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OFFICIAL JOURNAL provide an exception to abandonment; to repeal certain provisions for the refunding of unused advanced court costs; and OF THE to provide for related matters. SENATE On motion of Senator LaFleur the bill, which was on Third OF THE Reading and Final Passage was read by title and recommitted to the STATE OF LOUISIANA Committee on Finance. _______ Without objection, so ordered. TWENTY-THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS _______ Message from the House Forty-Third Regular Session of the Legislature Under the Adoption of the CONCURRING IN Constitution of 1974 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS _______ Senate Chamber May 18, 2017 State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Monday, May 22, 2017 I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has finally concurred in the following Senate The Senate was called to order at 4:25 o'clock P.M. by Hon. Concurrent Resolutions: John A. Alario Jr., President of the Senate. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 103— Morning Hour BY SENATOR WHITE AND REPRESENTATIVE IVEY A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONVENING ROLL CALL To commend the Central High School Wildcats baseball team and its coaches upon winning the Class 5A boys' state baseball The roll being called, the following members answered to their championship. names: Reported without amendments. PRESENT SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 104— BY SENATOR WALSWORTH AND REPRESENTATIVE JAY MORRIS Mr. President Fannin Mizell A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Allain Gatti Peterson To commend Julia Thornton for her dedication and service and to Appel Johns Riser congratulate her upon her well-deserved retirement from Barrow Lambert Smith, G. CenturyLink, Inc. Bishop Long Smith, J. Boudreaux Luneau Walsworth Reported without amendments. Claitor Martiny Ward Colomb Milkovich White Respectfully submitted, Cortez Mills ALFRED W. SPEER Total - 26 Clerk of the House of Representatives ABSENT Carter Hewitt Peacock Message from the House Chabert LaFleur Perry Donahue Morrell Tarver PASSED SENATE BILLS AND Erdey Morrish Thompson JOINT RESOLUTIONS Total - 12 May 18, 2017 The President of the Senate announced there were 26 Senators present and a quorum. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Prayer Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions: The prayer was offered by Rabbi Jordan Goldson, following which the Senate joined in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the SENATE BILL NO. 4— United States of America. BY SENATORS MARTINY AND JOHNS AN ACT Reading of the Journal To enact R.S. 51:703(D)(4)(d), relative to investment adviser representatives; to provide for registration; to provide for On motion of Senator Cortez, the reading of the Journal was examination and certification requirements; to exempt certain dispensed with and the Journal of May 18, 2017, was adopted. persons from the examination and certification requirements; to provide for an effective date; to provide for certain terms and Rules Suspended conditions; and to provide for related matters. Senator LaFleur asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Reported without amendments. to recommit a bill. SENATE BILL NO. 104— HOUSE BILL NO. 325— BY SENATOR APPEL BY REPRESENTATIVE THIBAUT AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2163(A)(1), relative to contractors; to To amend and reenact R.S. 9:154(A)(10) and R.S. 13:842 and to provide for bid specifications and requirements; to provide for repeal R.S. 13:843.1, relative to unused advanced court costs; to certain conditions; and to provide for related matters. provide procedures for the repayment and retention of unused advanced court costs; to provide relative to the presumption of Reported without amendments. abandonment under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act; to 479 Page 2 SENATE 23rd DAY'S PROCEEDINGS May 22, 2017 SENATE BILL NO. 108— remove a substantially similar exception specific to Hurricanes BY SENATOR WHITE Katrina and Rita; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 37:1436(E) and (F), relative to licensing and Reported without amendments. registration of persons engaged in real estate activity; to provide for penalties; to provide for procedures, terms, and conditions; HOUSE BILL NO. 140— and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY MILLER AN ACT Reported without amendments. To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1965 and to enact R.S. 40:36(H), relative to records relating to ad valorem tax assessments; to SENATE BILL NO. 107— require the registrar of vital records to provide information to BY SENATOR WHITE assessors concerning deaths occurring in the state; to provide AN ACT with respect to requirements and procedures; to provide for To enact R.S. 32:1254(O), relative to distribution and sale of motor effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. vehicles; to provide for a licensing exception for speciality vehicle dealers who manufacture wheeled, armored personnel Reported without amendments. carriers for sale to law enforcement agencies; to provide for an expiration date; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 155— BY REPRESENTATIVE DANAHAY Reported with amendments. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 15:587(A)(1)(a), relative to criminal Respectfully submitted, identification and information; to provide relative to the ALFRED W. SPEER Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information; to Clerk of the House of Representatives require the bureau to make available to the House and Governmental Affairs Committee criminal history record and Privileged Report of the identification files; and to provide for related matters. Legislative Bureau Reported without amendments. May 22, 2017 HOUSE BILL NO. 159— BY REPRESENTATIVE DUSTIN MILLER To the President and Members of the Senate: AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:2154.1 and to repeal R.S. 40:2154(A)(14), relative I am directed by your Legislative Bureau to submit the to behavioral health services providers; to provide for healthcare following report: provider licensing and regulatory functions of the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide for applicability of the The following instruments are approved as to construction and Behavioral Health Services Provider Licensing Law; to require duplication. We advise and suggest the following amendments: certain healthcare providers to be licensed as behavioral health services providers; to require such providers to complete HOUSE BILL NO. 17— applications for licenses by a certain date; and to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVE TERRY BROWN AN ACT related matters. To enact R.S. 51:703(K), relative to the disclosure of certain account information; to provide for the release of certain account Reported without amendments. information of a decedent by a dealer; to provide for certain HOUSE BILL NO. 165— required documents; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE ANDERS AN ACT Reported with amendments. To amend and reenact R.S. 22:984, relative to the identification of a health benefit plan insurer and sponsor; to require that dental LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS benefit plan documentation identify the plan's insurer; to require information on the face of the identification documentation Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Engrossed House regarding the level of insurance coverage; and to provide for Bill No. 17 by Representative Terry Brown related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 1 Reported without amendments. On page on page 1, line 15, change "decedent" to "estate" HOUSE BILL NO. 168— HOUSE BILL NO. 89— BY REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 18:171(C)(1) and (2), relative to reports To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1662(2), relative to claims adjusters; to election officials concerning persons with felony convictions; to allow non-licensed claims adjusters to adjust certain losses to provide relative to the duties of registrars of voters and that do not exceed five hundred dollars; and to provide for officials in the Department of State and the Department of related matters. Public Safety and Corrections relative to such reports; to provide for the information required to be reported; to provide Reported without amendments. deadlines for such reports; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 90— Reported without amendments. BY REPRESENTATIVES DANAHAY AND GREGORY MILLER AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 188— To enact R.S. 42:1111.1 and to repeal R.S. 42:1123(36), relative to BY REPRESENTATIVE CROMER ethics; to allow public servants to accept certain donations and AN ACT contributions from not-for-profit organizations or funds within To amend and reenact R.S. 22:2444, relative to the funding of an the organizations following a gubernatorially declared disaster external review of a health insurance issuer; to provide that the or emergency; to require disclosures to the Board of Ethics; to issuer pay the cost of the review; to provide for documentation provide relative to the effectiveness of such provisions; to 480 23rd DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE May 22, 2017 of the costs; to provide for appeal; and to provide for related Reported without amendments. matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 404— Reported without amendments. BY REPRESENTATIVES HENSGENS AND BARRAS AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 192— To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2869(A)(3) and to repeal R.S. BY REPRESENTATIVES MORENO, BAGLEY, HORTON, JOHNSON, 37:2865(A)(3), relative to the practice of polysomnography; to RICHARD, STAGNI, AND TALBOT authorize individuals enrolled in a certified education program AN ACT to practice polysomnography; to require rulemaking by the To enact R.S. 40:978(G) and (H), relative to opioid prescriptions; to Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; and to provide for provide for a seven-day limit on prescriptions; to provide for related matters. exceptions to the limitation; to authorize a prescription to be filled for a lesser quantity than the maximum prescribed Reported without amendments.