vic Stelly Carter Iles Shaw Representative Pinkie Wilkerson

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Representative Warren Triche 1. That all House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Committee on Retirement and adopted by the House of Rep. Stelly moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Representatives on June 17, 1997, be rejected. ROLL CALL Respectfully submitted, The roll was called with the following result: Senator Francis Heitmeier Senator John Siracusa YEAS Senator Ron Landry Representative Charlie DeWitt Alario Gautreaux Pierre Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Pinac Rep. Stelly moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Alexander, R.—13th Green Powell Ansardi Guillory Pratt ROLL CALL Barton Hammett Quezaire Baudoin Heaton Riddle The roll was called with the following result: Baylor Hebert Romero Bruce Hill Rousselle YEAS Brun Holden Salter Bruneau Hopkins Scalise Mr. Speaker Fruge Pierre Carter Hudson Schneider Alario Gautreaux Pinac Chaisson Hunter Shaw Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Powell Clarkson Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Alexander, R.—13th Green Pratt Copelin Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Ansardi Hammett Quezaire Crane Jetson Stelly Barton Heaton Riddle Curtis Johns Theriot Baudoin Hebert Romero Damico Kennard Thomas Baylor Hill Rousselle Daniel Kenney Thompson Bowler Holden Scalise Deville Landrieu Thornhill Bruce Hudson Schneider DeWitt Long Toomy Brun Hunter Shaw Diez Marionneaux Travis Bruneau Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Dimos Martiny Triche Carter Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Doerge McCain Vitter Chaisson Jetson Stelly Donelon McCallum Walsworth Clarkson Johns Strain Dupre McDonald Warner Copelin Kennard Theriot Durand McMains Weston Crane Kenney Thomas Farve Michot Wiggins Curtis Lancaster Thornhill Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson Damico Landrieu Toomy Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis Daniel LeBlanc Travis Fontenot Morrish Windhorst Deville Long Triche Forster Murray Winston DeWitt Marionneaux Vitter Frith Odinet Wright Diez Martiny Walsworth Fruge Perkins Dimos McCain Warner Total—98 Doerge McCallum Welch NAYS Donelon McDonald Weston Dupre Michot Wiggins Total—0 Durand Mitchell Wilkerson ABSENT Faucheux Montgomery Willard-Lewis Flavin Morrell Windhorst Mr. Speaker LeBlanc Welch Fontenot Morrish Winston Bowler Mitchell Forster Murray Wright Lancaster Strain Frith Odinet Total—7 Total—98 NAYS The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Total—0 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ABSENT Senate Bill No. 491 by Senator Heitmeier Farve McMains Thompson June 21, 1997 Guillory Perkins Hopkins Salter To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Total—7 Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Ladies and Gentlemen: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senate Bill No. 976 by Senator Heitmeier between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 491 by Senator Heitmeier recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: June 20, 1997

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To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Clarkson Marionneaux Salter Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Farve Morrish Wiggins Total—12 Ladies and Gentlemen: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 976 by Senator CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Heitmeier recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Senate Bill No. 1064 by Senator Dardenne 1. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 1, 2, and 3 proposed June 23, 1997 by the House Committee on Retirement and adopted by the House on May 20, 1997, be rejected. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Francis Heitmeier Senator Mike Branch We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Ron Landry between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1064 by Senator Representative Vic Stelly Dardenne recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Representative Charles McDonald Representative Mike Walsworth 1. That House Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 11 proposed by the House Committee on Insurance and adopted by Rep. Stelly moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. the House on May 16, 1997 be rejected. ROLL CALL 2. That Legislative Bureau Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House on May 16, The roll was called with the following result: 1997 be rejected. YEAS 3. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 8 proposed by Representative Donelon and adopted by the House on June 4, Alario Gautreaux Pierre 1997 be rejected. Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Pinac Alexander, R.—13th Green Powell 4. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 9 proposed by Ansardi Guillory Quezaire Representative Copelin and adopted by the House on June 4, Barton Hammett Riddle 1997 be rejected. Baudoin Heaton Romero Baylor Hebert Rousselle 5. That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill be Bowler Holden Scalise adopted: Brun Hopkins Schneider Bruneau Hudson Shaw AMENDMENT NO. 1 Carter Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th Chaisson Iles Smith, J.R.—30th On page 1, line 2, after "(D)" insert "and to enact R.S. 32:863.1(F), Copelin Jenkins Stelly (G), and (H)" Crane Jetson Strain Curtis Johns Theriot AMENDMENT NO. 2 Damico Kenney Thomas Daniel Lancaster Thompson On page 1, at the end of line 3, delete "to provide" and delete line 4, Deville Landrieu Thornhill and insert "to" DeWitt LeBlanc Toomy Diez Long Travis AMENDMENT NO. 3 Dimos Martiny Triche Doerge McCain Vitter On page 1, line 6, after "provide for the" insert "permissive Donelon McCallum Walsworth promulgation of rules and regulations relative to the" Dupre McDonald Warner Durand McMains Welch AMENDMENT NO. 4 Faucheux Michot Weston Flavin Mitchell Wilkerson On page 1, line 9, after "circumstances;" insert "to provide for proof Fontenot Montgomery Willard-Lewis of valid and current insurance; to provide for penalties;" Forster Morrell Windhorst Frith Murray Winston AMENDMENT NO. 5 Fruge Odinet Wright Total—93 On page 1, line 12, after "reenacted" insert "and R.S. NAYS 32:863.1(F),(G), and (H) are hereby enacted" Total—0 AMENDMENT NO. 6 ABSENT On page 2, delete lines 1 through 27 in their entirety and insert the Mr. Speaker Hill Perkins following: Bruce Kennard Pratt

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"C.(1)(a) If the operator of a motor vehicle is unable to show (5) The administrative hearing shall be limited to a review of compliance with the provisions of this Part by displaying the required the issue of whether the vehicle was covered by a valid policy of document when requested to do so, the motor vehicle shall be insurance at the time of the alleged violation. The records of the impounded and the operator shall be issued a notice of department on the particular violation shall be prima facie proof of noncompliance with the provisions of this Part on a form to be the violation, and the owner or operator shall have the burden of provided by the department. A copy of the notice of noncompliance proving that the vehicle was covered by a valid policy of insurance shall be provided to the towing or storage company and a copy shall or was self-insured pursuant to this Chapter at the time of the be forwarded to the office of motor vehicles within three calender violation. The owner or operator may subpoena any witness to days after the notice on noncompliance was served. The notice of appear at the hearing, including the officer issuing the violation, to noncompliance shall serve as notice of administrative hearings rights. establish that the owner or operator was in compliance with the law In addition, the law enforcement officer shall remove the license plate at the time of the alleged violation. A request for a hearing shall not from the vehicle. The law enforcement officer shall deliver the stay the sanctions required by this Part. If it is determined at the vehicle license plate to the chief of the agency which employs the administrative hearing that the vehicle was covered by a valid policy officer, or to a person in that agency designated to receive such of insurance or was self-insured pursuant to this Chapter at the time license plates. In those cases in which a motor vehicle is not of the violation, but that such proof was not presented to the law impounded, a copy of the notice of noncompliance shall be attached enforcement officer at the time the vehicle was impounded, then the to the vehicle license plate and both shall be delivered to the nearest vehicle owner shall be required to pay the storage and wrecker fees office of motor vehicles within three calendar days after the notice of of the person or company who impounded and towed the subject noncompliance was served. vehicle. The department or other agency that conducts the hearings, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to (b) The owner of the vehicle shall have three calendar days implement the requirements of this Section. Any action for judicial from the date that the notice of noncompliance was issued to present review of the decision from the administrative hearing shall be in the to the office of motor vehicles proof of insurance coverage or security same manner and under the same conditions as provided in R.S. in effect at the time of the issuance of the notice of noncompliance. 32:414. No court shall issue an injunction, stay or other process If the vehicle was properly insured at the time the notice was issued, preventing the enforcement of the sanctions required by this Part any valid license plate shall be returned within forty-eight hours, pending the hearing provided for in this Part, except as provided by exclusive of legal holidays, to the owner of the vehicle at no cost to R.S. 49:964. the owner. However, if the owner fails to provide proof of the fact that the vehicle was properly insured at the time the notice of (6) The impounded vehicle shall remain impounded and the noncompliance was issued, the chief administrative officer of the registration shall remain suspended until such time as proof of valid office of motor vehicles shall destroy, or shall cause to be destroyed, insurance is given to the Department of Public Safety and the license plate removed from that owner’s vehicle and shall notify Corrections. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the the secretary that the owner of the vehicle is not in compliance with contrary, in no event shall a car be released from impoundment until the compulsory liability law. Upon receipt of such notification, the such time as proof, in writing, has been presented from the secretary shall revoke the registration of such vehicle. Department of Public Safety and Corrections that all penalties, fees, fines and requirements of this Section have been met. (c) For a first offense there shall be a reinstatement fee of fifty dollars, for a second offense there shall be a reinstatement fee of one (7) In those instances when there is a passenger in the motor hundred fifty dollars, and for any subsequent offense there shall be vehicle under the age of twelve or when the driver or a passenger in a reinstatement fee of five hundred dollars. The reinstatement fee the motor vehicle is handicapped or when considering the location contained herein shall be in addition to other appropriate registration and the time of day of the stop, the law enforcement officer perceives fees allowed by law and reinstatement shall depend upon proof of that there would be a threat to the public safety or to the occupants in compliance with the compulsory liability law. the motor vehicle, such law enforcement officer enforcing the provision of this Section may in lieu of the impoundment provisions (2) In those cases in which the motor vehicle is not impounded, of this Section, seize the license plate and issue a temporary sticker any law enforcement officer who removes and takes a license plate valid for three calendar days. Upon expiration of the sticker, the pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall issue for attachment vehicle shall not be driven until the owner has complied with the to the rear end of the vehicle, a temporary sticker denoting its use in requirements of this Section. In the event the vehicle is being driven lieu of an official license plate. The sticker shall bear the date upon after the expiration of the temporary sticker provided for herein, the which it was issued in written or stamped numerals or letters not less vehicle shall be immediately impounded pursuant to the provisions than three inches in height. This temporary sticker shall only be of this Section. effective for a period of three calendar days beginning from the day on which the license plate is taken. D. Prior to reinstatement of registration and license plate privileges to any individual who cannot prove the required insurance (3) The temporary stickers required by Paragraph (2) of this coverage or security in effect at the time of the offense within ten Subsection shall be designed and produced by the Department of three calendar days after the offense, the Department of Public Safety Public Safety and Corrections, and the department shall supply such and Corrections shall collect a reinstatement fee of ten dollars to stickers, at no cost, to all law enforcement agencies authorized by law offset the costs of administering this Section. This ten dollar fee shall to enforce traffic laws. be in addition to any other fines, fees, or penalties owed prior to reinstatement of privileges. (4) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall formulate and promulgate rules and regulations for the * * * implementation of the provisions of this Section. To this end, no license shall be taken or destroyed pursuant to the authority granted R.S. 32:863.1(F) is all proposed new law. in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection until such rules are properly promulgated in accordance with law. However, this limitation shall F. In the case where the driver is a minor child, the owner of the not be construed so as to otherwise limit the enforcement of laws vehicle shall be responsible under this Section. If the owner of the relative to operating a vehicle without proper insurance or security. vehicle is the minor child, the parents of the minor child shall be jointly subject to the provisions of this Section along with the minor

3845 Page 84 HOUSE 60th Day's Proceedings - June 23, 1997 child, unless the minor has been adjudicated emancipated or is in the Delete pages 3 and 4 in their entirety and on page 5, delete lines 1 sole custody of another or only one parent under the law. If the through 14 in their entirety minor is in the sole custody of another or only one parent under the law, the person or parent in whose sole custody the child has been Respectfully submitted, placed will be jointly responsible with the minor child under this Section. Senator Jay Dardenne Senator Gregory Tarver R.S. 32:863.1(G) is all proposed new law. Senator Arthur Lentini Representative Warren Triche G. The only acceptable means of proof of a valid and current Representative James Donelon policy of insurance shall be one of the following: Representative Charles McMains (1) The insurance identification card, declaration page, or policy Rep. Donelon moved to adopt the Conference Committee issued by the insurer. Report. (2) In the case of a self-insured vehicle as provided in R.S. As a substitute, Rep. Green moved to recommit the bill to the 32:851 et seq., the certificate of self-insurance issued by the Conference Committee. Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Rep. Donelon objected. (3) The records of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, if such records reflect that the motor vehicle is covered The vote recurred on the substitute motion. by a valid and current policy of liability insurance. ROLL CALL (4) The law enforcement officer making the stop has a reasonable belief that the motor vehicle is covered by a valid and The roll was called with the following result: current policy of liability insurance. YEAS R.S. 32:863.1(H) is all proposed new law. Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Perkins H. (1) In addition to the other requirements of this Section, Baudoin Holden Pierre every insurer issuing policies on motor vehicles in Louisiana or in the Baylor Hunter Pratt case of self-insured vehicles pursuant to R.S. 32:851 et seq., the Bruce Iles Quezaire Department of Public Safety and Corrections, may be required to Copelin Jenkins Rousselle issue stickers to those persons owning valid and current insurance as Curtis Jetson Thornhill required in R.S. 32:851 et seq., within five working days of binding Farve Mitchell Welch coverage. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, in Glover Morrell Weston consultation with the Department of Insurance, may adopt rules and Green Murray Willard-Lewis regulations to implement the provisions of this Subsection. The Total—27 proposed rules and regulations shall be submitted to the House NAYS Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works,the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Section B, the House Committee Mr. Speaker Frith Powell on Insurance, and the Senate Committee on Insurance pursuant to the Alario Fruge Riddle Administrative Procedure Act. Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Romero Ansardi Hammett Salter (2) If such rules and regulations are promulgated, the insured Barton Hebert Scalise shall be required to place the decal in the upper left corner of the Brun Hill Schneider windshield of the driver’s side of the insured motor vehicle or in such Bruneau Johns Shaw other location on the motor vehicle as set forth by rules and Chaisson Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th regulations that shall be established by the Department of Public Crane Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Safety and Corrections. The rules and regulations shall provide that Damico Landrieu Stelly the failure to display the decal in an approved location on the vehicle Daniel LeBlanc Strain or the displaying of an expired decal may subject the vehicle to being Deville Long Theriot towed and impounded, unless the driver can show that the vehicle is DeWitt Marionneaux Thomas covered by a valid policy of insurance or is self-insured pursuant to Diez Martiny Toomy this Chapter before towing of the vehicle. The only acceptable means Dimos McCain Travis of proof of a valid policy of insurance shall be those provided in this Doerge McCallum Triche Section. Donelon McDonald Vitter Dupre McMains Walsworth (3) There will be a fifteen day grace period on the expiration of Durand Michot Warner a decal before any law enforcement action may be taken. All penalties Faucheux Montgomery Wiggins and exceptions contained in this Section shall be applicable to this Flavin Morrish Windhorst Subsection, and the decal required herein shall be required in Fontenot Odinet Winston addition to the other requirements contained in this Section. Forster Pinac Wright Total—69 * * * ABSENT Section 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 1998." Bowler Heaton Lancaster Carter Hopkins Thompson AMENDMENT NO. 7 Clarkson Hudson Wilkerson

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Total—9 Ladies and Gentlemen: The House refused to recommit the bill to the Conference We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Committee. between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2268 by Representative Brun, recommend the following concerning the Rep. Donelon insisted on his motion to adopt the Conference engrossed bill: Committee Report. 1. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 1, proposed by the ROLL CALL Senate Committee on Judiciary C and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 1997, be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be YEAS adopted: Mr. Speaker Fruge Romero AMENDMENT NO. 1 Alario Gautreaux Rousselle Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Salter On page 1, line 2, after "16:15(F)" insert "and to enact R.S. 16:16.1" Ansardi Hebert Scalise Barton Hill Schneider AMENDMENT NO. 2 Baudoin Hudson Shaw Bruce Johns Smith, J.D.—50th On page 1, line 3, after "fees;" insert "to provide with respect to costs Brun Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th for prosecution expenses;" Bruneau Kenney Stelly Carter Lancaster Strain AMENDMENT NO. 3 Chaisson Landrieu Theriot Crane LeBlanc Thomas On page 1, after line 15, add the following: Curtis Long Thornhill Damico Marionneaux Toomy "Section 2. R.S. 16:16.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: Daniel Martiny Travis Deville McCain Triche §16.1. Costs for prosecution expenses DeWitt McCallum Vitter Diez McDonald Walsworth In all criminal cases, over which the district attorney's office has Dimos McMains Warner jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who Doerge Michot Welch is convicted after trial or who pleads guilty or nolo contendere or Donelon Mitchell Wiggins against whom a judgment of bond forfeiture has been rendered, a Dupre Montgomery Wilkerson nonrefundable sum of ten dollars in each case, which shall be in Durand Morrish Willard-Lewis addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed. The Faucheux Odinet Windhorst sums collected under this Section shall be remitted monthly by the Flavin Pinac Winston clerk's office to the office of the district attorney of the judicial Fontenot Powell Wright district to be used in defraying expenses of his office." Forster Pratt Frith Riddle Respectfully submitted, Total—82 NAYS Representative RoyBrun Representative Mitch Lanndieu Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Morrell Senator Max Jordan Baylor Holden Murray Senator Arthur Lentini Copelin Hunter Perkins Senator Gerald Theunissen Farve Iles Pierre Glover Jenkins Quezaire Rep. Brun moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Green Jetson Weston Total—18 As a substitute, Rep. McCain moved to recommit the bill to the ABSENT Conference Committee. Bowler Heaton Thompson Rep. Brun objected. Clarkson Hopkins Total—5 The vote recurred on the substitute motion. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. ROLL CALL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT The roll was called with the following result: House Bill No. 2268 By Representative Brun YEAS June 22, 1997 Mr. Speaker Farve Montgomery To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Morrell Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Barton Holden Murray Senate. Baylor Hudson Pratt Bowler Hunter Welch

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Copelin Jenkins Weston Dimos Martiny Walsworth Curtis McCain Wilkerson Doerge McCallum Warner Total—21 Dupre McDonald Wiggins NAYS Durand McMains Windhorst Faucheux Michot Winston Alario Gautreaux Powell Flavin Montgomery Wright Alexander, R.—13th Green Quezaire Fontenot Morrish Ansardi Guillory Riddle Forster Odinet Bruce Hammett Romero Total—82 Brun Hebert Rousselle NAYS Bruneau Hill Salter Mr. Speaker McCain Welch Carter Iles Scalise Alexander, A.—93rd Morrell Weston Chaisson Johns Shaw Bowler Murray Wilkerson Clarkson Kennard Smith, J.D.—50th Holden Perkins Crane Kenney Smith, J.R.—30th Jenkins Pratt Damico Lancaster Stelly Total—13 Daniel Landrieu Strain ABSENT Deville LeBlanc Theriot DeWitt Long Thomas Donelon Jetson Toomy Diez Marionneaux Thompson Farve Mitchell Willard-Lewis Dimos Martiny Thornhill Heaton Schneider Doerge McCallum Travis Hopkins Strain Dupre McDonald Triche Total—10 Durand McMains Vitter The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Faucheux Michot Walsworth Flavin Morrish Warner Speaker Pro Tempore Bruneau in the Chair Fontenot Odinet Wiggins Forster Perkins Windhorst CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Frith Pierre Winston House Bill No. 2339 By Representatives Daniel and Holden Fruge Pinac Wright Total—75 June 23, 1997 ABSENT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Baudoin Hopkins Schneider Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Donelon Jetson Toomy Senate. Heaton Mitchell Willard-Lewis Total—9 Ladies and Gentlemen: The House refused to recommit the bill to the conference We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement committee. between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2339 by Representatives Daniel and Holden, recommend the following Rep. Brun insisted on his motion to adopt the Conference concerning the reengrossed bill: Committee Report. 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1, 3 through 6, and ROLL CALL 8 through 12 proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 1997, be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 2 and 7 proposed by YEAS the Senate Committee on Education and adopted by the Senate on June 6, 1997, be rejected. Alario Frith Pierre Alexander, R.—13th Fruge Pinac 3. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 2 and 3 proposed by Ansardi Gautreaux Powell the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and Barton Glover Quezaire Baudoin Green Riddle adopted by the Senate on June 11, 1997, be adopted. Baylor Guillory Romero Bruce Hammett Rousselle 4. That Senate Committee Amendments No. 1 proposed by the Brun Hebert Salter Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted Bruneau Hill Scalise by the Senate on June 11, 1997, be rejected. Carter Hudson Shaw Chaisson Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th 5. That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill be Clarkson Iles Smith, J.R.—30th adopted: Copelin Johns Stelly Crane Kennard Theriot AMENDMENT NO. 1 Curtis Kenney Thomas Damico Lancaster Thompson On page 1, line 2, delete "to enable" and insert in lieu thereof Daniel Landrieu Thornhill "relative to fees at institutions under the supervision and management Deville LeBlanc Travis of" DeWitt Long Triche Diez Marionneaux Vitter

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AMENDMENT NO. 2 Durand Montgomery Wiggins Faucheux Morrish Willard-Lewis On page 1, line 3, after Senate Committee Amendment No. 2, Flavin Odinet Windhorst proposed by the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Fontenot Perkins Winston and adopted by the Senate on June 11, 1997, and before "to assess" Forster Pierre Wright insert a semi-colon ";" and "to enable such boards" Total—87 NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 3 Baylor Guillory Murray On page 1, line 12, after "A." insert "(1)" Copelin Jenkins Pratt Farve Morrell Welch AMENDMENT NO. 4 Total—9 On page 1, line 13, after "provide" and before "for" insert a comma ABSENT "," and add "by the favorable vote of two-thirds of the members of the respective board," Donelon Hopkins Mitchell Glover Jetson Schneider AMENDMENT NO. 5 Heaton McCain Wilkerson Total—9 On page 2, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. "(2) The respective board shall terminate the assessment of any such fee at any institution at which at least two-thirds of the members of the governing board of the student government association vote to terminate the assessment of the fee. Action by the respective board CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to terminate the assessment shall be by vote of at least a majority of Senate Bill No. 46 by Senator Dardenne the members of the respective board." June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Representative Roy Brun Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Representative William Daniel Senator Thomas A. Greene Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Robert J. Barham Senator Michael F. Branch We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 46 by Senator Rep. Daniel moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Dardenne recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: ROLL CALL 1. That Amendments 2 and 3 of House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Committee on Commerce and adopted The roll was called with the following result: by the House of Representatives on May 15, 1997 be adopted. YEAS 2. That Amendment 1 of House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Committee on Commerce and adopted by the Mr. Speaker Frith Pinac House of Representatives on May 15, 1997, be rejected. Alario Fruge Powell Alexander, A.—93rd Gautreaux Quezaire 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Alexander, R.—13th Green Riddle adopted: Ansardi Hammett Romero Barton Hebert Rousselle AMENDMENT NO. 1 Baudoin Hill Salter Bowler Holden Scalise On page 1, delete line 2 and insert in lieu thereof the following: Bruce Hudson Shaw "To enact R.S. 4:145(D), 149.4, and 216.1, R.S. 27:15(B)(3)(c), R.S. Brun Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th 33:4861.4(D)(3) and 4861.6(D), R.S. 40:1485.10, and R.S. 47:9058, Bruneau Iles Smith, J.R.—30th relative to assistance" Carter Johns Stelly Chaisson Kennard Strain AMENDMENT NO. 2 Clarkson Kenney Theriot Crane Lancaster Thomas On page 1, line 5, after "facilities;" insert the following: Curtis Landrieu Thompson Damico LeBlanc Thornhill "to provide relative to a central registry of licensed gaming operators; Daniel Long Toomy to provide for the establishment of a central registry of licensed Deville Marionneaux Travis gaming operators; to specify information listed in such central registry; to require submission of certain information pertaining to DeWitt Martiny Triche licensees by certain regulatory entities; to provide relative to the Diez McCallum Vitter requirements for the conduct of certain charitable raffles;" Dimos McDonald Walsworth Doerge McMains Warner AMENDMENT NO. 3 Dupre Michot Weston

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On page 1, line 7, change "R.S. 4:149.4 and 216.1" to "R.S. §4861.4. Authorization to license certain organizations; exemption; 4:145(D), 149.4, and 216.1" requirement for state license AMENDMENT NO. 4 * * * On page 1, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following: D. "§145. Executive director; officers; employees; domicile; report to * * * central registry * * * R.S. 33:4861.4(D)(3) is all proposed new law. R.S. 4:145(D) is all proposed new law. (3) A charitable organization, upon application to the municipality or parish, shall be exempt from the licensing and (D) The name, address, and location of any such establishment reporting requirements provided in R.S. 33:4861.5 through 4861.14 licensed for operating, holding, or conducting any authorized game, of this Part for the purpose of conducting a raffle as defined in R.S. gaming or wagering activity, or game of chance issued pursuant to 33:4861.4(A)(1) in any municipality or parish the governing this Chapter, including the name and address of each person who has authority of which has decided to permit raffles, bingo, and keno or controls, directly or indirectly, more than five percent ownership, within its limits as provided in R.S. 33:4861.3, provided the income, or profit interest, shall be submitted, and updated at least municipality or parish finds, upon such application, that the quarterly, to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board for inclusion in a charitable organization is conducting such raffle for the purpose of central registry of licensed gaming operators pursuant to R.S. providing support to any elementary or secondary school in the 27:15(B)(3)(c)." municipality or parish or for other purposes of community support. * * *" * * * AMENDMENT NO. 4 §4861.6. Investigation of qualifications of applicant; issuance of license; limitation on license fee; duration of license; report to On page 2, between lines 17 and 18 insert the following: central registry "Section 2. R.S. 27:15(B)(3)(c) is hereby enacted to read as * * * follows: R.S. 33:4861.6(D) is all proposed new law. §15. Board's authority, responsibilities (D) The name, address, and location of any such establishment * * * licensed for operating, holding, or conducting any authorized game, gaming or wagering activity, or game of chance issued pursuant to B. The board shall: this Part, including the names and addresses of every person who has or controls, directly or indirectly, more than five percent ownership, * * * income, or profit interest, shall be submitted, and updated at least quarterly, to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board for inclusion in a (3) central registry of licensed gaming operators pursuant to R.S. 27:15(B)(3)(c)." * * * AMENDMENT NO. 5 R.S. 27:15(B)(3)(c) is all proposed new law. On page 2, line 18, change "Section 2." to Section 4." (c)(i) Establish, and update at least quarterly, a central registry of all gaming operators licensed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter AMENDMENT NO. 6 4 of Title 4 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the Charitable Raffles, Bingo and Keno Licensing Law, the Louisiana Riverboat On the first line of the inserted text of House Amendment No. 3 Economic Development and Gaming Control Act, the Louisiana proposed by the House Committee on Commerce and adopted by the Economic Development and Gaming Corporation Act, and the Video House of Representatives on May 15, 1997, change "Section 3." to Draw Poker Devices Control Law. "Section 5." (ii) Such registry shall be comprised of the name and address of Respectfully submitted, each person who is licensed or who holds an operating contract pursuant to such laws, and the address of any location in which any Senator "Jay" L. Dardenne authorized game, gaming or wagering activity, or game of chance is Senator Donald R. Cravins conducted pursuant to such laws. Included in such registry shall be Senator Noble Ellington the name and address of each person who owns or controls, directly Representative Robert E. Barton or indirectly, more than five percent ownership interest, income Representative Stephen J. Windhorst interest, or profit interest in any such establishment. Representative Billy Montgomery * * *" Rep. Barton moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Section 3. R.S. 33:4861.4(D)(3) and 4861.6(D) are hereby ROLL CALL enacted to read as follows: The roll was called with the following result:

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Senator John Siracusa YEAS Senator Mike Branch Representative Vic Stelly Mr. Speaker Glover Pierre Representative Billy Montgomery Alario Green Pinac Representative Emile "Peppi" Bruneau Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Powell Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Pratt Rep. Stelly moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Ansardi Hebert Quezaire Barton Hill Riddle ROLL CALL Baudoin Holden Rousselle Baylor Hudson Salter The roll was called with the following result: Bowler Hunter Scalise Bruce Iles Shaw YEAS Bruneau Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Carter Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Mr. Speaker Glover Powell Chaisson Johns Stelly Alario Green Pratt Clarkson Kenney Strain Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Quezaire Copelin Lancaster Theriot Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Riddle Crane Landrieu Thomas Ansardi Hebert Romero Curtis LeBlanc Thompson Barton Hill Rousselle Damico Long Thornhill Baudoin Holden Salter Daniel Marionneaux Toomy Baylor Hunter Scalise Deville Martiny Travis Bowler Iles Schneider DeWitt McCain Triche Bruce Jenkins Shaw Diez McCallum Walsworth Bruneau Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Doerge McDonald Warner Carter Johns Stelly Dupre McMains Welch Chaisson Kennard Strain Durand Michot Weston Clarkson Kenney Theriot Faucheux Montgomery Wiggins Copelin Lancaster Thomas Flavin Morrell Wilkerson Curtis Landrieu Thompson Fontenot Morrish Willard-Lewis Damico LeBlanc Thornhill Forster Murray Windhorst Daniel Long Toomy Frith Odinet Winston Deville Marionneaux Travis Fruge Perkins Wright DeWitt Martiny Triche Total—93 Diez McCain Vitter Dimos McCallum Walsworth NAYS Doerge McDonald Warner Donelon McMains Welch Total—0 Dupre Michot Weston ABSENT Durand Montgomery Wiggins Faucheux Morrell Wilkerson Brun Gautreaux Mitchell Flavin Morrish Willard-Lewis Dimos Heaton Romero Fontenot Murray Windhorst Donelon Hopkins Schneider Forster Odinet Winston Farve Kennard Vitter Frith Perkins Wright Total—12 Fruge Pierre Gautreaux Pinac The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Total—97 NAYS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 489 by Senator Heitmeier Total—0 ABSENT June 22, 1997 Brun Heaton Mitchell Crane Hopkins Smith, J.D.—50th To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Farve Hudson Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Total—8 Ladies and Gentlemen: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 489 by Senator Senate Bill No. 1170 by Senator Hainkel Heitmeier recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: June 22, 1997 1. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 4 proposed by Representative Montgomery and adopted by the House on June To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the 2, 1997, be rejected. Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Francis Heitmeier

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We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement NAYS between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1170 by Senator Hainkel recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Total—0 ABSENT 1. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure and adopted by Copelin Hopkins Romero the House on June 5, 1997 be adopted. Farve Hudson Travis Heaton LeBlanc Wiggins 2. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1, 2, and 3 proposed by Representative Murray and adopted by the House on June 16, Total—9 1997 be rejected. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. 3. That the following amendment to the engrossed bill be adopted: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AMENDMENT NO. 1 Senate Bill No. 1369 by Senator Jordan On page 3, line 7, between "with" and "the" insert "the applicable June 22, 1997 provisions of Chapter 16 of Subtitle III of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and" To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Diana E. Bajoie Senator John Hainkel We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Chris Ullo between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1369 by Senator Representative Mitch Landrieu Jordan recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Representative Audrey A. McCain Representative Edwin R. Murray 1. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 4 proposed by Representative Martiny and adopted by the House on June 18, Rep. Murray moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1997 be rejected. ROLL CALL 2. That Legislative Bureau Amendments adopted by the House on June 16, 1997 be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 3. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be YEAS adopted: Mr. Speaker Fruge Perkins AMENDMENT NO. 1 Alario Gautreaux Pierre Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Pinac On page 3, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following: Alexander, R.—13th Green Powell Ansardi Guillory Pratt "Each member of the board shall be admitted to the practice of law Barton Hammett Quezaire in this state for at least five years prior to appointment." Baudoin Hebert Riddle Baylor Hill Rousselle AMENDMENT NO. 2 Bowler Holden Salter Bruce Hunter Scalise On page 3, line 6, change "six" to "three" Brun Iles Schneider Bruneau Jenkins Shaw AMENDMENT NO. 3 Carter Jetson Smith, J.D.—50th Chaisson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th On page 3, line 15, after "(a)" change "Three" to "Two" Clarkson Kennard Stelly Crane Kenney Strain AMENDMENT NO. 4 Curtis Lancaster Theriot Damico Landrieu Thomas On page 3, line 17, after "(b)" change "Three" to "One" Daniel Long Thompson Deville Marionneaux Thornhill AMENDMENT NO. 5 DeWitt Martiny Toomy Diez McCain Triche On page 3, line 20, delete "and the president of the Senate" Dimos McCallum Vitter Doerge McDonald Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 6 Donelon McMains Warner Dupre Michot Welch On page 3, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following: Durand Mitchell Weston Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson "(d) Three members appointed by the president of the Senate Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis shall be appointed for a three year term." Fontenot Morrish Windhorst Forster Murray Winston AMENDMENT NO. 7 Frith Odinet Wright Total—96

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On page 3, line 22, after "be" and before "ex" change "four" to NAYS "three" Total—0 AMENDMENT NO. 8 ABSENT On page 4, line 5, after "Louisiana" delete the remainder of the line Damico Heaton Marionneaux and delete line 6 and insert "Trial Lawyers Association" Farve Hill Romero Total—6 AMENDMENT NO. 9 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. On page 6, line 7, after "witnesses" insert a period "." and delete the remainder of the line and delete line 8 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Bill No. 2142 By Representative Holden AMENDMENT NO. 10 June 23, 1997 On page 6, line 14, after "cases" insert a period "." and delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 15 through 16 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Respectfully submitted, Senate. Senator J. Lomax "Max" Jordan, Jr. Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator John J. Hainkel, Jr. Senator Arthur J. Lentini We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Charles A. Riddle, III between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2142 by Representative Audrey A. McCain Representative Holden, recommend the following concerning the Representative Stephen J. Windhorst reengrossed bill: Rep. Riddle moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That the committee amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs and adopted by the ROLL CALL Senate on June 12, 1997 be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the floor amendments proposed by Senator Dean and adopted by the Senate on June 17, 1997 be rejected. YEAS Respectfully submitted, Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pierre Alario Glover Pinac Representative Melvin L. Holden Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell Representative Sharon Weston Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt Representative Diane G. Winston Ansardi Hammett Quezaire Senator Diana E. Bajoie Barton Hebert Riddle Senator Foster L. Campbell, Jr. Baudoin Holden Rousselle Baylor Hopkins Salter Rep. Holden moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Bowler Hudson Scalise Bruce Hunter Schneider ROLL CALL Brun Iles Shaw Bruneau Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th The roll was called with the following result: Carter Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Chaisson Johns Stelly YEAS Clarkson Kennard Strain Copelin Kenney Theriot Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pinac Crane Lancaster Thomas Alario Glover Powell Curtis Landrieu Thompson Alexander, A.—93rd Green Pratt Daniel LeBlanc Thornhill Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Quezaire Deville Long Toomy Ansardi Hammett Riddle DeWitt Martiny Travis Barton Hebert Rousselle Diez McCain Triche Baudoin Holden Salter Dimos McCallum Vitter Baylor Hopkins Scalise Doerge McDonald Walsworth Bowler Hunter Schneider Donelon McMains Warner Bruce Iles Shaw Dupre Michot Welch Brun Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Durand Mitchell Weston Bruneau Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Faucheux Montgomery Wiggins Carter Johns Stelly Flavin Morrell Wilkerson Chaisson Kennard Strain Fontenot Morrish Willard-Lewis Clarkson Kenney Theriot Forster Murray Windhorst Copelin Lancaster Thomas Frith Odinet Winston Crane Landrieu Thompson Fruge Perkins Wright Curtis LeBlanc Thornhill Total—99 Damico Long Toomy

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Daniel Martiny Travis AMENDMENT NO. 5 Deville McCain Triche DeWitt McCallum Vitter On page 1, delete line 15 and 16, delete page 2 in its entirety and Diez McDonald Walsworth insert the following: Doerge McMains Warner Donelon Michot Welch "§971. Free passage over toll bridges and ferries Dupre Mitchell Weston Durand Montgomery Wiggins Substantial rewording of Section. See R.S. 48:971 for present text. Faucheux Morrell Wilkerson Flavin Morrish Willard-Lewis A. The following vehicles shall have free passage over toll Fontenot Murray Windhorst bridges and toll ferries in this state: Forster Odinet Winston Frith Perkins Wright (1)(a) Except as provided in Subparagraphs (b) and (c), any Fruge Pierre vehicle operated by a law enforcement officer employed by a law Total—98 enforcement agency as defined in this Paragraph on official duty. NAYS (b) Regarding the Crescent City Connection bridge, any vehicle Total—0 operated by a law enforcement officer employed by a law ABSENT enforcement agency as defined in this Paragraph on official duty who possesses an authorized electronic toll device provided by the Dimos Hill Romero Crescent City Connection. Farve Hudson Heaton Marionneaux (c) Regarding the Greater New Orleans Expressway, any vehicle Total—7 operated by a law enforcement officer employed by a law enforcement agency as defined in this Paragraph on official duty who The Conference Committee Report was adopted. possesses an authorized electronic toll device provided by the Greater New Orleans Expressway. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 33 by Senator Landry (d) "Law enforcement agency", for the purposes of this Paragraph, means any agency of the state or any political subdivision June 23, 1997 of the state, which is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the of this state and who are employed in the state. Officers who serve in Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: a voluntary capacity or as honorary are excluded. Ladies and Gentlemen: (e) Agencies which meet the above criteria shall include the Louisiana state police, sheriff's departments, municipal police We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement departments, levee board police departments, and port police between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 33 by Senator departments, exclusively. Landry recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: (2)(a) Except as provided in Subparagraphs (b) and (c), any 1. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the vehicle operated by a fireman as defined in R.S. 33:1991(A) on House Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public official duty. Works on May 13, 1997 and adopted by the House on May 15, 1997 be rejected. (b) Regarding the Crescent City Connection bridge, any vehicle operated by a fireman as defined in R.S. 33:1991(A) on official duty 2. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be who possesses an authorized electronic toll device provided by the adopted: Crescent City Connection. AMENDMENT NO. 1 (c) Regarding the Greater New Orleans Expressway, any vehicle operated by a fireman as defined in R.S. 33:1991(A) on official duty On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" insert "R.S. 48:971 and to repeal who possesses an authorized electronic toll device provided by the R.S. 17:157, R.S. 29:27, R.S. 33:1975, R.S. 40:1392, and R.S. Greater New Orleans Expressway. 48:972, 999, and 1000 relative to" and delete the remainder of the line. (3) Any vehicle operated by the state militia on official duty. AMENDMENT NO. 1 (4) Any school bus which has insignia indicating that it is an official school bus. On page 1, line 3, after the first "bridges" add "and ferries", delete line 4, and insert "provide for toll exemptions; to repeal certain toll (5) Any vehicle operated by an employee of the authority exemptions; and to provide for" operating the bridges and ferries whom the administration of the authority deems necessary and appropriate. AMENDMENT NO. 3 (6) Any vehicle used for mass transportation of the general On page 1, delete lines 7 through 12. public which is owned and operated by any person, firm, or corporation engaged in a publicly subsidized transit business or AMENDMENT NO. 4 which is owned by a public body. On page 1, line 13, change "48:945" to "R.S. 48:971"

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(7) Any vehicle which carries seven or more passengers and has Glover Pinac Wright been authorized and licensed by the Crescent City Connection Total—54 Division to travel on the exclusive High Occupancy Vehicle/Transit ABSENT Lanes. Alexander, A.—93rd Hill Morrish (8) Except for passage on the Greater New Orleans Expressway, Gautreaux Hudson any vehicle operated by a student in his or her passage to or from Heaton Jetson school between the hours of five o'clock a.m. and nine-thirty o'clock Total—7 a.m. and between two-thirty o'clock p.m. and nine-thirty o'clock p.m. The House refused to adopt the Conference Committee Report. B. The Department of Transportation and Development shall, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, adopt rules and CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT regulations for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions Senate Bill No. 200 by Senator Heitmeier of this Section. June 22, 1997 Section 2. R.S. 17:157, R.S. 29:27, R.S. 33:1975, R.S. 40:1392, and R.S. 48:972, 999, and 1000 are hereby repealed in their entirety." To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Ron Landry Senator Mike Smith We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative John Diez between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 200 by Senator Representative Robert Faucheux Heitmeier recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Representative Mitch Theriot 1. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Rep. Diez moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. House Committee on Retirement and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997, be adopted. ROLL CALL 2. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 2 and 3 proposed by The roll was called with the following result: the House Committee on Retirement and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997, be rejected. YEAS 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Mr. Speaker Frith Scalise adopted: Alario Fruge Smith, J.D.—50th Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Smith, J.R.—30th AMENDMENT NO. 1 Barton Hebert Theriot On page 1, line 2, delete "11:728(B)(1) and (F)" and insert: Bowler Kennard Thompson Bruneau Kenney Thornhill "11:708(A)(1) and 728(B)(1) and (F)" Damico Lancaster Toomy Deville LeBlanc Triche AMENDMENT NO. 2 DeWitt Long Walsworth Diez Marionneaux Warner On page 1, line 4, between "service;" and "to" insert: Dimos McCain Welch Durand McCallum Wiggins "to provide for employment of a retiree as a classroom teacher by Farve McDonald Windhorst public school systems with a teacher shortage; to provide for the Faucheux McMains Winston limitation on the number of years for such reemployment; to repeal Fontenot Michot certain provisions regarding the reemployment of retirees;" Total—44 NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 3 Ansardi Green Powell On page 1, line 8, delete "11:728(B)(1) and (F) is" and insert: Baudoin Guillory Pratt Baylor Holden Quezaire "11:708(A)(1) and 728(B)(1) and (F) are" Bruce Hopkins Riddle AMENDMENT NO. 4 Brun Hunter Romero Carter Iles Rousselle On page 1, between lines 9 and 10, insert: Chaisson Jenkins Salter Clarkson Johns Schneider "§708. Retirees employed by public school systems with a teacher Copelin Landrieu Shaw shortage Crane Martiny Stelly Curtis Mitchell Strain A.(1) In a public school system where there is a shortage of Daniel Montgomery Thomas qualified teachers as certified by the superintendent and school board Doerge Morrell Travis of that school system to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Donelon Murray Vitter Education and the board of trustees for the Teachers' Retirement Dupre Odinet Weston System of Louisiana and which has been advertised as described Flavin Perkins Wilkerson below, any teacher who has been retired at least one year under the Forster Pierre Willard-Lewis Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana may be employed as a

3855 Page 94 HOUSE 60th Day's Proceedings - June 23, 1997 classroom teacher for a total period not to exceed six ten consecutive NAYS years in such a public school system by any employer covered by the retirement system. Total—0 ABSENT * * *" Baudoin Hill Morrish AMENDMENT NO. 5 Farve Marionneaux Quezaire Total—6 On page 3, line 20, after "Section 2." delete the remainder of the line and insert the following: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. "R.S. 11:712 is hereby repealed in its entirety. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Section 3. The provisions of Section 1 and this Section of this Senate Bill No. 201 by Senator Heitmeier Act shall become effective on July 1, 1997. The provisions of Section 2 of this Act shall take effect and become operative if and June 22, 1997 when the Act which originated as Senate Bill 489 of this 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature is enacted and becomes law." To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Francis Heitmeier Senator John Siracusa We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Mike Branch between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 201 by Senator Representative Vic Stelly Heitmeier recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Representative Pinkie Wilkerson Representative Charles McDonald 1. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Rep. Stelly moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. House Committee on Retirement and adopted by the House on May 6, 1997, be adopted. ROLL CALL 2. That House Committee Amendment No. 2 proposed by the The roll was called with the following result: House Committee on Retirement and adopted by the House on May 6, 1997, be rejected. YEAS 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pierre adopted: Alario Glover Pinac Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell AMENDMENT NO. 1 Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt Ansardi Hammett Riddle On 2, line 10, after "may" and before "repay" insert "within one year Barton Heaton Romero of becoming a member" Baylor Hebert Rousselle Bowler Holden Salter AMENDMENT NO. 2 Bruce Hopkins Scalise Brun Hudson Schneider On page 2, line 11, after "in" and before "a" insert "installments or in" Bruneau Hunter Shaw Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th AMENDMENT NO. 3 Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Clarkson Jetson Stelly On page 2, after line 15, add the following: Copelin Johns Strain Crane Kennard Theriot "Section 2. Any former member who withdrew accumulated Curtis Kenney Thomas contributions and who is or becomes a member of the Assessors' Damico Lancaster Thompson Retirement Fund on or before the effective date of this Act shall have Daniel Landrieu Thornhill one year from the effective date thereof to repay the refunded Deville LeBlanc Toomy contributions in accordance with the provisions thereof." DeWitt Long Travis Diez Martiny Triche Respectfully submitted, Dimos McCain Vitter Doerge McCallum Walsworth Senator Francis Heitmeier Donelon McDonald Warner Senator John Siracusa Dupre McMains Welch Senator Ron Landry Durand Michot Weston Representative Vic Stelly Faucheux Mitchell Wiggins Representative Warren Triche Flavin Montgomery Wilkerson Representative Charles McDonald Fontenot Morrell Willard-Lewis Forster Murray Windhorst Rep. Stelly moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Frith Odinet Winston Fruge Perkins Wright ROLL CALL Total—99 The roll was called with the following result:

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2. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1, 2, and 3 proposed by YEAS Representative Holden and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997 be adopted. Mr. Speaker Glover Pinac Alario Green Powell 3. That House Floor Amendment No. 4 proposed by Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pratt Representative Holden and adopted by the House on June 17, Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Quezaire 1997 be rejected. Barton Heaton Riddle Baylor Hebert Romero 4. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Bowler Holden Rousselle accepted: Bruce Hopkins Salter Brun Hudson Scalise AMENDMENT NO. 1 Bruneau Hunter Schneider Carter Iles Shaw On page 2, after line 27, add the following: Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Clarkson Jetson Stelly "§430. Credit for settlement of "United States v. Louisiana Copelin Johns Strain Department of Transportation and Development, et al." Crane Kennard Theriot Curtis Kenney Thomas A. Any member of the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement Damico Lancaster Thompson System who is reinstated to his job, or who receives a back pay Daniel Landrieu Thornhill award, or both, as a result of the settlement of the lawsuit entitled Deville LeBlanc Travis "United States v. Louisiana Department of Transportation and DeWitt Long Triche Development, et al.", bearing Docket Number C.A. 87-0331, of the Diez McCain Vitter United States District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, shall be Dimos McCallum Walsworth entitled to purchase credit for service commensurate to such award Doerge McDonald Warner and subject to the provisions set forth in this Section. Donelon McMains Welch Dupre Michot Weston B. Any person covered by this Section may purchase such credit Durand Mitchell Wiggins at any time prior to his application for retirement by submitting his Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson request in writing and paying the actuarial value of the contributions Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis that would have been made if he had not been terminated from Fontenot Morrish Windhorst employment in the manner that was made the subject of the Forster Murray Winston referenced lawsuit subject to the provisions of R.S. 11:158. Frith Odinet Wright Fruge Perkins C. If the consent decree in this lawsuit referenced in Subsection Gautreaux Pierre A of this Section is modified or amended, or if any subsequent court Total—97 order is entered relative thereto that the employer pay all or any part NAYS of the cost attributable to any plaintiff class member to receive retirement credit, those cost attributable to the employer shall be paid Total—0 by the Department of Transportation and Development to the ABSENT applicable retirement system for the cost attributable for any employee who receives such retirement credit as a result of such court Ansardi Hill Smith, J.R.—30th order. Baudoin Marionneaux Toomy Farve Martiny * * *" Total—8 Respectfully submitted, The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Senator Francis C. Heitmeier CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senator Michael F. Branch Senate Bill No. 425 by Senator Heitmeier Senator John Siracusa Representative Victor T. Stelly Representative Pinkie C. Wilkerson June 22, 1997 Representative Warren Triche To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Rep. Stelly moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: ROLL CALL Ladies and Gentlemen: The roll was called with the following result: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 425 by Senator YEAS Heitmeier recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Mr. Speaker Glover Pinac 1. That all House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Alario Green Powell Committee on Retirement and adopted by the House on June 10, Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pratt 1997 be adopted. Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Quezaire Ansardi Heaton Riddle Barton Hebert Romero Baylor Holden Rousselle

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Bowler Hopkins Salter Senator Jay Dardenne Bruce Hunter Scalise Senator Francis Heitmeier Brun Iles Schneider Senator Robert Barham Bruneau Jenkins Shaw Representative Vic Stelly Carter Jetson Smith, J.D.—50th Representative Warren Triche Chaisson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Clarkson Kennard Stelly Rep. Stelly moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Copelin Kenney Strain Crane Lancaster Theriot ROLL CALL Curtis Landrieu Thomas Damico LeBlanc Thompson The roll was called with the following result: Daniel Long Thornhill Deville Martiny Toomy YEAS DeWitt McCain Travis Diez McCallum Triche Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pierre Dimos McDonald Vitter Alario Glover Pinac Doerge McMains Walsworth Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell Donelon Michot Warner Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt Dupre Mitchell Welch Ansardi Hammett Quezaire Durand Montgomery Weston Barton Heaton Riddle Flavin Morrell Wiggins Baylor Hebert Romero Fontenot Morrish Wilkerson Bowler Holden Rousselle Forster Murray Willard-Lewis Bruce Hopkins Salter Frith Odinet Windhorst Brun Hunter Scalise Fruge Perkins Winston Bruneau Iles Schneider Gautreaux Pierre Wright Carter Jenkins Shaw Total—99 Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.D.—50th NAYS Clarkson Johns Stelly Copelin Kennard Strain Total—0 Crane Kenney Theriot ABSENT Curtis Lancaster Thomas Damico Landrieu Thompson Baudoin Faucheux Hudson Daniel LeBlanc Thornhill Farve Hill Marionneaux Deville Long Travis Total—6 DeWitt Martiny Triche Diez McCain Vitter The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Dimos McCallum Walsworth Doerge McDonald Warner CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Donelon McMains Welch Senate Bill No. 1296 by Senator Dardenne Dupre Michot Weston Durand Mitchell Wiggins June 22, 1997 Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Fontenot Morrish Windhorst Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Forster Murray Winston Frith Odinet Wright Ladies and Gentlemen: Fruge Perkins Total—98 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement NAYS between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1296 by Senator Dardenne recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Total—0 ABSENT 1. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by the House Committee on Retirement and adopted by the House Baudoin Hudson Toomy on June 10, 1997, be adopted. Farve Marionneaux Hill Smith, J.R.—30th 2. That the House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Total—7 Representative Stelly and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997, be rejected. The Conference Committee Report was adopted. 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT adopted: Senate Bill No. 1503 by Senator Cravins AMENDMENT NO. 1 June 23, 1997 On page 2, at the end of line 9, delete "or the" and on line 10, delete To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the "Louisiana Association of Educators" Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen:

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We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement NAYS between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1503 by Senator Cravins recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Total—0 ABSENT 1. That all House Committee Amendments proposed the House Committee on Insurance and adopted by the House on June 6, Baudoin Heaton Marionneaux 1997 be adopted. Farve Hudson Total—5 2. That all Legislative Bureau Amendments proposed by the Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House on June 6, 1997 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. be adopted. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 3. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Senate Bill No. 1504 by Senator Cravins Bowler and adopted by the House on June 16, 1997 be adopted. June 23, 1997 4. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Donelon and adopted by the House on June 16, 1997 be To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the rejected. Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Donald R. Cravins We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Gregory W. Tarver, Sr. between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1504 by Senator Senator John Hainkel Cravins recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Representative Shirley Bowler 1. That all amendments proposed by the House Committee on Rep. Bowler moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Municipal, Parochial, and Cultural Affairs and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 10, 1997, be adopted. ROLL CALL 2. That the following amendments to the Reengrossed bill be The roll was called with the following result: adopted: YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. Speaker Glover Powell On page 2, line 6, change "ST. LANDRY ECONOMIC Alario Green Pratt INDUCEMENT DISTRICT" to "ST. LANDRY PARISH Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Quezaire ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT" Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Riddle Ansardi Hebert Romero AMENDMENT NO. 2 Barton Hill Rousselle Baylor Holden Salter On page 2, line 8, change "St. Landry Economic Inducement District" Bowler Hopkins Scalise to "St. Landry Parish Economic and Industrial Development District" Bruce Hunter Schneider Brun Iles Shaw AMENDMENT NO. 3 Bruneau Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Carter Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th On page 2, line 13, after "assets" insert ", liabilities, and obligations" Chaisson Johns Stelly Clarkson Kennard Strain AMENDMENT NO. 4 Copelin Kenney Theriot Crane Lancaster Thomas On page 2, line 17, change "Economic Inducement" to "Parish Curtis Landrieu Thompson Economic and Industrial Development" Damico LeBlanc Thornhill Daniel Long Toomy AMENDMENT NO. 5 Deville Martiny Travis DeWitt McCain Triche On page 3, line 18, delete "or within any adjoining parish" Diez McCallum Vitter Dimos McDonald Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 6 Doerge McMains Warner Donelon Michot Welch On page 3, line 23, delete ", where relevant," Dupre Mitchell Weston Durand Montgomery Wiggins AMENDMENT NO. 7 Faucheux Morrell Wilkerson Flavin Morrish Willard-Lewis On page 3, line 24, change "the geographical" to "St. Landry Parish." Fontenot Murray Windhorst Forster Odinet Winston AMENDMENT NO. 8 Frith Perkins Wright Fruge Pierre On page 3, delete line 25 Gautreaux Pinac Total—100 AMENDMENT NO. 9

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On page 3, line 26, delete "initially" AMENDMENT NO. 18 AMENDMENT NO. 10 On page 5, line 27, change "H." to "I." On page 4, delete lines 1 through 4 and insert in lieu thereof the following: AMENDMENT NO. 19 "(a) The Police Jury of St. Landry Parish shall, as a collective On page 6, line 10, delete "However, a" and delete lines 11 through body, appoint nine commissioners. 15. (b) The St. Landry Parish Municipal Association shall, as a AMENDMENT NO. 20 collective body, appoint eight commissioners. On page 6, line 16, change "I." to "J." B. The power and authority to appoint commissioners shall not be construed to confer on the St. Landry Parish Municipal Respectfully submitted, Association or the Police Jury of St. Landry Parish any direction, control, or other influence, over the district or board not specifically Senator Donald R. Cravins provided herein or otherwise provided by law. Furthermore, current Senator Paulette R. Irons members of the St. Landry Parish Muncipal Association and of the Senator Diana E. Bajoie St. Landry Parish Police Jury may not serve as commissioners." Representative Sharon Weston Representative Wilfred T. Pierre AMENDMENT NO. 11 Representative Renee Gill Pratt On page 4, delete line 5 and insert in lieu thereof the following: Rep. Weston moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. "C. At the inception of the board, the commissioners of the ROLL CALL board shall be selected from current commissioners of boards and advisor boards of the St. Landry Parish Economic Inducement The roll was called with the following result: District, the St. Landry Parish Economic and Industrial Development District, and the St. Landry Parish Industrial District. Upon YEAS appointment these commissioners initially appointed shall divide themselves by lot or similar random procedure into three groups. Mr. Speaker Glover Pinac One group shall be comprised of five commissioners and shall serve Alario Green Pratt a single one year term; one group shall be comprised of six Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Quezaire commissioners and shall serve a single two year term; and one group Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Riddle shall be comprised of six commissioners and shall serve a single three Ansardi Hebert Romero year term. Thereafter, all commissioners appointed to the board, not Barton Hill Rousselle to fill a vacancy, shall serve for three years and" Baylor Holden Salter Bowler Hopkins Scalise AMENDMENT NO. 12 Bruce Hunter Schneider Brun Iles Shaw On page 4, line 11, change "C." to "D." Bruneau Jetson Smith, J.D.—50th Chaisson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th AMENDMENT NO. 13 Clarkson Kennard Stelly Copelin Kenney Strain On page 4, delete lines 17 through 22 and insert in lieu thereof the Crane Lancaster Theriot following: Curtis Landrieu Thomas Damico LeBlanc Thompson "E. Each member of the board may receive reimbursement for Daniel Long Thornhill expenses incurred in the performance of his duties thereunder, Deville Martiny Toomy provided such duties are authorized and approved by the board. No DeWitt McCain Travis board member shall be paid a salary for serving on the board." Diez McCallum Triche Dimos McDonald Vitter AMENDMENT NO. 14 Doerge McMains Walsworth Donelon Michot Warner On page 4, line 23, change "E." to "F." Dupre Mitchell Welch Durand Montgomery Weston AMENDMENT NO. 15 Faucheux Morrell Wilkerson Flavin Morrish Willard-Lewis On page 5, line 12, change "F." to "G." Fontenot Murray Winston Forster Odinet Wright AMENDMENT NO. 16 Fruge Perkins Gautreaux Pierre On page 5, line 22, delete "A commissioner" and delete lines 23 and Total—94 24. NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 17 Total—0 ABSENT On page 5, line 25, change "G." to "H."

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Baudoin Heaton Powell DeWitt Marionneaux Travis Carter Hudson Wiggins Diez Martiny Triche Farve Jenkins Windhorst Dimos McCain Vitter Frith Marionneaux Doerge McCallum Walsworth Total—11 Donelon McDonald Warner Dupre McMains Welch The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Durand Michot Weston Farve Mitchell Wiggins Speaker Downer in the Chair Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Fontenot Morrish Windhorst House Bill No. 2367 By Representative Downer, et al. Forster Murray Winston Frith Odinet Wright June 23, 1997 Fruge Perkins Total—104 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of NAYS Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Jenkins Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—1 ABSENT We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2367 by Total—0 Representatives Downer, et al., recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. 1. That the Senate Committee Amendments proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT June 16, 1997, be adopted. House Bill No. 2455 By Representative Windhorst Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 Representative C. E. "Peppi" Bruneau, Jr. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senator John Hainkel Senate. Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne Senator Robert J. Barham Ladies and Gentlemen: Rep. LeBlanc moved to adopt the Conference Committee We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Report. between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2455 by Representative Windhorst, recommend the following concerning the ROLL CALL reengrossed bill: The roll was called with the following result: 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 4 proposed by the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs YEAS and adopted by the Senate on June 5, 1997, be rejected. Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pierre 2. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Alario Glover Pinac adopted: Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt AMENDMENT NO. 1 Ansardi Hammett Quezaire Barton Heaton Riddle On page 1, line 2, after "amend and reenact" delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 3 through 5 and insert the following: Baudoin Hebert Romero Baylor Hill Rousselle "R.S. 49:967(B) and 992(D)(1) and to enact R.S. 49:992(D)(8), Bowler Holden Salter relative to administrative procedures; to provide relative to certain Bruce Hopkins Scalise exceptions from the Administrative Procedure Act; to provide relative Brun Hudson Schneider to certain exceptions from provisions of law relative to the division Bruneau Hunter Shaw of administrative law; to provide for the effect and effectiveness of Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th such provisions; and to provide for related matters." Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Clarkson Johns Stelly AMENDMENT NO. 2 Copelin Kennard Strain Crane Kenney Theriot On page 1, line 7, after "Section 1." delete the remainder of the line Curtis Lancaster Thomas and insert the following: Damico Landrieu Thompson Daniel LeBlanc Thornhill "R.S. 49:967(B) and 992(D)(1) are hereby amended and reenacted Deville Long Toomy and R.S. 49:992(D)(8) is hereby enacted to read as"

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AMENDMENT NO. 3 Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Pratt Ansardi Hammett Quezaire On page 1, delete lines 9 through 17 and delete page 2 and insert the Barton Hebert Riddle following: Baudoin Hill Rousselle Baylor Holden Salter "§967. Exemptions from provisions of Chapter Bowler Hopkins Scalise Bruce Hudson Schneider * * * Brun Hunter Shaw Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th B.(1) The provisions of R.S. 49:968(F)(4) and 970 shall not be Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th applicable to any rule promulgated by the State Civil Service Clarkson Jetson Stelly Commission or the Public Service Commission. Copelin Johns Strain Crane Kennard Theriot (2) The provisions of this Chapter shall not be applicable to Curtis Kenney Thomas entities created as provided in Part V of Chapter 6 of Title 34 of the Damico Landrieu Thompson Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Daniel LeBlanc Thornhill Deville Long Toomy * * * DeWitt Marionneaux Travis Diez Martiny Triche §992. Applicability; exemptions Dimos McCain Vitter Doerge McCallum Walsworth * * * Donelon McDonald Warner Dupre McMains Welch D.(1) Except as provided in Paragraphs (2) through (7) (8) of Durand Michot Weston this Subsection, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to any Farve Montgomery Wiggins board, commission, department, or agency of the executive branch of Faucheux Morrell Wilkerson state government, which shall include but shall not be limited to the Flavin Morrish Willard-Lewis Public Service Commission. Fontenot Murray Windhorst Forster Odinet Winston * * * Frith Perkins Wright Total—99 (8) The Public Service Commission and any entity which by NAYS law has its adjudications handled by the Public Service Commission shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter. Total—0 ABSENT * * * Bruneau Heaton Mitchell Section 2. The provisions of this Act are intended to be Glover Lancaster Romero clarifying and shall be remedial in nature. Total—6 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by The Conference Committee Report was adopted. the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Senate Bill No. 364 by Senator Greene If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such June 22, 1997 approval." To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Respectfully submitted, Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Representative Stephen J. Windhorst Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. Representative John A. Alario, Jr. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 364 by Senator Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. Greene recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Senator Charles D. Jones 1. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 3 proposed by Rep. Windhorst moved to adopt the Conference Committee Representative Schneider and adopted by the House on June 2, Report. 1997 be rejected. ROLL CALL 2. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 3 proposed by Representative Frith and adopted by the House on June 19, The roll was called with the following result: 1997 be adopted. YEAS Respectfully submitted, Mr. Speaker Fruge Pierre Senator Thomas A. Greene Alario Gautreaux Pinac Senator John L. Dardenne Alexander, A.—93rd Green Powell Senator Donald E. Hines

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Representative Mickey Frith We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Rodney Alexander between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 628 by Senator Hainkel recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Rep. Frith moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That all House Floor Amendment proposed by Representative ROLL CALL Downer and adopted by the House on June 18, 1997 be rejected. The roll was called with the following result: Respectfully submitted, YEAS Senator John Hainkel Senator Louis J. Lambert Mr. Speaker Frith Pinac Senator Ron Bean Alario Fruge Powell Representative Charles DeWitt Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Pratt Representative N.J. Damico Ansardi Green Quezaire Representative Daniel Martiny Barton Guillory Riddle Baudoin Hammett Rousselle Rep. Damico moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Baylor Hebert Salter Bowler Holden Scalise ROLL CALL Bruce Hopkins Schneider Brun Hudson Shaw The roll was called with the following result: Bruneau Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Carter Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th YEAS Chaisson Johns Stelly Clarkson Kennard Strain Mr. Speaker Fruge Pinac Copelin Kenney Theriot Alario Gautreaux Powell Crane Lancaster Thomas Alexander, A.—93rd Green Pratt Damico Landrieu Thompson Ansardi Guillory Quezaire Daniel Long Thornhill Barton Hammett Riddle Deville Martiny Toomy Baylor Hebert Rousselle DeWitt McCain Travis Bowler Hill Salter Diez McCallum Vitter Brun Hopkins Scalise Dimos McDonald Walsworth Bruneau Hudson Schneider Doerge McMains Warner Carter Hunter Shaw Donelon Michot Weston Chaisson Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Dupre Montgomery Wiggins Clarkson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Durand Morrell Wilkerson Copelin Kennard Stelly Faucheux Morrish Windhorst Crane Kenney Strain Flavin Odinet Winston Curtis Lancaster Theriot Fontenot Perkins Wright Damico Landrieu Thomas Forster Pierre Daniel LeBlanc Thompson Total—89 Deville Long Thornhill NAYS DeWitt Marionneaux Toomy Diez Martiny Travis Hunter Jetson Murray Dimos McCain Triche Total—3 Doerge McCallum Walsworth ABSENT Donelon McDonald Warner Dupre McMains Welch Alexander, A.—93rd Hill Triche Durand Michot Weston Curtis LeBlanc Welch Farve Montgomery Wiggins Farve Marionneaux Willard-Lewis Faucheux Morrell Wilkerson Glover Mitchell Flavin Murray Willard-Lewis Heaton Romero Fontenot Odinet Windhorst Total—13 Forster Perkins Winston Frith Pierre Wright The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Total—93 NAYS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 628 by Senator Hainkel Jenkins Jetson Vitter Total—3 June 22, 1997 ABSENT To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Alexander, R.—13th Glover Mitchell Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Baudoin Heaton Morrish Bruce Holden Romero Ladies and Gentlemen: Total—9 The Conference Committee Report, having received a two-thirds vote of the elected members, was adopted.

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT District Court. The offices for these judgeships designated as Senate Bill No. 908 by Senator Jordan Division B, D, E, H, I, K, L, and M shall be in Lafayette Parish." June 23, 1997 AMENDMENT NO. 4 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the On page 1, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following: Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: "§477. Judicial districts Ladies and Gentlemen: There shall be forty judicial districts in the state, the parish of We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Orleans excepted, and each district shall be composed as follows: between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 908 by Senator Jordan recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: * * * 1. Delete House Committee Amendment Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 5 (15) The parishes of Acadia, Lafayette, and Vermilion shall proposed by the House Committee on Judiciary and adopted by compose the Fifteenth District. The district shall consist of five the House on June 10, 1997. election sections. Election section one shall consist of Precincts 1- 3A, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-11, 6-1, 6-3A, 6-3B, 6-5, 6-6, 6-11, 6-13 and 6- 2. Adopt House Committee Amendment No. 2 proposed by the 16, of Acadia Parish; and Precincts 7, 8, 9, 10, 14A, 14B, 15A, 15B, House Committee on Judiciary and adopted by the House on 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 50, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 64, June 10, 1997. 65, and 68 of Lafayette Parish. Election section two shall consist of Precincts 1, 2, 3A, 3B, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21, 53, and 55 of 3. Reject House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Lafayette Parish. Election section three shall consist of Precincts 25, Representative LeBlanc and adopted by the House on June 17, 26, 29, 30., 31, 32, 33, 34A, 34B, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 1997. 47, 48, 49, 60, 66, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85A, 85B, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 104, 105, 4. Reject House Floor Amendments No. 1, 2, and 4 proposed by and 106 of Lafayette Parish. Election section four shall consist of Representatives Thompson and Hammett and adopted by the Precincts 7-2, 4-1, 7-3, 4-6, 7-4, 7-1, 2-4, 3-6, 3-5, 3-2, 3-7, 3-1, House on June 17, 1997. 3-3A, 3-4, 3-3B, 3-6A*, 3-6B*, 4-5, 4-4, 4-2, 4-3, 2-5, 2-3, 2-2, 1-1, 2-1, 5-1B, 5-1A, 5-5, 5-3, 5-4, 6-12, 6-4, 6-7, 6-15, 5-2B, 5-2A, 5-6, 5. Adopt House Floor Amendment No. 3 proposed by the 6-10, 1-3B, 1-2A, 1-2B, 1-5B, 1-5A, 6-14, 1-4A, 1-4B, 1-9, 6-2, 6-8, Representatives Thompson and Hammett and adopted by the 6-9, and 1-10 of Acadia Parish, and Precincts 27, 28, 35, 36, and 37 House on June 17, 1997. of Lafayette Parish. Election section five shall consist of Precincts 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, and 103 of Lafayette Parish, and Vermilion 6. Reject House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 and 3 proposed by Parish. Representative Alario and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997. * * *" 7. Adopt House Floor Amendment No. 2 proposed by AMENDMENT NO. 5 Representative Alario and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997. On page 1, line 11, after "judges" insert "Two judges shall be elected from election section one, one judge shall be elected from election 8. Amend the engrossed bill as follows: section two, four judges shall be elected from election section three, three judges shall be elected from election section four and three AMENDMENT NO. 1 judges shall be elected from election section five." On page 1, line 2, after "13:" delete the remainder of the line and AMENDMENT NO. 6 insert the following: On page 2, line 1, after "Section 3." delete the remainder of the line "477(15) and 621.15 and to enact Part X of Chapter 7 of Title 13 of in its entirety and delete lines 2 through 5 in their entirety and insert the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R. S. in lieu thereof the following: 13:2488.91 through R.S. 13:2488.99, relative to Courts; to provide for" "The individuals to be elected to the additional judgeships created by this Act for the Fifteenth Judicial District shall be elected as provided AMENDMENT NO. 2 by Article V, Section 22 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and shall serve a term which shall begin on January 1, 1998, and which shall On page 1, line 10, change "twelve" to "thirteen" expire at the same time as is provided by law for the other judges of the court. Thereafter, the successors to the judge provided for in this AMENDMENT NO. 3 Act for the Fifteenth Judicial District shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner and shall serve the same term as is now or On page 1, at the end of line 16, insert the following: may be provided hereafter for other judges of the court." "The judgeships designated as Divisions B and D are assigned to AMENDMENT NO. 7 election section one; the judgeship designated as Division E is assigned to election section two; the judgeships designated as On page 2, after line 5, insert the following: Divisions H, I, L, and M are assigned to election section three; the judgeships designated as Divisions A, F, and J are assigned to "Section 4. Part X of Chapter 7 of Title 13 of the Louisiana election section four; and the judgeships designated as Divisions C, Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R. S. 13:2488.91 through R. G, and K are assigned to election section five of the Fifteenth Judicial S. 13:2488.99, is hereby enacted to read as follows:

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PART X. TALLULAH The city judge, or any other officer of the city court designated by the city judge, shall collect all fines, forfeitures, penalties and §2488.91. City Court of Tallulah; officials and employees; provisions costs, and all funds so collected, excluding costs, shall be paid into governing the treasury of the town of Tallulah. A. There is hereby created and established a court, to be styled §2488.98. Criminal matters; costs the City Court of Tallulah, Louisiana, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the whole of the town of Tallulah. The A. In all criminal matters, including traffic violation cases, the court shall be composed of a city judge, a marshal, and a clerk of said city judge may assess, in addition to the fine or other penalty court. The offices of city judge and marshal shall be filled initially by imposed, costs of court in an amount not to exceed forty dollars. appointment by the governor. The court shall be domiciled in the town of Tallulah, Madison Parish, Louisiana. B. The proceeds derived from these costs shall be deposited in a special account which shall be subject to audit and shall be used for B. The city judge and marshal appointed by the governor shall the operational expenses of the court, including but without serve until their successors are elected by the qualified electors of the limitation, the use from time to time for the costs of operating the town of Tallulah, at a special election to be called by the governor, court and for the employment by the judge of secretaries, and their successors shall be elected every six years thereafter. accountants, stenographers, filing clerks, bookkeepers, reporters and other court employees, and for the purchase of stationery, books, C. Unless inconsistent herewith and except as otherwise office supplies and such other equipment, all as may be useful or specifically provided herein, the general provisions of Subpart A of necessary for the proper conduct of the court's judicial business, and Part I of Chapter 7 of Title 13, of the Revised Statutes of Louisiana all as may be approved by the court. In addition, the proceeds derived of 1950, consisting of R.S. 13:1871, et seq., shall be applicable to from such costs in excess of that necessary for the proper conduct of and shall govern and regulate the City Court of Tallulah, and its the court's business may, with approval of the judge, be paid into the officers. treasury of the town of Tallulah. §2488.92. Rules for conduct of business §2488.99. Nonrefundable civil fee; assessment and disposition A. The city court may adopt and from time to time amend its A. Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the Code rules for conduct of the judicial business before it. of Civil Procedure Art. 5181 et seq., in addition to any other fees or costs provided by law, the clerk of the Tallulah City Court shall B. The city court shall have such terms and sessions for the collect from each person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, transaction of its judicial business as shall be fixed from time to time except in the small claims division, a nonrefundable fee in an amount by the rules adopted by the court. determined by the judge, but not to exceed thirty dollars. §2488.93. Qualifications and salary of judge B. The clerk shall place all sums collected or received pursuant to this Section in the general fund of the court, special cost account, A. The judge of the city court shall be licensed to practice law to be used to supplement the operational expenses of the court. The in this state for at least five years previous to his election and be a expenditure of funds shall be at the sole discretion of the judge of the resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court on the date court. All funds shall be subject to and included in the court's annual of qualifying for election to the office. The initial judge, to be audit. A copy of the audit shall be filed with the legislative auditor appointed by the governor, shall be a resident elector of the territorial who shall make it available for public inspection. jurisdiction of the court on the date of his appointment. C. The assessment and disposition of any funds pursuant to this B. In addition to the compensation paid by the state, as provided Section shall not affect the responsibilities of the city governing in R.S. 13:1874(E), the judge of the city court shall receive an annual authority provided by law for the financing of the Tallulah City salary as provided by law, payable monthly on his own warrant, to be Court. paid by the town of Tallulah. Section 5A. The term of office for the office of judge of the §2488.94. Salary of marshal Court of Appeal for the First Circuit, Third District, Division D, for which a successor was elected at the congressional election in 1990 The marshal of the city court shall receive annual salary as and began his term on January 1, 1992, shall expire on December 31, provided by law, payable monthly by the respective governing 2002. The successor to that office shall be elected at the authority of the town of Tallulah. The town may pay such additional congressional election to be held in 2002. salary to the marshal as it may deem proper. B. The term of office for the office of judge of the Court of §2488.95. Salary of clerk Appeal for the Second Circuit, First District, Division B, for which a successor was elected at the Congressional election in 1990 and The clerk shall receive a monthly salary as provided by law and who began his term on January 1, 1992, shall expire on December 31, payable by the governing authority of the town of Tallulah. The town 2002. The successor of that office shall be elected at the may pay such additional salary to the clerk as it may deem proper. Congressional elections to be held in 2002. §2488.96. Courtroom and offices C. The term of office for the office of judge of the Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit, Third District, Election Section 2B, The expenses of operation and maintenance of the courtroom for which a successor was elected at the congressional election in and offices shall be paid by the town of Tallulah. 1990 and began his term on January 1, 1992, shall expire on December 31, 2002. The successor to that office shall be elected at §2488.97. Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs the congressional election to be held in 2002.

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Section 6. If any judgeship created by this Act, or other CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT provision provided for in this Act is not precleared pursuant to the Senate Bill No. 1252 by Senator Bagneris provisions of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, the failure to obtain preclearance shall not affect the other judgeships or provisions of this June 22, 1997 Act when considered separately, can be precleared." To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Respectfully submitted, Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator James Cox Senator Charles D. Jones We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative John A. Alario, Jr. between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1252 by Senator Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc Bagneris recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Rep. LeBlanc moved to adopt the Conference Committee 1. That House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Report. Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice and adopted by the House be rejected. ROLL CALL 2. That House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative The roll was called with the following result: Forster and adopted by the House be rejected. YEAS Respectfully submitted, Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Powell Senator Jim Cox Alario Glover Pratt Senator Donald Cravins Alexander, A.—93rd Green Quezaire Representative Garey Forster Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Riddle Representative Audrey McCain Ansardi Hammett Rousselle Barton Holden Salter Rep. Forster moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Baudoin Hopkins Scalise Baylor Hunter Schneider ROLL CALL Bowler Iles Shaw Brun Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th The roll was called with the following result: Bruneau Johns Stelly Carter Kennard Strain YEAS Chaisson Kenney Thomas Clarkson Lancaster Thompson Mr. Speaker Guillory Powell Copelin Landrieu Thornhill Alario Hammett Pratt Crane LeBlanc Travis Ansardi Hebert Quezaire Curtis Long Triche Barton Hill Riddle Damico Marionneaux Vitter Baudoin Holden Rousselle Daniel Martiny Walsworth Bowler Hopkins Salter Deville McCallum Warner Brun Hudson Scalise DeWitt McMains Welch Bruneau Hunter Schneider Diez Michot Weston Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Donelon Montgomery Wilkerson Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Dupre Morrell Willard-Lewis Clarkson Johns Stelly Durand Morrish Windhorst Copelin Kennard Strain Faucheux Murray Winston Crane Kenney Theriot Flavin Perkins Wright Damico Lancaster Thomas Fontenot Pierre Daniel Landrieu Thompson Forster Pinac Deville LeBlanc Thornhill Total—85 DeWitt Long Toomy NAYS Diez Marionneaux Travis Dimos Martiny Triche Dimos Hill Smith, J.R.—30th Doerge McCain Vitter Doerge McCain Theriot Donelon McCallum Walsworth Fruge McDonald Toomy Dupre McDonald Warner Total—9 Durand McMains Welch ABSENT Farve Michot Weston Faucheux Montgomery Wiggins Bruce Hebert Odinet Flavin Morrell Wilkerson Farve Hudson Romero Fontenot Morrish Willard-Lewis Frith Jetson Wiggins Forster Murray Windhorst Heaton Mitchell Frith Odinet Winston Total—11 Fruge Perkins Wright Gautreaux Pierre The Conference Committee Report, having received a two-thirds Green Pinac vote of the elected members, was adopted. Total—94

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NAYS Rep. Green moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Total—0 ROLL CALL ABSENT The roll was called with the following result: Alexander, A.—93rd Curtis Mitchell Alexander, R.—13th Glover Romero YEAS Baylor Heaton Shaw Bruce Jetson Mr. Speaker Green Powell Total—11 Alario Guillory Pratt Ansardi Hammett Quezaire The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Barton Hebert Riddle Baudoin Hill Rousselle CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Baylor Holden Salter Senate Bill No. 1508 by Senator Lentini Bowler Hopkins Scalise Brun Hunter Schneider June 22, 1997 Bruneau Iles Shaw Carter Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Chaisson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Clarkson Kennard Stelly Copelin Kenney Strain Ladies and Gentlemen: Crane Lancaster Theriot Damico Landrieu Thomas We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Daniel LeBlanc Thompson between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1508 by Senator Deville Long Thornhill Lentini recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: DeWitt Marionneaux Toomy Diez Martiny Travis 1. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 1 through 17, Dimos McCain Triche proposed by the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure Doerge McCallum Vitter and adopted by the House on June 13, 1997 be adopted. Donelon McDonald Walsworth Dupre McMains Welch 2. That House Floor Amendment No. 1, proposed by Durand Michot Weston Representative McCain and adopted by the House on June 17, Faucheux Morrell Wiggins 1997 be rejected. Flavin Morrish Wilkerson Fontenot Murray Willard-Lewis 3. That House Floor Amendment No. 1, proposed by Forster Odinet Windhorst Representative Scalise and adopted by the House on June 17, Frith Perkins Winston 1997 be rejected. Fruge Pierre Wright Gautreaux Pinac 4. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 and 2, proposed by Total—92 Representative Green and adopted by the House on June 17, NAYS 1997 be adopted. Total—0 5. That House Floor Amendment No 3, proposed by ABSENT Representative Green and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997 be rejected. Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Montgomery Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Romero 6. That the reengrossed bill be amended as follows: Bruce Hudson Warner Curtis Jetson AMENDMENT NO. 1 Farve Mitchell Total—13 On page 10, after line 1, insert the following: The Conference Committee Report was adopted. "Section. 2. No provision of Section 1 of this Act shall affect any case which on August 15, 1997 is being litigated or appealed in CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT or to any court of this state wherein the custody of a child is at issue House Bill No. 1664 By Representative Toomy due to the relocation of a party; however, any subsequent relocation by a party after final disposition of such litigation shall be governed June 23, 1997 by the provisions of Section 1 of this Act." To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Senator Arthur J. Lentini Senator Chris Ullo Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Tom Schedler Representative F. Charles McMains, Jr. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Kyle M. Green between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 1664 by Representative Audrey A. McCain Representative Toomy, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill:

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On page 6, in two places on line 5, change "fees" to "additional 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 18, criminal fines" proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary C and adopted by the Senate June 10, 1997 be adopted. Respectfully submitted: 2. That Senate Committee Amendment No. 19, proposed by the Representative Joseph Toomy Senate Committee on Judiciary C, and adopted by the Senate on Representative Kyle M. Green June 10, 1997, be rejected Representative Jay. B. McCallum Senator Max Jordan 3. That Senate Floor Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, proposed by Senator Arthur Lentini Senator Lentini, and adopted by the Senate on June 17, 1997, be Senator Charles D. Jones adopted. Rep. Toomy moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 4. That the following amendments to the Reengrossed Bill be adopted: ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 1 The roll was called with the following result: On page 5, delete lines 23 through 26, and on page 6, delete lines 1 YEAS and 2, and insert in lieu thereof the following: Mr. Speaker Green Quezaire "I. The sources of funding for the commissioners and their Alario Guillory Rousselle offices and employees shall include, but shall not be limited to the Ansardi Hebert Salter following sources: Barton Hill Scalise Baudoin Holden Schneider (1) Subject to the other provisions of this Paragraph, there is Baylor Hopkins Shaw hereby imposed an additional fee on all persons convicted in the Bowler Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court of felony or misdemeanor Bruce Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th offenses. The amount of the additional fee shall be set by the judges Brun Kenney Stelly of the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court sitting en banc. The Bruneau Lancaster Strain amount of the additional fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars. Carter Landrieu Theriot The total amount of the financial penalty to which misdemeanor Chaisson LeBlanc Thomas offenders shall be subject, including the fee imposed under this Clarkson Long Thompson Paragraph, shall not exceed one thousand dollars. The provisions of Copelin Marionneaux Thornhill this Paragraph shall not apply to convictions for traffic violations Crane Martiny Toomy under the provisions of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of Damico McCain Travis 1950, or under the ordinances adopted by the governing authority of Daniel McCallum Triche Jefferson Parish. Deville McDonald Vitter DeWitt McMains Walsworth (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 22:1065.1, and in Diez Michot Warner addition to the fee imposed by that Section, there is hereby imposed Dimos Mitchell Welch a fee on premium for all commercial surety underwriters who write Doerge Montgomery Weston criminal bail bonds in the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court. The Dupre Morrish Wiggins fee shall be equal to fifty dollars for each ten thousand dollars worth Durand Murray Wilkerson of liability underwritten by the surety. Each commercial surety Faucheux Odinet Willard-Lewis underwriting criminal bail bonds in the Twenty-fourth Judicial Fontenot Perkins Windhorst District Court shall submit a report each quarter to the commissioner Forster Pierre Winston of insurance. The report shall contain the amount of criminal bail Frith Pinac Wright bond liability written in the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court and Fruge Powell shall contain a calculation of the premium fee due. The premium fee Gautreaux Pratt due shall accompany the report. The report shall be due within Total—88 fifteen days of the close of the quarter for which the report is filed. NAYS The premium fee shall be collected and deposited into a special account established by the commissioner of insurance for maintaining Donelon Jetson and transmitting the premium fee for criminal bail bonds written in Jenkins Riddle the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court. Each calendar quarter, the Total—4 commissioner of insurance shall remit payment to the judicial ABSENT administrator for the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court. The commissioner shall issue payment not later than thirty days after Alexander, A.—93rd Glover Johns receipt of the premium fee by his office." Alexander, R.—13th Hammett Morrell Curtis Heaton Romero AMENDMENT NO. 2 Farve Hudson Flavin Hunter On page 6, at the end of line 3, delete "shall" and on the same page, Total—13 at the beginning of line 4, delete "by court rule" and insert in lieu thereof the following: ", sitting en banc, shall" The Conference Committee Report was adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 3 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 1469 by Senator Hainkel

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June 23, 1997 Doerge Pierre Wilkerson Durand Pinac Willard-Lewis To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Faucheux Powell Windhorst Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Flavin Pratt Winston Fontenot Quezaire Ladies and Gentlemen: Forster Riddle Total—79 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement NAYS between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1469 by Senator Hainkel recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Frith Kenney Wiggins Jetson Long Wright 1. That House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and Total—6 adopted by the House on June 10, 1997, be adopted. ABSENT 2. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by Alexander, R.—13th Green Kennard Representative Copelin and adopted by the House on June 17, Carter Heaton LeBlanc 1997, be adopted. Crane Hebert Mitchell Donelon Hill Morrish 3. That House Floor Amendment No. 3 proposed by Dupre Hopkins Perkins Representative Copelin and adopted by the House on June 17, Farve Hudson Salter 1997, be rejected. Glover Johns Total—20 4. That the following amendment to the engrossed bill be adopted: The Conference Committee Report was adopted.

AMENDMENT NO. 1 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 1513 By Senator Greene On page 2, line 16, change "(d)" to "(c)" June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and the Senator John Hainkel Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives. Senator Philip Short Senator Jay Dardenne Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative Sherman Copelin Representative Charles Lancaster We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative "Peppi" Bruneau between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1513 by Senator Greene, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Rep. Copelin moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1. That House Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 3 proposed ROLL CALL by the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 17, 1997, The roll was called with the following result: be rejected. YEAS 2. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Representative Bruneau and adopted by the House of Mr. Speaker Fruge Romero Representatives on June 18, 1997, be rejected. Alario Gautreaux Rousselle Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Scalise 3. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by Ansardi Hammett Schneider Representative Jenkins and adopted by the House of Barton Holden Shaw Representatives on June 18, 1997, be rejected. Baudoin Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th Baylor Iles Smith, J.R.—30th 4. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 5 proposed by Bowler Jenkins Stelly Representative Frith and adopted by the House of Bruce Lancaster Strain Representatives on June 18, 1997, be rejected. Brun Landrieu Theriot Bruneau Marionneaux Thomas 5. That the following amendments be adopted to the reengrossed Chaisson Martiny Thompson bill: Clarkson McCain Thornhill AMENDMENT NO. 1 Copelin McCallum Toomy Curtis McDonald Travis On page 2, delete lines 23 through 27 and delete pages 3 and 4 and Damico McMains Triche on page 5, delete lines 1 through 12 and insert the following: Daniel Michot Vitter Deville Montgomery Walsworth "District 1 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, DeWitt Morrell Warner 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, Diez Murray Welch 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, Dimos Odinet Weston 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68,

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69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, Charles Parish; St. Martin Parish; St. Mary Parish; and Terrebonne 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, Parish. 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, District 4 is composed of Bienville Parish; Bossier Parish; 136, 137, 138, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157B, 157A, 158, 170, Caddo Parish; Claiborne Parish; De Soto Parish; Natchitoches Parish; 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 189, 190, 191, 194A, 195, 196, 197, 212, Red River Parish; Sabine Parish; Webster Parish; and Winn Parish. 214, 215, 216, 217, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H, 7-H, 8-H, District 5 is composed of Caldwell Parish; Catahoula Parish; 9-H, 1-K, 2-K, 3-K, 4-K, 5-K, 6-K, 7-K, 8-K, 9-K, 10-K, 11-K, Concordia Parish; East Carroll Parish; Franklin Parish; Grant Parish; 12-K, 14-K, 15-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K, Jackson Parish; La Salle Parish; Lincoln Parish; Madison Parish; 24-K, 25-K, 26-K, 27-K, 28-K, 29-K, 30-K, 31-K, 32-K, 33-K, 34-K, Morehouse Parish; Ouachita Parish; Rapides Parish; Richland Parish; 35-K, 13-KA, and 13-KB of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 3-20, 4-8, Tensas Parish; Union Parish; and West Carroll Parish. 4-9, 4-10, 4-10A, 4-11, 4-14, 4-14A, 4-15, 4-16, 4-16A, 4-17, 4-17A, 4-18, 4-18A, 4-19, 4-20, 4-20A, 4-21, 4-21A, 4-22, 4-23, 5-13, 5-14, District 6 is composed of Precincts 1, 2A & B, 3, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5-15, 5-16, 5-17, 5-18, 17-17, 17-18, 17-18A, 17-18B, 17-19, 5B, 6, 7A, 8A & 8B, 9, 10A &10B, 11A & 11B, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16A 17-19A, 17-20, and 17-21 of Orleans Parish; and St. Tammany & 16B, 21A & 21B, 22A, 22B, 23, 27A, 27B, 28, and 29 of Parish." Ascension Parish; Precincts 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-36, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-46, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-52, District 2 is composed of Precincts 156, 171, 172, 173, 174A, 1-53, 1-54, 1-55, 1-56, 1-57, 1-60, 1-65, 1-69, 1-70, 1-71, 1-72, 174B, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179B, 179A, 180, 181, 187, 188, 210, 1-74, 1-75, 1-78, 1-79, 1-80, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-87, 1-88, 1-89, 211, 213B, 213A, 213C, 1-G, 2-G, 3-G, 4-G, 5-G, 6-G, 7-G, 8-G, 1-90, 1-96, 1-97, 1-98, 1-99, 1-102, 1-103, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 9-G, 10-G, 11-G, 1-W, 2-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W, 7-W, 8-W, and 2-8, 2-10, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-21, 2-25, 2-26, 9-W of Jefferson Parish; and Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 2-1, 2-26A*, 2-26B*, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-6A, 2-7, 3-1, 3-3, 3-5, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 3-12, 3-14, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-15, 3-16, 3-18, 3-19, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 3-22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-32, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 3-33, 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3-37, and 3-38 of East Baton Rouge Parish; 6-8, 6-9, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-4A, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9, 7-9A, 7-10, Livingston Parish; St. Helena Parish; Tangipahoa Parish; and 7-11, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-17, 7-18, 7-19, 7-20, 7-20A, Washington Parish. 7-21, 7-22, 7-23, 7-24, 7-25, 7-25A, 7-26, 7-26A, 7-27, 7-27A, 7-27B, 7-28, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-31, 7-32, 7-33, 7-33A, 7-34, 7-35, District 7 is composed of Acadia Parish; Allen Parish; 7-36, 7-36A, 7-37, 7-37A, 7-38A, 7-39, 7-40, 7-41, 7-42, 8-1, 8-2, Beauregard Parish; Calcasieu Parish; Cameron Parish; Jefferson 8-4, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 8-10, 8-11, 8-12, 8-13, 8-14, 8-15, 8-16, 8-17, Davis Parish; Precincts 1, 3A, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 8-18, 8-19, 8-20, 8-21, 8-22, 8-23, 8-24, 8-25, 8-25A, 8-26, 8-26A, 31, 32, 33, 34A, 34B, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 3B, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 8-27, 8-27A, 8-28, 8-29, 8-30, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-3A, 9-3B, 9-4, 9-5, 46, 47, 48, 49, 60, 65, 66, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 9-5A, 9-6B, 9-6C, 9-6D, 9-6E, 9-6F, 9-7, 9-8, 9-8A, 9-8B, 9-9, 9-10, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85A, 85B, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 9-16, 9-17, 9-18, 9-19, 9-21, 9-22, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, and 106 of Lafayette Parish; 9-23, 9-24, 9-25, 9-25A, 9-26, 9-26A, 9-27, 9-28, 9-28A, 9-28B, Vermilion Parish; and Vernon Parish. 9-28C, 9-28D, 9-28E, 9-28F, 9-29, 9-29A, 9-30, 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, 9-31C, 9-31D, 9-31E, 9-32, 9-33, 9-33A, 9-34, 9-34A, 9-35, District 8 is composed of Precincts 31, 32, 33, 34, 35A, 35B, 36, 9-35A, 9-36, 9-36A, 9-36B, 9-36C, 9-37, 9-37A, 9-38, 9-38A, 37, 40, 41, 42 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 6-1 & 6-1A, 9-38B, 9-39, 9-39A, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40B, 9-40C, 9-41, 6-3, 7-1 & 7-1A, and 7-2 of Assumption Parish; Avoyelles Parish; 9-41A, 9-41B, 9-41C, 9-41D, 9-42, 9-42A, 9-42B, 9-42C, 9-42D, Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-10, 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 9-42E, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43D, 9-43E, 9-43F, 9-43G, 9-43H, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 9-43I, 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-43M, 9-43N, 9-44, 9-44A, 9-44B, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-37, 1-38, 1-39, 1-45, 1-50, 1-51, 9-44D, 9-44E, 9-44F, 9-44G, 9-44I, 9-44J, 9-44L, 9-44M, 9-44N, 1-58, 1-59, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-64, 1-66, 1-67, 1-68, 1-73, 1-76, 9-44O, 9-44P, 9-44Q, 9-45, 9-45A, 10-3, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 1-77, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94, 1-95, 1-100, 1-101, 10-9, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 2-1, 2-5, 2-9, 2-11, 2-16, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, INDUSTRIAL 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-15, 11-16, 11-17, 11-18, COMPLEX, INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX A, and INDUSTRIAL 11-19, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 12-10, COMPLEX B of East Baton Rouge Parish; East Feliciana Parish; 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-15, 12-16, 12-17, 12-18, 12-19, Evangeline Parish; Iberville Parish; Precincts 2, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 12-20, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9, 13-10, 14A, 14B, 15A, 15B, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 50, 51, 52, 13-11, 13-12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-14A, 13-15, 13-16, 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 64, and 68 of Lafayette Parish; 14-4, 14-5, 14-6, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13, Pointe Coupee Parish; St. James Parish; St. John theBaptist Parish; 14-13A, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16, 14-17, 14-18A, 14-19, 14-20, 14-21, St. Landry Parish; West Baton Rouge Parish; and West Feliciana 14-22, 14-23, 14-24A, 14-25, 14-26, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5, 15-6, Parish." 15-8, 15-9, 15-10, 15-11, 15-12, 15-12A, 15-13, 15-13A, 15-13B, 15-14, 15-14A, 15-14B, 15-14C, 15-14D, 15-14E, 15-14F, 15-14G, Respectfully submitted, 15-15, 15-15A, 15-15B, 15-16, 15-17, 15-17A, 15-17B, 15-18, 15-18A, 15-18B, 15-18C, 15-18D, 15-18E, 15-18F, 15-19, 15-19A, Senator Thomas A. Greene 15-19B, 15-19C, 16-1, 16-1A, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7, Senator John L. "Jay " Dardenne 16-8, 16-9, 17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, 17-8, 17-9, Senator John M. Guidry 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A, 17-14, 17-15, and 17-16 of Representative C. E. "Peppi" Bruneau, Jr. Orleans Parish. Representative Sherman N. Copelin, Jr. Representative Charles D. Lancaster District 3 is composed of Precincts 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-2, 8-1, 8-2, 9-1, and 9-2 of Assumption Parish; Rep. Bruneau moved to adopt the Conference Committee Iberia Parish; Precincts 192, 193, 194B, 198, 199, 246A, 246B, 247, Report. 248, 249, 250, 1-GI, 2-L, 1-LA, and 1-LB of Jefferson Parish; Lafourche Parish; Plaquemines Parish; St. Bernard Parish; St. ROLL CALL

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The roll was called with the following result: 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. Speaker Green Quezaire Alario Guillory Riddle On page 1, line 2, between "To" and "enact" insert the following: Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Romero Ansardi Hebert Rousselle "amend and reenact R.S. 56:326(F)(1) and (3) and to" Barton Hill Salter Baudoin Holden Scalise AMENDMENT NO. 2 Baylor Hudson Schneider On page 1, line 3, between "conditions;" and "to" insert the Bowler Hunter Shaw following: Bruce Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Brun Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th "to provide relative to violations by dealers and commercial Bruneau Jetson Stelly fishermen for possession of undersized crabs;" Carter Johns Strain Chaisson Kenney Theriot AMENDMENT NO. 3 Copelin Lancaster Thomas Crane Landrieu Thompson On page 1, line 7, between "Section 1." and "R.S." insert the Curtis LeBlanc Thornhill following: Damico Long Toomy Daniel Marionneaux Travis "R.S. 56:325(F)(1) and (3) are hereby amended and reenacted and" Deville Martiny Triche Diez McCallum Vitter AMENDMENT NO. 4 Dimos McDonald Walsworth Doerge McMains Warner On page 1, delete line 10 in its entirety and insert: Donelon Michot Welch Durand Montgomery Weston "F.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a Faucheux Morrell Wiggins wholesale or retail dealer and the commercial fisherman may be Flavin Morrish Wilkerson subject to the penalties provided by law for the possession of Fontenot Murray Willard-Lewis undersized crabs. If the wholesale or retail dealer can provide to Forster Odinet Windhorst wildlife and fisheries agents at the time of discovery the identity of Frith Pierre Winston the commercial fisherman who harvested the undersized crabs and Fruge Pinac Wright subsequently sold such crabs to the wholesale or retail dealer, the Gautreaux Powell dealer shall not be subject to the penalties. The department may Glover Pratt check unboiled crabs for violations of the undersized crab provisions Total—94 of this Section. NAYS * * * McCain Total—1 (3) Any commercial fisherman identified as having sold ABSENT undersized crabs to a wholesale or retail dealer pursuant to this Section shall be subject to the penalties provided in R.S. 56: 31 33. Alexander, R.—13th Farve Mitchell Clarkson Heaton Perkins * * *" DeWitt Hopkins Dupre Kennard Respectfully submitted, Total—10 Senator John Hainkel The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Senator Craig Romero Sentor Chris Ullo CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative John Smith Senate Bill No. 548 by Senator Hainkel Representative Warren Triche June 20, 1997 Rep. Odinet moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the ROLL CALL Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: The roll was called with the following result: Ladies and Gentlemen: YEAS We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 548 by Senator Mr. Speaker Green Powell Hainkel recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Alario Guillory Pratt Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Quezaire 1. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative Ansardi Hebert Riddle Odinet and adopted by the House on June 5, 1997 be rejected. Barton Hill Romero Baylor Holden Salter Bowler Hopkins Scalise

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Bruce Hunter Schneider AMENDMENT NO. 2 Brun Iles Shaw Bruneau Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th On page 1, line 7, after "fund;" and before "to" insert "to provide for Carter Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th a maximum balance in the fund;" Clarkson Johns Strain Copelin Kenney Thomas AMENDMENT NO. 3 Crane Lancaster Thompson Curtis Landrieu Thornhill On page 2, line 24, after "(a)" insert the following: Damico LeBlanc Toomy "Retiring or for the defeasance of bonds in advance or in addition to Daniel Long Travis the existing amortization requirements of the state." Deville Marionneaux Triche DeWitt Martiny Vitter AMENDMENT NO. 4 Diez McCain Walsworth Dimos McCallum Warner On page 2, delete line 26 and on page 3, delete lines 1 through 6 Doerge McDonald Welch Donelon McMains Weston AMENDMENT NO. 5 Durand Michot Wiggins Faucheux Mitchell Wilkerson On page 5, delete lines 1 through 11 Flavin Montgomery Willard-Lewis Fontenot Morrell Windhorst AMENDMENT NO. 6 Forster Morrish Winston Frith Murray Wright On page 5, at the beginning of line 12, change "(5)" to "(4)" Fruge Odinet Glover Pierre AMENDMENT NO. 7 Total—91 On page 5, delete lines 21 through 26, and on page 6, delete lines 1 through 15 in their entirety NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 8 Chaisson Gautreaux Rousselle Dupre Pinac Theriot On page 6, at the beginning of line 16, change "(D)" to "(C)" Total—6 ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 9 Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Perkins On page 6, line 16, change "Revenue Reserve Account" to "fund" Baudoin Hudson Stelly Farve Kennard AMENDMENT NO. 10 Total—8 On page 6, line 19, delete "(a)" The Conference Committee Report was adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 11 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Bill No. 873 By Representative Downer, et al. On page 6, line 22, change "account" to "fund" June 23, 1997 AMENDMENT NO. 12 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of On page 6, line 23, after "into the" and before "official" insert "next Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the year's" Senate. AMENDMENT NO. 13 Ladies and Gentlemen: On page 7, line 3, delete "(b)" and insert "(2)" We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 873 by AMENDMENT NO. 14 Representative Downer, et al., recommend the following concerning the re-reengrossed bill: On page 7, line 5, change "account" to "fund" 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 9 proposed AMENDMENT NO. 15 by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 1997, be rejected. On page 7, line 10, change "(c)" to "(3)" 2. That the following amendments to the re-reengrossed bill be AMENDMENT NO. 16 adopted: On page 7, line 12, change "account" to "fund" AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 17 On page 1, line 6, after "treasury" delete the remainder of the line and insert "as the Budget Stabilization Fund; to provide for" On page 7, delete lines 14 through 26, and on page 8, delete lines 1 through 16, all in their entirety and insert the following:

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"(4) No appropriation or deposit to the fund shall be made if Total—0 such appropriation or deposit would cause the balance in the fund to ABSENT exceed four percent of total state revenue receipts for the previous fiscal year." Alexander, R.—13th Glover Perkins Ansardi Heaton Salter AMENDMENT NO. 18 Bruce Hebert Stelly Daniel Kennard On page 9, delete lines 2 through 14, and insert the following: Farve Mitchell Total—13 "state and any monies appropriated to the fund by the legislature; to provide that up to one-third of the balance in the fund may be The Conference Committee Report, having received a two-thirds appropriated or incorporated into the official forecast of the Revenue vote of the elected members, was adopted. Estimating Conference but only when a deficit for a fiscal year is projected or when the forecast for a succeeding year is less than the CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT forecast for the current year and then only if approved by a two-thirds Senate Bill No. 1256 by Senator Schedler vote of both houses of the legislature; provides that nonrecurring revenues may also be appropriated for retirement of" June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Representative Hunt B. Downer, Jr. Representative Jerry L. LeBlanc Ladies and Gentlemen: Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Senator John L. Hainkel, Jr. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator J. "Tom" Schedler between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1256 by Senator Senator Robert J. Barham Schedler recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Rep. LeBlanc moved to adopt the Conference Committee 1. That House Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 7 and Report. Amendment Nos. 9 through 15 proposed by the House Committee on Appropriations and adopted by the House on ROLL CALL June 18, 1997 be adopted. The roll was called with the following result: 2. That House Committee Amendments Nos. 8 and 16 proposed by the House Committee on Appropriations and adopted by the YEAS House on June 18, 1997 be rejected. Mr. Speaker Green Powell 3. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Alario Guillory Pratt adopted: Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Quezaire Barton Hill Riddle AMENDMENT NO. 1 Baudoin Holden Romero Baylor Hopkins Rousselle On page 2, line 4, after "needs." and before "Net" insert the Bowler Hudson Scalise following: Brun Hunter Schneider Bruneau Iles Shaw "After first being credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund Carter Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th in accordance with Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Louisiana, and after satisfying any other requirements of the Clarkson Johns Strain Constitution and laws of Louisiana, such net revenues shall be Copelin Kenney Theriot deposited as follows: Crane Lancaster Thomas Curtis Landrieu Thompson (i) One third of such net revenues transferred to the state Damico LeBlanc Thornhill treasury after May 1, 1997, shall be deposited in and credited to the Deville Long Toomy Capitol Complex Master Plan Fund established in R.S. 39:127.2. At DeWitt Marionneaux Travis such time as one hundred fifty million dollars of such net revenues Diez Martiny Triche have been deposited in the Capitol Complex Master Plan Fund, such Dimos McCain Vitter net revenues shall be deposited in and credited to the Casino Gaming Doerge McCallum Walsworth Proceeds Fund. Donelon McDonald Warner Dupre McMains Welch (ii) One third of such net revenues transferred to the state Durand Michot Weston treasury after May 1, 1997, shall be deposited in and credited to the Faucheux Montgomery Wiggins Budget Stabilization Fund established in R.S. 39:94. Flavin Morrell Wilkerson Fontenot Morrish Willard-Lewis (iii) One third of such net revenues transferred to the state Forster Murray Windhorst treasury after May 1, 1997, shall be reserved and appropriated soley Frith Odinet Winston to provide for payments against the unfunded accrued liability of the Fruge Pierre Wright public retirement systems which are in addition to any payments Gautreaux Pinac required for the annual amortization of the unfunded accrued liability Total—92 of the public retirement systems, required by Article X, Section NAYS 29(E)(2)(c) of the Constitution of Louisiana; however, any such

3873 Page 112 HOUSE 60th Day's Proceedings - June 23, 1997 payment to the public retirement systems shall not be used, directly Dupre LeBlanc or indirectly, to fund cost-of-living increases for such systems. Total—11 (b)" The Conference Committee Report was adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 2 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 1387 by Senator Hainkel On page 3, delete lines 6 through 11, and insert the following: June 23, 1997 "Section 3. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1997." To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Respectfully submitted, Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator Randy Ewing Ladies and Gentlemen: Sentor John J. Hainkel, Jr. Senator John T. "Tom" Schedler We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Charles DeWitt between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1387 by Senator Representative H. B. "Hunt" Downer, Jr. Hainkel recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc 1. That House Floor Conforming Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 Rep. LeBlanc moved to adopt the Conference Committee proposed by Representative Downer and adopted by the House Report. on June 17, 1997 be rejected. ROLL CALL 2. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: The roll was called with the following result: YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. Speaker Glover Pratt On page 1, line 4, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" Alario Green Quezaire Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Riddle AMENDMENT NO. 2 Ansardi Hammett Romero Barton Hebert Rousselle On page 2, line 14, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" Baudoin Hill Salter Baylor Holden Scalise AMENDMENT NO. 3 Bowler Hudson Schneider Bruce Hunter Shaw On page 10, line 15, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" Bruneau Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Carter Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th AMENDMENT NO. 4 Chaisson Johns Stelly Crane Kenney Strain On page 10, line 18, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" Curtis Lancaster Theriot Damico Landrieu Thomas AMENDMENT NO. 5 Daniel Marionneaux Thompson Deville Martiny Thornhill On page 10, line 20, after "appropriated" insert "or deposited" DeWitt McCain Toomy Diez McCallum Travis AMENDMENT NO. 6 Dimos McDonald Triche Doerge McMains Vitter On page 12, line 9, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" Donelon Michot Walsworth Durand Mitchell Warner AMENDMENT NO. 7 Farve Montgomery Welch Faucheux Morrell Wiggins On page 12, line 11, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" Flavin Morrish Wilkerson Fontenot Murray Willard-Lewis AMENDMENT NO. 8 Forster Odinet Windhorst Frith Pierre Winston On page 12, line 16, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" Fruge Pinac Wright Gautreaux Powell AMENDMENT NO. 9 Total—92 NAYS On page 13, line 2, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" Brun Jenkins AMENDMENT NO. 10 Total—2 ABSENT On page 13, line 20, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Long AMENDMENT NO. 11 Clarkson Hopkins Perkins Copelin Kennard Weston On page 13, line 23, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget"

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AMENDMENT NO. 12 Chaisson Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th Clarkson Kenney Stelly On page 14, line 7, delete "this constitution" and insert "the Copelin Lancaster Strain constitution" Crane Landrieu Theriot Curtis LeBlanc Thomas AMENDMENT NO. 13 Damico Long Thompson Daniel Marionneaux Thornhill On page 14, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following: Deville Martiny Toomy DeWitt McCain Travis "(c) Providing funding for capital outlay projects in the Diez McCallum Triche comprehensive state budget." Dimos McDonald Walsworth Doerge McMains Warner AMENDMENT NO. 14 Dupre Michot Welch Durand Mitchell Weston On page 14, line 21, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis AMENDMENT NO. 15 Fontenot Morrish Windhorst Forster Murray Winston On page 15, line 6, delete "this constitution" and insert "the Frith Odinet Wright constitution" Fruge Pierre Gautreaux Pinac AMENDMENT NO. 16 Total—94 NAYS On page 15, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following: Total—0 "(c) Providing funding for capital outlay projects in the ABSENT comprehensive state budget." Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Perkins AMENDMENT NO. 17 Carter Hudson Vitter Donelon Johns Wiggins On page 15, line 13, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" Farve Kennard Total—11 AMENDMENT NO. 18 The Conference Committee Report was adopted. On page 15, line 15, delete "Louisiana" and insert "Budget" CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT AMENDMENT NO. 19 Senate Bill No. 394 by Senator Heitmeier On page 17, line 13, delete "SB 248" and insert "HB 873" June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator John J. Hainkel, Jr. Senator Ken Hollis, Jr. Ladies and Gentlemen: Sentor Tom Schedler Representative John A. Alario, Jr. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative H. B. "Hunt" Downer, Jr. between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 394 by Senator Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc Heitmeier recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Rep. LeBlanc moved to adopt the Conference Committee 1. That all House Committee Amendments proposed by the House Report. Committee on Retirement and adopted by the House on June 10, 1997 be rejected. ROLL CALL 2. That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Representative The roll was called with the following result: Hill and adopted by the House on June 17, 1997 be rejected. YEAS 3. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be adopted: Mr. Speaker Glover Powell Alario Green Pratt AMENDMENT NO. 1 Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Quezaire Ansardi Hammett Riddle On page 1, line 15, between "employment" and the period "." insert Barton Hebert Romero the following: Baudoin Hill Rousselle Baylor Holden Salter "or within ninety days after July 1, 1997, whichever occurs later" Bowler Hopkins Scalise Bruce Hunter Schneider Respectfully submitted, Brun Iles Shaw Bruneau Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Senator Francis C. Heitmeier

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Senator Michael F. Branch We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator John Siracusa between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 529 by Senator Representative Victor T. Stelly Guidry recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Representative Pinkie C. Wilkerson Representative Warren Triche 1. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Representative Scalise and adopted by the House on June 17, Rep. Triche moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. 1997 be rejected. ROLL CALL 2. That the following amendments be adopted to the engrossed bill: The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 1 YEAS On page 2, line 1, after "funded" delete the remainder of the line and Alario Green Pratt delete line 2 through 5, and insert the following: Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Quezaire Ansardi Hammett Riddle "as provided for in Article 8, §13 of the Louisiana Constitution. The Barton Hebert Romero State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall allocate Baudoin Hill Rousselle annually from the minimum foundation program an amount per Baylor Holden Salter student in each school equal to the amount allocated per student to Bowler Hopkins Scalise the East Baton Parish School Board." Bruce Hudson Schneider Brun Hunter Shaw Bruneau Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Respectfully submitted, Copelin Johns Stelly Crane Kenney Strain Senator John Michael Guidry Curtis Lancaster Theriot Senator Thomas A. Greene Damico Landrieu Thomas Senator Wilson Fields Daniel LeBlanc Thompson Representative Yvonne Welch Deville Long Thornhill Representative Steve Schedler DeWitt Marionneaux Toomy Representative Roy Brun Diez Martiny Travis Dimos McCain Triche Rep. Welch moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Doerge McCallum Vitter Donelon McDonald Walsworth ROLL CALL Dupre McMains Warner Durand Michot Welch The roll was called with the following result: Farve Mitchell Weston Faucheux Montgomery Wiggins YEAS Flavin Morrell Wilkerson Fontenot Murray Willard-Lewis Mr. Speaker Green Powell Forster Odinet Windhorst Alario Guillory Pratt Frith Pierre Winston Alexander, A.—93rd Hammett Quezaire Fruge Pinac Wright Alexander, R.—13th Hebert Riddle Glover Powell Total—95 Ansardi Hill Romero NAYS Barton Holden Rousselle Baudoin Hopkins Scalise Total—0 Bowler Hudson Schneider ABSENT Bruce Hunter Shaw Brun Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Morrish Bruneau Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Perkins Chaisson Jetson Strain Carter Jetson Crane Johns Theriot Clarkson Kennard Curtis Kennard Thomas Total—10 Damico Kenney Thompson Daniel Lancaster Thornhill The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Deville Landrieu Toomy DeWitt LeBlanc Travis CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Diez Long Triche Senate Bill No. 529 by Senator Guidry Dimos Marionneaux Vitter Doerge Martiny Walsworth June 23, 1997 Donelon McCain Warner Dupre McCallum Welch To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Durand McDonald Weston Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Faucheux McMains Wiggins Ladies and Gentlemen: Flavin Michot Wilkerson

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Fontenot Mitchell Willard-Lewis ROLL CALL Forster Montgomery Windhorst Frith Murray Winston The roll was called with the following result: Fruge Odinet Wright Gautreaux Pierre YEAS Glover Pinac Total—94 Mr. Speaker Glover Pinac NAYS Alario Green Powell Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pratt Total—0 Ansardi Hammett Quezaire ABSENT Barton Hebert Riddle Baylor Hill Romero Bowler Holden Rousselle Baylor Farve Perkins Brun Hopkins Salter Carter Heaton Salter Bruneau Hudson Scalise Clarkson Morrell Stelly Carter Hunter Schneider Copelin Morrish Chaisson Iles Shaw Total—11 Clarkson Jenkins Smith, J.D.—50th Copelin Jetson Smith, J.R.—30th The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Crane Johns Stelly Curtis Kenney Strain Damico Lancaster Theriot Daniel Landrieu Thomas Deville LeBlanc Thompson DeWitt Long Thornhill CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Diez Marionneaux Toomy Senate Bill No. 674 by Senator Bagneris Dimos Martiny Travis Doerge McCain Triche June 22, 1997 Donelon McCallum Vitter Dupre McDonald Walsworth To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Durand McMains Warner Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Farve Michot Welch Faucheux Mitchell Weston Ladies and Gentlemen: Flavin Montgomery Wiggins Fontenot Morrell Wilkerson We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Forster Morrish Windhorst between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 674 by Senator Frith Murray Winston Bagneris recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: Fruge Odinet Wright Gautreaux Pierre 1. That House Committee Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 proposed by Total—98 the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and NAYS adopted by the House on April 15, 1997 be rejected. Total—0 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be ABSENT adopted: Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Willard-Lewis AMENDMENT NO. 1 Baudoin Kennard Bruce Perkins On page 1, line 6, between "state" and the semicolon ";" insert "and Total—7 facilitate effective and efficient intradepartmental communications" The Conference Committee Report was adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 2 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT On page 2, line 6, after "state." add "He may authorize the printing Senate Bill No. 1530 by Senators Cravins and Romero and distribution of informational publications concerning the and Representative Hudson organization, powers, duties, or functions of the department on a regular basis in order to facilitate effective and efficient June 23, 1997 intradepartmental communications." To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Respectfully submitted, Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senator Dennis Bagneris Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator John L. Dardenne Sentor Noble E. Ellington We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Representative Emile Bruneau between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 1530 by Senators Representative Sherman Copelin Cravins and Romero and Representative Hudson recommend the following concerning the re-reengrossed bill: Rep. Travis moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report.

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1. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 4, proposed by R.S. 17:3223 is all proposed new law. Representatives LeBlanc, Durand, and Hudson and adopted by the House on June 13, 1997, be rejected. A. Pursuant to the duty and responsibility placed with the legislature by Article VIII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Louisiana 2. That House Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 8, proposed by to establish and maintain a public educational system and the Representative Hudson and adopted by the House on May 30, authority granted the legislature by Article VIII, Section 5(D)(3) to 1997 be rejected. create a new institution by law enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house, the South Louisiana Community College in 3. That the following amendments be adopted to the re- Lafayette Parish is hereby created and established as a reengrossed bill: comprehensive, multi-campus, public two-year institution of higher education. The institution and its programs shall be managed and AMENDMENT NO. 1 supervised by the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, subject to the appropriate approval of and oversight by On page 1, line 2, after "To" delete the remainder of the line and the Board of Regents. delete lines 3 through 16 in their entirety and on page 2, at the beginning of line 1, delete "programming of such institutions;" and B. The Board of Regents and the Board of Trustees for State insert in lieu thereof the following: Colleges and Universities shall adopt necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Section. Such rules and "amend and reenact R.S. 17:3217(11) and to enact R.S. 17: 3217(12), regulations shall include but not be limited to the following (13), and (14), 3223, 3224, 3225, and 326, relative to public guidelines, procedures, and requirements: community colleges; to create and establish the South Louisiana Community College, the River Parishes Community College, and the (1) The institution and its programs shall be developed to be Louisiana Delta Community College; to provide for the creation of operational and ready to begin providing instructional services to a learning center in Jefferson Parish; to provide for development, students no later than the start of the 1999-2000 academic year. control, management, and supervision of the institutions and the learning center and their programs; to provide for the duties and (2) The primary service delivery area of the community college responsibilities of the Board of Regents and the Board of Trustees for shall be comprised of the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, State Colleges and Universities; to provide for implementation, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion. including the adoption of rules and regulations in accordance with Campuses or sites may be established in each of these parishes using specified guidelines, procedures, and requirements; to provide public technical college facilities whenever possible. The institution relative to the University of Louisiana system; to provide for an shall be domiciled in Lafayette Parish. T. H. Harris Technical effective date;" College in Opelousas shall serve as the site for the college campus in St. Landry Parish. If space is available, the technical college in each AMENDMENT NO. 2 parish shall be the primary site for the vocational component of the community college. If space is available, the academic component On page 2, line 3, after "R.S." delete the remainder of the line and may be offered at the technical college site in each parish. Where the delete lines 4 through 9 in their entirety and at the beginning of line primary service delivery area overlaps with the service area 10 delete "17:3217(12), (13), (14) and (15) are" and insert in lieu developed by the Board of Regents for Louisiana State University at thereof "17:3217(11) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.17: Eunice, the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities 3217 (12), (13), and (14), 3223, 3224, 3225, and 3226 are" shall work in close cooperation with the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, AMENDMENT NO. 3 officials at Louisiana State University at Eunice, and the Board of Regents to minimize unnecessary duplication of programs and On page 2, delete lines 11 through 27, and delete page 3, and on page services. 4, delete lines 1 through 14, and insert in lieu thereof the following: (3) The institution and its programs shall be developed to assure "§3217. University of Louisiana system the delivery of coordinated and articulated educational services in each parish comprising the primary service delivery area. The University of Louisiana system is composed of the institutions under the supervision and management of the Board of (4) The institution and its programs shall be developed in a Trustees for State Colleges and Universities as follows: manner that maximizes the use of existing state and local resources and facilities in each parish comprising the college's primary service * * * delivery area. This may include entering into cooperative service agreements, or contracts, or both, with other public education (11) South Louisiana Community College. institutions and facilities in each parish comprising the institution's primary service delivery area, including public secondary schools, (12) River Parishes Community College. technical colleges, and higher education institutions, to provide for credentialed faculty and instructional services from qualified persons, (13) Louisiana Delta Community College. the use of classroom and laboratory facilities, and library resources. The institution shall be established with adequate facilities, resources, (14) Any other college, university, school, institution or services, and programs to meet accreditation requirements. program now or hereafter under the supervision and management of Additionally, it is the intention of the legislature that programs and the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities. services of the community college involving occupational, career, and vocational-technical education be provided through cooperative * * * agreements with existing public vocational-technical education facilities within the primary service delivery area to the extent that §3223. South Louisiana Community College; creation, management, such existing facilities can efficiently and effectively meet the needs and operation of the community college.

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(5) Tuition and fees applicable to students enrolled at the The Louisiana Delta Community College is hereby created in the institution shall not exceed the median amounts of such tuition and area of the Monroe Regional Planning and Economic Development fees applicable to students at other public two-year institutions of District as a comprehensive, two-year institution of higher education higher education in the state. as part of the University of Louisiana system under the management of the Board of Trustees of State Colleges and Universities. Such C. The Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities community college shall have a principal site in East Carroll Parish. may appoint an advisory board made up of two members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education who reside in the §3226. Learning Center; Jefferson Parish; authorization South Louisiana Community College primary service delivery area, two members of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and R.S. 17:3226 is all proposed new law. Universities, and local community representatives from business and labor. The University of Louisiana system president, the state The Board of Regents is hereby authorized to create a learning superintendent of education, the commissioner of higher education, center as a consortia of existing institutions of higher education under and the president of South Louisiana Community College shall serve the management of the Board of Trustees of State Colleges and as ex officio members. Universities to provide a comprehensive offering of college courses in Jefferson Parish with two locations. One location shall be at or D. The Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities near the geographic center of the portion of the parish on the east and the Board of Regents shall work closely with the Commission on bank of the Mississippi River and one shall be at or near the Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools for geographic center of the portion of the parish on the west bank of the accreditation. The institution shall be structured so as to fully satisfy Mississippi River." all requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to assure accreditation. AMENDMENT NO. 9 On page 7, line 20, change "law" to "competent jurisdiction" AMENDMENT NO. 4 AMENDMENT NO. 10 On page 4, line 15, change "1824" to "3224" and change "Creation" On page 7, delete line 22 to "River Parishes Community College; creation" AMENDMENT NO. 11 AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 7, line 23, change "Section 4." to "Section 3." On page 4, line 18, change "1998" to "1999" AMENDMENT NO. 12 AMENDMENT NO. 6 On page 7, after line 24, insert the following: On page 4, line 20, after "College in" insert "the area of" "Section 4. The Board of Regents shall conduct a study of the AMENDMENT NO. 7 need for and feasibility of establishing a community college in central Louisiana that has as its primary service delivery area the parishes of On page 4, delete lines 25 through 27, and on page 5, delete lines 1 Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, and Winn, and a community college in through 5, and insert the following: central Louisiana that has as its primary service delivery area the parishes of Bienville, Claiborne, and Webster. The Board of Regents "D. The institution and its programs shall be developed in a shall report in writing to the Senate Committee on Education and the manner that maximizes the use of existing state and local resources House Committee on Education on study findings and and facilities in each parish comprising the college's primary service recommendation no later than thirty days prior to the convening of delivery area. This may include entering into cooperative service the 1998 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. agreements, or contracts, or both, with other public education institutions and facilities in each parish comprising the institution's Section 5. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1997; if primary service delivery area, including public secondary schools, vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, technical colleges, and higher education institutions, to provide for this Act shall become effective on July 1, 1997, or on the day credentialed faculty and instructional services from qualified persons, following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later." the use of classroom and laboratory facilities, and library resources. The institution shall be established with adequate facilities, resources, Respectfully submitted, services, and programs to meet accreditation requirements." Senator Donald R. Cravins AMENDMENT NO. 8 Senator Craig F. Romero Representative Charles I. Hudson On page 5, delete lines 11 through 27 and delete page 6, and on page Representative Roy Brun 7, delete lines 1 through 17, and insert the following: Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc "G. The River Parishes Community College may use any Rep. LeBlanc moved to adopt the Conference Committee available public facility in the service region for the conduct of its Report. programming, including particularly the facilities of the public technical college. ROLL CALL §3225. Louisiana Delta Community College; creation The roll was called with the following result: R.S. 17:3225 is all proposed new law.

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Law and Procedure and adopted by the House on June 5, 1997 YEAS be rejected. Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Powell 3. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 5 and 6 in the set of ten Alario Glover Pratt amendments proposed by Representative Murray and adopted Alexander, A.—93rd Green Quezaire by House on June 18, 1997 be adopted. Ansardi Guillory Riddle Barton Hammett Romero 4. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10 Baudoin Hebert Rousselle in the set of ten amendments proposed by Representative Baylor Hill Salter Murray and adopted by House on June 18, 1997 be rejected. Bowler Holden Scalise Bruce Hudson Schneider 5. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 in the set of two Bruneau Hunter Shaw amendments proposed by Representative Murray and adopted Carter Iles Smith, J.D.—50th by House on June 18, 1997 be rejected. Chaisson Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Clarkson Kenney Strain 6. That House Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Copelin Lancaster Theriot Representative Hunter and adopted by House on June 18, 1997 Crane Landrieu Thomas be adopted. Curtis LeBlanc Thompson Damico Long Thornhill 7. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 Daniel Marionneaux Toomy in the set of eighteen amendments proposed by Representative DeWitt Martiny Travis Murray and adopted by House on June 18, 1997 be adopted. Diez McCain Vitter Dimos McCallum Walsworth 8. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Donelon McDonald Warner 17, and 18 in the set of eighteen amendments proposed by Dupre McMains Welch Representative Murray and adopted by House on June 18, 1997 Durand Michot Weston be rejected. Farve Montgomery Wiggins Faucheux Morrell Wilkerson 9. That the following amendments to the reeengrossed bill be Fontenot Murray Willard-Lewis adopted: Forster Odinet Windhorst Frith Pierre Winston AMENDMENT NO. 1 Fruge Pinac Wright Total—90 On page 1, line 2, after "To" delete the remainder of the line and NAYS insert in lieu thereof the following: Total—0 "amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of R.S. 46:460.1(C) ABSENT and to enact R.S. 46:236.10, 460(7), (8), and (9), 460.1(C)(5), and 460.4, relative to family law; to creat an administrative" Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Mitchell Brun Hopkins Morrish AMENDMENT NO. 2 Deville Jetson Perkins Doerge Johns Stelly On page 1, line 4, between "Services" and "to" insert the following: Flavin Kennard Triche Total—15 "to waive certain public assistance program requirements for victims of domestic violence;" The Conference Committee Report was adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 3 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Senate Bill No. 587 by Senator Hainkel On page 2, line 9 change "seven" to "twenty" June 23, 1997 AMENDMENT NO. 4 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the On page 2, between lines 18 and 19 insert the following: Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: "(6) The department shall take no further administrative action Ladies and Gentlemen: against an alleged father who refuses or fails to submit genetic testing pursuant to this Subsection. However, nothing in this Subsection We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement shall preclude the department from taking action in the appropriate between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 587 by Senator court to establish paternity and requesting the court to order such Hainkel recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: party to submit to genetic testing in accordance with state law." 1. That House Committee Amendments Nos. 2, 7, 8, 9, and 13 AMENDMENT NO. 5 proposed by the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure and adopted by the House on June 5, 1997 be adopted. On page 4, line 11 between "notice" and "has" insert "of such arrearage" 2. That House Committee Amendments Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, and 16 proposed by the House Committee on Civil AMENDMENT NO. 6

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On page 4, line 17 after "funds." insert "After the agency encumbers, R.S. 46:460.1(C)(5) is all proposed new law. intercepts or freezes any assets" and delete lines 18 through 20. (5) Where an individual is a past or present victim of domestic AMENDMENT NO. 7 violence or is at risk of further domestic violence and the impact that those circumstances may have on that individual’s ability to comply On page 4, line 25 change "fifteen" to "thirty" with any provision of this Section. AMENDMENT NO. 8 * * * On page 4, between lines 26 and 27 insert the following: §460.4. Waivers for victims of domestic violence "(b) Impose liens, force sale of property, and distribute proceeds R.S. 46:460.4 is all proposed new law. in accordance with state law." A. The secretary shall waive, for as long as necessary, pursuant (2) Nothing in this Subsection shall grant administrative to a determination of good cause, any public assistance program authority to the agency to place a lien, privilege, or legal mortgage on requirement that will create obstacles for a victim of domestic any licensed or titled motor vehicle." violence to escape a domestic violence situation, including, but not limited to, time limits on receipt of assistance, work, training, or AMENDMENT NO. 9 educational requirements, limitations on TANF assistance to noncitizens, child support or paternity establishment cooperation On page 5, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: requirements, residency requirements, and any other program requirements which will create obstacles for such victim to escape "Section 2. The introductory paragraph of R.S. 46:460.1(C) is violence or penalize that victim for past, present, and potential for hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 46:460(7), (8), and (9), abuse. 460.1(C)(5), and 460.4 are hereby enacted to read as follows: B. Any information obtained pursuant to this Section regarding a victim of domestic violence shall be used solely for the purposes provided for in Subsection A of this Section or for referral to §460. Definitions supportive services and shall not be released to any third party, including a governmental agency unless such agency is authorized to As used in this Part: obtain such information by another provision of law. * * * * * *" R.S. 46:460(7) is all proposed new law. AMENDMENT NO. 10 (7) "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families" or "TANF" On page 5, line 7, change "Section 2." to "Section 3" means the federal block grant program established under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Respectfully submitted, Public Law 104-193. Senator Diana E. Bajoie Senator John Hainkel R.S. 46:460(8) is all proposed new law. Senaor Chris Ullo Representative Audrey McCain (8) "Domestic violence" means any offense against the person Representative Edwin R. Murray contained in the Louisiana Criminal Code, except negligent injury and defamation, committed by one family and/or household member Rep. Murray moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. against another. ROLL CALL R.S. 46:460(9) is all proposed new law. The roll was called with the following result: (9) "Family or household member" means a spouse, former spouse, parent, child, stepparent, stepchild, foster parent, foster child, YEAS and any person living in the same residence with the abuser as a spouse, whether married or not married, if a child or children also Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pinac live in the residence. Alario Glover Powell Alexander, A.—93rd Green Pratt §460.1. Termination of eligibility; twenty-four-month limit; refusal Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Quezaire of employment Ansardi Hammett Riddle Barton Hill Romero * * * Baudoin Holden Rousselle Baylor Hopkins Salter C. The secretary of the department may promulgate rules and Bowler Hunter Scalise regulations providing exceptions to the time limitations of this Bruce Iles Schneider Section in cases of hardship and in cases of domestic violence. In Brun Jetson Shaw promulgating rules and regulations, in accordance with the Bruneau Johns Smith, J.D.—50th Administrative Procedure Act, the secretary shall address Chaisson Kennard Smith, J.R.—30th circumstances: Clarkson Kenney Stelly Copelin Lancaster Strain * * * Crane Landrieu Theriot

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Curtis LeBlanc Thomas On motion of Rep. Scalise, and under a suspension of the rules, Damico Long Thompson the resolution was adopted. Daniel Marionneaux Thornhill Deville Martiny Toomy HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 123— Diez McCain Triche BY REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER AND BRUNEAU Dimos McCallum Vitter A RESOLUTION Doerge McDonald Walsworth To express commendations, encouragement, support, and Donelon McMains Warner cooperation from members of the House of Representatives to Dupre Michot Weston Ken Ward in his proposed study, research, and doctoral Durand Mitchell Wiggins dissertation in the area of ethics training and the perception of Faucheux Montgomery Wilkerson the current members of the House of Representatives as to Flavin Morrell Willard-Lewis whether or not there is a need for this ethics training in the Fontenot Morrish Windhorst Louisiana Legislature, and if such a need is indicated by a Forster Murray Winston simple majority of the members of the House, to determine some Frith Odinet Wright of the ideas, issues, and recommendations that current members Fruge Pierre of the House of Representatives may support. Total—95 NAYS Read by title. Total—0 On motion of Rep. Downer, and under a suspension of the rules, ABSENT the resolution was adopted. Carter Hebert Travis HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 124— BY REPRESENTATIVES FAUCHEUX, DIEZ, FONTENOT, AND DeWitt Hudson Welch QUEZAIRE Farve Jenkins A RESOLUTION Heaton Perkins To create a committee to evaluate and recommend potential sites for Total—10 a state park in St. James Parish, Ascension Parish, and The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Livingston Parish and to urge and request the office of state parks to study the feasibility of establishing a park at sites Suspension of the Rules recommended by the committee and to report its findings to the legislature. On motion of Rep. Hebert, the rules were suspended in order to take up Introduction of Resolutions, House and House Concurrent at Read by title. this time. On motion of Rep. Faucheux, and under a suspension of the Introduction of Resolutions, rules, the resolution was adopted. House and House Concurrent HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 125— BY REPRESENTATIVE WALSWORTH The following members introduced the following entitled House A RESOLUTION and House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time by To commend Lieutenant Colonel James Donald Halsell, Jr., USAF, their titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading: NASA astronaut, a native of West Monroe, for his numerous honors and awards and to wish him well in his spacelab mission HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 266— aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia which is scheduled for July BY REPRESENTATIVES FAUCHEUX, DIEZ, FONTENOT, AND QUEZAIRE 1, 1997. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To create a committee to evaluate and recommend potential sites for Read by title. a state park in St. James Parish, Ascension Parish, and Livingston Parish and to urge and request the office of state On motion of Rep. Walsworth, and under a suspension of the parks to study the feasibility of establishing a park at sites rules, the resolution was adopted. recommended by the committee and to report its findings to the legislature. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 126— BY REPRESENTATIVE FARVE Read by title. A RESOLUTION To express the outrage of the members of the House of On motion of Rep. Faucheux, and under a suspension of the Representatives over the demeaning treatment of Representative rules, the resolution was adopted. Avery Alexander by a member of the Baton Rouge Police Department while stopped at a road block. Ordered to the Senate. Read by title. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 122— BY REPRESENTATIVE SCALISE On motion of Rep. Farve, and under a suspension of the rules, A RESOLUTION the resolution was adopted. To recognize July 27, 1997, as "Parents' Day" in the state of Louisiana. Read by title.

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 127— "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that for purposes of approving BY REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, A. ALEXANDER, R. ALEXANDER, or disapproving any proposed casino operating contract, the House ANSARDI, BARTON, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BOWLER, BRUCE, BRUN, BRUNEAU, CARTER, CHAISSON, CLARKSON, COPELIN, CRANE, of Representatives shall proceed under the provisions of R.S. 24:11." CURTIS, DAMICO, DANIEL, DEVILLE, DEWITT, DIEZ, DIMOS, DOERGE, DONELON, DOWNER, DUPRE, DURAND, FARVE, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, Rep. Alario, under a suspension of the rules, moved the FONTENOT, FORSTER, FRITH, FRUGE, GAUTREAUX, GLOVER, GREEN, GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HEBERT, HILL, HOLDEN, HOPKINS, adoption of the amendments. HUDSON, HUNTER, ILES, JENKINS, JETSON, JOHNS, KENNARD, KENNEY, LANCASTER, LANDRIEU, LEBLANC, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, Rep. Landrieu objected. MARTINY, MCCAIN, MCCALLUM, MCDONALD, MCMAINS, MICHOT, MITCHELL, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MORRISH, MURRAY, ODINET, PERKINS, PIERRE, PINAC, POWELL, PRATT, QUEZAIRE, RIDDLE, A record vote was asked for and ordered by the House. ROMERO, ROUSSELLE, SALTER, SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, SHAW, JACK SMITH, JOHN SMITH, STELLY, STRAIN, THERIOT, THOMAS, ROLL CALL THOMPSON, THORNHILL, TOOMY, TRAVIS, TRICHE, VITTER, WALSWORTH, WARNER, WELCH, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, WILLARD-LEWIS, WINDHORST, WINSTON, AND WRIGHT The roll was called with the following result: A RESOLUTION To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the YEAS death of E. Henry "Eddie" Heaton, Jr., and to reflect on his legacy to the state of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker Faucheux Schneider Alario Glover Shaw Read by title. Alexander, R.—13th Green Smith, J.R.—30th Barton Guillory Stelly On motion of Rep. Alario, and under a suspension of the rules, Baudoin Hammett Theriot the resolution was adopted. Baylor Hill Thomas Bowler Iles Thompson HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 128— Bruce Jenkins Thornhill BY REPRESENTATIVE WINDHORST Brun Johns Travis A RESOLUTION Bruneau Kenney Triche To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Economic Clarkson LeBlanc Vitter Development to conduct a study on the economic effects of the Copelin Long Walsworth operation of a land-based casino on the local and state economy. Crane McCallum Warner Daniel McDonald Weston Read by title. DeWitt McMains Wiggins Diez Michot Wilkerson Rep. Alario sent up floor amendments which were read as Dimos Perkins Windhorst follows: Doerge Powell Winston Donelon Riddle Wright HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Durand Salter Total—59 Amendments proposed by Representative Alario to House Resolution NAYS No. 128 by Representative Windhorst Alexander, A.—93rd Holden Murray AMENDMENT NO. 1 Ansardi Hunter Odinet Chaisson Jetson Pinac On page 1, delete lines 5 through 11 in their entirety Curtis Kennard Pratt Damico Lancaster Rousselle AMENDMENT NO. 2 Deville Landrieu Scalise Dupre Marionneaux Smith, J.D.—50th On page 1, between lines 15 and 16 insert the following: Flavin Martiny Strain Forster McCain Toomy "WHEREAS, the House of Representatives has debated certain Frith Montgomery Welch aspects of the proposed casino operating contract and found it to be Fruge Morrell Willard-Lewis lengthy, controversial, and certain aspects to be objectionable." Gautreaux Morrish Total—35 AMENDMENT NO. 3 ABSENT On page 2, between lines 2 and 3 insert the following: Carter Hebert Pierre Farve Hopkins Quezaire "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the clerk of the House of Fontenot Hudson Romero Representatives is hereby directed and instructed not to distribute Heaton Mitchell ballots for the approval or disapproval by the House of Total—11 Representatives of any proposed casino operating contract by mail or by any other method of distribution." The amendments were adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 4 Rep. Windhorst, under a suspension of the rules, moved adoption of the resolution, as amended. On page 2, delete lines 3 and 4 in their entirety and insert the following: ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result:

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On motion of Rep. McCallum, and under a suspension of the YEAS rules, the resolution was adopted. Mr. Speaker Durand Salter HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 131— Alario Faucheux Schneider BY REPRESENTATIVE WALSWORTH Alexander, R.—13th Gautreaux Shaw A RESOLUTION Barton Glover Smith, J.R.—30th To commend and congratulate Mr. William D. Sawyer for being Baudoin Green Stelly named District 8 "Small Business Person of the Year" and Mrs. Baylor Guillory Theriot Debbie Hardy Sawyer for receiving the Seventh Annual James Bowler Hammett Thomas M. Shipp, Jr. Memorial Business Leader Award. Bruce Iles Thornhill Brun Jenkins Travis Read by title. Bruneau Kenney Triche Clarkson LeBlanc Vitter On motion of Rep. Walsworth, and under a suspension of the Copelin Long Walsworth rules, the resolution was adopted. Crane McCallum Warner Daniel McDonald Weston HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 132— Deville McMains Wiggins BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT DeWitt Michot Wilkerson A RESOLUTION Diez Montgomery Windhorst To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives Dimos Perkins Winston upon the death of Leo Viator of Delcambre. Doerge Powell Wright Donelon Riddle Read by title. Dupre Rousselle Total—61 On motion of Rep. Hebert, and under a suspension of the rules, NAYS the resolution was adopted. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 133— Alexander, A.—93rd Hunter Odinet BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT Ansardi Jetson Pinac A RESOLUTION Chaisson Kennard Pratt To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives Curtis Lancaster Scalise upon the death of Lee LeBlanc of Erath. Damico Landrieu Smith, J.D.—50th Flavin Marionneaux Strain Read by title. Forster Martiny Thompson Frith McCain Toomy On motion of Rep. Heberth, and under a suspension of the rules, Fruge Morrell Welch the resolution was adopted. Hill Morrish Willard-Lewis Holden Murray HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 134— Total—32 BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT ABSENT A RESOLUTION To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives Carter Hebert Mitchell upon the death of Donald Barras of Delcambre. Farve Hopkins Pierre Fontenot Hudson Quezaire Read by title. Heaton Johns Romero Total—12 On motion of Rep. Hebert, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. The resolution was adopted. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 135— HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 129— BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT A RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Jodi Hasten of Jeanerette. upon the death of James "Jimmy" Romero of Rynella. Read by title. Read by title. On motion of Rep. Hebert, and under a suspension of the rules, On motion of Rep. Hebert, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. the resolution was adopted. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 136— HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 130— BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCALLUM A RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives To express the condolences of the House of Representatives of the upon the death of Lannace Boudreaux of Franklin. Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of Mr. Ben F. Post and to pay tribute to his many contributions to this state and its Read by title. citizens. Read by title. On motion of Rep. Hebert, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted.

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 137— candidates in an election is endorsed by or supported by another BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT candidate, group of candidates or other person. A RESOLUTION To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives * * * upon the death of Michael "Ragu" Colletti of Jeanerette. Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by Read by title. the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as On motion of Rep. Hebert, and under a suspension of the rules, provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. the resolution was adopted. If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT approval." Senate Bill No. 449 by Senator Jordan Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 Senator John M. Guidry Senator Ron Landry To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Representative Sherman N. Copelin, Jr. Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Representative Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. Ladies and Gentlemen: Rep. Copelin moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement ROLL CALL between the two houses concerning Senate No. Bill 449 by Senator Jordan recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: The roll was called with the following result: 1. That all House Committee Amendments proposed by the House YEAS Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House on June 10, 1997 be rejected. Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Pinac Alario Glover Powell 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be Alexander, A.—93rd Green Pratt adopted: Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Quezaire Ansardi Hammett Riddle AMENDMENT NO. 1 Barton Hebert Romero Baudoin Holden Rousselle Delete pages 1 and 2 in their entirety and insert on page 1, line 2 "to Baylor Hopkins Salter amend and reenact R.S. 18:1463(B), relative to election offenses; to Bowler Hunter Scalise prohibit the unauthorized use of a person's photograph or likeness on Brun Iles Schneider any sample ballot, political campaign pamphlet or other political Bruneau Jenkins Shaw material which falsely alleges endorsement or support by another Carter Jetson Smith, J.D.—50th candidate or person; and to provide for related matters." Chaisson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Clarkson Kennard Stelly AMENDMENT NO. 2 Copelin Kenney Strain Crane Lancaster Theriot On page 1, line 8, insert "R.S. 18:1463(B) is hereby amended and Curtis Landrieu Thomas reenacted to read as follows: Damico LeBlanc Thompson Daniel Long Thornhill §1463. Political material; legislative finding of compelling state Deville Martiny Toomy interest; identification of source of materials; use of person's DeWitt McCain Travis photograph or likeness; materials containing false allegations of Diez McCallum Triche affiliation Dimos McDonald Vitter Doerge McMains Walsworth * * * Donelon Michot Warner Dupre Mitchell Welch B.(1) No person shall cause to be printed or assist in the Durand Montgomery Weston distribution, transportation, or transmission by any means of any Faucheux Morrell Wiggins facsimile of an official ballot or cause to be printed, distributed, Flavin Morrish Wilkerson transported, or transmitted any unofficial sample ballot with the Fontenot Murray Willard-Lewis number of a candidate unless the name of the candidate to whom the Forster Odinet Windhorst ballot number was assigned is correctly listed on the ballot. Frith Perkins Winston Fruge Pierre Wright (2) No person shall cause to be printed or assist in the Total—99 distribution, transportation, or transmission by any means of any NAYS facsimile of an official ballot, or cause to be printed, distributed, transported, or transmitted any unofficial sample ballot containing a Total—0 photograph, or likeness of any person which falsely alleges, with an ABSENT intent to misrepresent, that any person or candidate, or group of Bruce Heaton Hudson Farve Hill Marionneaux

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Total—6 Brun Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Bruneau Jetson Stelly The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Carter Johns Strain Crane Kennard Toomy CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Damico Kenney Triche House Bill No. 2472 by Representative Windhorst Daniel Lancaster Vitter DeWitt McCain Walsworth June 23, 1997 Diez McCallum Warner Dimos McDonald Wiggins To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Dupre McMains Wilkerson Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Faucheux Michot Winston Flavin Montgomery Wright Ladies and Gentlemen: Forster Morrish Total—62 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement NAYS between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2472 by Representative Windhorst recommend the following concerning the Baylor Holden Pratt reengrossed bill: Chaisson Hudson Riddle Copelin Hunter Rousselle 1. That Senate Committee Amendment Nos. 1 through 6 proposed Curtis Iles Salter by the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs Deville Landrieu Theriot and adopted by the Senate on June 5, 1997 be adopted. Doerge Long Thomas Donelon Mitchell Thompson 2. That Senate Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 4 proposed by Durand Murray Thornhill Senator Jordan and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 1997 be Fontenot Pierre Travis adopted. Green Pinac Welch Guillory Powell Willard-Lewis 3. That Senate Floor Amendment No. 5 proposed by Senator Total—33 Jordan and adopted by the Senate on June 12, 1997 be rejected. ABSENT 4. In Senate Committee Amendment No. 6 proposed by the Senate Alexander, R.—13th LeBlanc Weston Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and adopted by Clarkson Marionneaux Windhorst the Senate on June 5, 1997, on page 2, between lines 6 and 7, Farve Martiny insert the following: Heaton Morrell Total—10 "(12) The Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid) of the The Conference Committee Report was rejected. Department of Health and Hospitals shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter." Motion Respectfully submitted, On motion of Rep. LeBlanc, the vote by which the Conference Committee Report on House Bill No. 2067 was adopted was Senator John L. "Jay" Dardenne reconsidered. Senator John Hainkel Senator J. Lomax Jordan, Jr. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Representative Kyle M. Green House Bill No. 2067 By Representative LeBlanc Rep. Copelin moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. June 22, 1997 As a substitute, Rep. Bowler moved to reject the Conference To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Committee Report. Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. Rep. Copelin objected. Ladies and Gentlemen: The vote recurred on the substitute motion. We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement ROLL CALL between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2067 by Representative LeBlanc, recommend the following concerning the The roll was called with the following result: reengrossed bill: YEAS 1. That the Senate Committee Amendment proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 16, Mr. Speaker Frith Odinet 1997, be adopted. Alario Fruge Perkins Alexander, A.—93rd Gautreaux Quezaire 2. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 of the set of two Ansardi Glover Romero Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Hainkel and Barton Hammett Scalise adopted by the Senate on June 17, 1997, be rejected. Baudoin Hebert Schneider Bowler Hill Shaw Bruce Hopkins Smith, J.D.—50th

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3. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc adopted: Representative Charles W. DeWitt, Jr. Representative Warren Triche AMENDMENT NO. 1 Senator John J. Hainkel, Jr. Senator Gregory W. Tarver, Sr. On page 8, delete lines 23 through 35, and insert the following: Senator Robert J. Barham "21-XXX DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION On motion of Rep. LeBlanc the Conference Committee Report was withdrawn. Provided, however, in the event House Bill No. 2521 of the 1997 Regular Session is enacted into law, the following appropriation shall CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT become effective: House Bill No. 2067 By Representative LeBlanc EXPENDITURES: June 22, 1997 Executive Administration - To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Authorized Positions (27) $ 1,751,684 Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Senate. TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 1,751,684 Ladies and Gentlemen: MEANS OF FINANCE: State General Fund (Direct) $ 1,721,684 We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement State General Fund by: between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2067 by Interagency Transfers $ 30,000 Representative LeBlanc, recommend the following concerning the reengrossed bill: TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE $ 1,751,684" 1. That the Senate Committee Amendment proposed by the Senate AMENDMENT NO. 2 Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 16, 1997, be adopted. On page 8, after line 39, insert the following: 2. That Senate Floor Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 of the set of two "Provided, however, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 1 Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator Hainkel and through 7 of this Act, the commissioner is hereby authorized and adopted by the Senate on June 17, 1997, be rejected. directed to transfer the above appropriation(s) to Schedule 01-107 Division of Administration contained in the Act which originated as 3. That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be House Bill No. 1 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature for adopted: Fiscal Year 1997-1998 and provided such appropriation(s) shall be in compliance with all laws related thereto. AMENDMENT NO. 1 Provided further that the transfers of appropriation required by the On page 8, delete lines 23 through 35, and insert the following: Act which originated as House Bill No. 1 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature between Schedules 01-107 Division of "21-XXX DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION Administration and 21-XXX Office of Facility Management shall be null, void, and of no effect. Provided, however, in the event House Bill No. 2521 of the 1997 Regular Session is enacted into law, the following appropriation shall 21-XXX LEGISLATIVE BUDGETARY CONTROL COUNCIL become effective: ANCILLARY FUND EXPENDITURES: EXPENDITURES: Executive Administration - Operations and maintenance $ 508,215 Authorized Positions (27) $ 1,751,684 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 508,215 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 1,751,684 MEANS OF FINANCE: MEANS OF FINANCE: State General Fund by: State General Fund (Direct) $ 1,721,684 Fees & Self-Generated Revenues $ 508,215 State General Fund by: Interagency Transfers $ 30,000 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE $ 508,215 TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE $ 1,751,684" Provided, however, that the monies appropriated herein to the Legislative Budgetary Control Council Ancillary Fund shall be AMENDMENT NO. 2 subject only to the administration and control of the Legislative Budgetary Control Council and warrants shall be drawn and monies On page 8, after line 39, insert the following: expended in the same manner and subject to the same procedures as provided by Section 6 of the Act which originated as House Bill No. "Provided, however, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2367 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature." 1 through 7 of this Act, the commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the above appropriation(s) to Schedule 01-107 Respectfully submitted, Division of Administration contained in the Act which originated as House Bill No. 1 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature for

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Fiscal Year 1997-1998 and provided such appropriation(s) shall be The roll was called with the following result: in compliance with all laws related thereto. YEAS Provided further that the transfers of appropriation required by the Act which originated as House Bill No. 1 of the 1997 Regular Alexander, A.—93rd Dimos McDonald Session of the Legislature between Schedules 01-107 Division of Alexander, R.—13th Hammett McMains Administration and 21-XXX Office of Facility Management shall be Bowler Hopkins Perkins null, void, and of no effect. Bruce Iles Shaw Brun Jenkins Walsworth 21-XXX LEGISLATIVE BUDGETARY CONTROL COUNCIL Chaisson Lancaster Wright ANCILLARY FUND Total—18 NAYS EXPENDITURES: Operations and maintenance $ 508,215 Mr. Speaker Fruge Powell Alario Gautreaux Pratt TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 508,215 Ansardi Glover Riddle Barton Green Romero MEANS OF FINANCE: Baudoin Guillory Rousselle State General Fund by: Baylor Hebert Salter Fees & Self-Generated Revenues $ 508,215 Bruneau Hill Scalise Carter Holden Schneider TOTAL MEANS OF FINANCE $ 508,215 Clarkson Hunter Smith, J.D.—50th Copelin Johns Smith, J.R.—30th Provided, however, that the monies appropriated herein to the Crane Kennard Stelly Legislative Budgetary Control Council Ancillary Fund shall be Curtis Kenney Theriot subject only to the administration and control of the Legislative Damico Landrieu Thomas Budgetary Control Council and warrants shall be drawn and monies Daniel LeBlanc Thompson expended in the same manner and subject to the same procedures as Deville Long Thornhill provided by Section 6 of the Act which originated as House Bill No. DeWitt Martiny Toomy 2367 of the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature." Diez McCain Travis Doerge McCallum Vitter AMENDMENT NO. 3 Donelon Michot Warner Dupre Mitchell Welch On page 10, between lines 9 and 10, insrt the following: Durand Montgomery Weston Farve Morrell Wiggins "Section 10. The sum of One Hundred Twenty-nine Thousand Faucheux Morrish Willard-Lewis Six Hundred Forty-six (129,646.00) Dollars is hereby appropriated Flavin Murray Windhorst out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year Fontenot Odinet Winston 1997-1998 for payment of legal fees and expenses incurred in the Forster Pierre defense of Sammy Davis, Jr. in the proceedings "State of Louisiana Frith Pinac vs. Sammy Davis, Jr.", which legal defense fees and expenses shall Total—79 be paid upon certification by the attorney general that Mr. Davis was ABSENT an official officer or employee and is legally entitled to reimbursement under the provisions of R.S. 13:5108.3." Heaton Marionneaux Triche Hudson Quezaire Wilkerson AMENDMENT NO. 4 Jetson Strain Total—8 On page 10, line 10, change "Section 10." to "Section 11." The House refused to recommit the bill to the conference Respectfully submitted, committee. Representative Jerry Luke LeBlanc Rep. LeBlanc insisted on his motion to adopt the Conference Representative Charles W. DeWitt, Jr. Committee Report. Representative Warren Triche Senator John J. Hainkel, Jr. ROLL CALL Senator Gregory W. Tarver, Sr. Senator Robert J. Barham The roll was called with the following result: Rep. LeBlanc moved to adopt the Conference Committee YEAS Report. Mr. Speaker Glover Pinac As a substitute, Rep. Jenkins moved to recommit the bill to the Alario Green Powell Conference Committee. Alexander, A.—93rd Guillory Pratt Ansardi Hebert Quezaire Rep. LeBlanc objected. Barton Hill Riddle Baudoin Holden Romero The vote recurred on the substitute motion. Baylor Hopkins Rousselle Bowler Hudson Salter ROLL CALL Bruce Hunter Scalise

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Bruneau Iles Schneider The roll was called with the following result: Carter Jetson Smith, J.D.—50th Clarkson Johns Smith, J.R.—30th YEAS Copelin Kennard Stelly Curtis Kenney Strain Mr. Speaker Gautreaux Powell Damico Lancaster Thomas Alario Glover Pratt Daniel Landrieu Thompson Alexander, A.—93rd Green Quezaire Deville LeBlanc Thornhill Alexander, R.—13th Guillory Riddle DeWitt Long Toomy Ansardi Hammett Romero Diez Marionneaux Travis Barton Hebert Rousselle Doerge Martiny Triche Baudoin Hill Salter Donelon McCain Vitter Baylor Holden Scalise Dupre McDonald Warner Bowler Hopkins Schneider Durand McMains Welch Bruce Hunter Shaw Farve Michot Weston Faucheux Mitchell Wiggins Brun Iles Smith, J.D.—50th Flavin Montgomery Wilkerson Bruneau Jenkins Smith, J.R.—30th Fontenot Morrell Willard-Lewis Carter Johns Stelly Forster Morrish Windhorst Chaisson Kenney Strain Frith Murray Winston Clarkson Lancaster Theriot Fruge Odinet Copelin Landrieu Thomas Gautreaux Pierre Crane LeBlanc Thompson Total—91 Curtis Long Thornhill NAYS Damico Marionneaux Toomy Daniel Martiny Travis Brun Hammett Shaw Deville McCain Triche Chaisson Jenkins Theriot DeWitt McCallum Vitter Crane McCallum Walsworth Diez McDonald Walsworth Dimos Perkins Wright Dimos McMains Welch Total—12 Doerge Michot Weston ABSENT Donelon Mitchell Wiggins Durand Montgomery Wilkerson Alexander, R.—13th Heaton Faucheux Morrell Willard-Lewis Total—2 Flavin Morrish Windhorst Fontenot Murray Winston The Conference Committee Report was adopted. Forster Odinet Wright CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Frith Pierre House Bill No. 437 By Representative Daniel Fruge Pinac Total—97 June 22, 1997 NAYS To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Total—0 Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the ABSENT Senate. Dupre Hudson Perkins Ladies and Gentlemen: Farve Jetson Warner Heaton Kennard We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Total—8 between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 437 by Representative Daniel, recommend the following concerning the The Conference Committee Report was adopted. engrossed bill: CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1. That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 6 proposed House Bill No. 2447 By Representative Weston by the Senate Committee on Retirement and adopted by the Senate on June 3, 1997, be adopted. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Representative William B. Daniel Senate. Representative Victor T. Stelly Representative Warren J. Triche Ladies and Gentlemen: Senator Francis C. Heitmeier Senator John Siracusa We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Senator Michael F. Branch between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 2447 by Representative Weston, recommend the following concerning the Rep. Daniel moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. reengrossed bill: ROLL CALL

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1. That the Senate Committee Amendment proposed by the Senate A. That portion of lands in Lake Fausse Pointe State Park lying Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works and adjacent to and south of the Ceabon Pipeline Canal, all located in adopted by the Senate on June 12, 1997, be adopted. Iberia and St. Martin parishes.

2. That the Legislative Bureau Amendment adopted by the Senate B. Under no circumstances shall the authorization for hunting on June 13, 1997, be adopted. contained in this Act be extended to or apply to any other property now owned or acquired in the future by the office of state parks. Such 3. That the Senate Floor Amendments proposed by Senator authorized use is predicated upon a unique combination of features Romero and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 1997, be at Lake Fausse Pointe State Park, including the fact that the acreage rejected. referred to in Sub-Section (A) herein is a wetland area, which is isolated by a natural water boundary of approximately thirty feet in width, and lies more than one mile from the closest constructed 4. That the following proposed amendments be adopted: facility on the park. AMENDMENT NO. 1 C. The boundaries of the hunting area shall be posted in the same manner as required in R.S. 56:786. The restrictions on hunting On page 1, line 5, after "parks;" insert the following: which are contained in this Act shall be strictly enforced. All violations of the provisions of this Act shall be prosecuted to the "to provide for special uses for such license plate;" fullest extent of the law. The secretary of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, after a finding of imminent peril to the AMENDMENT NO. 2 public health, safety or welfare of the citizens of the state of Louisiana or their visitors, may suspend the authorization of hunting On page 2, delete lines 3 through 7 in their entirety and insert in lieu provided in this Act. thereof "However, there shall be no cost for exchange of any other D. The provisions of this Section shall cease to be effective on license plate for the special state parks license plate provided in this July 1, 2000." Section." Respectfully submitted, AMENDMENT NO. 3 Representative Sharon Weston On page 2, delete lines 8 and 9 in their entirety and on line 10, delete Representative Juba Diez "donation" and insert in lieu thereof the following: Representative John A. Alario, Jr. Senator Craig F. Romero Senator John M. Guidry "D.(1) Any donations which may be received by the department in connection with purchase of the license plates provided for in this Point of Order Section shall be forwarded" Rep. McCain asked for a ruling from the Chair as to whether the AMENDMENT NO. 4 Conference Committee Report was germane to the subject matter contained in the bill as introduced. On page 2, line 14, after "from" delete the remainder of the line and on line 15, delete "by Subsection C of this Section" and insert in lieu thereof "any donations made under the provisions of this Subsection" Ruling of the Chair The Chair ruled that the Conference Committee Report was AMENDMENT NO. 5 germane to the subject matter contained in the bill as introduced. On page 3, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following: Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair "F. Any person who possesses the special license plate provided for in this Section shall be eligible to hunt in Lake Fausses Pointe Rep. McCain appealed the ruling of the Chair. State Park as authorized by law during the time period from August On motion of Rep. Weston, the Conference Committee Report 15, 1997 through July 1, 2000. However, any person who hunts in was withdrawn. Lake Fausse State Park shall possess all required hunting licenses and stamps. Possession of the license plate shall not preclude purchase Suspension of the Rules of a valid hunting license." On motion of Rep. Alario, the rules were suspended in order to AMENDMENT NO. 6 take up Petitions, Memorials and Communications at this time. On page 3, after line 22, add the following: Petitions, Memorials and "Section 2.A. Possession of the special state parks license plate Communications provided in R.S. 47:463.46 in addition to the limitations and The following petitions, memorials, and communications were restrictions provided in this Act and set forth by law, including rules received and read: and regulations promulgated by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, shall entitle any person who has purchased such license plate to hunt with shotguns only from November 1 to January 15 Message from the Senate annually on the property described below, to wit: ASKING CONCURRENCE IN SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS June 23, 1997

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To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Message from the Senate Representatives: ADOPTION OF I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted and asks your concurrence in the following Senate CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Concurrent Resolutions: June 23, 1997 Senate Concurrent Resolution Nos. 161 and 162 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives: MICHAEL S. BAER, III I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Secretary of the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 818. Senate Concurrent Resolutions Respectfully submitted, The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions contained in the message were taken up and acted upon as follows: MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 161— BY SENATORS BAJOIE AND IRONS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Message from the Senate To extend condolences on the behalf of the members of the Legislature of Louisiana and the citizens of the state to the ADOPTION OF family of former state representative Edwin Henry "Eddie" CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Heaton, Jr. on the occasion of his death. June 23, 1997 Read by title. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of On motion of Rep. Alario, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was concurred in. Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to Senate Bill No. 489. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Message from the Senate to Senate Bill No. 1202. ADOPTION OF Respectfully submitted, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT MICHAEL S. BAER, III June 23, 1997 Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 200. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Message from the Senate to Senate Bill No. 1504. ADOPTION OF Respectfully submitted, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT MICHAEL S. BAER, III June 23, 1997 Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives:

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 201. RELATIVE TO CONSIDERATION AFTER THE 55th LEGISLATIVE DAY Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate, by ADOPTION OF a record vote of two-thirds of its elected members, has adopted a CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT motion to consider House Bill No. 2033 on third reading and final passage after the 55th legislative day and ask the House of June 22, 1997 Representatives to concur in the same. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives: MICHAEL S. BAER, III I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Secretary of the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 908. Message from the Senate Respectfully submitted, ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate June 23, 1997 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Message from the Senate Representatives: ADOPTION OF I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1013. June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Message from the Senate to Senate Bill No. 1460. ADOPTION OF Respectfully submitted, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT MICHAEL S. BAER, III June 23, 1997 Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Message from the Senate Representatives: RELATIVE TO CONSIDERATION I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has AFTER THE 55th LEGISLATIVE DAY adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 666. June 22, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate, by a record vote of two-thirds of its elected members, has adopted a Message from the Senate motion to consider Senate Bill No. 1546 on third reading and final passage after the 55th legislative day and ask the House of ADOPTION OF Representatives to concur in the same. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives:

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 1370. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 273. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 1353. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2484. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 872. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2325. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 785. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 437. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2067. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 1389. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2513. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2499. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2460. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1434. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2395. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1661. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 1396. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1715. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1503. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 1723. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1556. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 1877. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2162. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2038. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 935. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2447. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 306. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2025. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2208. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1369. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2339. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1170. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2494. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 425. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1252. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 1503. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1513. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 33. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1530. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 364. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 548. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1469. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 746. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1387. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 394. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 335. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 529. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 587. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1256. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2347. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2480. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 449. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1762. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2142. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2472. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2268. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 873. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1529. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 1664. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 263. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1164. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 1153. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1336. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 1508. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1215. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 1440. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 992. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1055. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 712. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 176. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 1158. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 242. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 867. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 222. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 320. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 64. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 675. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 916. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1076. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 1554. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1316. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1097. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2367. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 215. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2018. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 947. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2078. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 756. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2131. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 747. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 46. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2459. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 1064. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 2455. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 629. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1480. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 1047. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 1101. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 1326. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 899. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 20, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to House Bill No. 366. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 2065. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 411. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has ADOPTION OF adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT to Senate Bill No. 196. June 23, 1997 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of MICHAEL S. BAER, III Representatives: Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Message from the Senate adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to House Bill No. 460. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 23, 1997 MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 428. June 23, 1997

Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has concurred in the following House Concurrent Resolutions: Message from the Senate House Concurrent Resolution No. 228 ADOPTION OF Returned without amendments. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT House Concurrent Resolution No. 265 June 23, 1997 Returned without amendments. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: House Concurrent Resolution No. 266 Returned without amendments. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Respectfully submitted, to Senate Bill No. 491. MICHAEL S. BAER, III Respectfully submitted, Secretary of the Senate MICHAEL S. BAER, III Message from the Senate Secretary of the Senate HOUSE BILLS Message from the Senate June 23, 1997 ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: June 23, 1997 I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of finally passed the following House Bills: Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has House Bill No. 631 adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Returned without amendments. to Senate Bill No. 976. Respectfully submitted, Respectfully submitted, MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate MICHAEL S. BAER, III Secretary of the Senate Message from the Senate Message from the Senate SIGNED SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTION OF June 23, 1997 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of June 23, 1997 Representatives: To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President Representatives: of the Senate has signed the following Senate Bills: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Senate Bill Nos. 8, 29, 46, 64, 171, 215, 222, 242, 253, 263, 268, 273, 320, 361, 399, 404, 428, 447, 457, 498, 538, 675, 712, adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement 751, 763, 779, 876, 965, 969, 1082, 1315, 1376, 1391, 1393, to Senate Bill No. 1296. 1447, 1457, 1473, 1501, 1520, 1550, 695, 857, 868, 896, 1047, 1090, 1167, 1194, 1198, 448, 528, 660, 796, 1460, 1536, 1552, Respectfully submitted, 1558, 1560, 1118, 1119, 1141, 1155, 1289, 1325, 1425, 1474, 1506, 1519, 58, 512, 797, 828, 882, 914, 959, 972, 1132, 1306, MICHAEL S. BAER, III 856, 870, 1087, 1098, 1104, 1110, 1128, 1179, 1278, 1302, 6, Secretary of the Senate 161, 319, 321, 355, 426, 427, 584, 793, 53, 736, 890, 1304, 1305, 1368, 1405, 1477, 1514, 1523, 1553, 1387, 1469, 1503, Message from the Senate 1508, 1530, 1561, 200, 425, 449, 489, 529, 548, 976, 1153, 1164, 1369, 818, 861, 992, 1055, 1076, 1281, 1296, 1310, 201,

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394, 491, 628, 867, 1097, 1170, 1202, 1295, 1336, 1215, 1252, To the honorable Speaker and Members of the House of 1556, 196, 364, 1440, 1443, 1529, 1487, 587, 674, 908, 1064, Representatives: 1256, 1513, 1554, 734, 956, and 1504. I am directed by your Committee on Enrollment to submit the and ask the Speaker of the House of Representatives to affix his following report: signature to the same. The following House Resolutions have been properly enrolled: Respectfully submitted, HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 92— MICHAEL S. BAER, III BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL Secretary of the Senate A RESOLUTION To urge and request the House Committee on Ways and Means to The Senate Bills contained herein were signed by the Speaker meet and study the use of pension obligation bonds to finance of the House. retirement debt, and to report study findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives prior to the Message from the Senate convening of the 1998 Regular Session. SIGNED SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 100— BY REPRESENTATIVE FAUCHEUX June 23, 1997 A RESOLUTION To petition the Interstate Commerce Commission to return the To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of control of the commercial operations on the Mississippi River Representatives: to state and local governing authorities. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 114— of the Senate has signed the following Senate Concurrent BY REPRESENTATIVE WALSWORTH Resolutions: A RESOLUTION To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the Senate Concurrent Resolution Nos. 138, 143, 154, 155, 156, 89, 118, tragic and untimely deaths of Benjamin Crowell, Joshua Porter, 123, 133, 140, 144, 148, 149, 4, 152, 153, 157, 158, 159, 38, Joshua Robinson, and April Sanford, classmates at West 107, 132, 145, 147, and 161. Ouachita High School. and ask the Speaker of the House of Representatives to affix his HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 115— signature to the same. BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC A RESOLUTION Respectfully submitted, To commend and congratulate St. Michael's Church of Crowley, Louisiana, upon its 100th anniversary and to wish them MICHAEL S. BAER, III continued success in all future spiritual endeavors. Secretary of the Senate HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 116— BY REPRESENTATIVE FARVE The Senate Concurrent Resolutions contained herein were A RESOLUTION signed by the Speaker of the House. To commend and congratulate the George Washington Carver High School girls track team for winning the 1997 state Message from the Senate championship. RELATIVE TO CONSIDERATION HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 117— AFTER THE 55th LEGISLATIVE DAY BY REPRESENTATIVE FARVE A RESOLUTION June 23, 1997 To commend and congratulate Danielle Recasner Foley for her outstanding work as coach of the George Washington Carver To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of High School girls track team, and to recognize their Representatives: achievements in becoming the 1997 Louisiana state track champions in their class. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate, by a record vote of two-thirds of its elected members, has adopted a HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 118— motion to consider House Bill No. 783 on third reading and final BY REPRESENTATIVE FARVE passage after the 55th legislative day and ask the House of A RESOLUTION Representatives to concur in the same. To commend, recognize, and congratulate Jack Phillips for outstanding leadership as coach of the 1997 state champion girls Respectfully submitted, track team at George Washington Carver High School. MICHAEL S. BAER, III HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 119— Secretary of the Senate BY REPRESENTATIVE WALSWORTH A RESOLUTION To commend Leslie Quinn for her hard work and her dedication to Privileged Report of the Committee on Enrollment serving the economic interests of Ouachita Parish. June 23, 1997

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 120— MARTINY, MCCAIN, MCCALLUM, MCDONALD, MCMAINS, MICHOT, BY REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT MITCHELL, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MORRISH, MURRAY, ODINET, PERKINS, PIERRE, PINAC, POWELL, PRATT, QUEZAIRE, RIDDLE, A RESOLUTION ROMERO, ROUSSELLE, SALTER, SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, SHAW, JACK To urge and request the Congress of the United States to propose an SMITH, JOHN SMITH, STELLY, STRAIN, THERIOT, THOMAS, amendment to the Constitution of the United States for THOMPSON, THORNHILL, TOOMY, TRAVIS, TRICHE, VITTER, WALSWORTH, WARNER, WELCH, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, ratification, for submission to the states, to provide for election WILLARD-LEWIS, WINDHORST, WINSTON, AND WRIGHT of members of the federal judiciary. A RESOLUTION To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 121— death of E. Henry "Eddie" Heaton, Jr., and to reflect on his BY REPRESENTATIVE FARVE A RESOLUTION legacy to the state of Louisiana. To commend and congratulate Chancellor Robert B. Gex upon the HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 128— occasion of his retirement from Southern University at New BY REPRESENTATIVE WINDHORST Orleans. A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Economic HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 122— Development to conduct a study on the economic effects of the BY REPRESENTATIVE SCALISE A RESOLUTION operation of a land-based casino on the local and state economy. To recognize July 27, 1997, as "Parents' Day" in the state of HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 129— Louisiana. BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT A RESOLUTION HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 123— To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives BY REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER AND BRUNEAU A RESOLUTION upon the death of James "Jimmy" Romero of Rynella. To express commendations, encouragement, support, and HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 130— cooperation from members of the House of Representatives to BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCALLUM Ken Ward in his proposed study, research, and doctoral A RESOLUTION dissertation in the area of ethics training and the perception of To express the condolences of the House of Representatives of the the current members of the House of Representatives as to Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of Mr. Ben F. Post and whether or not there is a need for this ethics training in the to pay tribute to his many contributions to this state and its Louisiana Legislature, and if such a need is indicated by a citizens. simple majority of the members of the House, to determine some of the ideas, issues, and recommendations that current members HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 131— of the House of Representatives may support. BY REPRESENTATIVE WALSWORTH A RESOLUTION HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 124— To commend and congratulate Mr. William D. Sawyer for being BY REPRESENTATIVES FAUCHEUX, DIEZ, FONTENOT, AND named District 8 "Small Business Person of the Year" and Mrs. QUEZAIRE A RESOLUTION Debbie Hardy Sawyer for receiving the Seventh Annual James To create a committee to evaluate and recommend potential sites for M. Shipp, Jr. Memorial Business Leader Award. a state park in St. James Parish, Ascension Parish, and HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 132— Livingston Parish and to urge and request the office of state BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT parks to study the feasibility of establishing a park at sites A RESOLUTION recommended by the committee and to report its findings to the To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives legislature. upon the death of Leo Viator of Delcambre. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 125— HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 133— BY REPRESENTATIVE WALSWORTH BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT A RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION To commend Lieutenant Colonel James Donald Halsell, Jr., USAF, To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives NASA astronaut, a native of West Monroe, for his numerous upon the death of Lee LeBlanc of Erath. honors and awards and to wish him well in his spacelab mission aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia which is scheduled for July HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 134— 1, 1997. BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT A RESOLUTION HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 126— To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives BY REPRESENTATIVE FARVE upon the death of Donald Barras of Delcambre. A RESOLUTION To express the outrage of the members of the House of HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 135— Representatives over the demeaning treatment of Representative BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT Avery Alexander by a member of the Baton Rouge Police A RESOLUTION Department while stopped at a road block. To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives upon the death of Jodi Hasten of Jeanerette. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 127— BY REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, A. ALEXANDER, R. ALEXANDER, ANSARDI, BARTON, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BOWLER, BRUCE, BRUN, HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 136— BRUNEAU, CARTER, CHAISSON, CLARKSON, COPELIN, CRANE, BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT CURTIS, DAMICO, DANIEL, DEVILLE, DEWITT, DIEZ, DIMOS, DOERGE, A RESOLUTION DONELON, DOWNER, DUPRE, DURAND, FARVE, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives FONTENOT, FORSTER, FRITH, FRUGE, GAUTREAUX, GLOVER, GREEN, upon the death of Lannace Boudreaux of Franklin. GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HEBERT, HILL, HOLDEN, HOPKINS, HUDSON, HUNTER, ILES, JENKINS, JETSON, JOHNS, KENNARD, KENNEY, LANCASTER, LANDRIEU, LEBLANC, LONG, MARIONNEAUX,

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 137— SHAW, JACK SMITH, STRAIN, THOMAS, THOMPSON, THORNHILL, BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT TOOMY, TRICHE, VITTER, WALSWORTH, WARNER, WELCH, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, WILLARD-LEWIS, WINDHORST, WINSTON, A RESOLUTION AND WRIGHT AND SENATORS BARHAM, BEAN, COX, CRAVINS, To express the sincere condolences of the House of Representatives DARDENNE, DYESS, ELLINGTON, EWING, GREENE, HAINKEL, upon the death of Michael "Ragu" Colletti of Jeanerette. HEITMEIER, HINES, HOLLIS, IRONS, JORDAN, LAMBERT, LANDRY, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, THEUNISSEN AND FIELDS Respectfully submitted, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express legislative recognition and support of "The Bill of Rights DONALD RAY KENNARD and Responsibilities for Learning: Standards of Conduct, Chairman Standards of Achievement". HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 74— The above House Resolutions contained in the report were BY REPRESENTATIVES HAMMETT AND HEATON signed by the Speaker of the House and taken by the Clerk of the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION House to the Secretary of State in accordance with the rules of the To request the House Committee on Administration of Criminal House. Justice and the Senate Committee on Judiciary B to meet and to function as a joint committee to study and make Privileged Report of the Committee on Enrollment recommendations with respect to the problems of funding and work overloads of Louisiana's probation and parole officers and June 23, 1997 to consider the possible transfer of probation supervision to local judicial districts. To the honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 79— BY REPRESENTATIVE TRICHE I am directed by your Committee on Enrollment to submit the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION following report: To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to erect large signs to warn motorists approaching The following House Concurrent Resolutions have been a location recognized for very strict enforcement of speed limits properly enrolled: on highways and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism to include a listing of those locations recognized for HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5— very strict enforcement of speed limits in its literature available BY REPRESENTATIVES FAUCHEUX, DOWNER, ANSARDI, BARTON, to tourists. BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, CARTER, COPELIN, CURTIS, DAMICO, DIEZ, DOERGE, FARVE, GLOVER, GUILLORY, HILL, HUNTER, ILES, KENNEY, LANDRIEU, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCCAIN, MONTGOMERY, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 99— MURRAY, ODINET, PIERRE, PRATT, QUEZAIRE, ROMERO, SHAW, BY REPRESENTATIVE WILKERSON JACK SMITH, STRAIN, THOMPSON, AND WELCH A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and To urge and request the Senate Committee on Commerce and Development to submit a study which evaluates the hazardous Consumer Protection and the House Committee on Commerce road conditions on LA Hwy. 150 from the Ruston city limits on to function as a joint committee to study whether market the west and the Simsboro city limits on the east and to suggest conditions have failed to adequately protect subscribers from improvements which might alleviate the existing dangerous unjust or unreasonably discriminatory rates charged by, or terms conditions. and conditions imposed by, commercial mobile service, commercial mobile radio service, or private mobile service HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 102— providers, and, if so, to study possible remedies. BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12— To urge and request the state registrar of vital records to establish a BY REPRESENTATIVE MARIONNEAUX uniform marriage license and marriage certificate for use on and A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION after January 1, 1998. To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to erect a protective guardrail at 3083 LA 77 in HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 111— Livonia, Louisiana, at the residence of the Floyd Chenevert BY REPRESENTATIVE DIEZ family. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 13— Development to install "Slow-School Zone" signs on Louisiana BY REPRESENTATIVE MARIONNEAUX Highway 73 (Old Jefferson Highway) near Oak Grove A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Elementary School in Ascension Parish. To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to erect a protective guardrail at 20980 LA 77 in HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 184— Grosse Tete, Louisiana, at the residence of the Ralph Wille BY REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, BOWLER, SCALISE, AND FAUCHEUX family. AND SENATOR ULLO A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 63— To urge and request the Department of Transportation and BY REPRESENTATIVES PRATT, ALARIO, A. ALEXANDER, R. Development to provide for two-way traffic on the Huey P. ALEXANDER, BARTON, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BRUCE, BRUN, CARTER, Long Bridge in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and to provide for CLARKSON, COPELIN, CRANE, CURTIS, DAMICO, DANIEL, DIEZ, adequate lighting and alternative construction scheduling during DIMOS, DOERGE, DONELON, DOWNER, DUPRE, DURAND, FARVE, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FRITH, FRUGE, GAUTREAUX, GLOVER, general roadway surface repair work on the bridge. GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HEBERT, HILL, HOLDEN, HUDSON, HUNTER, ILES, JENKINS, JETSON, JOHNS, KENNEY, LANDRIEU, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCCAIN, MCCALLUM, MCDONALD, MITCHELL, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MURRAY, ODINET, PIERRE, PINAC, POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RIDDLE, ROMERO, ROUSSELLE, SALTER,

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 228— Standards Manual IV.1.1.10 of the Department of BY REPRESENTATIVE CLARKSON Transportation and Development and to request the Department A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION of Transportation and Development to provide formal training To urge and request the Department of Transportation and courses and certified instructors for the mandatory structured Development to expedite the opening of the transit lanes on the training programs throughout the Department of Transportation Crescent City Connection due to the construction on the Huey and Development. P. Long Bridge as traffic will be further impeded from crossing the Crescent City Connection at the end of vacations and the Respectfully submitted, opening of schools and to request the Department of Transportation and Development to install a flashing caution DONALD RAY KENNARD sign east of the curve at the intersection of La. Highway 28 East Chairman and La. 1207. The above House Concurrent Resolutions contained in the HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 261— report were signed by the Speaker of the House and taken to the BY REPRESENTATIVE JETSON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Senate by the Clerk of the House and were signed by the President of To urge and request the State Licensing Board for Contractors to the Senate and taken by the Clerk of the House to the Governor in adopt provisions for the hardship licensure of certain persons accordance with the rules of the House. applying for a residential building contractor's license. Privileged Report of the Committee on Enrollment HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 265— BY REPRESENTATIVES TRAVIS AND BRUCE AND SENATORS ELLINGTON, EWING, AND HAINKEL June 23, 1997 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend and congratulate Andrew Townsend "Drew" Dreher on To the honorable Speaker and Members of the House of his election as Louisiana State 4-H Club president and to Representatives: recognize his many accomplishments and outstanding leadership abilities. I am directed by your Committee on Enrollment to submit the following report: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 266— BY REPRESENTATIVES FAUCHEUX, DIEZ, FONTENOT, AND QUEZAIRE The following House Bills have been properly enrolled: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To create a committee to evaluate and recommend potential sites for HOUSE BILL NO. 62— BY REPRESENTATIVES FAUCHEUX, FRITH, HEBERT, MICHOT, AND a state park in St. James Parish, Ascension Parish, and ROUSSELLE Livingston Parish and to urge and request the office of state AN ACT parks to study the feasibility of establishing a park at sites To appropriate funds out of the General Fund of the state of recommended by the committee and to report its findings to the legislature. Louisiana for Fiscal Year 1997-1998 to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to be used to pay back Respectfully submitted, supplemental pay to certain constables and justices of the peace. DONALD RAY KENNARD HOUSE BILL NO. 68— BY REPRESENTATIVE RIDDLE Chairman AN ACT To appropriate funds out of the General Fund of the state of The above House Concurrent Resolutions contained in the Louisiana for Fiscal Year 1997-1998 to be used to pay legal report were signed by the Speaker of the House and taken to the expenses incurred by Jerald W. Gunn, Michael Villejoin, and Senate by the Clerk of the House and were signed by the President of Rex L. Powell, relative to their successful defense of criminal the Senate and taken by the Clerk of the House to the Secretary of charges brought against them, which charges arose from actions State in accordance with the rules of the House. taken by them in the course and scope of their employment; to pay legal expenses incurred by Michael Villejoin in the civil Privileged Report of the Committee on Enrollment claim brought against him, relative to actions taken by him in the course and scope of his employment; and to provide for June 23, 1997 related matters. To the honorable Speaker and Members of the House of HOUSE BILL NO. 162— Representatives: BY REPRESENTATIVES MCDONALD, DANIEL, BARTON, BAUDOIN, CRANE, DOERGE, KENNEY, POWELL, SHAW, WILKERSON, AND I am directed by your Committee on Enrollment to submit the WRIGHT AND SENATOR SHORT following report: AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3042.32(B)(1) and 3042.33(A)(1), to The following House Concurrent Resolutions have been enact R.S. 17:3042.34(A)(5), and to repeal R.S. properly enrolled: 17:3042.34(A)(4), relative to certain requirements for redeeming a Louisiana honors scholarship award; to repeal the requirement HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 199— that a Louisiana honors scholarship award recipient shall not be BY REPRESENTATIVES DIEZ AND WIGGINS eligible for any other gratuitous financial assistance or support A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION from the college or university attended or from any alumni To suspend until sixty days after final adjournment of the 1998 organization or foundation; to provide with regard to academic Regular Session of the Legislature any reduction in wages for requirements for such scholarships; and to provide for related the Department of Transportation and Development matters construction and maintenance personnel which was a result of the requirements contained in the Engineering Directives and

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HOUSE BILL NO. 221— HOUSE BILL NO. 357— BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHNS, FAUCHEUX, AND JENKINS BY REPRESENTATIVES MCCAIN AND KENNEY AND SENATORS AN ACT GREENE, LANDRY, AND LENTINI To amend and reenact R.S. 27:101(A), 266(A), 306(A)(5), and AN ACT 322(A), relative to gaming establishments; to prohibit use of To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4085(A) and R.S. cash assistance checks for gaming activities; to provide for 38:2212(A)(1)(d)(introductory paragraph), relative to contracts licensure of qualified truck stop facilities; to provide for the for public works; to provide for an increase in the contract limit leasing of aspects of the business within such facilities; and to over which such contracts must be advertised and let by contract provide for related matters. to the lowest bidder; to increase the limit under which the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board may do its own public HOUSE BILL NO. 226 (Duplicate of Senate Bill No. 1139)— works; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE WIGGINS AND SENATOR DEAN AND COAUTHORED BY REPRESENTATIVES BOWLER, BRUN, CARTER, CLARKSON, CRANE, DIMOS, DONELON, FONTENOT, FORSTER, FRITH, HOUSE BILL NO. 366— FRUGE, HILL, JOHNS, LANCASTER, MARTINY, MCCALLUM, POWELL, BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS AND SENATOR EWING SCALISE, SHAW, TRICHE, VITTER, WALSWORTH, WARNER, AN ACT WILKERSON, WINDHORST, WINSTON, AND WRIGHT AND SENATORS DARDENNE, HAINKEL, HOLLIS, ROMERO, AND SHORT To amend and reenact R.S. 51:1286(C)(1)(introductory paragraph) AN ACT and (3), relative to the Louisiana Tourism Promotion District; To enact Chapter 4 of Code Title V of Code Book III of Title 9 of the to increase the limitation on the amount of the proceeds of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. sales and use tax levied by the district which are to be used for 9:2800.61 through 2800.76, relative to offenses and quasi costs of collection of the tax and for the promotion of tourism; offenses; to enact the Louisiana Drug Dealer Liability Act; to to amend and reenact Section 3 of Act No. 535 of the 1988 define terms; to provide for actions for civil damages against Regular Session of the Legislature, as amended by Section 2 of certain persons participating in the marketing of illegal Act No. 285 of the 1992 Regular Session of the Legislature; to controlled substances; to provide for parties, procedures, and provide with respect to the Louisiana Tax Free Shopping recovery of damages; and to provide for related matters. Program; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 273— BY REPRESENTATIVE HILL HOUSE BILL NO. 404— BY REPRESENTATIVE HAMMETT AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1921(A)(3)(b), relative to the Parochial Employees' Retirement System; to provide with To enact R.S. 56:767, relative to private property surrounded by respect to membership; to provide an option for school board certain wildlife management areas; to provide for regulation of members to terminate participation; to provide for refunds; and hunting and fishing on such private property; and to provide for to provide for related matters. related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 306— HOUSE BILL NO. 411— BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNER, DUPRE, AND MURRAY BY REPRESENTATIVES TOOMY, DIEZ, BRUCE, DUPRE, FAUCHEUX, FRUGE, HUDSON, KENNARD, QUEZAIRE, SHAW, THERIOT, THOMAS, AN ACT DOWNER, A. ALEXANDER, ANSARDI, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, To amend and reenact R.S. 32:411(B)(2) and to enact R.S. 32:393(H) CLARKSON, COPELIN, CRANE, DANIEL, DONELON, FLAVIN, FRITH, and 398(I), relative to drivers' licenses; to require law GAUTREAUX, GLOVER, MARTINY, MCMAINS, MICHOT, MURRAY, ODINET, PERKINS, POWELL, PRATT, ROUSSELLE, SCALISE, STRAIN, enforcement officers to take certain actions when they have WALSWORTH, WELCH, AND WIGGINS AND SENATORS LANDRY, reason to believe that a driver who has been involved in an SMITH, BEAN, AND GREENE accident or is charged with a traffic violation has a medical AN ACT condition which could result in possible suspension or To enact Chapter 26 of Title 48 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of revocation of his driver's license; to require consultation with a 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 48:2020 through 2037, relative to superior law enforcement officer about such belief; and to the development of transportation infrastructure; to authorize provide for related matters. the creation of tollway authorities; to provide for the powers and duties of such authorities; to authorize the authorities to issue HOUSE BILL NO. 335— bonds; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE SALTER AND SENATORS BEAN, CAIN, COX, AND SMITH HOUSE BILL NO. 437— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL To amend and reenact R.S. 47:302.30(A) and 322.1(A) as enacted by AN ACT House Bill No. 1691 of the 1997 Regular Session and to enact To amend and reenact R.S. 11:103(C)(2)(b)(introductory paragraph), R.S. 47:302.30(B)(3), 302.31, 302.32, 302.33, 322.1 through and to enact R.S. 11:103(C)(2)(b)(iv), relative to all public 322.10, 332.8(C), and 332.25 through 332.29, and Paragraph 3 retirement systems; to provide with respect to the calculation of of R.S. 47:322.1(B) as enacted by House Bill No. 1691 of the the net direct employer contribution rate; and to provide for 1997 Regular Session, relative to the state sales tax on hotel related matters. occupancy in certain parishes; to create certain funds in the state treasury; to provide for deposit of monies into such funds; to HOUSE BILL NO. 460— BY REPRESENTATIVE WINDHORST provide for allowable uses of monies in the funds; to provide AN ACT relative to certain appropriations; and to provide for related To enact R.S. 49:191(11)(a) and to repeal R.S. 49:191(9)(a), and matters. R.S. 51:911.45 and 911.46(B), relative to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, including provisions to provide for the re-creation, termination, or transfer of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law; to provide for the effective termination date for all statutory authority for the existence of

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such statutory entities; to provide for the termination of certain HOUSE BILL NO. 666— boards under the jurisdiction of the department, including the BY REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT AND SENATOR SMITH Motor Vehicle Advisory Board and the board of review of AN ACT Mobile Homes and Manufacturing; and to provide for related To amend and reenact R.S. 33:180, relative to municipal annexation; matters. to prohibit certain annexations of portions of roads; to provide procedures for certain annexations; and to provide for related HOUSE BILL NO. 554— matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 735 (Duplicate of Senate Bill No. 308)— To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2150.1(7), relative to contractors; to BY REPRESENTATIVE FORSTER AND SENATOR HAINKEL AND provide for definition of "person"; and to provide for related COAUTHORED BY REPRESENTATIVE MURRAY matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 14:403.5, relative to offenses affecting law HOUSE BILL NO. 561— enforcement; to provide for mandatory reporting of gunshot BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS wounds; to provide for exceptions; and to provide for related AN ACT matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2163(E), relative to contractors; to provide for hearings and imposition of fines by the board for HOUSE BILL NO. 747— violations of bid procedures; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE LANCASTER AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 627— To amend and reenact R.S. 24:53(B) and to repeal R.S. 24:53(C), BY REPRESENTATIVE QUEZAIRE relative to lobbying; to remove provisions requiring certain AN ACT statements from the employer or principal of a lobbyist To enact R.S. 17:157(C), relative to the Sunshine Bridge; to provide authorizing representation by the lobbyist; and to provide for for student toll exemption hours; and to provide for related related matters. matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 756— BY REPRESENTATIVES PERKINS, DONELON, BRUN, DANIEL, DIEZ, HOUSE BILL NO. 629— DIMOS, DOWNER, FARVE, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FONTENOT, FRUGE, BY REPRESENTATIVE STELLY GAUTREAUX, JENKINS, JETSON, JOHNS, KENNARD, LANCASTER, AN ACT MCCALLUM, MURRAY, ROMERO, ROUSSELLE, THORNHILL, VITTER, To amend and reenact R.S. 11:263(E) and to enact R.S. 11:267, WALSWORTH, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILLARD-LEWIS, WINDHORST, relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, AND WRIGHT AND SENATORS DEAN, GREENE, HAINKEL, AND SHORT the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, the Louisiana AN ACT School Employees' Retirement System, and the State Police To amend and reenact Civil Code Articles 102 and 103 and R.S. Pension and Retirement System; to provide with respect to 9:234 and 245(A)(1) and to enact R.S. 9:224(C) and 225(A)(3), investment of funds held in trust by each such system; to further Part VII of Chapter 1 of Code Title IV of Code Book I of Title provide with respect to investment limitations and guidelines 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. applicable to the governing board of each such system; and to 9:272 through 275, and R.S. 9:307, 308, and 309, all relative to provide for related matters. covenant marriages; to provide for a declaration on the application for a marriage license; to provide prerequisites to HOUSE BILL NO. 631— entering into a covenant marriage, including counseling; to BY REPRESENTATIVE WINDHORST authorize the entering into a covenant marriage by couples AN ACT already married; to provide for indication thereof on the To amend and reenact R.S. 28:63(D), relative to the examination, marriage certificate; to provide the exclusive means to terminate admission, commitment, and treatment of persons suffering from a covenant marriage; to provide with respect to jurisdiction, mental illness and substance abuse; to limit liability of certain venue, and incidental relief; and to provide for related matters. acts of law enforcement officers; to provide with respect to the responsibilities of law enforcement; and to provide for related HOUSE BILL NO. 777— BY REPRESENTATIVES WINDHORST, BRUCE, MARIONNEAUX, matters. BARTON, BRUN, FONTENOT, FRUGE, LANCASTER, PERKINS, POWELL, SCHNEIDER, SHAW, AND WALSWORTH AND SENATORS BEAN, DEAN, HOUSE BILL NO. 646— HAINKEL, HOLLIS, LENTINI, AND SHORT BY REPRESENTATIVES FONTENOT AND JENKINS AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 14:123(A) and to enact R.S. To enact R.S. 42:1116.1 and 1141(B)(3), relative to the ethics code; 14:123(C)(4), relative to perjury; to provide for the crime of to provide for random drug testing of elected officials; to perjury before legislative committees; to provide for the crime provide for the development, administration, and enforcement of perjury in proceedings other than criminal cases; to provide of the drug testing program for elected officials by the Board of penalties; and to provide for related matters. Ethics; to provide for the adoption of rules for the program by the Board of Ethics; to declare the intention and policy of the HOUSE BILL NO. 785— legislature; to provide for certain assistance by the legislative BY REPRESENTATIVES HUDSON AND MURRAY auditor, commissioner of administration, and the secretary of the AN ACT Department of Health and Hospitals; to require payment of costs To enact R.S. 22:657(G), 2004.1, and 2027(E) and R.S. 40:2207, of the program by the Board of Ethics; to provide that testing relative to health maintenance organizations; to require health positive for illegal drugs is prohibited; to provide that failure to organizations and preferred provider organizations to provide submit to a drug test required under the program is prohibited; coverage for the expenses of interpreters for hearing impaired to provide for penalties; to provide for definitions; to provide enrollees and covered patients; to provide for payment of claims for implementation of the program; and to provide for related within a certain time period; to provide for prospective review; matters. to provide for penalties; and to provide for related matters.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 872— HOUSE BILL NO. 935— BY REPRESENTATIVES DIMOS, ANSARDI, MCMAINS AND BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNS JACK SMITH AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 22:229.2 and 229.3, relative to health insurance; to To amend and reenact Civil Code Articles 2315.1 and 2315.2 and to prohibit discrimination against recovered or rehabilitated enact Civil Code Article 3506(3), relative to provisions alcoholics; to require that an impact report be prepared and governed by the civil code; to provide for survival and wrongful attached to proposed legislation which provides for certain death actions in favor of grandparents and to exclude therefrom mandated health insurance coverage prior to any committee parents who abandoned their child; to provide with respect to hearing on the legislation; and to provide for related matters. general definitions of "abandoned", "grandfather", and "grandmother"; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1013— BY REPRESENTATIVE WINSTON HOUSE BILL NO. 873— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER, ALARIO, R. ALEXANDER, BARTON, To amend and reenact R.S. 33:1972(E) and to repeal R.S. 33:1967.3, BRUNEAU, CRANE, DANIEL, DEWITT, DEVILLE, DIMOS, DONELON, DUPRE, FLAVIN, FRITH, HEBERT, JETSON, JOHNS, KENNEY, effective June 1, 1999, and R.S. 33:1972(E), effective June 1, LANCASTER, LEBLANC, LONG, MCDONALD, MCMAINS, MICHOT, 2000, relative to certain fire protection districts in St. Tammany RIDDLE, SCALISE, JOHN SMITH, STELLY, THOMPSON, TRICHE, Parish; to repeal provisions relative to operation of firefighting WIGGINS, CLARKSON, FRUGE, WRIGHT, POWELL, STRAIN AND THOMAS AND SENATOR EWING equipment and the supervision and structure of such A JOINT RESOLUTION departments. Proposing to amend Article VII, Sections 10(B) and (D)(2) and 10.3 of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to the expenditure of HOUSE BILL NO. 1023 (Duplicate of Senate Bill No. 970)— BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO AND SENATOR HAINKEL AND state funds; to provide for allowable uses of nonrecurring COAUTHORED BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT AND SENATORS revenues; to restructure and rename the "Revenue DARDENNE, EWING, AND BARHAM Stabilization/Mineral Trust Fund" within the state treasury as AN ACT the Budget Stabilization Fund; to provide for deposit of certain To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1578, relative to the collection of monies into the fund; to provide for a maximum balance in the taxes owed to the state; to provide for the authority of the fund; to provide for allowable uses of monies in the fund; to secretary of the Department of Revenue and Taxation to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the compromise a judgment for taxes; and to provide for related electors; and to provide for related matters. matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 899— HOUSE BILL NO. 1047— BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS AND SENATOR BEAN BY REPRESENTATIVES R. ALEXANDER AND DEWITT AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:302.31, 302.32, 322.1, 322.2, 332.25, and 332.26, To enact R.S. 40:2006, relative to the Department of Health and relative to the proceeds of state sales tax on hotel occupancy in Hospitals; to provide for the assessment of licensing fees, unit West Feliciana Parish and East Feliciana Parish; to create the St. fees, and delinquency fees for specified types of health care Francisville Economic Development Fund; to dedicate the facilities and providers; to provide for the assessment of proceeds of such tax collected in West Feliciana Parish to the subsidiary fees for applicable facilities; and to provide for fund; to provide for deposit of monies into the fund and related matters. allowable uses of the fund; to create the East Feliciana Tourist Commission Fund; to dedicate the proceeds of such tax HOUSE BILL NO. 1059— collected in East Feliciana Parish to the fund; to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVE FAUCHEUX deposit of monies into the fund and allowable uses of the fund; AN ACT and to provide for related matters. To enact R.S. 22:674, relative to health and accident insurance; to require notice of health insurance payments; to provide that the HOUSE BILL NO. 901— notice be forwarded to the patient, policyholder, or insured; to BY REPRESENTATIVES MONTGOMERY AND DOWNER provide for sanctions for the failure to comply; and to provide AN ACT for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 35:7 and 191(H), relative to notaries public; to authorize a notary appointed and qualified in Caddo, HOUSE BILL NO. 1066— Bossier, Bienville, Claiborne, DeSoto, or Webster Parish to BY REPRESENTATIVES KENNARD AND DEWITT AND SENATOR LANDRY exercise notarial functions in all such parishes, without AN ACT additional bonding or further application or examination; to To amend and reenact R.S. 47:508(A) and (D), relative to provide relative to acts notarized by authorized military commercial vehicles; to provide for the registration of personnel; and to provide for related matters. commercial vehicles; to provide for a pro rata reduction of the license fee; to provide for registration of commercial rental and HOUSE BILL NO. 910— BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAISSON leased vehicles; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 13:2582(F), 2583(E), and 2614, relative to justice of HOUSE BILL NO. 1101— BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS the peace courts; to provide for the territorial jurisdiction of AN ACT justice of the peace courts in St. Charles Parish; to provide for To amend and reenact R.S. 32:771, 772(F)(1), (2), and (5), the election of justices and constables; to provide for terms of 773.1(A)(1)(introductory paragraph), (a) and (b), (2)(a) through office; and to provide for related matters. (d), (f) through (j), and (l)(introductory paragraph), and (B), 773.2(A) through (C), 774(A)(1), (B)(4)(a), (D)(2), (E), (G)(1), (J)(1), (3), and (4), and 775(A)(3) and (F)(2) and (3) and to repeal R.S. 32:755, relative to used motor vehicle dealers; to include buses, motor homes, recreational vehicles, travel trailers, and other motor vehicles in provisions relating to used

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motor vehicles; to delete the requirement for a bond; to change HOUSE BILL NO. 1353— the expiration date of licenses; and to provide for related BY REPRESENTATIVE PERKINS matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1601(1), relative to the District HOUSE BILL NO. 1104— Attorneys Retirement System; to provide with respect to BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS membership in the system; to provide with respect to optional AN ACT membership in the system for certain employees currently To amend and reenact R.S. 37:493(A)(1), (B), (D), (G), and (H), 496, covered by such retirement system; and to provide for related 497(A), 498(G), 499, 504(6) through (8), 504.1(6) through (8), matters. 509(A)(1) and (C), 512(B), 516(A)(1), 541(A) and (C), 543, 544, and 554, to enact R.S. 37:493(I) and (J), 499.1, and 509.1, HOUSE BILL NO. 1370— and to repeal R.S. 37:493(C)(3), 497(B), 498(E), and 509(E), BY REPRESENTATIVES DONELON AND DOWNER relative to cosmetology; to provide relative to the Louisiana AN ACT State Board of Cosmetology, its members and its duties; to To amend and reenact R.S. 29:166 and to repeal R.S. 29:167, relative provide for compensation, expenses, and duties of board to martial jurisdiction; to provide for jurisdiction of the First members, the chief inspector, and the executive director; to Circuit Court of Appeal for appeal of court-martial cases; to provide for inspections and inspectors; to provide for an repeal the creation and jurisdiction of the military appeals examination team; and to provide for related matters. tribunal within the military department; to repeal general appeal provision to the First Circuit Court of Appeal; and to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 1152— related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES JACK SMITH, A. ALEXANDER, ANSARDI, CLARKSON, COPELIN, DAMICO, DANIEL, DEVILLE, DOERGE, HOUSE BILL NO. 1389— DURAND, FRITH, FRUGE, GUILLORY, HEATON, HEBERT, HOLDEN, BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAINS ILES, KENNEY, MARTINY, MCCAIN, MCDONALD, MICHOT, MONTGOMERY, MURRAY, PERKINS, QUEZAIRE, ROMERO, JOHN AN ACT SMITH, WALSWORTH, WARNER, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILLARD- To amend and reenact R.S. 9:2783, relative to liability of owners of LEWIS, WINDHORST, AND WRIGHT certain parking facilities; to provide limitations of liability of AN ACT owners of parking lots and garages under certain conditions; and To require the Department of Transportation and Development to to provide for related matters. erect certain signs and lights; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1396— HOUSE BILL NO. 1166— BY REPRESENTATIVES DUPRE, DOWNER, GAUTREAUX, ROUSSELLE, BY REPRESENTATIVES CARTER AND TRAVIS AND TRICHE AND SENATORS ROBICHAUX AND SIRACUSA AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1908(A)(55) and (C)(1), 1925.1, and To amend and reenact R.S. 38:291(A)(1) and (2)(introductory 1925.2(A)(1); to create an assessment district in East Feliciana paragraph), 3342(A)(1) and (2), to enact R.S. 38:291(U) and Parish and Union Parish to fund the office of the assessor; to 329, and to repeal R.S. 38:291(A)(2)(j), 331, and 3342(A)(4), provide for an increase in the assessor's expense allowance in and to repeal R.S. 38:3321 through 3330 and R.S. 38:3341 Union Parish; and to provide for related matters. through 3347 and to provide for an effective date of those repeals, relative to levee districts; to remove Terrebonne Parish HOUSE BILL NO. 1316— from the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District; to provide for the BY REPRESENTATIVE KENNEY AND SENATOR ROBICHAUX membership of the board of commissioners of the Atchafalaya AN ACT Basin Levee District; to repeal the revenue allocations in To enact R.S. 56:108, relative to hunting; to provide relative to the Terrebonne Parish by the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District; to taking of deer; to prohibit the taking of doe for three years under create a levee district consisting of Terrebonne Parish and certain circumstances; to provide penalties; and to provide for designated as the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District; related matters. to provide for the powers and duties of the board of commissioners of the district; to provide for an effective date; HOUSE BILL NO. 1326— and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1434— To amend and reenact R. S. 14:74(A)(1)(b) and (B) and to enact R.S. BY REPRESENTATIVE WALSWORTH 14:74(A)(3), relative to the offense of criminal neglect of AN ACT family; to provide for the factors to be considered in To enact R.S. 33:2737.67 and 2737.68, relative to certain school determining if necessitous circumstances exist; and to provide boards; to authorize the Ouachita Parish School Board and the for related matters. Calcasieu Parish School Board to levy and collect an additional sales and use tax not to exceed one percent within the respective HOUSE BILL NO. 1347— parish, excluding the city of Monroe in Ouachita Parish, subject BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC AND SENATOR HAINKEL to voter approval; to authorize the Ouachita Parish School AN ACT Board to create one or more school districts or use existing To amend and reenact R.S. 24:604.1 and 652 and R.S. 39:29(A), school districts to use the additional tax; and to provide for 30(B), 32(B), 33, 36 through 38, 51(A), 55(B), 57, and 73(B) related matters. and (C), to enact R.S. 39:2(29), 32(I), 51(C) and 57.1, and to repeal R.S. 39:2(5) and R.S. 48:76(A), relative to the operating HOUSE BILL NO. 1453 (Duplicate of Senate Bill No. 1245)— budget process; to provide for operating budget development, BY REPRESENTATIVE FORSTER AND SENATOR ELLINGTON AND enactment, and execution; and to provide for related matters. COAUTHORED BY REPRESENTATIVE DONELON AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 46:2252, 2253(2) and (4), and 2254(A) and R.S. 51:2231, 2232(3), 2235(16)(a), 2236(A), 2237(2), 2246, and 2257(H)(2)(b), to enact Chapter 3-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 23:301 through 354, and R.S. 51:2232(12) and (13), to repeal R.S.

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23:892 and 893 and Parts IV, VII, and VIII of Chapter 9 of Title annual submission of a report on their operations to the 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. legislature; and to provide for related matters. 23:971 through 975, 1001 through 1004, and 1006 through 1008, R.S. 46:2253(7), (8), (9), and (19) and 2254(B), (C), (D), HOUSE BILL NO. 1584— and (E), and R.S. 51:2232(4), (5), and (7), and 2242, 2243, BY REPRESENTATIVES MCDONALD AND DOWNER AND SENATORS 2244, and 2245, relative to employment discrimination; to CASANOVA, GREENE, HAINKEL, AND SHORT consolidate employment discrimination provisions of law into AN ACT one Chapter of law; to provide relative to age discrimination; to To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3092(1) and (2), 3093(D)(1)(f) and provide relative to disability discrimination; to provide relative (h), 3095(A)(2), (B), (C)(6) and (7), (D), (F), and (G), to race, color, religion, sex, and national origin discrimination; 3096(B)(2)(a), (D), and (E)(2), 3098(C) and (D), and 3099(A) to provide relative to pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical and (C), and R.S. 22: 647(C), (D), and (E) and to enact R.S. conditions discrimination; to provide relative to sickle cell trait 17:3091(C) and 3092(10), R.S. 22:647(F), and R.S. discrimination; to remove references to employment 47:1508(B)(17), relative to the Louisiana Student Tuition discrimination in other Sections of law; and to provide for Assistance and Revenue Trust Program; to provide legislative related matters. intent; to provide program definitions; to provide relative to program administration by the Louisiana Tuition Trust HOUSE BILL NO. 1480— Authority and for powers and duties of the authority; to provide BY REPRESENTATIVES TRICHE AND THORNHILL AND SENATOR for adoption by the authority of certain rules pursuant to the SHORT Administrative Procedure Act; to provide relative to education AN ACT savings accounts and education assistance accounts; to provide To enact R.S. 38:313, relative to levee and levee and drainage relative to the termination of depositor's agreements; to provide districts; to provide that a district shall cease to exist if the relative to the Louisiana Education and Tuition Savings Fund; district has not completed the construction of a protection levee to provide relative to the testamentary form of the designation within five years of the district's creation; to provide for of beneficiaries; to provide for release to the office of student exceptions; and to provide for related matters. financial assistance of a taxpayer's reported federal adjusted gross income under specified circumstances; and to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 1503— related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAISSON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1588— To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1113(D)(1) and (E)(3)(b), BY REPRESENTATIVES MICHOT AND BRUNEAU 1118.1(B)(1), (2), and (E), 1118.2, and 1193(I)(1) and (3) and AN ACT to enact R.S. 22:1114(N), relative to requirements for insurance To amend and reenact R.S. 24:772(A), relative to reports to the agents; to provide for payment of commissions; to provide for legislature; to provide for distribution of reports required to be lapsed licenses; to provide for countersigning of policies; to submitted to the legislature; to provide that copies of such provide for division of commissions with nonresident agents or reports be sent to individual legislators only upon request of brokers; to provide for certain exemptions from continuing such legislator; to require each agency to semiannually submit education requirements; to provide for licensing of persons a list of reports and publications to the members of the having significant assets in, or who are citizens, residents, or legislature; and to provide for related matters. domiciliaries of a foreign country which does not give full faith and credit to judgments rendered by courts in this country; and HOUSE BILL NO. 1590— to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES PERKINS, MURRAY, AND CLARKSON AND SENATORS BAJOIE AND SHORT HOUSE BILL NO. 1521— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE ODINET To amend and reenact R.S. 22:2002(7) and to enact R.S. 22:213.6, AN ACT 213.7, and 1214(22) and (23) and R.S. 40:2207, relative to To amend and reenact R.S. 56:13.1(B), (C), (D), and (E), 38, health insurance; to prohibit the use of prenatal test results by 301.2(1), 325.3(D)(1), and 325.4(B)(1) and to enact R.S. health insurers under certain circumstances; to provide for 56:33(4) and (5) and 303.8, all relative to fishing; to provide definitions relative to genetic testing; to prohibit the use of relative to the Commercial Fisherman's Assistance Program; to genetic test results by health insurers under certain change the application and termination dates for the training circumstances; to provide for requirements for release of genetic program; to provide relative to the administration of the information; to provide for penalties; and to provide for related program; to provide relative to certain disqualifications for matters. applicants; to provide relative to requirements for issuance of licenses and penalties for violations; to provide certain penalty HOUSE BILL NO. 1593— BY REPRESENTATIVES VITTER, ALARIO, BRUN, COPELIN, BRUN, and enforcement procedures, including revocation of the license DEWITT, DOERGE, FRITH, JENKINS, LANCASTER, MCCALLUM, or permit under certain circumstances, and that certain MURRAY, POWELL, SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, JOHN SMITH, THOMAS, violations shall not preclude aid for training or sale of gear nor THOMPSON, TOOMY, WALSWORTH, WIGGINS, AND WILKERSON AND the obtaining of a rod or reel license or other net license for a SENATORS LAMBERT AND SCHEDLER subsequent period; to provide relative to certain license AN ACT application requirements concerning submission of income tax To amend and reenact R.S. 47:2401, 2431, and 2432(A) and to enact returns; to authorize the obtaining of a special apprentice license R.S. 47:2403(E) and 2420(D), relative to the inheritance tax; to for the commercial taking of saltwater fish under certain terms reduce the inheritance tax; to provide that the tax, interest, and and conditions; and to provide for related matters. penalties are not applicable under certain circumstances; to make technical corrections to the estate transfer tax; and to HOUSE BILL NO. 1556— provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES DANIEL AND TOOMY AN ACT To enact R.S. 48:56, relative to functions of the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development and the office of facility planning of the division of administration; to require

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1597— HOUSE BILL NO. 1623— BY REPRESENTATIVES BRUNEAU, LANCASTER, COPELIN, MURRAY, BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUN ROUSSELLE, SCALISE, WELCH, WINSTON, AND HUNTER AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact and, as amended to arrange in proper statutory To amend and reenact R.S. 18:3(A)(3), 59(I)(2), 110(B)(1), 154(C), form and incorporate into the statutes the provisions of Article 171, 171.1(A)(1), 176, 193(A), (B), (C), (E), and (F), 196(B)(3), XIV, Section 15.1(6)(l) of the Constitution of 1921, continued 198(A), 402(F)(5), 431(A)(1)(a), 433(A)(1), (2), and (3) and as statute by Article X, Section 18 of the Constitution of 1974, (D), 434(B)(6), 467(2), 469(A), 532(B)(1) and (E), 532.1(B), by amending and reenacting R.S. 33:2476(L), relative to (C)(1), (2)(a) and (3)(a), and (D), 551(B)(2) and (E), 553(B), municipal fire and police civil service boards in municipalities 573(A)(3), 574(E)(1), 575(B), 591, 601, 602(E)(2)(a) and (d), with populations of not less than thirteen thousand nor more 604(B)(2)(a) and (c), 621(B), 652(A), 654, 1278(B), 1279, than two hundred fifty thousand; to remove the authority of the 1280.22, 1285(B)(1), 1300(C)(2)(a), 1300.7(B), 1306(B), board to require the state examiner to act as secretary of the 1309(A)(2) and (D), 1313(B) and (I), 1314(C) and (D), board; and to provide for related matters. 1402(C), 1495.5(B)(19) and (C), 1505.2(C)(1), 1903, and 1904, to enact R.S. 18:177, 401.1, 402(E)(4), 1307(E), and 1463(D) HOUSE BILL NO. 1661— and (E), and to repeal R.S. 18:532.1(H) and 1399(A), relative to BY REPRESENTATIVE HAMMETT the election code; to make technical changes to the elections AN ACT code; to require the date of birth to be included on petitions To enact Part III of Chapter 12-A of Title 33 of the Revised Statutes submitted to the registrar; to allow the use of temporary of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 33:4709.11, to create and personnel to conduct absentee voting; to allow a change of provide for a special municipal district consisting of property registration or address between the primary and general owned by the town of Vidalia to be known as the Tacony elections for certain persons; to provide that a person moving Restoration District which district shall govern the restoration within the parish will not be placed on the inactive list; to and preservation of the Tacony House and other property and prohibit the disclosure of a voter's social security number; to facilities within the district; to provide for the governing provide for procedures for notification of registrars of persons authority of such district and its authority with respect to such under an order of imprisonment; to provide a procedure for property; to provide relative to the transfer of property; to suspension of registration; to provide for a procedure for provide for a plan for the restoration, preservation, and reinstatement of the registration of a person whose registration development of property in the district; to provide with respect has been suspended; to provide with respect to the conduct of to the funds of the district; and to provide for related matters. elections in the event of a state of emergency; to change the period of time that the clerk of court can conduct the annual HOUSE BILL NO. 1664— course of instruction for commissioners; to require that during BY REPRESENTATIVE TOOMY his term of office a commissioner-in-charge must remain a AN ACT certified commissioner; to provide that a commissioner affiliated To enact R.S. 13:717 and 718, to provide with respect to with each recognized political party will be assigned to each commissioners for the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court; to precinct in the parish provided there are such commissioners provide for an administrative fee on personal surety bonds in the available; to provide with respect to the reopening of qualifying First and Second Parish Courts and the Twenty-fourth Judicial due to the death of a candidate; to provide for two separate District Court; and to provide for related matters. ballots when the special election to fill a vacancy and the regularly scheduled election cover different geographic areas; to HOUSE BILL NO. 1685— provide procedures for inspection and preparation of voting BY REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO AND TOOMY machines at the polling places; to allow for reinspection of AN ACT voting machines and inspection of absentee ballot flaps upon a To enact R.S. 34:1(B)(2)(g), relative to appointments to the Board of candidate's written request; to provide for procedures for Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans; to provide for the promulgation of election returns for candidates; to require nominating agencies for the appointment of the member from inclusion of the qualifying dates in the proclamation calling an Jefferson Parish; and to provide for related matters. election to fill a vacancy; to eliminate the requirement to send HOUSE BILL NO. 1692— certain notices by certified or registered mail; to clarify certain BY REPRESENTATIVE DIEZ issues and procedures with respect to the presidential preference AN ACT primary; to provide the deadline for submission of the notice To enact R.S. 48:381(A)(5), relative to use and occupancy of and changes thereto for proposition elections; to provide with highways; to provide for permits to locate facilities within respect to certain procedures regarding absentee voting; to highway rights-of-way; and to provide for related matters. provide for the counting of absentee ballots; to provide that for informational purposes the registrar may assist the clerk of court HOUSE BILL NO. 1707— in conducting the course of instruction for commissioners; to BY REPRESENTATIVE RIDDLE allow extension of absentee voting hours under certain AN ACT circumstances; to allow the secretary of state and the To enact Part VII of Chapter 12 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised commissioner of elections to present evidence in a contested Statutes of 1950, to consist of R.S. 40:2254.1 through 2254.12, election; to make technical changes relating to the candidate's relative to certificates of public advantage; to authorize certain reports under the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act; to remove health care facilities and providers to enter into cooperative, references to repealed provisions; to provide for precinct freezes merger, joint venture, and consolidation agreements; to and other areas with respect to reapportionment; to provide the authorize the Department of Justice to provide immunity to procedure for notice of challenge and cancellation of health care providers to enter agreements that might otherwise registration; to change the qualifying dates for congressional be considered violations of antitrust laws through certificates of elections; to provide with respect to printing of ballots in public advantage; to specify the agreements eligible for such uniform type; to provide penalties for distributing false political certificates; to provide for the types of health care providers material; to provide with respect to filling of vacancies; to eligible; to provide for an application process; to provide for provide when resignations become effective; and to provide for grounds for approval, denial, or revocation of a certificate; to related matters. provide for denial, appeal of denial, and amendment of such

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certificate; to provide for powers and duties of the Department including the prior approval of the commissioner of insurance of Justice and the attorney general related to certificates, and certain policyholders; to permit the domestic mutual including recordkeeping, rulemaking, enforcement of terms and company to convert to an intermediate holding company and conditions of agreements, and the imposition of fees; and to mutual insurance holding company; to provide delineated provide for related matters. authority of the commissioner for the intermediate and mutual holding companies; to provide that the mutual insurance holding HOUSE BILL NO. 1715— company and the intermediate holding company not to be BY REPRESENTATIVE STELLY considered engaging in the business of insurance; to provide AN ACT certain definitions; to provide certain participation by the To amend and reenact R.S. 33:3689.1, relative to special assessments holding company in certain insurer's delinquency proceedings; levied by parish governing authorities to pay for road to provide that a majority of the voting shares of the capital construction and improvement; to provide that property to be stock of the reorganized companies will be held by the mutual assessed for such purpose shall not include bodies of water; and insurance holding company; to exempt membership interests in to provide for related matters. the domestic mutual insurance holding company from the requirements of securities law; to provide majority ownership of HOUSE BILL NO. 1723— the mutual insurance holding company to the intermediate BY REPRESENTATIVES WESTON, CLARKSON, JETSON, RIDDLE, BARTON, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BRUCE, BRUNEAU, DOERGE, DOWNER, holding company; to provide that a good faith lack of DUPRE, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FRITH, FRUGE, GUILLORY, HEBERT, compliance with the notice requirements would not impair the HILL, HOLDEN, HUNTER, ILES, JOHNS, LANDRIEU, MARIONNEAUX, conversion; and to provide for related matters. MARTINY, MCDONALD, MICHOT, MURRAY, ODINET, PIERRE, PINAC, POWELL, PRATT, QUEZAIRE, ROMERO, ROUSSELLE, SCHNEIDER, STELLY, TRAVIS, WELCH, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, AND WILLARD- HOUSE BILL NO. 1839— LEWIS AND SENATRS BAJOIE, LANDRY, AND SCHEDLER BY REPRESENTATIVE WINDHORST AND SENATORS DARDENNE AND AN ACT ULLO To enact R.S. 46:286.1, relative to the Kinship Foster Care Program; AN ACT to provide for definitions; to establish the Kinship Foster Care To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2601(5), 2606, 2608(1) and (2), Program in the office of community services of the Department 2611(L), 2612(E) and (G), and 2616(A) and to repeal Chapter of Social Services; to require the office of community services 13 of Title 32, comprised of R.S. 32:1550 through 1553, relative to attempt to place children in its custody with a relative for to seizure and forfeiture of contraband and controlled dangerous kinship care; to allow the kinship foster parent to receive substances; to provide definitions; to provide with respect to payment for the full foster care rate available to other foster forfeiture proceedings; to change the burden of proof required parents; to require kinship foster parents to be reimbursed in forfeiture proceedings; to provide for sales of seized items; according to the system established by the department; to and to provide for related matters. require the office of community services to establish eligibility standards for kinship foster parents; to require completion of a HOUSE BILL NO. 1853— BY REPRESENTATIVE DONELON criminal history investigation of the prospective kinship foster AN ACT parent and any other individual residing in the prospective To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1381(A)(1) and 1388, relative to the parents' home; to maintain confidentiality of information Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (LIGA); to provide obtained in an investigation; to provide for the procedure by that the commissioner of insurance shall determine LIGA's which the office of community services shall determine accounting and reporting methods; to provide for membership eligibility; to require the development of a kinship foster care of the board; to provide for retroactivity; and to provide for plan; to require payment for child care, subject to appropriation; related matters. to provide for the rights of the kinship foster parent; to require the department to promulgate rules and regulations; and to HOUSE BILL NO. 1865— provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUN AND SENATOR GREENE AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1806— To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.4(F) and (G)(1) and to repeal R.S. BY REPRESENTATIVES R. ALEXANDER AND DEWITT 17:100.7, relative to the Louisiana Competency-Based AN ACT Education Program; to provide for certain testing of students; to To enact Part XI-A of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the Louisiana provide relative to testing requirements and the schedule for Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:2197, testing; to provide for pupil progression plans; to provide relative to rural health clinics; to authorize the Department of relative to the duties and responsibilities of the State Board of Health and Hospitals to license rural health clinics; to prohibit Elementary and Secondary Education, the state Department of operation of a rural health clinic without a license; to require the Education, and city and parish school boards; to provide for department to prescribe and publish minimum standards, rules, implementation; and to provide for related matters. and regulations as necessary; to provide that licenses issued for rural health clinics are not transferrable or assignable between HOUSE BILL NO. 1877— persons, rural health clinics, or both; to define rural health clinic BY REPRESENTATIVES MCDONALD, DIMOS, AND DOWNER AND and midlevel practitioner; and to provide for related matters. SENATOR BEAN AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1810— To amend and reenact R.S. 47:302.21(A), 302.22(A), 302.28(A), BY REPRESENTATIVES DONELON, ANSARDI, CHAISSON, JOHNS, 332.15(A), and 332.19(A) and to enact R.S. 47:302.31, 302.32, MARTINY, MCMAINS, MICHOT, MONTGOMERY, PIERRE, JACK SMITH, STELLY, WINDHORST, AND BAYLOR AND SENATORS LENTINI, BEAN, 302.33, 302.34, 302.35, 322.1, 322.2, 322.3, 322.4, 322.5, CRAVINS, HEITMEIER, HINES, TARVER, AND CRAVINS 322.6, 332.25, 332.26, and 332.27, relative to the proceeds of AN ACT the state sales tax on hotel occupancy in certain parishes; to To enact Part XVII-A of Chapter 1 of Title 22 of the Louisiana dedicate a portion of such tax for deposit in certain funds; and Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 22:820 and to provide for related matters. 821, and R.S. 22:1004.1 through 1004.8, relative to domestic mutual insurance companies; to permit the conversion of the corporate status of domestic insurers; to provide certain criteria,

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1928— program by a certain date; to provide for unbuilt facilities or BY REPRESENTATIVE ODINET AND SENATORS BEAN AND JOHNSON beds previously approved to participate in the Medicaid AN ACT program; to provide exceptions; and to provide for related To enact R.S. 47:322.1, relative to the state sales tax on hotel matters. occupancy in parishes with a population of over four hundred seventy-five thousand; to establish a special fund in the state HOUSE BILL NO. 2065 (Duplicate of Senate Bill No. 826)— treasury; to provide for deposit of monies into the fund and BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNER AND SENATOR DARDENNE AND allowable uses of monies in the fund; and to provide for related COAUTHORED BY REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, BRUN, CRANE, DEWITT, DUPRE, ILES, LEBLANC, LONG, MCCAIN, MCDONALD, matters. MCMAINS, MICHOT, WALSWORTH, AND WIGGINS AND SENATORS EWING, HAINKEL, AND SCHEDLER HOUSE BILL NO. 2018— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES DONELON, ANSARDI, AND MARTINY To amend and reenact Chapter 42 of Title 17 of the Louisiana AN ACT Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:3971 To enact R.S. 47:463.1.1 and 1623(E)(3) and (4), relative to parish through 3973, 3981 through 3983, 3991 through 3993, 3995 road use taxes and to state income taxes; to expand and clarify through 3999, and 4001, and R.S. 39:75(C)(1)(b), relative to the period of time allowed to file a claim for a refund or credit charter schools; to provide relative to the purpose and of an overpayment of income taxes; to provide for the taxpayer's definitions applicable to charter schools and their establishment; right to file a claim against the state for certain prescribed claims to provide relative to eligibility to propose a charter; to provide for refunds or credits; to authorize the parish council of relative to the approvals necessary to enter into a charter and Jefferson Parish to levy and collect an annual parish road use tax other elements of the school chartering process; to provide on automobiles and trucks, subject to voter approval; and to relative to the contents, renewal, and revocation of a charter; to provide for related matters. provide relative to the requirements, authorities, and limitations of a charter school; to provide relative to the funding of a HOUSE BILL NO. 2024— charter school; to provide relative to the applicability of laws BY REPRESENTATIVE THORNHILL AN ACT and rules to such schools; to provide relative to charter school To amend and reenact R.S. 22:5(2), 6(13)(e), 1249(A)(introductory employees; to provide relative to the Louisiana Charter School paragraph), (3), and (7), and (B), 1262(A), (B)(introductory Loan Fund; to authorize every city and parish school board to paragraph), and (1)(a), (2), and (3), 1262.1(B)(1)(introductory grant charters; to eliminate the pilot nature of the authority to paragraph), (a) and (e), (C), (D)(1), (F), and (G), and 1379(9), operate charter schools; to revise the limitations on the number to enact R.S. 22:5(12) through (15), 1248, 1249(A)(8) through of charters which may be granted; and to provide for related (11), 1249.1, 1262(B)(1)(d) and (e) and (4) through (7), and matters. 1262.1(H), and to repeal R.S. 22:1262(C) and (E) through (G), HOUSE BILL NO. 2067— relative to unauthorized insurers; to define approved BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC unauthorized insurer, authorized insurer, surplus lines AN ACT insurance, and unauthorized insurer; to exempt certain vessels To provide for the establishment and re-establishment of agency from the definition of "marine protection and indemnity ancillary funds, to be specifically known as internal service insurance"; to provide for unauthorized insurers and the funds, auxiliary funds, or enterprise funds for certain state transacting of a business of insurance; to provide for surplus institutions, officials, and agencies; to provide for appropriation lines for solvent insurers; to establish capital, surplus, deposits, of funds; and to regulate the administration of said funds. and bond requirements for certain insurers; to provide for approved unauthorized insurers' listing and removal from that HOUSE BILL NO. 2068— listing; to provide for the placement of insurance business, BY REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER, BRUN, MCDONALD, LONG, prohibition, and exclusions; and to provide for related matters. DEWITT, ALARIO, CRANE, DANIEL, DUPRE, ILES, JOHNS, KENNEY, LEBLANC, MCCAIN, MCMAINS, MICHOT, POWELL, SALTER, SHAW, THOMAS, WALSWORTH, WIGGINS, DOERGE, R. ALEXANDER, HOUSE BILL NO. 2025— BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BOWLER, BRUCE, CLARKSON, DIMOS, BY REPRESENTATIVE DONELON AND SENATOR DARDENNE DONELON, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FORSTER, FRITH, HEATON, HILL, AN ACT KENNARD, LANCASTER, MITCHELL, MURRAY, PIERRE, RIDDLE, To enact Part XVI of Chapter 2 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, JOHN SMITH, STRAIN, AND THOMPSON AND SENATORS BAGNERIS, BARHAM, BEAN, CAMPBELL, DARDENNE, Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 22:2091.12 through 2095, DEAN, DYESS, EWING, GUIDRY, HAINKEL, HOLLIS, LAMBERT, relative to title insurance; to provide for definitions, corporate ROBICHAUX, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHORT, SMITH, THEUNISSEN, form, and limitation of authority of title insurers; to establish AND ULLO certain licensing requirements for title insurance agents, AN ACT preferred status of certain agents, and title insurance To enact R.S. 17:10.1 through 10.3 and R.S. 36:651(G)(3) and to underwriting requirements; to provide for additional duties of repeal Subpart B of Part III of Chapter 39 of Title 17 of the title insurers; to require certain treatment of policyholders, Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 17:3917 escrow, and settlement services by title insurers and their agents; through 3919, relative to school performance accountability; to and to provide for related matters. provide for the development and implementation of a school and district accountability system; to provide for the implementation HOUSE BILL NO. 2038 (Duplicate of Senate Bill No. 1381)— of such system to include both incentives and corrective actions BY REPRESENTATIVE DEWITT AND SENATOR HAINKEL AND to encourage excellent performance; to provide for the COAUTHORED BY REPRESENTATIVES DURAND, GAUTREAUX, responsibilities and duties of the state Department of Education JOHNS, RIDDLE, THORNHILL, AND VITTER AND SENATORS ROBICHAUX, SCHEDLER, AND DYESS and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; to AN ACT create and provide for the School and District Accountability To enact R.S. 40:2116(E) and (F), relative to facility need review; to Advisory Commission; to establish and provide relative to a require the Department of Health and Hospitals to suspend special fund for use in the program; to repeal the School approval, certification, and enrollment of nursing facility beds Incentive Program established as part of the Children First Act; and to revoke approvals for community and group home beds and to provide for related matters. previously approved to participate in the Medicaid program unless such beds are actually certified and enrolled in the

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2078— information necessary for public protection; to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS limitation of immunity; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:3560 and to enact R.S. 9:3561.1(H), HOUSE BILL NO. 2208— relative to exemptions from consumer loan licensing BY REPRESENTATIVES HEATON, ANSARDI, AND MARTINY requirements; to provide that a federally insured depository or AN ACT certain state-chartered subsidiaries thereof shall be exempt from To amend and reenact R.S. 37:1861 and to repeal R.S. 37:1861.1, licensing requirements; to provide for a reduction in certain relative to secondhand dealers; to provide relative to the fees; to provide waivers for certain federally chartered entities; definition of "secondhand dealer"; to provide for the repeal of the provision regarding the definition of secondhand dealer in to provide for interagency supervisory agreements; and to parishes with a population over four hundred twenty-five provide for related matters. thousand; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 2111— HOUSE BILL NO. 2233— BY REPRESENTATIVE DONELON BY REPRESENTATIVES LONG, BARTON, BAUDOIN, CRANE, DOERGE, AN ACT FARVE, MCDONALD, POWELL, PRATT, SALTER, SHAW, THOMPSON, To enact R.S. 22:15, relative to automobile insurance; to create the WRIGHT, DOWNER, ALARIO, BAYLOR, BRUCE, BRUN, BRUNEAU, CARTER, CLARKSON, COPELIN, CURTIS, DEWITT, DIEZ, DONELON, Council on Automobile Insurance Rates and Enforcement; to DUPRE, DURAND, FONTENOT, FORSTER, FRITH, FRUGE, GLOVER, provide for the membership, authority, quorum, public hearings GUILLORY, HEBERT, HILL, HUDSON, HUNTER, ILES, KENNARD, KENNEY, LANDRIEU, MARTINY, MCCAIN, MCMAINS, MICHOT, and records, employment, supervision, and compensation of MITCHELL, MONTGOMERY, MURRAY, PERKINS, PIERRE, PINAC, personnel, duties, obligations, and report of the council; and to QUEZAIRE, RIDDLE, ROUSSELLE, SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, JACK SMITH, provide for related matters. STRAIN, THOMAS, TRAVIS, VITTER, WALSWORTH, WARNER, WELCH, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, AND WILLARD-LEWIS AND SENATOR THEUNISSEN HOUSE BILL NO. 2131— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES SHAW AND DANIEL To enact R.S. 17:24.9, relative to the Quality Early Reading AN ACT Initiative; to provide for the development and implementation To amend and reenact R.S. 11:123 relative to public retirement of the Quality Early Reading Initiative; to provide for legislative systems; to provide relative to the Public Retirement Systems' findings; to provide for criteria and evaluation of the initiative; Actuarial Committee; to provide relative to the compensation and to provide for related matters. and expenses of such committee; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 2257— BY REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON HOUSE BILL NO. 2142— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE HOLDEN To amend and reenact R.S. 32:398, relative to report forms for traffic AN ACT accidents; to provide that the forms shall direct the investigating To enact Subpart H of Part II of Chapter 4 of Title 33 of the officer to instruct the parties to the accident to exchange Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. information concerning drivers, vehicles, and liability insurance; 33:2181 through 2185, relative to the rights of fire department and to provide for related matters. employees under investigation; to define fire employee; to HOUSE BILL NO. 2268 (Duplicate of Senate Bill No. 769)— provide for the minimum standards to be followed during an BY REPRESENTATIVE BRUN AND SENATOR LENTINI investigation; to prohibit the release of personal information to AN ACT the media relative to the investigation of a fire employee; to To amend and reenact R.S. 16:15(F) and to enact R.S. 16:16.1, provide for the procedure to be followed for entering adverse relative to district attorneys; to provide with respect to district comments into a fire employee's personnel file; to allow a fire attorneys' worthless check fees; to provide with respect to costs employee time to respond to an adverse comment; to provide for prosecution expenses; and to provide for related matters. that no fire employee be required to disclose certain information for the purpose of promotion or assignment; to prohibit the HOUSE BILL NO. 2289— imposition of any penalty or threat against a fire employee for BY REPRESENTATIVES R. ALEXANDER AND DEWITT AND SENATOR exercising his or her rights; and to provide for related matters. CAIN AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1959— To enact Subparts I and J of Part XI of Chapter 7 of Title 15 of the BY REPRESENTATIVES LONG, CLARKSON, CRANE, DEVILLE, Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. DEWITT, HEBERT, HOPKINS, LEBLANC, MCDONALD, PRATT, RIDDLE, SCALISE, THOMPSON, THORNHILL, TRICHE, AND WINDHORST AND 15:1105 through 1105.7 and 1106 through 1106.5, relative to SENATORS HAINKEL AND ULLO juvenile detention facilities; to create and provide with respect AN ACT to the Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Facility Authority To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1489, 1497(introductory paragraph), for certain parishes; to provide with respect to the and 1500 and to enact R.S. 39:1496(C), 1497(5) through (8) and Bossier/Caddo Juvenile Detention Center Authority; to provide 1502.1, relative to state procurement of professional, personal, for a board of commissioners or a board of directors of the consulting, and social services; to provide for additional authorities and for the composition, administration, powers, and certification, monitoring, and reporting requirements relative to duties of the board, including the power to incur debt, issue professional, personal, consulting, and social service contracts; to authorize establishment of procurement support teams for bonds, and levy taxes; and to provide for related matters. consulting services; to provide for certain exemptions; and to HOUSE BILL NO. 2297— provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCALLUM AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 2162— BY REPRESENTATIVES STRAIN AND MCCALLUM To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1841(A) and (C), 1849(C), and AN ACT 1851(E) and (G), relative to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas To enact R.S. 15:571.22, relative to certain immunities from liability Commission; to provide for rules; to provide for reciprocal for probation and parole officers; to provide that such officers agreements; to provide for examination requirements; to provide are immune from civil and criminal liability for release of for membership of the commission; to provide relative to assessments by the commission and deductions of expenses

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from such assessments; to provide for an advisory board to the HOUSE BILL NO. 2368— commission on the expenditure of such assessments and provide BY REPRESENTATIVE GREEN AND SENATOR ULLO members and terms thereof; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:2420(D), relative to inheritance tax; to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 2325— exemption from penalty and interest for certain delinquent BY REPRESENTATIVE TOOMY inheritance taxes; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 46:1844(A)(2), (C)(2), (H), (K)(3)(b), HOUSE BILL NO. 2380— (M)(1), and (Y), relative to rights of crime victims; to provide BY REPRESENTATIVE THERIOT for rights of victims; to provide for the establishment of a crime AN ACT victim's assistance information phone line; and to provide for To enact R.S. 32:414(N), relative to drivers' licenses; to provide for related matters. the suspension of drivers' licenses under certain conditions; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 2339— BY REPRESENTATIVES DANIEL, HOLDEN, ODINET, TOOMY, AND HOUSE BILL NO. 2382— WELCH BY REPRESENTATIVE DIEZ AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:3351.1, relative to fees at institutions under the To amend and reenact R.S. 38:225(1) and (6) and to enact R.S. supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors of 38:225(10), relative to levee boards and districts; to prohibit Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical obstructions on levees, waterways, and rights-of-way therefor; College, the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and to provide for the removal of obstructions at the expense of the Universities, and the Board of Supervisors of Southern person responsible; and to provide for related matters. University and Agricultural and Mechanical College; to enable such boards to assess a student technology fee; to authorize each HOUSE BILL NO. 2395— board to provide for the assessment of such fee at institutions BY REPRESENTATIVES WINSTON, SCHNEIDER, AND JENKINS AND under their respective supervision and management; to provide SENATORS HAINKEL, SCHEDLER, AND SHORT conditions for the assessment of such fee; to provide limitations; AN ACT to provide for the use of the proceeds thereof; to provide for To amend and reenact Act No. 762 of the 1986 Regular Session, as reports; and to provide for related matters. amended by Act No. 875 of the 1988 Regular Session and Act No. 1227 of the 1995 Regular Session, by adding thereto a new HOUSE BILL NO. 2347 (Substitute for House Bill No. 660 By Section designated as Section 12.1, relative to the Greater New Representative Riddle, et al.)— Orleans Expressway Commission; to prohibit certain contracts BY REPRESENTATIVES RIDDLE, MCMAINS, FRITH, FRUGE, JOHNS, between the commission and political subdivisions; to provide LANDRIEU, MCCAIN, STELLY, THORNHILL, WALSWORTH, WRIGHT, for exceptions; and to provide for related matters. KENNEY, AND VITTER AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 2403— To enact Chapter 1 of Code Title XIX of Code Book III of Title 9 of BY REPRESENTATIVE TOOMY the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. AN ACT 9:4101 through 4112, to redesignate existing Chapters 1 and 2 To enact R.S. 17:1835, to enable the Board of Trustees for State of Code Title XIX of Code Book III of Title 9 of the Louisiana Colleges and Universities to establish tuition amounts and other Revised Statutes of 1950 as Chapters 2 and 3 thereof, and to fees and charges applicable to students attending Bossier Parish rename Code Title XIX thereof, all relative to alternative dispute Community College; to provide exceptions; to provide resolution; to provide for mediation; and to provide for related limitations; and to provide for related matters. matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 2424— HOUSE BILL NO. 2367— BY REPRESENTATIVES CRANE, BRUN, R. ALEXANDER, BARTON, BY REPRESENTATIVES DOWNER, BRUNEAU, LANCASTER, AND BAUDOIN, BOWLER, BRUCE, BRUNEAU, DEVILLE, DIEZ, DIMOS, HUNTER AND SENATORS EWING, BAGNERIS, BARHAM, AND DONELON, DUPRE, FLAVIN, FONTENOT, FORSTER, FRITH, FRUGE, DARDENNE GAUTREAUX, HAMMETT, HEBERT, HILL, HOPKINS, JOHNS, KENNARD, KENNEY, LANCASTER, MARTINY, MCCALLUM, AN ACT MCDONALD, MCMAINS, MORRISH, PINAC, ROUSSELLE, SALTER, To appropriate the sum of Thirty-nine Million Nine Hundred SCALISE, SHAW, STELLY, THORNHILL, TRICHE, VITTER, Seventy-one Thousand One Hundred Sixty-two and No/100 WALSWORTH, WIGGINS, AND WRIGHT ($39,971,162.00) Dollars, or so much thereof as may be AN ACT necessary, out of the state general fund and to appropriate the To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3351(A)(5), relative to tuition and sum of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 attendance fees at public colleges and universities; to provide ($350,000.00) Dollars from the state general fund to provide for for the powers, duties, and responsibilities of public higher the Legislative Auditor Ancillary Enterprise Fund and to education management boards; to grant authority to the appropriate One Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 management boards to establish in accordance with certain ($1,500,000.00) Dollars out of the state general fund to provide guidelines tuition and attendance fees applicable to nonresident for the maintenance of the Capitol Building, Pentagon Courts, students; and to provide for related matters. Arsenal Building, and for the arsenal and capitol gardens and to appropriate self-generated funds, to defray the expenses of the HOUSE BILL NO. 2455— Louisiana Legislature, including the expenses of the House of BY REPRESENTATIVE WINDHORST Representatives and the Senate, of legislative service agencies, AN ACT and of the Louisiana State Law Institute; and otherwise to To amend and reenact R.S. 49:967(B) and 992(D)(1) and to enact provide with respect to the appropriations and allocations herein R.S. 49:992(D)(8), relative to administrative procedures; to made. provide relative to certain exceptions from the Administrative Procedure Act; to provide relative to certain exceptions from provisions of law relative to the division of administrative law; to provide for the effect and effectiveness of such provisions; and to provide for related matters.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 2459— auditor and the legislative fiscal officer; to provide for the duties BY REPRESENTATIVES MONTGOMERY, BAUDOIN, BRUCE, CARTER, and powers of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget; DOERGE, FRITH, FRUGE, GAUTREAUX, HILL, HUDSON, ILES, KENNEY, MORRISH, STRAIN, ALARIO, BARTON, BAYLOR, CRANE, DAMICO, to provide for definitions; to provide for a strategic planning DANIEL, DEVILLE, DEWITT, DIEZ, FAUCHEUX, FLAVIN, FONTENOT, process for certain agencies; to require production and GREEN, GUILLORY, HAMMETT, HEATON, HOLDEN, HOPKINS, submission of certain planning and budgeting documents; to HUNTER, JOHNS, LANDRIEU, LEBLANC, MARIONNEAUX, MCCALLUM, MCDONALD, MICHOT, MITCHELL, MURRAY, ODINET, provide relative to transfers of funds and the impacts of same on PIERRE, PINAC, POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RIDDLE, ROMERO, ROUSSELLE, performance; to provide for contents of executive budget and SALTER, SHAW, JACK SMITH, JOHN SMITH, THOMPSON, TRAVIS, the General Appropriation Bill; to provide for performance TRICHE, WALSWORTH, WESTON, WIGGINS, WILKERSON, AND budgeting requirements and procedures; to provide for WILLARD-LEWIS AN ACT performance measures within appropriations; to require To enact Part VIII of Chapter 28 of Title 3 of the Louisiana Revised reporting of performance data by certain agencies; to provide for Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 3:4410 through 4416, provisions for rewards and penalties associated with relative to forestry; to provide for declaration of policy and performance of certain agencies; to authorize the granting of cooperative agreements; to create and provide for the rewards or imposition of penalties by Joint Legislative disposition of funds concerning the Forestry Productivity Fund; Committee on the Budget; to provide for inclusion of provisions to provide for assistance through cooperative agreements; to granting rewards or imposing penalties within certain provide for the administration of the program and powers and instruments; and to provide for related matters. duties of the commissioner; to provide for exclusions and HOUSE BILL NO. 2477— limitations; to provide for requirements of participation; to BY REPRESENTATIVES WRIGHT AND WESTON provide for competitive research and cooperative extension AN ACT grants; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for To amend and reenact R.S. 37:78(C)(2), relative to eligibility for related matters. examination for certification as a certified public accountant; to provide for educational requirements for such eligibility; and to HOUSE BILL NO. 2460— provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE BAUDOIN AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 2480— To enact R.S. 30:2073(9) and 2075.3, relative to public sewer BY REPRESENTATIVE PERKINS AND SENATORS BRANCH, systems; to provide for operating; to provide for receiverships; CAMPBELL, DEAN, DYESS, GREENE, GUIDRY, HAINKEL, LAMBERT, to provide for conditions; to provide for powers of the court; to SHORT, AND SMITH provide for powers and duties of the receiver; and to provide for AN ACT related matters. To enact R.S. 14:90.3, relative to offenses affecting general morality; to create the crime of gambling by computer; to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 2463— definitions; to provide penalties; to provide exceptions; and to BY REPRESENTATIVE TOOMY provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S 48:1104.1, relative to roads, bridges, and ferries; to HOUSE BILL NO. 2484— provide relative to high occupancy lanes; to authorize the BY REPRESENTATIVE MCDONALD establishment of certain high occupancy toll lanes; to provide AN ACT terms, conditions, definitions, requirements, and procedures; To amend and reenact R.S. 11:416(A)(2), relative to the Louisiana and to provide for related matters. State Employees' Retirement System; to provide with respect to benefits; to further provide regarding service credit and the HOUSE BILL NO. 2466— transfer thereof; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE CLARKSON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 2486— To amend and reenact R.S. 46:56(F)(4)(c) and to enact R.S. 46:1425, BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER relative to child care facilities; to require the Department of AN ACT Social Services to provide certain information related to child To amend and reenact Section 4 of Act No. 762 of the 1986 Regular care facilities; to provide for the release of confidential Session as amended by Act No. 875 of the 1988 Regular information pertaining to child abuse investigations; and to Session and Act No. 1227 of the 1995 Regular Session of the provide for related matters. Legislature, relative to the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission; to provide for the collection of tolls; to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 2467— the vote necessary to increase tolls; and to provide for related BY REPRESENTATIVES MARIONNEAUX AND WINDHORST matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:1485.10, relative to the regulation of charitable HOUSE BILL NO. 2492— gaming; to provide with respect to venue in civil proceedings BY REPRESENTATIVES WINSTON AND BRUCE involving charitable gaming licensees; and to provide for related AN ACT matters. To enact R.S. 37:1285.2, relative to the practice of medicine; to provide for the establishment of the Advisory Committee on HOUSE BILL NO. 2476— Pain of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; to BY REPRESENTATIVE LEBLANC provide for the membership, powers, and duties of said AN ACT committee; to provide an effective date; and to provide for To amend and reenact R.S. 24:603(1), 653(F), and 655 and R.S. related matters. 39:2, 36 (introductory paragraph), and 73(B) and (C)(2) and (3) and to enact R.S. 24:522(C)(10) and (I) and R.S. 39:31, 32(I) HOUSE BILL NO. 2494— and (J), and 51(C) and Subpart D of Part II of Chapter 1 of BY REPRESENTATIVE DONELON Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, AN ACT to be comprised of R.S. 39:87.1 through 87.4, relative to To amend and reenact R.S. 22:229.1, relative to health insurance operating budgets; to provide for the duties of the legislative policies; to permit rate increases for individual accident and

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health insurance policies under certain circumstances; and to HOUSE BILL NO. 2520 (Substitute for House Bill No. 510 by provide for related matters. Representative Crane)— BY REPRESENTATIVE CRANE AND SENATOR GREENE HOUSE BILL NO. 2499— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES WALSWORTH, MURRAY, CARTER, To enact R.S. 17:3386(C) and (D), relative to retention of surplus FAUCHEUX, AND WIGGINS funds; to provide for limitations on surplus funds which may be AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1142(B) and (D), relative to workers' retained from one fiscal year and carried forward to the next compensation; to prohibit the health care provider from fiscal year; and to provide for related matters. demanding payment for diagnostic testing or treatment from the injured employee in certain instances; to allow a health care HOUSE BILL NO. 2521 (Substitute for House Bill No. 2244 By provider to file a dispute when the payor has not consented as Representative Downer, et al.)— BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNER AND SENATOR EWING AND required by law; and to provide for related matters. REPRESENTATIVES BRUNEAU, R. ALEXANDER, DIEZ, DIMOS, DUPRE, FORSTER, LEBLANC, MCCAIN, MCDONALD, MCMAINS, PIERRE, JOHN HOUSE BILL NO. 2503— SMITH, STELLY, AND TRICHE BY REPRESENTATIVES GUILLORY, HOLDEN, JETSON, AND WESTON AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6011(A)(2), to enact R.S. 24:38(D), To enact Part L of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised (E), and (F) and Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:1300.111 through Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 1300.114, relative to health care; to enact the Federal Qualified 24:41 through 48, and to repeal R.S. 49:135 and 150.1, relative Health Centers (FQHCs) Preservation Act; to provide for to the state capitol complex; to define the state capitol complex legislative findings and purpose; to provide definitions; to boundaries; to provide for the authority of the Legislative provide for certain reimbursements in the state Medicaid plan; to provide for promulgation of such reimbursement provisions; Budgetary Control Council relative to the state capitol complex; and to provide for related matters. to provide for the composition, duties, and powers of the commission; to create the office of capitol complex HOUSE BILL NO. 2509 (Substitute for House Bill No. 2183 by preservation; to provide relative to security for the state capitol Representative Donelon)— complex; to provide for the allocation of space within the state BY REPRESENTATIVE DONELON capitol complex; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 6:121(B)(1) and (2), 242(A)(6)(a) and (b) Respectfully submitted, and (C)(2), 513(3), 941(C), and 973 and R.S. 22:1113(G) and (H) and to enact Chapter 6 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised DONALD RAY KENNARD Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 22:3051 through 3065, Chairman relative to insurance sales by financial institutions; to provide with respect to financial institution insurance sales, including The above House Bills contained in the report were signed by licensure requirements, sales, referrals, anti-tying, disclosures, the Speaker of the House and taken to the Senate by the Clerk and solicitations, discrimination, customer privacy, and maintenance were signed by the President of the Senate and taken by the Clerk of of insurance records by certain companies, agencies, and the House to the Governor for executive approval. institutions; to provide for parity for state-chartered banks; and to provide for related matters. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT HOUSE BILL NO. 2513 (Substitute for House Bill No. 401 by Senate Bill No. 746 by Senators Hainkel and Schedler Representative Donelon)— BY REPRESENTATIVES DONELON, MCMAINS, CLARKSON, JOHNS, June 23, 1997 AND WIGGINS AN ACT To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the To enact the Omnibus Premium Reduction Act of 1997, to amend Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: and reenact Civil Code Article 2924(B), R.S. 22:1406(D)(1)(a), and R.S. 863.2(A)(1) and (2) and to enact R.S. 32:863.2(A)(5) Ladies and Gentlemen: and 866, all relative to the recovery of certain civil damages and other factors which relate to the availability and cost of We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement obtaining security to cover such damages; to provide for the rate between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 746 by Senator of judicial interest; to authorize the issuance of "economic-only" Hainkel recommend the following concerning the engrossed bill: uninsured motorists coverage; to provide for notification of issuance and cancellation of insurance; to reduce otherwise 1. That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 through 21 proposed by Representative Thornhill and adopted by the House on May 5, recoverable damages for failure to maintain liability insurance 1997 be adopted. coverage; to require the reduction in automobile liability insurance rates; to provide for the filing of insurance rate 2. That the following amendments to the engrossed bill be reductions; to provide for contingency rules for premium rate adopted: filings; to provide with respect to the severability of provisions hereof; to authorize the taking of a declaratory judgment; to AMENDMENT NO. 1 provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. In House Floor Amendment No. 5 proposed by Representative Thornhill and adopted by the House on May 5, 1997, on page 1, line 25 thereof and in House Floor Amendment No. 14 thereof on page 3, line 9 thereof, after "official" insert ", or any other individual or attorney at law involved in any capacity with a case or controversy involving a juvenile crime victim,"

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AMENDMENT NO. 2

On page 2, after line 27 nsert the following:

"(4) Nothing in Subsection shall prohibit the release of this information by a public official, officer, or public agency after consent by a parent or legal guardian of the juvenile crime victim.

(5) The prohibitions against disclosure or dissemination of the name, address, or identity of a juvenile victim of crime shall not apply when such juvenile is a victim of homicide. "

AMENDMENT NO. 3

On page 4, between lines 8 and 9 insert the following:

"(4) Nothing in Paragraph shall prohibit the release of this information by a public official, officer, or public agency after consent by a parent or legal guardian of the juvenile crime victim.

(5) The prohibitions against disclosure or dissemination of the name, address, or identity of a juvenile victim of crime shall not apply when such juvenile is a victim of homicide. "

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Diana E. Bajoie Senator Donald R. Cravins Senator John Hainkel Representative Rodney Alexander Representative Charles W. DeWitt, Jr. Representative Steve Scalise Rep. Scalise moved to adopt the Conference Committee Report. Motion On motion of Rep. Triche, the Speaker appointed the following committee to notify the Governor that the House has completed its labors and is prepared to adjourn sine die: Reps. DeWitt, McMains, Rodney Alexander, and Winston.

Motion On motion of Rep. McDonald, the Speaker appointed the following committee to notify the Senate that the House has completed its labors and is prepared to adjourn sine die: Reps. Morrish, Carter, Clarkson, and Weston. Adjournment On motion of Rep. John Smith, at 6:00 P.M., the House adjourned sine die. ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House C. Wayne Hays Journal Clerk, Emeritus

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