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OFFICIAL JOURNAL I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has adopted the Report of the Conference Committee OF THE on the disagreement to House Bill No. 170. SENATE Respectfully submitted, OF THE ALFRED W. SPEER STATE OF LOUISIANA Clerk of the House of Representatives _______ Message from the House THIRTY-SIXTH _______DAY'S PROCEEDINGS ADOPTION OF Thirty-Third Regular Session of the Legislature CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Under the Adoption of the Constitution of 1974 June 27, 2007 _______ Senate Chamber To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has adopted the Report of the Conference Committee Thursday, June 28, 2007 on the disagreement to House Bill No. 973. The Senate was called to order at 9:00 o'clock A.M., by Hon. Respectfully submitted, Donald E. Hines, President of the Senate. ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives ROLL CALL Introduction of Senate Resolutions The roll being called, the following members answered to their names: Senator Bajoie asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules PRESENT for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Senate Resolutions a first and second time and acting upon them as follows: Mr President Dupre Marionneaux Adley Ellington McPherson SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 153— Amedee Fields Michot BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, Bajoie Fontenot Mount BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. Barham Gautreaux B Murray GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, Boasso Gautreaux N Nevers LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, Broome Heitmeier Quinn MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, SMITH Cain Hollis Romero AND THEUNISSEN Cassidy Jackson Schedler A RESOLUTION Chaisson Jones Shepherd To commend the Honorable J. Chris Ullo, to express enduring Cheek Kostelka Smith gratitude for his outstanding contributions to Jefferson Parish Cravins Lentini Theunissen and the state of Louisiana, particularly his tenure as a Duplessis Malone Ullo distinguished member of the Louisiana State Senate representing Total - 39 District 8 and in the Louisiana House of Representatives ABSENT representing District 84 for a total of nine consecutive terms as a legislator and to offer the best wishes of his fellow senators as Total - 0 he moves on to his next undertaking. The President of the Senate announced there were 39 Senators The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. present and a quorum. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 154— BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, Prayer BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, The prayer was offered by Reverend Rodney D. Wooten, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, following which the Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, SMITH of the United States of America. AND ULLO A RESOLUTION To honor and commend a Louisiana statesman, Senator Gerald J. Reading of the Journal Theunissen, for his leadership during sixteen years of distinguished service in the Legislature of Louisiana and to On motion of Senator Bajoie, the reading of the Journal was recognize his many significant achievements and contributions dispensed with and the Journal of yesterday was adopted. to the legislative institution, his country, his district, and the people of the state of Louisiana. Morning Hour The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. Messages from the House SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 155— The following Messages from the House were received and read BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, as follows: DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, Message from the House MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT To commend the Honorable Kenneth M. "Mike" Smith and to express enduring gratitude for his outstanding contributions to June 27, 2007 the parishes of Winn, Grant, Rapides, Sabine, DeSoto, Red River, and Natchitoches and the state of Louisiana, particularly To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: during his tenure as a distinguished member of the Louisiana Senate. 1311 Page 2 SENATE 36th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 28, 2007 The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 161— BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 156— DUPRE, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, SMITH, GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SHEPHERD, SMITH, A RESOLUTION THEUNISSEN AND ULLO To commend the Honorable Noble E. Ellington, Jr., and to express A RESOLUTION enduring gratitude for his outstanding contributions to the To commend John T. "Tom" Schedler for his many years of public citizens of the parishes of Avoyelles, Franklin, Caldwell, service in the Louisiana Senate. Catahoula, Concordia, Jackson, LaSalle, Ouachita, Rapides, Richland, West Feliciana, and Winn and the state of Louisiana The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. during his tenure as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives and particularly during his tenure as a SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 157— distinguished member of the Louisiana Senate. BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 162— MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, SMITH, BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO BROOME, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, A RESOLUTION DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. To commend the Honorable Craig F. Romero and to express GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, enduring gratitude for his outstanding contributions to Iberia MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, SMITH, Parish, St. Martin Parish and the state of Louisiana, particularly THEUNISSEN AND ULLO during his tenure as a distinguished member of the Louisiana A RESOLUTION State Senate. To commend James David Cain for his years of valuable public service to the people of the state of Louisiana for his years in the The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. Louisiana Senate. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 158— The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 163— GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BROOME, LENTINI, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, MURRAY, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, SMITH, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, A RESOLUTION MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, SMITH, To commend Senator Max T. Malone and to express sincere gratitude THEUNISSEN AND ULLO for his service to the citizens of Bossier and Caddo parishes and A RESOLUTION the state of Louisiana during his tenure as a distinguished To commend Senator Walter J. Boasso for his dedication, devotion, member of the Louisiana Senate and the Chairman of the Senate and commitment to the constituents of Senate District No. 1, the Committee on Natural Resources. citizens of the state of Louisiana, and his colleagues in the Louisiana State Senate. The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 159— BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 164— BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BOASSO, BROOME, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MURRAY,