OFFICIAL JOURNAL SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 158— BY SENATOR GRAY OF THE A RESOLUTION To commend the Broadmoor Improvement Association for hosting SENATE the second annual Kids Count in Broadmoor event on Saturday, OF THE June 21, 2008 at St. Matthias Catholic Church. STATE OF LOUISIANA On motion of Senator Gray, the resolution was read by title and ______adopted. FORTY-EIGHTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS ______SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 128— BY SENATOR CROWE Thirty-Fourth Regular Session of the Legislature A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Under the Adoption of the To urge and request the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Constitution of 1974 ______Protection and International Affairs and the House Committee on Commerce to meet and function as a joint committee to study Senate Chamber State Capitol the Hudson Initiative and to create the Hudson Initiative Task Baton Rouge, Louisiana Force to assist the joint committee. Friday, June 20, 2008 The resolution was read by title. Senator Crowe moved to adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. The Senate was called to order at 9:50 o'clock A.M., by Hon. Joel T. Chaisson II, President of the Senate. ROLL CALL Morning Hour The roll was called with the following result: CONVENING ROLL CALL YEAS The roll being called, the following members answered to their Mr. President Dupre Morrish names: Adley Erdey Mount Alario Gautreaux B Murray PRESENT Amedee Gautreaux N Quinn Broome Gray Riser Mr. President Erdey Morrish Cassidy Hebert Shaw Adley Gautreaux B Mount Cheek Kostelka Smith Amedee Gautreaux N Murray Crowe Long Thompson Broome Gray Nevers Donahue Marionneaux Walsworth Cassidy Hebert Riser Duplessis Martiny Cheek Kostelka Shaw Total - 29 Crowe Long Smith NAYS Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Duplessis Martiny Walsworth Total - 0 Dupre McPherson ABSENT Total - 29 ABSENT Cravins Jackson Michot Dorsey LaFleur Nevers Alario Heitmeier Michot Heitmeier McPherson Shepherd Cravins Jackson Quinn Total - 9 Dorsey LaFleur Shepherd Total - 9 The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. The President of the Senate announced there were 29 Senators present and a quorum. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 129— BY SENATOR ERDEY A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Prayer To urge and request the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development to study prohibiting certain The prayer was offered by Dr. Jay Hogewood, following which trucks from using the far left lane on highways with three or the Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United more lanes of traffic moving in the same direction and to report States of America. its findings to the legislature prior to the convening of the 2009 Regular Session. Reading of the Journal The resolution was read by title. Senator Erdey moved to adopt On motion of Senator Thompson, the reading of the Journal was the Senate Concurrent Resolution. dispensed with and the Journal of June 19, 2008, was adopted. ROLL CALL Introduction of Resolutions, Senate and Concurrent The roll was called with the following result: Senator Gray asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules YEAS for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Resolutions, Senate and Concurrent, a first and second time and acting upon them Mr. President Dupre Mount as follows: Adley Erdey Murray Alario Gautreaux B Nevers Amedee Gautreaux N Quinn Broome Gray Riser Cassidy Hebert Shaw Cheek Long Smith Crowe Marionneaux Thompson

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Donahue Martiny Walsworth Messages from the House Duplessis Morrish Total - 29 The following Messages from the House were received and read NAYS as follows: Total - 0 ABSENT Message from the House Cravins Jackson McPherson PASSED SENATE BILLS AND Dorsey Kostelka Michot JOINT RESOLUTIONS Heitmeier LaFleur Shepherd Total - 9 June 20, 2008 The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and Privilege Report of the Joint Resolutions: Legislative Bureau SENATE BILL NO. 308— June 20, 2008 BY SENATOR DONAHUE AN ACT To the President and Members of the Senate: To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 1425(C) and to enact Code of Civil Procedure Article 1425(F), relative to I am directed by your Legislative Bureau to submit the discovery and experts; to extend the deadline for filing expert following report: witness disclosures; to provide for a pre-trial hearing regarding the qualifications and admissibility of testimony of an expert The following bills are approved as to construction and witness; to provide procedures for conducting the hearing and duplication. We advise and suggest the following amendments to the appealing the decision of the judge; and to provide for related engrossed bills. matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 745— Reported with amendments. BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKLIN AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 342— To enact R.S. 33:2740.69, relative to Calcasieu Parish; to create and BY SENATOR ERDEY provide for the Lake Charles North Economic Development AN ACT District within such parish; to provide for the governance, plans, To enact R.S. 32:289 and 398.10(A)(6), relative to operating motor boundaries, and powers and duties of the district; and to provide vehicles; to prohibit certain persons from using a cellular for related matters. telephone while operating a motor vehicle; to provide for certain exceptions; to provide relative for violations; and to provide for Reported with amendments. related matters. LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS Reported with amendments. Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed House SENATE BILL NO. 437— BY SENATOR WALSWORTH Bill No. 745 by Representative Franklin AN ACT AMENDMENT NO. 1 To amend and reenact R.S. 39:126, relative to capital outlay projects; In Senate Committee Amendment No. 6 proposed by the Senate to provide for certain change orders to be approved by the Joint Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs and adopted by the Legislative Committee on the Budget; and to provide for related Senate on June 19, 2008, on line 15, after "Chamber Southwest" add matters. "Louisiana" Reported with amendments. AMENDMENT NO. 2 SENATE BILL NO. 573— In Senate Committee Amendment No. 6 proposed by the Senate BY SENATOR MICHOT Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs and adopted by the AN ACT Senate on June 19, 2008, on line 16, change "Afro American To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1490(B)(5), 1522, and 1526(A), Chamber" to "African American Chamber of Commerce at Lake relative to procurement; to provide for appeals under the Charles, LA" Professional, Personal, Consulting, and Social Services Procedure Code; to clarify that an appeal to the First Circuit Respectfully submitted, Court of Appeal or the Louisiana Supreme Court is authorized ROB MARIONNEAUX by law under the code; to provide for an effective date; and to Chairman provide for related matters. Adoption of Legislative Bureau Report Reported with amendments. On motion of Senator Marionneaux, the Legislative Bureau SENATE BILL NO. 601— amendments were adopted and the Bill was read by title and passed BY SENATOR MICHOT to a third reading. AN ACT To enact Subpart P of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 39:100.71 through 100.77, relative to special treasury funds; to create the Post Employment Benefits Trust Fund as a special permanent trust in the state treasury; to establish sources of funding for the trust; to provide for the deposit, investment,

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and use of monies in the fund; to establish the Board of Trustees 39:105, relative to capital outlay; to provide with respect to of the Post Employment Benefits Trust Fund; to provide for the capital outlay budget development and enactment; to provide composition and powers, duties, and functions of the board; to relative to the submission of capital outlay budget requests; to provide for reports; and to provide for related matters. provide relative to the standards for capital projects and evaluation of such projects; to provide relative to inclusion of Reported with amendments. certain non-state projects in the capital outlay budget; to provide for inclusion of certain revenue bond projects in the capital SENATE BILL NO. 644— outlay budget; to provide for an effective date; and to provide BY SENATORS ADLEY, ALARIO, BROOME, CASSIDY, CHEEK, for related matters. CRAVINS, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, GRAY, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, KOSTELKA, LAFLEUR, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, Reported with amendments. MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, RISER, SCALISE, SHEPHERD, SMITH AND WALSWORTH SENATE BILL NO. 566— AN ACT BY SENATOR CROWE To enact R.S.36:784(A)(8), relative to veterans' affairs; to provide for AN ACT a Louisiana Veterans' Honor Medal Program; to provide that the To enact Chapter 34 of Title 25 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of secretary of veterans affairs shall manage the program; to 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 25:1311 through 1315, relative to provide for an advisory committee to assist the secretary of the Louisiana Wetlands Conservation and Hurricane Protection veterans affairs in operating the program; to provide for Tourist Center; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for eligibility of awards; and to provide for related matters. creation, domicile, and membership; to provide for powers and duties; to provide for donations and grants; to provide for Reported with amendments. operating funds; to provide for rules; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 652— BY SENATOR MICHOT Reported without amendments. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1299.41(E)(1), 1299.42(A)(3), (B)(2) SENATE BILL NO. 454— and (3)(a), 1299.44(A)(4) and 1299.47(A)(1)(e), and to enact BY SENATOR MICHOT R.S. 40:1299.41(A)(22) and 1299.44(D)(2)(b)(xiv) and (xv) and AN ACT (E), relative to medical malpractice; to provide certain To amend and reenact R.S. 39:29(A)(2), relative to the budget of the definitions; to provide certain terms, conditions, and procedures; state; to provide relative to the submission of the continuation to allow the Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board to budget; and to provide for related matters. intervene in lawsuits under certain circumstances; to provide for the admissibility of certain documents relative to stipulations Reported without amendments. exceeding one hundred thousand dollars; to provide for the board to receive a copy of the complaint filed in court by a SENATE BILL NO. 528— person having a claim subject to the Medical Malpractice Act BY SENATOR MICHOT and notice of the trial date; to provide for an effective date; and AN ACT to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 47:9029(B), relative to the Compulsive and Problem Gaming Fund; to provide that the treasurer shall Reported with amendments. annually transfer five hundred thousand dollars from the Louisiana Lottery Proceeds Fund to the Compulsive and SENATE BILL NO. 678— Problem Gaming Fund; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATOR ADLEY AN ACT Reported without amendments. To enact Subpart P of Part II-A of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statues of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. SENATE BILL NO. 541— 39:100.71, relative to the FEMA Mobile Home Reimbursement BY SENATOR SMITH Fund; to provide for the deposit and credit of certain money to AN ACT the fund; to require appropriations for refunding certain tax, To enact R.S. 39:562(O), relative to the limit of indebtedness of penalty, and interest paid on certain mobile or manufactured school districts; to authorize an increase in bonded indebtedness homes; and to provide for related matters. in certain parishes, with voter approval; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 771— BY SENATOR HEBERT SENATE BILL NO. 42— AN ACT BY SENATORS B. GAUTREAUX AND NEVERS AND REPRESENTATIVE To enact R.S. 32:297.1, relative to motor vehicles; to authorize ROBIDEAUX certain Kie series mini-trucks to operate on the streets and AN ACT highways, except interstate highways; and to provide for related To amend and reenact R.S. 11:102(B)(3)(introductory paragraph) and matters. (d)(introductory paragraph), (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) and to enact R.S. 11:102(B)(3)(d)(viii), relative to employer contributions for Reported with amendments. the State Police Pension and Retirement System; to provide for the annual amortization payments to the system; to specify that SENATE BILL NO. 808— (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 527 by the amortization period for certain changes, gains, and losses Senator Marionneaux) shall be thirty years from the year in which the change, gain, or BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX loss occurs; to provide for amortization of outstanding balances AN ACT of previously established amortization bases; to provide for level To amend and reenact R.S. 39:101(A)(1), (B)(1)(a), (c), (d) and (2) dollar payments; to provide for an effective date; and to provide and (F)(1), 103(A)(1) and (B)(1), 111, 112, 113, and 115, to for related matters. enact R.S. 39:101(F)(3) and 103(B)(3), and to repeal R.S. Reported without amendments.

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SENATE BILL NO. 575— I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of BY SENATOR MICHOT the House of Representatives has appointed the following members, AN ACT on the part of the House of Representatives, to confer, with a like To amend and reenact R.S. 39:98.4(C)(2), relative to the Louisiana committee from the Senate, on the disagreement to House Bill No. Fund; to provide relative to the date for submission of the 1084 by Representative Robideaux: governor's plan of expenditures from such fund; to change such date; and to provide for related matters. Representatives Robideaux, Pope and Downs. Reported without amendments. Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER SENATE BILL NO. 726— Clerk of the House of Representatives BY SENATORS JACKSON, CHEEK AND WALSWORTH AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:1517.1, relative to Louisiana State University Message from the House Health Sciences Center at Shreveport; to provide for utilization of hospital revenues; to provide for an effective date; and to HOUSE CONFEREES APPOINTED provide for related matters. June 19, 2008 Reported without amendments. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of Clerk of the House of Representatives the House of Representatives has appointed the following members, on the part of the House of Representatives, to confer, with a like committee from the Senate, on the disagreement to House Bill No. Message from the House 341 by Representative Johnson: DISAGREEMENT TO HOUSE BILL Representatives Johnson, T. Burns and Wooton. June 19, 2008 Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Clerk of the House of Representatives I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has refused to concur in the proposed Senate Message from the House Amendment(s) to House Bill No. 585 by Representative Abramson, and ask the President to appoint on the part of the Senate a committee HOUSE CONFEREES APPOINTED to confer with a like committee from the House on the disagreement. June 20, 2008 Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Clerk of the House of Representatives I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of the House of Representatives has appointed the following members, Message from the House on the part of the House of Representatives, to confer, with a like committee from the Senate, on the disagreement to House Bill No. HOUSE CONFEREES APPOINTED 420 by Representative Gallot: June 19, 2008 Representatives Greene and vice T. Burns. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Respectfully submitted, I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of ALFRED W. SPEER the House of Representatives has appointed the following members, Clerk of the House of Representatives on the part of the House of Representatives, to confer, with a like committee from the Senate, on the disagreement to House Bill No. Message from the House 585 by Representative Abramson: ASKING CONCURRENCE IN Representatives Abramson, T. Burns and Foil. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS Respectfully submitted, June 20, 2008 ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Message from the House Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the HOUSE CONFEREES APPOINTED following House Concurrent Resolutions: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 205— June 19, 2008 BY REPRESENTATIVE BARROW A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the replacement of all politically incorrect and insensitive terms in law and to make recommendations as to specific legislation at least thirty days prior to the beginning of the 2009 Regular Session of the Legislature.

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 219— YEAS BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAHAN A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Mr. President Dupre Morrish To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Adley Erdey Mount Education to study the certification process for foreign associate Alario Gautreaux B Murray teachers, including the possibility of providing for reciprocal Amedee Gautreaux N Nevers agreements with other states relative to the certification of such Broome Gray Quinn teachers, and to submit a written report of its findings, including Cassidy Hebert Riser any recommendations for legislation relative to the issue, to the Cheek Long Shaw House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Crowe Marionneaux Smith Education not later than sixty days prior to the beginning of the Donahue Martiny Thompson 2009 Regular Session. Duplessis Michot Walsworth Total - 30 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 222— NAYS BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRELL A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial Total - 0 and Cultural Affairs and the Senate Committee on Local and ABSENT Municipal Affairs to meet and function as a joint committee to study the issues related to changing the membership of the Cravins Jackson McPherson Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, including the Dorsey Kostelka Shepherd appointment process, the member confirmation process, the Heitmeier LaFleur length of terms of board members, board member qualifications, Total - 8 and the recusal and resignation process. The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 231— Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTOUCET A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 219— BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAHAN To encourage the Congrès Mondial Acadien (World Acadian A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Congress) to hold its 2014 celebration in Louisiana. To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 232— Education to study the certification process for foreign associate BY REPRESENTATIVE PATRICIA SMITH teachers, including the possibility of providing for reciprocal A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION agreements with other states relative to the certification of such To commend LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver upon being teachers, and to submit a written report of its findings, including named the 2008 NCAA Women's Outdoor Coach of the Year. any recommendations for legislation relative to the issue, to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 233— Education not later than sixty days prior to the beginning of the BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL 2009 Regular Session. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Captain Frederick A. Wild III upon his retirement from The resolution was read by title. Senator N. Gautreaux moved the United States Navy. to concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Respectfully submitted, ROLL CALL ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives The roll was called with the following result: Senator Broome in the Chair YEAS House Concurrent Resolutions Mr. President Erdey Mount Adley Gautreaux B Murray Senator Mount asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Alario Gautreaux N Nevers to take up at this time the following House Concurrent Resolutions Amedee Gray Quinn just received from the House which were taken up, read a first and Broome Hebert Riser second time by their titles and acted upon as follows: Cassidy Kostelka Shaw Cheek Long Smith HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 205— Crowe Marionneaux Thompson BY REPRESENTATIVE BARROW Donahue Martiny Walsworth A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Duplessis Michot To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the Dupre Morrish replacement of all politically incorrect and insensitive terms in Total - 31 law and to make recommendations as to specific legislation at NAYS least thirty days prior to the beginning of the 2009 Regular Session of the Legislature. Total - 0 ABSENT The resolution was read by title. Senator Broome moved to concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Cravins Jackson Shepherd Dorsey LaFleur ROLL CALL Heitmeier McPherson Total - 7 The roll was called with the following result: The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House.

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 222— ABSENT BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRELL A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Cravins Heitmeier McPherson To urge and request the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial Dorsey Jackson Quinn and Cultural Affairs and the Senate Committee on Local and Duplessis LaFleur Shepherd Municipal Affairs to meet and function as a joint committee to Total - 9 study the issues related to changing the membership of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, including the The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House appointment process, the member confirmation process, the Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. length of terms of board members, board member qualifications, and the recusal and resignation process. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 232— BY REPRESENTATIVE PATRICIA SMITH The resolution was read by title. Senator Murray moved to A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. To commend LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver upon being named the 2008 NCAA Women's Outdoor Coach of the Year. ROLL CALL The resolution was read by title. Senator Broome moved to The roll was called with the following result: concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. YEAS ROLL CALL Mr. President Dupre Morrish The roll was called with the following result: Adley Erdey Mount Alario Gautreaux B Murray YEAS Amedee Gautreaux N Nevers Broome Gray Quinn Mr. President Erdey Mount Cassidy Hebert Riser Adley Gautreaux B Murray Cheek Long Shaw Alario Gautreaux N Nevers Crowe Marionneaux Smith Amedee Gray Quinn Donahue Martiny Thompson Broome Hebert Riser Duplessis Michot Walsworth Cassidy Kostelka Shaw Total - 30 Cheek Long Smith NAYS Crowe Marionneaux Thompson Donahue Martiny Walsworth Total - 0 Duplessis Michot ABSENT Dupre Morrish Total - 31 Cravins Jackson McPherson NAYS Dorsey Kostelka Shepherd Heitmeier LaFleur Total - 0 Total - 8 ABSENT The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Cravins Jackson Shepherd Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Dorsey LaFleur Heitmeier McPherson HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 231— Total - 7 BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTOUCET A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House To encourage the Congrès Mondial Acadien (World Acadian Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Congress) to hold its 2014 celebration in Louisiana. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 233— The resolution was read by title. Senator N. Gautreaux moved BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL to concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Captain Frederick A. Wild III upon his retirement from ROLL CALL the United States Navy. The roll was called with the following result: The resolution was read by title. Senator Cassidy moved to concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. YEAS ROLL CALL Mr. President Erdey Morrish Adley Gautreaux B Mount The roll was called with the following result: Alario Gautreaux N Murray Amedee Gray Nevers YEAS Broome Hebert Riser Cassidy Kostelka Shaw Mr. President Erdey Mount Cheek Long Smith Adley Gautreaux B Murray Crowe Marionneaux Thompson Alario Gautreaux N Nevers Donahue Martiny Walsworth Amedee Gray Quinn Dupre Michot Broome Hebert Riser Total - 29 Cassidy Kostelka Shaw NAYS Cheek Long Smith Crowe Marionneaux Thompson Total - 0 Donahue Martiny Walsworth

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Duplessis Michot services; to provide for the administration of funding; to provide Dupre Morrish relative to block grants for local workforce development areas; Total - 31 to establish legislative intent; to provide for definitions; to NAYS require the maintenance of a comprehensive labor market information system; to require entities to cooperate with the Total - 0 commission; to provide for the availability of consumer ABSENT information; to provide with respect to data exchange; to provide for the Occupational Forecasting Conference and its Cravins Jackson Shepherd duties; to provide for the development and management of Dorsey LaFleur workforce system information resources; to change the name of Heitmeier McPherson the Louisiana Workforce Commission to the Louisiana Total - 7 Workforce Investment Council and to establish its purposes; to provide for the membership of the council; to provide The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House procedures to select the chairman and vice chairman; to provide Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. for the terms of the membership; to authorize the removal of members under certain circumstances; to provide for designees Rules Suspended of the council members; to establish the goals of the council; to require the adoption of a strategic plan; to establish the duties Senator Chaisson asked for and obtained a suspension of the and functions of the council; to establish the organizational rules for the purpose of advancing to the order of structure of the council; to provide for workforce investment boards; to authorize the governor to designate workforce development areas; to authorize the creation of local workforce House Bills and Joint Resolutions on development boards; to provide for the training for local Third Reading and Final Passage, workforce development board members; to authorize the Subject to Call commission to charter boards; to authorize the governor to certify boards; to provide the membership of boards; to provide The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third for the removal of workforce investment board members; to Reading and Final Passage, subject to call, were taken up and acted provide for the responsibilities of the board; to establish the upon as follows: board's duties; to provide for the components of the local workforce development system; to require the adoption of local Called from the Calendar and regional workforce development plans; to require the adoption of a budget; to require the submission of a report; to Senator Chaisson asked that House Bill No. 1104 be called from require approval of the board's fiscal agent; to provide for the Calendar at this time for its final passage. contracting service delivery; to provide relative to conflicts of interests; to provide for the eligibility of incentives and waivers; HOUSE BILL NO. 1104— to allow the application for nonprofit status; to authorize the BY REPRESENTATIVES TUCKER, HONEY, PONTI, TRAHAN, employment of staff; to include the Louisiana Workforce ABRAMSON, ANDERS, ARMES, ARNOLD, AUBERT, AUSTIN BADON, Commission as a department within the executive branch of BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, BARRAS, BILLIOT, BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, TIM BURNS, BURRELL, CARMODY, CARTER, CHAMPAGNE, government; to provide for its officers, duties, and offices; to CHANDLER, CHANEY, CONNICK, CORTEZ, CROMER, DANAHAY, provide for the termination of the Louisiana Workforce DOERGE, DOVE, DOWNS, ELLINGTON, FANNIN, FOIL, FRANKLIN, Commission; to require the commission to submit certain GALLOT, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, GREENE, ELBERT GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, GUINN, HARDY, HARRISON, HAZEL, reports; to require the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council HENDERSON, HENRY, HILL, HINES, HOFFMANN, HOWARD, HUTTER, to submit certain reports; and to provide for related matters. GIROD JACKSON, JOHNSON, ROSALIND JONES, SAM JONES, KATZ, KLECKLEY, LABRUZZO, LAFONTA, LAMBERT, LEBAS, LEGER, LIGI, LITTLE, LOPINTO, LORUSSO, MARCHAND, MCVEA, MILLS, Floor Amendments Sent Up MONTOUCET, MORRELL, MORRIS, NOWLIN, PEARSON, PERRY, PETERSON, POPE, PUGH, RICHARDSON, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROBIDEAUX, ROY, SCHRODER, SIMON, SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JANE Senator Riser sent up floor amendments which were read. SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, TALBOT, TEMPLET, WADDELL, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WILLMOTT, AND WOOTON SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1 through 12, 14(A), 15, 16, 71, 72(1) Amendments proposed by Senator Riser to Re-Reengrossed House and (3), 73(A)(1)(introductory paragraph) and (2), (B), (C), (D), Bill No. 1104 by Representative Tucker and (E)(2), 74, 75(D), 76(C), 1472(1), 2042 through 2046, 2047(A), 2048 through 2056, 2061 through 2063, 2065 through AMENDMENT NO. 1 2067, 2069(A), 2070, 2091(A)(introductory paragraph) and (1), On page 6, line 9, change "Section" to "Chapter" (B)(introductory paragraph) and (8), and (C), 2092, 2100, 2151(A), (B), and (E), 2152, 2153, 2191, and 2192, R.S. AMENDMENT NO. 2 36:3(2), (3), (4), (6), and (7), 4(A)(6), 8(E)(1), 301 through 307, On page 10, line 14, delete "A." 308(A) and (D), 309(B), (C)(introductory paragraph) and (4), (D), (E), and (F), 310, and 313, and R.S. 49:191(3)(g) and AMENDMENT NO. 3 968(B)(5) and (21)(b), to enact R.S. 23:17 through 20, 33, 34, On page 10, delete lines 23 through 28. 72(4) and (5), 73(A)(1)(d), 75(E), 77, 78, and 2193 through 2212 and R.S. 36:8(E)(2)(j), and to repeal R.S. 23:2064, 2068, AMENDMENT NO. 4 and 2093 through 2099 and R.S. 36:4(B)(14), 311, and 312, On page 11, at the beginning of line 2, add "A." relative to the Department of Labor; to change the name of the Department of Labor to the Louisiana Workforce Commission; AMENDMENT NO. 5 to provide for the creation of the commission; to provide for the On page 11, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following: executive director of the commission; to establish the purpose "B. If monies are appropriated by the legislature to conduct a of the commission; to establish the powers and duties of the workforce facility condition assessment, service market data commission; to provide for employee performance evaluations; study/location analysis and master plan, the executive director shall to require the integration of certain workforce development programs; to provide for client accessibility; to authorize the executive director to delegate certain functions; to require the design and implementation of a plan for workforce training and

1861 Page 8 SENATE 48th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 20, 2008 transfer such monies to the Louisiana Community and Technical SENATE BILL NO. 137— College System to conduct such workforce facility condition BY SENATOR QUINN assessment, service market data study/location analysis and master AN ACT plan to maximize the delivery of workforce training and services To amend and reenact R.S. 32:398.10(A)(introductory paragraph) throughout the state." and to enact R.S. 32:300.5, 300.6, and 398.10(A)(6), relative to driver distractions; to prohibit text messaging by any person AMENDMENT NO. 6 while operating a motor vehicle; to prohibit the use of certain On page 22, line 23, delete "first" cellular telephones by certain drivers while operating a motor vehicle; to provide exceptions; to provide penalties for violation; AMENDMENT NO. 7 to require law enforcement officers to record certain information On page 22, line 25, change "Subsequent releases of occupational" at traffic stops; to require the compilation of statistical to "Occupational" information on crashes involving the use of cellular telephones and other wireless telecommunications devices; and to provide AMENDMENT NO. 8 for related matters. On page 30, lines 4 and 5, change "Louisiana Film Industry Association" to "Motion Picture Association of Louisiana" The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments: AMENDMENT NO. 9 On page 31, delete lines 24 through 26, and insert the following: HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS "entity fall to make all or any of the nominations required by July 1, 1997 provided in Subsection A of this Section, then the governor Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, shall make the appointment without regard to any of the entity's Highways, and Public Works to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 137 by nominees." Senator Quinn AMENDMENT NO. 10 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 39, line 5, change "biannual" to "biennual" On page 1, at the beginning of line 15, after "A.(1)" delete "(a)" On motion of Senator Riser, the amendments were adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, at the end of line 1, after "communication." add the The bill was read by title. Senator Chaisson moved the final following: "For purposes of this Section, a person shall not be passage of the amended bill. deemed to be writing, reading, or sending a text message if the person reads, selects, or enters a telephone number or name in a wireless telecommunications device for the purpose of making a ROLL CALL telephone call." The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 3 YEAS On page 2, at the beginning of line 2, change "(b)(i)" to "(2)(a)" Mr. President Dupre Morrish AMENDMENT NO. 4 Adley Erdey Mount On page 2, at the end of line 7, add the following: "It does not Alario Gautreaux B Murray include citizens band radios, citizens band radio hybrids, Amedee Gautreaux N Nevers commercial two-way radio communication devices, or electronic Broome Gray Quinn communication devices with a push-to-talk function." Cassidy Kostelka Riser Cheek Long Shaw AMENDMENT NO. 5 Crowe Marionneaux Smith On page 2, at the beginning of line 8, change "(ii)" to "(b)" Donahue Martiny Thompson Duplessis Michot Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 6 Total - 30 On page 2, delete lines 12 through 15 in their entirety NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 7 On page 2, between lines 26 and 27, add the following: Total - 0 "(3) A physician or other health care provider using a ABSENT wireless telecommunications device to communicate with a Cravins Heitmeier McPherson hospital, health clinic or the office of the physician, or to Dorsey Jackson Shepherd otherwise provide for the health care of an individual or medical Hebert LaFleur emergency through a text-based communication." Total - 8 AMENDMENT NO. 8 On page 3, between lines 6 and 7, add the following: The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and returned to "(4) Any violation of this Section shall constitute a moving the House. Senator Chaisson moved to reconsider the vote by which violation. A law enforcement officer shall enforce the provisions the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. of this Section only as a secondary action when the officer detains a driver for an alleged violation of another provision of this Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Chapter." Returned from the House of Representatives with Amendments AMENDMENT NO. 9 On page 3, lines 7,11,12,13, 14, 25, and on page 4, line 11, change The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions returned from "cellular phones"to "Wireless telecommunications device" the House of Representatives with amendments were taken up and acted upon as follows: Senator Quinn moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House.

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ROLL CALL HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS The roll was called with the following result: Amendments proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare to Re-Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 287 by Senator Mount YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Mr. President Erdey Michot On page 1, line 4, change "consumers" to "consumers' " Adley Gautreaux B Morrish Alario Gautreaux N Mount AMENDMENT NO. 2 Broome Gray Nevers On page 1, line 6, after "data" and before the semicolon ";" insert "by Cassidy Hebert Quinn the Department of Health and Hospitals" and after "Panel;" insert "to Cheek Jackson Riser provide for penalties;" Crowe Kostelka Shaw Donahue Long Smith AMENDMENT NO. 3 Duplessis Marionneaux Thompson On page 1, line 13, change "CONSUMERS" to "CONSUMERS' " Dupre Martiny Walsworth Total - 30 AMENDMENT NO. 4 NAYS On page 2, line 2, after "treatment" insert a comma "," Murray AMENDMENT NO. 5 Total - 1 On page 2, line 4, after "quality" insert a comma "," ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 6 Amedee Heitmeier Shepherd On page 2, line 5, after "providers" insert a comma "," Cravins LaFleur Dorsey McPherson AMENDMENT NO. 7 Total - 7 On page 2, line 10, after "Hospitals" insert a comma "," The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House AMENDMENT NO. 8 were concurred in. Senator Quinn moved to reconsider the vote by On page 2, line 12, after "quality" insert a comma "," which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the table. AMENDMENT NO. 9 On page 2, line 15, change "consumers" to "consumers' " SENATE BILL NO. 159— BY SENATORS CRAVINS AND ERDEY AMENDMENT NO. 10 AN ACT On page 2, line 17, after "facilities" change "and" to a comma "," To enact R.S. 32:300.5 and 398.10(A)(6), relative to driver and after "providers" insert a comma "," distractions; to prohibit the use of any wireless telecommunications device by certain persons while operating AMENDMENT NO. 11 a motor vehicle; to provide exceptions; to provide penalties for On page 3, line 1, after "quality" insert a comma "," violation; to require the compilation of statistical information on crashes involving the use of a wireless telecommunication AMENDMENT NO. 12 device by any driver; and to provide for related matters. On page 3, line 6, after "quality" insert a comma "," On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and AMENDMENT NO. 13 returned to the Calendar, subject to call. On page 3, line 7, after "location" insert a comma "," SENATE BILL NO. 287— AMENDMENT NO. 14 BY SENATORS MOUNT, ALARIO, BROOME, CASSIDY, CHEEK, On page 3, at the end of line 10, insert a comma "," DONAHUE, ERDEY, N. GAUTREAUX, GRAY, JACKSON, LAFLEUR, MICHOT, NEVERS, SMITH AND THOMPSON AND REPRESENTATIVES ARNOLD, BOBBY BADON, BARROW, BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, AMENDMENT NO. 15 CARMODY, CORTEZ, DOERGE, DOWNS, ELLINGTON, ELBERT On page 7, line 12, delete "La." GUILLORY, GUINN, HARRISON, HAZEL, HENRY, HINES, HONEY, GIROD JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON, KATZ, LEGER, LIGI, LOPINTO, MCVEA, MILLS, NOWLIN, PEARSON, POPE, RICHARDSON, AMENDMENT NO. 16 RICHMOND, RITCHIE, SIMON, JANE SMITH, PATRICIA SMITH, ST. On page 7, line 15, after "quality" insert a comma "," GERMAIN, TALBOT, TRAHAN, WILLIAMS AND WILLMOTT AN ACT AMENDMENT NO. 17 To amend and reenact Part L of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the On page 7, line 27, after "maintain" insert a comma "," Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:1300.111 through 1300.114, relative to health care data AMENDMENT NO. 18 reporting; to provide for Louisiana health care consumers right On page 8, line 2, between "All" and "providers" insert "health to know; to provide for the collection and publication of care" provider specific health care quality and outcome data; to provide for the membership of the Health Data Panel; and to AMENDMENT NO. 19 provide for related matters. On page 8, line 25, after "certification" insert a comma "," The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of AMENDMENT NO. 20 Representatives with the following amendments: On page 8, at the beginning of line 26, after "plan" insert a comma ","

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AMENDMENT NO. 21 AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 8, after line 27, insert the following: On page 2, delete lines 1 through 4 and insert the following: "petition "Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by shall be provided by law. At least five seven calendar days prior to the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the convening the legislature in extraordinary session, the governor or time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as the presiding officers, as the case may be, shall issue a proclamation provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. stating the objects of the extraordinary" If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such AMENDMENT NO. 3 approval." On page 2, delete lines 17 through 19 and on line 20, delete "starts." and insert the following: "To require a proclamation which calls the Senator Mount moved to concur in the amendments proposed by legislature into extraordinary session to be issued at least seven the House. calendar days prior to the convening of the legislature in extraordinary session." ROLL CALL Senator Adley moved to concur in the amendments proposed by The roll was called with the following result: the House. YEAS ROLL CALL Mr. President Dupre Morrish The roll was called with the following result: Adley Erdey Mount Alario Gautreaux B Murray YEAS Amedee Gray Nevers Broome Hebert Quinn Mr. President Erdey Michot Cassidy Jackson Riser Adley Gautreaux B Morrish Cheek Long Shaw Alario Gautreaux N Mount Crowe Marionneaux Smith Amedee Gray Murray Donahue Martiny Thompson Broome Hebert Nevers Duplessis Michot Walsworth Cassidy Heitmeier Quinn Total - 30 Cheek Jackson Riser NAYS Crowe Kostelka Shaw Donahue Long Smith Total - 0 Duplessis Marionneaux Thompson ABSENT Dupre Martiny Walsworth Total - 33 Cravins Heitmeier McPherson NAYS Dorsey Kostelka Shepherd Gautreaux N LaFleur Total - 0 Total - 8 ABSENT The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House Cravins LaFleur Shepherd were concurred in. Senator Mount moved to reconsider the vote by Dorsey McPherson which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the Total - 5 table. The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House SENATE BILL NO. 296— were concurred in. Senator Adley moved to reconsider the vote by BY SENATOR ADLEY which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the A JOINT RESOLUTION table. Proposing to amend Article III, Section 2(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, relative to calling extraordinary sessions of the legislature; to require that the proclamation calling the session House Concurrent Resolutions on be issued and made public so that at least five calendar days Third Reading and Final Passage elapse after the day the proclamation is made public and prior to the day of the start of such session; and to specify an election for The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third submission of the proposition to electors and provide a ballot Reading and Final Passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: proposition. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 159— BY REPRESENTATIVE ANDERS The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Representatives with the following amendments: To suspend until June 30, 2009, the provisions of R.S. 3:551.33(B), relative to the assessment levied on grain sorghum grown within HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS the state. Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 296 by Senator The resolution was read by title. Senator Walsworth moved to Adley concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. AMENDMENT NO. 1 ROLL CALL On page 1, line 3, after "of the legislature;" delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 4 and 5 and on line 6, delete "of such The roll was called with the following result: session;" and insert "to require the proclamation to be issued at least seven calendar days prior to the convening of the legislature in YEAS extraordinary session;" Mr. President Erdey Michot Adley Gautreaux B Morrish Alario Gautreaux N Murray

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Amedee Gray Nevers ABSENT Broome Hebert Quinn Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Mr. President LaFleur Shepherd Cheek Jackson Shaw Cravins McPherson Crowe Kostelka Smith Dorsey Mount Donahue Long Thompson Total - 7 Duplessis Marionneaux Walsworth The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the Dupre Martiny House. Senator B. Gautreaux moved to reconsider the vote by which Total - 32 the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. NAYS HOUSE BILL NO. 710— Total - 0 BY REPRESENTATIVE GREENE ABSENT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2221(F)(2)(introductory paragraph) and to enact R.S. 11:2221(F)(2)(d), relative to the Municipal Cravins LaFleur Mount Police Employees' Retirement System; to provide for investment Dorsey McPherson Shepherd of deferred retirement option plan funds; to provide for Total - 6 eligibility; to provide plan participants an option for investments; to establish limitation of liability; to provide for an The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House effective date; and to provide for related matters. Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. The bill was read by title. Senator Cassidy moved the final House Bills and Joint Resolutions on passage of the bill. Third Reading and Final Passage ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third Reading and Final Passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: YEAS HOUSE BILL NO. 89— BY REPRESENTATIVES DOERGE AND MONTOUCET AND SENATORS Mr. President Erdey Michot NEVERS AND SMITH Adley Gautreaux B Morrish AN ACT Alario Gautreaux N Mount To amend and reenact R.S. 11:449(A) and (B), 450(B), 451.1(A), and Amedee Gray Murray 788(C)(introductory paragraph) and to enact R.S. 11:788(C)(4), Broome Hebert Nevers relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System Cassidy Heitmeier Riser and the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana; to provide Cheek Jackson Shaw with respect to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan; to provide Cravins Kostelka Smith for interest on plan accounts; to provide for waiver of rights; to Donahue Long Thompson provide for rules; to provide limitations; to provide for an Duplessis Marionneaux Walsworth effective date; and to provide for related matters. Dupre Martiny Total - 32 On motion of Senator Mount, the bill was read by title and NAYS returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Total - 0 HOUSE BILL NO. 522— ABSENT BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBIDEAUX AN ACT Crowe LaFleur Quinn To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1195.1(A) and to enact R.S. Dorsey McPherson Shepherd 11:1195.2, relative to the Louisiana School Employees' Total - 6 Retirement System; to provide with respect to the unfunded accrued liability; to provide for payment by certain employers The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the in cases where certain positions are eliminated; to provide for an House. Senator Cassidy moved to reconsider the vote by which the effective date; and to provide for related matters. bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. The bill was read by title. Senator B. Gautreaux moved the final HOUSE BILL NO. 891— passage of the bill. BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1490(B)(5), 1522, and 1526(A), ROLL CALL relative to state procurement of professional, personal, consulting, and social services; to provide relative to appeal and The roll was called with the following result: review procedures for such procurement; to authorize the office of contractual review to adopt certain rules and regulations; to YEAS clarify the meaning of the term "court"; to provide relative to Adley Gautreaux B Morrish judicial review of certain claims or controversies; and to provide Alario Gautreaux N Murray for related matters. Amedee Gray Nevers Broome Hebert Quinn On motion of Senator Mount, the bill was read by title and Cassidy Heitmeier Riser returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Cheek Jackson Shaw HOUSE BILL NO. 926— Crowe Kostelka Smith BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN AND SENATOR MICHOT Donahue Long Thompson AN ACT Duplessis Marionneaux Walsworth To enact Subpart P of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 Dupre Martiny of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of Erdey Michot R.S. 39:100.71, relative to state funds; to create the Community Total - 31 Water Enrichment Fund as a special fund in the state treasury NAYS and to provide for the deposit of monies into and use of such monies in the fund; to provide for the transfer and deposit of Total - 0 monies among state funds; and to provide for related matters.

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On motion of Senator Mount, the bill was read by title and NAYS returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Total - 0 HOUSE BILL NO. 996— ABSENT BY REPRESENTATIVE ARMES AN ACT Crowe LaFleur Shepherd To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1007(A)(1) and to repeal R.S. Dorsey McPherson 11:1007(G), relative to reemployed school bus drivers in the Total - 5 Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System; to eliminate certain restrictions on the full-time reemployment of such The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the persons; to repeal the sunset date relative to when employers House. Senator B. Gautreaux moved to reconsider the vote by which may reemploy such bus drivers; and to provide for related the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1109— The bill was read by title. Senator Smith moved the final BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN passage of the bill. AN ACT To provide for the establishment and reestablishment of agency ROLL CALL ancillary funds, to be specifically known as internal service funds, auxiliary accounts, or enterprise funds for certain state The roll was called with the following result: institutions, officials, and agencies; to provide for appropriation of funds; and to regulate the administration of said funds. YEAS On motion of Senator Mount, the bill was read by title and Mr. President Erdey Michot returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Adley Gautreaux B Morrish Alario Gautreaux N Mount HOUSE BILL NO. 1174— BY REPRESENTATIVES FANNIN AND TUCKER AND SENATORS Amedee Gray Murray MICHOT AND CHAISSON Broome Hebert Nevers AN ACT Cassidy Heitmeier Quinn To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Cheek Jackson Riser Judiciary, including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, Cravins Kostelka Shaw District Courts, Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish, and Donahue Long Smith other courts; and to provide for related matters. Duplessis Marionneaux Thompson Dupre Martiny Walsworth On motion of Senator Mount, the bill was read by title and Total - 33 returned to the Calendar, subject to call. NAYS HOUSE BILL NO. 1287— Total - 0 BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN ABSENT AN ACT To appropriate funds and to make certain reductions in appropriations Crowe LaFleur Shepherd from certain sources to be allocated to designated agencies and Dorsey McPherson purposes in specific amounts for the making of supplemental Total - 5 appropriations and reductions for said agencies and purposes for Fiscal Year 2007-2008; and to provide for related matters. The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the House. Senator Smith moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill On motion of Senator Mount, the bill was read by title and was passed and laid the motion on the table. returned to the Calendar, subject to call. HOUSE BILL NO. 1033— HOUSE BILL NO. 1288— BY REPRESENTATIVE GEYMANN BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 11:1644 and to repeal R.S. 11:1639 through 1643, To provide with respect to the Revenue Sharing Fund and the relative to the District Attorneys' Retirement System; to create allocation and distribution thereof for Fiscal Year 2008-2009; a back-deferred retirement option plan (Back-DROP) applicable and to provide for related matters. to current and former DROP participants; to provide for eligibility, procedures for application, and calculation of On motion of Senator Mount, the bill was read by title and benefits of such program; to provide for rescission of returned to the Calendar, subject to call. participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan; to provide for effective dates; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1294— BY REPRESENTATIVE TUCKER The bill was read by title. Senator B. Gautreaux moved the final AN ACT passage of the bill. To appropriate funds for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Legislature, including the expenses of the House of Representatives and the Senate, of legislative ROLL CALL service agencies, and of the Louisiana State Law Institute; and otherwise to provide with respect to the appropriations and The roll was called with the following result: allocations herein made. YEAS On motion of Senator Mount, the bill was read by title and Mr. President Erdey Michot returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Adley Gautreaux B Morrish HOUSE BILL NO. 1308— Alario Gautreaux N Mount BY REPRESENTATIVE ELLINGTON Amedee Gray Murray AN ACT Broome Hebert Nevers To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1730.23(A), relative to inspections of Cassidy Heitmeier Quinn commercial and residential structures; to allow the office of Cheek Jackson Riser state fire marshal to conduct plan reviews and inspections on Cravins Kostelka Shaw commercial structures; and to provide for related matters. Donahue Long Smith Duplessis Marionneaux Thompson The bill was read by title. Senator Walsworth moved the final Dupre Martiny Walsworth passage of the bill. Total - 33

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ROLL CALL Children's Code Articles 1130(E), and 1131(H) are hereby enacted to read as follows:" The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 3 YEAS On page 1, delete lines 13 through 19, and insert the following: "Art. 1117. Domiciliary requirements; acceptance of surrender by Mr. President Dupre Martiny agency on behalf of resident adoptive parent Adley Erdey Michot If the surrendering parent has not been domiciled in this state for Alario Gautreaux B Morrish at least eight months, then the agency must be accepting a surrender Amedee Gautreaux N Murray on behalf of a prospective adoptive parent who has been domiciled Broome Gray Nevers in this state for at least eight months, or on behalf of a child who is Cassidy Hebert Riser in the custody of the Department of Social Services. Cheek Heitmeier Shaw A. If a surrendering parent is not domiciled in this state, then the Cravins Jackson Smith agency shall be domiciled in this state or be accepting the surrender Crowe Kostelka Thompson of a child who is in the custody of the Department of Social Donahue Long Services." Duplessis Marionneaux Total - 31 AMENDMENT NO. 4 NAYS On page 2, after line 16, insert the following: "(1) That the act is not being executed earlier than the fifth (a) Total - 0 the third day following the birth of the child if it is an agency ABSENT adoption, or (b) the fifth day following the birth of a child if the adoption is a private adoption; or, when a father is surrendering Dorsey Mount Walsworth earlier than the fifth day following the birth of the child, that (a) the LaFleur Quinn adoption is an agency adoption, or (b) that the act is for private McPherson Shepherd adoption and the act is being executed earlier than the fifth day Total - 7 following the birth of the child." The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the AMENDMENT NO. 5 House. Senator Walsworth moved to reconsider the vote by which On page 2, after line 25, insert the following: the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. "(9) That either a surrendering parent or a prospective adoptive parent has been domiciled in this state for at least eight months, the agency accepting the surrender, or the adoptive parents are domiciled House Bills and Joint Resolutions on in this state, or that the child is in the custody of the Department of Third Reading and Final Passage, Social Services." Subject to Call AMENDMENT NO. 6 The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third On page 3, after line 8, insert the following: Reading and Final Passage, subject to call, were taken up and acted "F. The Act of Surrender for a surrendering mother shall upon as follows: contain the requirements in substantially the following form: * * * Called from the Calendar (4) The person, agency, or representative to whom this child is hereby surrendered is (NAME OF PERSON, AGENCY OR Senator Marionneaux asked that House Bill No. 447 be called REPRESENTATIVE), whose address is (ADDRESS), who hereby from the Calendar at this time for its final passage. accepts this surrender from a surrendering parent who has been domiciled in this state for at least eight months. The (NAME OF HOUSE BILL NO. 447— PERSON, AGENCY, OR REPRESENTATIVE) declares that he has BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN no knowledge of any question concerning the parent's capacity to AN ACT execute a surrender that has not been resolved by the court pursuant To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 1117, 1121(A), to Article 1130.1. 1122(B)(4), (5), (10), and (11), and 1130(A) and to enact OR Children's Code Articles 1130(E) and 1131(H), relative to the The person, agency, or representative to whom this child is hereby surrender of parental rights; to provide for licensing by the surrendered is (NAME OF PERSON, AGENCY, OR Department of Social Services; to provide for the declarations REPRESENTATIVE), whose address is (ADDRESS). Although the in the act of surrender; to provide time limitations for private surrendering parent has not been domiciled in this state for the adoptions; to provide time limitations for agency adoptions; to required period of time, (NAME OF PERSON, AGENCY, OR provide for the filing of the act of surrender; and to provide for REPRESENTATIVE) hereby accepts this surrender on behalf of a related matters. prospective adoptive parent who has been domiciled in this state for at least eight months, or on behalf of a child who is in the custody of Floor Amendments Sent Up the Department of Social Services. The (NAME OF PERSON, AGENCY, OR REPRESENTATIVE) declares that he has no Senator Marionneaux sent up floor amendments which were knowledge of any question concerning the parent's capacity to read. execute a surrender that has not been resolved by the court pursuant to Article 1130.1. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The agency to whom this child is hereby surrendered is (NAME OF PERSON, AGENCY OR REPRESENTATIVE), whose address Amendments proposed by Senator Marionneaux to Reengrossed is (ADDRESS), who hereby accepts this surrender is domiciled in House Bill No. 447 by Representative St. Germain this state. The (NAME OF AGENCY) declares that he has no knowledge of any question concerning the parent's capacity to AMENDMENT NO. 1 execute a surrender that has not been resolved by the court pursuant On page 1, delete lines 2 and 3, and insert the following: to Article 1130.1. "To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 1117, 1121(A), OR 1122(B)(1), (4), (5), (9), (10), and (11), F(4), (5), and (6), G(4), If the surrender is for private adoption, the Person or (5), (6) and (10), and 1130(A) and (B), and to enact Children's Representative to whom this child is hereby surrendered is (NAME Code Articles 1130(E), and 1131(H)," OF PERSON OR REPRESENTATIVE), whose address is (ADDRESS), hereby accepts this surrender from a surrendering AMENDMENT NO. 2 parent who is domiciled in this state or on behalf of adoptive parents On page 1, delete lines 10 through 12, and insert the following: domiciled in this state. (NAME OF PERSON OR "Section 1. Children's Code Articles 1117, 1121(A), 1122(B)(1), REPRESENTATIVE) declares that he has no knowledge of any (4), (5), (9), (10), and (11), F(4), (5), and (6), G(4), (5), (6) and (10), question concerning the parent's capacity to execute a surrender that and 1130 (A) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted and has not been resolved by the court pursuant to Article 1130.1.

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(5) The court in which this surrender is to be filed is (NAME executed by a father for private adoption earlier than the fifth day OF JUVENILE COURT) located in (CITY AND PARISH OF following the birth of the child shall not be irrevocable until the fifth COURT) and that said court has jurisdiction over the status of the day following the birth of the child." child by virtue of either a surrendering parent, or a prospective adoptive parent, or a legal guardian being domiciled in this state for AMENDMENT NO. 8 at least eight months, or that the child is in the custody of the On page 3, line 13, after "surrender" and before "for" insert "by a Department of Social Services. birth mother or father as defined in Children's Code Article 1193" (6) Affiant declares that this Act of Surrender is not being executed earlier than the fifth third day following the birth of the On motion of Senator Marionneaux, the amendments were child for agency adoptions or the fifth day following the birth of the adopted. child in a surrender for private adoption. * * * The bill was read by title. Senator Marionneaux moved the final G. The Act of Surrender for a surrendering father shall contain passage of the amended bill. the requirements in substantially the following form: * * * ROLL CALL (4) The person, agency, or representative to whom this child is hereby surrendered is (NAME OF PERSON, AGENCY OR The roll was called with the following result: REPRESENTATIVE), whose address is (ADDRESS), who hereby accepts this surrender from a surrendering parent who has been YEAS domiciled in this state for at least eight months. The (NAME OF PERSON, AGENCY, OR REPRESENTATIVE) declares that he has Mr. President Erdey Michot no knowledge of any question concerning the parent's capacity to Adley Gautreaux B Morrish execute a surrender that has not been resolved by the court pursuant Alario Gray Mount to Article 1130.1. Amedee Hebert Murray OR Broome Heitmeier Nevers The person, agency, or representative to whom this child is hereby Cassidy Jackson Quinn surrendered is (NAME OF PERSON, AGENCY, OR Cheek Kostelka Riser REPRESENTATIVE), whose address is (ADDRESS). Although the Cravins Long Shaw surrendering parent has not been domiciled in this state for the Crowe Marionneaux Smith required period of time, (NAME OF PERSON, AGENCY, OR Donahue Martiny Thompson REPRESENTATIVE) hereby accepts this surrender on behalf of a Duplessis McPherson Walsworth prospective adoptive parent who has been domiciled in this state for Total - 33 at least eight months, or on behalf of a child who is in the custody of NAYS the Department of Social Services. The (NAME OF PERSON, AGENCY, OR REPRESENTATIVE) declares that he has no Total - 0 knowledge of any question concerning the parent's capacity to ABSENT execute a surrender that has not been resolved by the court pursuant to Article 1130.1. Dorsey Gautreaux N Shepherd The agency to whom this child is hereby surrendered is (NAME Dupre LaFleur OF PERSON, AGENCY OR REPRESENTATIVE), whose address Total - 5 is (ADDRESS), who hereby accepts this surrender is domiciled in this state. The (NAME OF AGENCY) declares that he has no The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and returned to knowledge of any question concerning the parent's capacity to the House. Senator Marionneaux moved to reconsider the vote by execute a surrender that has not been resolved by the court pursuant which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. to Article 1130.1. OR If the surrender is for private adoption, the Person or Mr. President in the Chair Representative to whom this child is hereby surrendered is (NAME OF PERSON OR REPRESENTATIVE), whose address is Called from the Calendar (ADDRESS), hereby accepts this surrender from a surrendering parent who is domiciled in this state or on behalf of adoptive parents Senator Kostelka asked that House Bill No. 905 be called from domiciled in this state. (NAME OF PERSON OR the Calendar at this time for its final passage. REPRESENTATIVE) declares that he has no knowledge of any question concerning the parent's capacity to execute a surrender that HOUSE BILL NO. 905— has not been resolved by the court pursuant to Article 1130.1. BY REPRESENTATIVE TUCKER (5) The court in which this surrender is to be filed is (NAME AN ACT OF JUVENILE COURT) located in (CITY AND PARISH) and that To amend and reenact R.S. 33:9039.15(B), relative to community said court has jurisdiction over the status of the child by virtue of development districts; to provide for the appointment rather than either a surrendering parent, or a prospective adoptive parent, or a the election of certain members of certain boards of legal guardian being domiciled in this state for at least eight months, commissioners of community development districts; and to or that the child is in the custody of the Department of Social provide for related matters. Services. (6) Affiant declares that this Act of Surrender is/is not being Floor Amendments Sent Up executed earlier than the fifth third day following the birth of the child for agency adoptions, or the fifth day following the birth of the Senator Kostelka sent up floor amendments which were read. child in a surrender for private adoption. * * * SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS (10) Affiant declares that he consents to an adoption, which consent is final and irrevocable on the fifth third day following the Amendments proposed by Senator Kostelka to Reengrossed House birth of this child/expected child for agency adoptions, and on the Bill No. 905 by Representative Tucker fifth day following the birth of this child/expected child less than five days old if this is a private adoption. AMENDMENT NO. 1 OR Delete Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 proposed by Senator Affiant declares that he consents to an adoption, which consent Shepherd and adopted by the Senate on June 10, 2008. is final and irrevocable upon the execution of this surrender." * * *" AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 10, after "(1)" insert "(a)" AMENDMENT NO. 7 On page 3, after line 11, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 3 "B. A father may execute an act of surrender prior to the birth On page 1, delete lines 12 through 17 and insert "whose term has of the child or at any time after the birth. However, any surrender expired shall be filled by a qualified elector of the district elected by the qualified electors of the district in accordance with Title 18 of the

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Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or, if there are no qualified AMENDMENT NO. 2 electors of the district, a qualified elector of the parish or On page 1, line 9, between "taxation;" and "and" insert "to establish municipality that created the district. and provide for a parish convention center commission in certain (b) However, in districts consisting of a population of less than parishes;" six hundred persons, the governing authority of the parish or municipality that created the district shall appoint the members of the AMENDMENT NO. 3 board." On page 11, between lines 27 and 28, insert the following: "Section 2. Subpart B-41 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of On motion of Senator Kostelka, the amendments were adopted. the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 33:130.781, is hereby enacted to read as follows: The bill was read by title. Senator Kostelka moved the final §130.781. Parish convention center commissions passage of the amended bill. A. There is hereby established a conference center commission in every parish with a population of no less than seventy thousand ROLL CALL persons nor more than seventy-five thousand persons based on the latest federal decennial census. The commission shall study and The roll was called with the following result: develop the best possible plan and design for a future conference center. YEAS B. The commission shall be composed of the following persons: (1) One member nominated by the chief executive officer of the Mr. President Erdey Michot parish and confirmed by the parish governing authority. Adley Gautreaux B Morrish (2) One member from each municipality within the parish, other Alario Gautreaux N Mount than the municipality that is the parish seat, nominated by the mayor Amedee Gray Murray and confirmed by the municipal governing authority. Broome Hebert Quinn (3) One member nominated by the director of the parish tourist Cassidy Heitmeier Riser commission, however named, and confirmed by the parish tourist Cheek Jackson Shaw commission. Cravins Kostelka Smith (4) One member nominated by a member of the legislative Crowe Long Thompson delegation representing the parish selected by the legislative Donahue Marionneaux Walsworth delegation. Duplessis McPherson (5) One member nominated by the director of the parish Total - 32 economic development commission, however named, and confirmed NAYS by the parish economic development commission. (6) Two members from the municipality that is the parish seat Total - 0 nominated by the mayor and confirmed by the municipal governing ABSENT authority. C. The names of the members shall be forwarded to the mayor Dorsey LaFleur Nevers of the municipality that is the parish seat who shall be responsible for Dupre Martiny Shepherd calling the organizational meeting of the commission no later than Total - 6 October 1, 2008. D. The commission shall elect a chairman from its membership The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and returned to who shall be a resident of the parish. In addition, the commission the House. Senator Kostelka moved to reconsider the vote by which may elect other officers as deemed necessary. the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. E. The members shall receive no compensation for their service on the commission. F. The parish and any municipality in the parish may provide Called from the Calendar assistance and support to the commission for the purpose of this Subpart." Senator Hebert asked that House Bill No. 1023 be called from the Calendar at this time for its final passage. AMENDMENT NO. 4 HOUSE BILL NO. 1023— On page 11, line 28, change "Section 2. The provisions" to "Section BY REPRESENTATIVES BARRAS, CHAMPAGNE, AND SAM JONES 3. The provisions of Section 1" AN ACT To enact Subpart B-40 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the AMENDMENT NO. 5 Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. On page 11, after line 29, add the following: 33:130.761 through 130.771, relative to economic development; "Section 4. If any provision or item of this Act, or the to create and provide with respect to the Iberia Economic application thereof, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect Development Authority; to provide relative to the board of other provisions, items, or applications of the Act which can be given commissioners for the authority; to provide for the powers, effect without the invalid provision, item, or application." duties, and functions of the authority; to authorize various financial activities by the board of commissioners, including the On motion of Senator Hebert, the amendments were adopted. authority to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds to accomplish the purposes of the authority; to exempt the The bill was read by title. Senator Hebert moved the final authority from all state taxation; and to provide for related passage of the amended bill. matters. ROLL CALL Floor Amendments Sent Up The roll was called with the following result: Senator Hebert sent up floor amendments which were read. YEAS SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Mr. President Gautreaux B Morrish Amendments proposed by Senator Hebert to Reengrossed House Bill Adley Gautreaux N Mount No. 1023 by Representative Barras Alario Gray Murray Amedee Hebert Nevers AMENDMENT NO. 1 Broome Heitmeier Quinn On page 1, line 3, between "130.771" and the comma "," add ", and Cassidy Jackson Riser Subpart B-41 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Cheek Kostelka Shaw Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 33:130.781" Cravins Long Smith Crowe Marionneaux Thompson Donahue Martiny Walsworth

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Duplessis McPherson HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 120— Erdey Michot BY REPRESENTATIVE HARDY Total - 34 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NAYS To urge and request the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the sheriff, or any operator of a private Total - 0 correctional facility to provide notification within one hour of ABSENT discovery of the escape of a prisoner to the newspaper of general circulation in the area where the prisoner escaped and to the Dorsey LaFleur radio and television media servicing the area where the prisoner Dupre Shepherd escaped for publication and broadcast. Total - 4 Reported favorably by the Committee on Judiciary B. The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and returned to the House. Senator Hebert moved to reconsider the vote by which The resolution was read by title. Senator Adley moved to the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Called from the Calendar ROLL CALL Senator Cassidy asked that House Bill No. 23 be called from the The roll was called with the following result: Calendar at this time for its final passage. YEAS HOUSE BILL NO. 23— BY REPRESENTATIVES GREENE AND NORTON Mr. President Gautreaux B Morrish AN ACT Adley Gautreaux N Mount To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article Alario Gray Murray 271(A)(1), relative to bail in extradition cases; to provide for the Amedee Hebert Nevers court's authority to admit a person arrested for extradition to Broome Heitmeier Quinn another state; and to provide for related matters. Cassidy Jackson Riser Cheek Kostelka Shaw The bill was read by title. Senator Cassidy moved the final Cravins Long Smith passage of the bill. Crowe Marionneaux Thompson Donahue Martiny Walsworth ROLL CALL Duplessis McPherson Erdey Michot The roll was called with the following result: Total - 34 NAYS YEAS Total - 0 Mr. President Erdey Michot ABSENT Adley Gautreaux B Morrish Alario Gautreaux N Mount Dorsey LaFleur Amedee Gray Murray Dupre Shepherd Broome Hebert Nevers Total - 4 Cassidy Heitmeier Quinn Cheek Jackson Riser The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Cravins Kostelka Shaw Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Crowe Long Smith Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Messages from the House Duplessis Martiny Walsworth Total - 33 The following Messages from the House were received and read NAYS as follows: Total - 0 Message from the House ABSENT PASSED SENATE BILLS AND Dorsey LaFleur Shepherd JOINT RESOLUTIONS Dupre McPherson Total - 5 June 20, 2008 The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: House. Senator Cassidy moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and Rules Suspended Joint Resolutions: Senator Adley asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules SENATE BILL NO. 51— for the purpose of reverting to the order of BY SENATORS MCPHERSON, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, LAFLEUR AND SHAW AN ACT House Concurrent Resolutions To enact R.S. 32:292.1, relative to motor vehicles; to authorize the on Second Reading transportation and storage of lawfully possessed firearms in Reported by Committees, Subject to Call privately owned motor vehicles; to provide exceptions; and to provide for related matters. The following House Concurrent Resolutions reported by Committees, subject to call, were taken up and acted upon as follows: Reported with amendments. Called from the Calendar Senator Adley asked that House Concurrent Resolution No. 120 be called from the Calendar at this time.

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SENATE BILL NO. 388— Appointment of Conference Committee BY SENATOR DONAHUE AN ACT on House Bill No. 159 To enact R.S. 42:1111(A)(5), relative to ethics; to provide for compensation paid to public school teachers and administrators The President of the Senate appointed on the Conference for assisting non-profit testing organizations in the Committee on House Bill No. 159 the following members of the administration of standardized tests for student evaluation or for Senate: Senators B. Gautreaux, N. Gautreaux and Hebert. college admissions; to provide that such compensation shall not violate the Code of Governmental Ethics regarding nonpublic Appointment of Conference Committee payments to public employees; and to provide for related on House Bill No. 371 matters. The President of the Senate appointed on the Conference Reported with amendments. Committee on House Bill No. 371 the following members of the Senate: Senators Martiny, Kostelka and Chaisson. SENATE BILL NO. 811— (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 621 by Senator Cravins) BY SENATOR CRAVINS Appointment of Conference Committee AN ACT on House Bill No. 598 To enact Chapter 13-J of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 33:4720.151 and 4720.161, The President of the Senate appointed on the Conference relative to local redevelopment, to create certain parish Committee on House Bill No. 598 the following members of the redevelopment authorities; to create the North Lafayette and Senate: Senators Quinn, Martiny and Alario. Downtown Redevelopment Authority; to provide for the formation of a program or programs for the use of appropriate Appointment of Conference Committee private and public resources to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of slum, blighted, and distressed areas; on House Bill No. 1008 to allow the rehabilitation, clearance, and redevelopment of slum, blighted, and distressed areas; to provide for the The President of the Senate appointed on the Conference expeditious conversion of blighted or underused property into Committee on House Bill No. 1008 the following members of the habitable residential dwellings needed to address the influx of Senate: Senators Kostelka, Quinn and Walsworth. displaced persons due to the effects of hurricanes Katrina and Rita; to provide for the governing body of such authorities; to Appointment of Conference Committee provide for the powers, duties, functions, and liabilities of on House Bill No. 1248 redevelopment authorities; to authorize public bodies to furnish funds, series, facilities, and property in aid of redevelopment The President of the Senate appointed on the Conference projects; to authorize the authorities to initiate expedited quiet Committee on House Bill No. 1248 the following members of the title and foreclosure actions; and to provide for related matters. Senate: Senators McPherson, Adley and Riser. Reported with amendments. Messages from the Governor SENATE BILL NO. 16— The following messages from the Governor were received and BY SENATOR CRAVINS read as follows: AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 22:25.1(B) and (C), R.S. 32:862(B)(1) STATE OF LOUISIANA and to enact R.S. 32:898(C) and 899(C), relative to motor State of the Governor vehicle liability policies; to provide with respect to a database to determine compliance with the Motor Vehicle Safety June 20, 2008 Responsibility Law; to provide for the duration of maintaining the database; to provide with respect to proof of compliance to Honorable Joel C. Chaisson II be sent to the commissioner of insurance; and to provide for Louisiana State Senate related matters. P.O. Box 94183 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 Reported with amendments. Mr. President, Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER Please be advised that the following individuals have been Clerk of the House of Representatives commissioned as Notaries Public for the parishes indicated from April 28, 2008 to June 20, 2008. Appointment of Conference Committee on Senate Bill No. 224 In compliance with Revised Statute 35:1, I hereby present them for the advice and consent of the Senate. The President of the Senate appointed the following members to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of Appreciatively, considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 224: Senators BOBBY JINDAL Martiny, Broome and Shepherd. Governor Appointment of Conference Committee on Senate Bill No. 315 The President of the Senate appointed the following members to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 315: Senators Nevers, B. Gautreaux and Hebert. Appointment of Conference Committee on Senate Bill No. 363 The President of the Senate appointed the following members to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 363: Senators Nevers, Chaisson and Kostelka.

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Acadia Tiffany Sawyer Randal R. Cangelosi Nykeba R. Walker Richard D. Latiolais P.O. Box 29430 P.O. Box 3513 617 N. 3rd Street P.O. Box 2427 Shreveport, LA 71149 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Crowley, LA 70527 Karelia R. Stewart Ethel M. Clay Amanda S. Wells Ascension 501 Texas Street, 5thFloor 5550 North Foster Drive 8555 United Plaza Blvd., Suite 500 Debbie M. Ducote Shreveport, LA 71101 Baton Rouge, LA 70805 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 13408 Chase Street Gonzales, LA 70737 Benjamin Voss Michael J. Daniels East Feliciana 3216 Old Mooringsport Rd. 10411 Maplelake Court Joan M. Cooley Charles Frederick Hardie VI Shreveport, LA 71107 Baton Rouge, LA 70810 10170 Hwy. 68 One American Place, 301 Main St. Jackson, LA 70748 Baton Rouge, LA 70825 Kammi Whatley Niti Duggal 625 Texas Street 2355 Drusilla Lane Evangeline Betty J. Nielsen Shreveport, LA 71101 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Floyd A. Dupre, Jr. 45413 John Sheets Road 137 Court Street St. Amant, LA 70774 Kelly Jester Wynn Benjamin J. Durrett Ville Platte, LA 70586 209 Beau Sejour One American Pl.,102 Main St. Toni S. Ourso Shreveport, LA 71115 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Kristy L. Lafleur 407 Bunn St. P.O. Box 36 Donaldsonville, LA 70346 Calcasieu Zelma M. Frederick Reddell, LA 70580 Jennifer R. Blackwelder 14th Floor, One American Place Julie T. Warwick 1047 Franklin Street Baton Rouge, LA 70825 Justin Bo West 7035 Jefferson Hwy. Sulphur, LA 70663 P.O. Box 617 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Cynthia S. Hobgood Ville Platte, LA 70586 Michelle C. Petersen 13544 Minou Ave Avoyelles 1075 Meadow Drive, Lot 6 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Franklin Kimberly Russ Gordon Lake Charles, LA 70611 Kristen M. Jones 242 Sugartown Road Courtney M. King P.O. Box 1186 Pineville, LA 71360 Caldwell 5641 Government Street Winnsboro, LA 71295 Terri L. Graves Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Beauregard P.O. Box 2055 Jackson Dorothy Diane Berry Monroe, LA 71207 Stacey T. Landry Steven M. Gatlin 763 Alston Cemetery Road P.O. Box 94005 215 6th Street, Suite C Dequincy, LA 70633 Cameron Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Jonesboro, LA 71251 J. Bryan Jones III Sondra LeJeune 3250 Hwy 384 Janice E. McAlpine Millie C. Green P.O. Box 982 Bell City, LA 70630 2345 Oleander Street P.O. Box 109 Deridder, LA 70634 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Chatham, LA 71226 Claiborne Bossier Sharon H. Taylor Richard D. McConnell, Jr. Jefferson William M. Altimus P.O. Box 809 P.O. Box 3513 Mario A. Arteaga, Jr. 3516 Youree Drive Homer, LA 71040 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 3312 Massachusettes Ave. Shreveport, LA 71105 Kenner, LA 70065 Concordia Aaron L. Moyse Letrice Player Morris Carol S. Loy 3112 Valley Creek Drive, Suite D Mark Best Baton Rouge, LA 70808 1129 Grimmett Drive 111 Serio Blvd. 2030 St. Charles Ave. Shreveport, LA 71107 Ferriday, LA 71334 New Orleans, LA 70130 Caroline D. Preis 450 Laurel Street, Suite 2150 Caddo Desoto Christian Trousdale Brown Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Kristy Nicole Holmes Wanda C. Bullard 416 Vincent Ave. 2620 Centenany Blvd Bdlg 2 Suite 231 6250 Hwy 177 Metairie, LA 70005 Shreveport, LA 71104 Amelia S. Rinehart Pelican, LA 71063 8555 United Plaza Blvd. Jason Bruzik Kitty C. Philiips Baton Rouge, LA 70809 East Baton Rouge 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 2200 2117 Shed Road Suite C Sara K. Blackwell New Orleans, LA 70112 Bossier City, LA 71111 Victor J. Suane, Jr. 8054 Summa Ave., Suite D P.O. Box 3513 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Julie Schmidt Chauvin Carol A. Ricard Baton Rouge, LA 70821 546 Carondelet Street P.O. Box 800 Nicole B. Bradford New Orleans, LA 70130 West Monroe, LA 71294 Karen E. Trevathan 309 N. Blvd. 8235 YMCA Plaza, Suite 400 Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Baton Rouge, LA 70810

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Stephanie L. Cheralla Douglas J. Womac, Jr. Natchitoches Emily Haycock Fournier 4012 Green Acres Road 4902 Canal Street, Suite 300 Edward W. Colbert, Jr. P.O. Box 461 Metairie, LA 70003 New Orleans, LA 70119 P.O. Box 506 Gretna, LA 70054 Natchitoches, LA 71458 Dawn A. Diaz Lafayette Lauren E. Godshall 2923 Audobon Trace Sarah "Jeanie" Brasseaux Sylvia A. Lofton 546 Carondelet Street Jefferson, LA 70121 101 Calco Blvd. 3125 Hwy. 28 East New Orleans, LA 70130 Lafayette, LA 70503 Pineville, LA 71360 Julie-Ann A. Duhe'-Keating Meghan C. Hays 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 3700 Elizabeth A. Falcon Crystal M. Tanner 367 Millaudon Street New Orleans, LA 70170 1000 Kaliste Saloom Road, Apt. 26 2630 Fish Hatchery, Lot 8 New Orleans, LA 70118 Lafayette, LA 70508 Natchitoches, LA 71457 Keenan J. Dunlap Eric Illarmo 516 3Rd Street Elizabeth A. Maier Orleans 731 St. Charles Ave., 3rd Fl. Gretna, LA 70053 P.O. Box 80369 Bart Charles Bacigalupi New Orleans, LA 70130 Lafayette, LA 70598 365 Canal Street, Suite 2000 Michael McGrath Duran, Sr. New Orleans, LA 70130 Lisa Ann McLachlan 530 Natchez St., Suite 200 David C. Meaux 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 2380 New Orleans, LA 70130 210 Magnate Drive, Suite 200 Richard E. Baudouin III Metairie, LA 70112 Lafayette, LA 70508 400 Poydras Street, Suite 2500 Ericka A. Garnett New Orleans, LA 70130 Benjamin Misko 1010 Common Street, Suite 1400A Myers P. Namie 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 830 New Orleans, LA 70056 800 Lafayette Street, Suite 2200 Jaymi Baum New Orleans, LA 70112 Lafayette, LA 70501 5612 Chestnut Street Tilden H. Greenbaum III New Orleans, LA 70115 Neil F. Nazareth 111 Bordeaux Street Christopher D. Schouest 338 Lafayette Street Metairie, LA 70005 2901 Moss Street Graham Bosworth New Orleans, LA 70130 Lafayette, LA 70501 1340 Poydras Street, Suite 700 John C. Hose New Orleans, LA 70112 Douglas Nichols 3008 20th Street, Suite A Clasina J. Segura 400 Royal Street Metairie, LA 70002 302 Belair Drive Stephanie M. Bridges New Orleans, LA 70130 New Iberia, LA 70563 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2303 Kristina L. Junot New Orleans, LA 70130 Blake Edward Oakes 1010 Common Street, Suite 2200 Kathy D. Stanley New Orleans, LA 70112 432 N. Anthony, Suite 300 320 Wentworth Blvd. William G. Cherbonnier Jr. New Orleans, LA 70119 Lafayette, LA 70508 Francis A. Jurovich III 2550 Belle Chasse Hwy., Suite 215 Gretna, LA 70053 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4700 Shantell L. Payton Vicki P. Vige New Orleans, LA 70139 201 St. Charles Ave., 49th Fl. 737 Brentwood Blvd. Jaimme' A. Collins New Orleans, LA 70170 Lafayette, LA 70503 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500 Doushon Lawson 2100 Woodmere Blvd., Suite 160 New Orleans, LA 70139 Andrew M. Pickett Harvey, LA 70058 Lenise R. Williams 1340 Poydras Street, Suite 700 423 W. Vermilion, Suite 2 Morgan Daniels New Orleans, LA 70112 Karen Matherne O'Brien Lafayette, LA 70502 400 Lafayette Street, Suite 150 5201 Westbank Exp. Suite 203 New Orleans, LA 70130 Eiland Stuart Ponder Marrero, LA 70072 Livingston 400 Poydras Street, 30th Floor Kellie R. Martin Lauren Delery New Orleans, LA 70130 Ralph E. Smith 18561 Rusty Martin Rd. 4500 One Shell Square 4640 Rye Street, Suite 200 Livingston, LA 70754 New Orleans, LA 70139 Claude Favrot Reynaud III Metairie, LA 70006 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2950 Jill M. Pecue Albert J. Derbes III New Orleans, LA 70163 Caroline L. Stewart 7924 Wrenwood Blvd, Suite C 3027 Ridgelake Drive 3850 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 900 Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Metairie, LA 70002 Ashley B. Robinson Metairie, LA 70002 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 1400 Morehouse Abigail Doyle New Orleans, LA 70112 Matthew Sutton Rebecca D. Barham 400 Royal Street 4902 Canal Street 105 Cypress Street New Orleans, LA 70130 H. Jake Rodriguez New Orleans, LA 70119 Oak Ridge, LA 71264 400 Poydras Street, 30th Fl. Calvin C. Fayard III New Orleans, LA 70130 John Van Nguyen 1310 Arabella Street 201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 3300 New Orleans, LA 70115 New Orleans, LA 70005

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Corwin St. Raymond Melissa Holland Laura Caviness Cocus Albert J. Lebeouf, Sr. 3123 Cadiz Street P.O. Box 4726 1217 Florida Street P.O. Box 567 New Orleans, LA 70125 Pineville, LA 71361 Mandeville, LA 70448 Abita Springs, LA 70420

Ravi Sinha Maria A. Losavio Lisa A. Condrey Chris Letter 4500 One Shell Square P.O. Box 12420 206 North Jefferson 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2020 New Orleans, LA 70139 Alexandria, LA 71315 Covington, LA 70433 New Orleans, LA 70130

Jacob Smith Richard Preston Mansour, Jr. Carl T. Conrad Wesley J. Levesque 858 Camp Street 701 Murry Street, 9th JDC 1590 W. Causeway Approach, Suite 1 1427 W. Causeway Approach New Orleans, LA 70130 Alexandria, LA 71301 Mandeville, LA 70471 Mandeville, LA 70471

Eugene Terk R. Spencer Marks Michelle Mayne Davis Erin Evans Smith 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 3600 2312 S. Macarthur Drive 1200 W. Causeway Approach, Suite 17 364 Aspen Lane Mandeville, LA 70471 New Orleans, LA 70163 Alexandria, LA 71301 Covington, LA 70433 Albert Joseph Derbes, IV James G. Thornton Red River Isaac H. Soileau, Jr. 3027 Ridgelake Drive 3838 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 3010 Benjamin Turner Bethard 1010 Common Street, Suite. 2910 Metairie, LA 70002 Metairie, LA 70002 P.O. Box 1362 New Orleans, LA 70112 Coushatta, LA 71019 Jeffrey S. Valliere Diane D. Dicke Joseph Richard Ward, Jr. 701 N. Columbia Street, Room 2062 3900 N. Causeway Blvd., #1450 Henry W. Bethard V 206 N. Jefferson Metairie, LA 70002 Covington, LA 70433 P.O. Box 1362 Covington, LA 70433 Coushatta, LA 71019 David L. Duplantier Adolph E. Voigt IV James G. Washburn 400 Royal Street 100 Northpark Blvd. Richland 506 East Rutland Street New Orleans, LA 70130 Covington, LA 70433 Vivian Sheila Rainwater Covington, LA 70433 P.O. Box 176 Lawrence A. Emboulas Ouachita Tiffany B. Young Start, LA 71279 1815 Clearview Pkwy Audrey M. Peterson 222 Loop Drive 3421 Cypress Street Metairie, LA 70001 Sabine Slidell, LA 70458 West Monroe, LA 71291 Denise L. Billodeaux Avery Lea Griffin Tangipahoa 66 Baywater Drive 71648 Maple Street Mary H. Smith Elsbet C. Smith Many, LA 71449 Abita Springs, LA 70420 P.O. Box 7120 P.O. Drawer 699 Monroe, LA 71211 Hammond, LA 70404 St John The Baptist Clarence P. Guillory Damon R. Pourciau Plaquemines P.O. Box 5281 1515 Poydras Street, Suite 2200 Vermilion Rebecca D. Barnes Keesler AFB, MS 39534 New Orleans, LA 70112 Glenda V. Monnin 1743 Stumpf Blvd., Suite 100 10079 La Hwy 699 Lauren L. Hudson Gretna, LA 70056 Maurice, LA 70555 St Landry 1331 West Causeway Approach Charlee K. Renaud Mary S. Touzet Mandeville, LA 70471 126 Emile Street 825 Baronne Street Opelousas, LA 70570 New Orleans, LA 70113 Rosemary Susanne Johnson Inman 400 Royal Street St Martin New Orleans, LA 70130 Pointe Coupee Callie B. Berard Debra Bracey 4555-O Main Hwy. Jessica L. Karr P.O. Box 218 Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 200 N. Columbia Lakeland, LA 70752 Covington, LA 70433 St Mary Anne R. Derbes Rose Susan Eugenia Dorsey Karen S. Kovach 8170 False River Road P.O. Box 709 353 Forest Brook Blvd. Oscar, LA 70762 Franklin, LA 70538 Mandeville, LA 70448 Rapides St Tammany Willard O. Lape III Daniel M. Cooper Charles R. Capdeville 506 Water Street, Suite E 709 Versailles Blvd. 3850 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 750 Madisonville, LA 70447 Alexandria, LA 71303 Metairie, LA 70002 Paul A. Lea, Jr. Lacey Huffman Edwards Robert Wesley Clark 32 Dogwood Drive 2001 Macarthur Drive 228 St. Charles Avenue, 2nd Fl. Covington, LA 70433 Alexandria, LA 71301 New Orleans, LA 70130

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Rules Suspended Broome Hebert Nevers Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Senator Mount asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Cheek Jackson Shaw for the purpose of reverting to the Morning Hour. Cravins Kostelka Smith Crowe Long Thompson Donahue Marionneaux Walsworth Reports of Committees Dorsey Martiny Duplessis McPherson The following reports of committees were received and read: Total - 34 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NAYS Total - 0 Senate Bill No. 319 by Senator Cassidy ABSENT June 19, 2008 Dupre Quinn To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to LaFleur Shepherd the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Total - 4 Representatives: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement The Chair declared the Conference Committee Report was between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 319 by Senator adopted. Senator Cassidy moved to reconsider the vote by which the Cassidy recommend the following concerning the Reengrossed bill: report was adopted and laid the motion on the table. 1.That House Floor Amendments Nos. 1 though 13 and 15 through 20 proposed by Representative Ponti and adopted by the Recess House of Representatives on June 13, 2008 be accepted. 2.That House Floor Amendment No. 14 proposed by On motion of Senator Mount, the Senate took a recess until 1:30 Representative Ponti and adopted by the House of Representatives on o'clock P.M. June 13, 2008 be rejected. 3.That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be After Recess adopted: The Senate was called to order at 1:50 o'clock P.M. by the AMENDMENT NO. 1 President of the Senate. On page 2, line 15, after "levied" insert: "including whether the fee will be levied on all parcels located within the district, or on only ROLL CALL improved parcels" The roll being called, the following members answered to their AMENDMENT NO. 2 names: On page 7, line 10 between "election," and "each" insert "the local governing authority calling the election shall mail notification of PRESENT the upcoming election to" Mr. President Dorsey Morrish AMENDMENT NO. 3 Adley Duplessis Mount On page 10, delete lines 27 and 28, and insert: Alario Gray Murray "(2)(a) The fee shall be imposed on all parcels located within Amedee Heitmeier Nevers the district, or on only improved parcels, as is provided for in the Broome Kostelka Riser ballot proposition approved by the voters pursuant to Chapter 6- Cassidy Long Shaw E of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. Cravins Marionneaux Smith 18:1300.31 et seq., as requested by a duly adopted resolution of Crowe Martiny Thompson the governing authority of the district." Donahue Michot Walsworth Total - 27 Respectfully submitted, ABSENT Senators: Representatives: Cheek Gautreaux N McPherson Bill Cassidy Erich E. Ponti Dupre Hebert Quinn Cheryl A. Gray Jean-Paul J. Morrell Erdey Jackson Shepherd Edwin R. Murray Stephen F. Carter Gautreaux B LaFleur Total - 11 Rules Suspended The President of the Senate announced there were 27 Senators Senator Cassidy asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules present and a quorum. for the purpose of considering the Conference Committee Report. On motion of Senator Cassidy, a vote was taken on the adoption of Senate Business Resumed the report. Messages from the House ROLL CALL The following Messages from the House were received and read The roll was called with the following result: as follows: YEAS Message from the House Mr. President Erdey Michot Adley Gautreaux B Morrish Alario Gautreaux N Mount Amedee Gray Murray

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PASSED SENATE BILLS AND SENATE BILL NO. 447— JOINT RESOLUTIONS BY SENATORS CASSIDY, DONAHUE, DORSEY, LAFLEUR, LONG, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CROWE, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, B. GAUTREAUX, JACKSON, MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MURRAY, June 20, 2008 NEVERS, RISER AND WALSWORTH AN ACT To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: To enact R.S. 17:1990(F)(4), relative to the Recovery School District; to provide relative to cooperative agreements with city, I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of parish, and other local public school boards regarding student Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and enrollment; to provide relative to capacity; and to provide for Joint Resolutions: related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 615— Reported with amendments. BY SENATOR JACKSON AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 549— To amend and reenact R.S. 46:2604(A) through (D) and to enact R.S. BY SENATOR CASSIDY 46:2604(G), relative to the Children's Cabinet; to provide with AN ACT respect to the preparation and submission of the budget; and to To enact R.S. 17:273.1, relative to curricula; to require that certain provide for related matters. "critical languages" be offered in public secondary schools by a specified date; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported with amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 812— (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 438 by Senator Jackson) SENATE BILL NO. 809— (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 507 by BY SENATOR JACKSON Senator Mount) AN ACT BY SENATOR MOUNT To amend and reenact R.S. 46:2601(A)(1), 2603(A)(3) through (6), AN ACT 2605(A) and (B)(3), (5), (28), and (39) and (E), and 2607, to To enact R.S. 33:4547.1(E) and (F), all relative to performance-based enact R.S. 46:2602(B)(13), and to repeal R.S. 46:2602(D), (E), energy efficiency contracts; to provide for contract provisions; and (F), 2603(A)(7) through (13), 2605(B)(22), and 2605.1 to provide for contract evaluation requirements; to provide for through 2605.3, relative to the Children's Cabinet; to provide the cost of evaluation; and to provide for related matters. with respect to the powers and duties of the cabinet; to provide with respect to the advisory board; to extend the sunset date for Reported with amendments. the Cabinet; to repeal the Children's Cabinet Research Council and the Louisiana Juvenile Justice Planning and Coordinating SENATE BILL NO. 780— Board; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATORS CROWE, ALARIO, BROOME, CASSIDY, DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, LAFLEUR, LONG, MOUNT, MURRAY, Reported with amendments. NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SHEPHERD, SMITH, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH AND SHAW SENATE BILL NO. 433— AN ACT BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX To enact Chapter 49 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of AN ACT 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 34:3491 through 3506, relative to To amend and reenact R.S. 9:3573.1, 3573.2(A), 3573.3(1), (7), (8), the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal (9) and (10), 3573.4, 3573.6(A)(2), 3573.10(C), 3573.11(B) and Authority; to create the authority and provide for a board of (C), 3573.13(B) and (C), and 3573.16, and to repeal R.S. commissioners to govern the authority; to provide for the 9:3573.9 and 3573.17, relative to the Louisiana consumer credit authority's powers, duties, and responsibilities; and to provide law; to provide an exception to licensing requirements for for related matters. certain attorneys; to provide certain terms, procedures, conditions, requirements, definitions, and exemptions; to Reported with amendments. provide for damages; to provide for orders, injunctions, publication, and availability of records to the general public; to SENATE BILL NO. 499— provide for penalties; to provide for notification or service; and BY SENATORS CROWE, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 24:51(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), 52, Reported with amendments. and 56(F) and (G) and R.S. 49:72, 73, and 78.1 and to enact R.S. 24:51(8) and (9) and 56(G)(2) and R.S. 49:72(11) and SENATE BILL NO. 405— 78.1(2), relative to lobbying; to clarify the definition of lobbyist; BY SENATORS BROOME, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, GRAY, JACKSON, to provide exception to the requirement of certain individuals to LONG, MURRAY, NEVERS AND THOMPSON register as lobbyists; to clarify the definition of lobbyist; and to AN ACT provide for related matters. To enact Chapter 20 of Title 6 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 6:1371 through 1375, to establish Reported with amendments. the Financial Literacy and Education Commission; to provide for purpose; to provide for membership; to provide for powers SENATE BILL NO. 718— and duties; to provide for funding and effectiveness; and to BY SENATOR MARTINY provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1124.2(A), 1124.3(A), and Reported with amendments. 1124.4(A)(1), (C)(3), and (F), and to enact 42:1124.6, relative to financial disclosure; to require certain disclosures by appointed members of boards and commissions; to provide for penalties; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments.

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SENATE BILL NO. 23— certain criteria; to provide for follow-up tests under certain BY SENATOR CROWE circumstances; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 24:55(F)(1), relative to the Board of Reported without amendments. Ethics; to require the lobbyist expenditure report forms, which are provided by the board, to contain certain information; and SENATE BILL NO. 280— to provide for related matters. BY SENATOR CROWE AN ACT Reported with amendments. To enact Subpart A-2 of Part X of Chapter 26 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. SENATE BILL NO. 33— 17:3397.7, relative to stimulus to economic and educational BY SENATOR CHEEK development; to create the UNO Slidell Technology Park Fund AN ACT as a special fund in the state treasury; to provide for the deposit To amend and reenact R.S. 46:446.6(B)(3) and the introductory of certain monies into the fund; to provide for the uses of the paragraph of R.S. 46:446.6(B)(4), and to enact R.S. monies in the fund; to provide for an effective date; and to 46:446.6(C), (D), and (E), relative to medical assistance provide for related matters. payments; to provide for the period of time within which a health care provider must submit payment to the Department of Reported without amendments. Health and Hospitals; to provide for reimbursements of monies paid erroneously under the Louisiana Medical Assistance SENATE BILL NO. 398— Program; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX AN ACT Reported with amendments. To amend and reenact R.S. 27:391(A) and to enact R.S. 27:391(D) and 392(B)(3)(e), relative to proceeds derived from slot SENATE BILL NO. 196— machine gaming conducted at eligible live horse racing BY SENATOR HEBERT AND REPRESENTATIVE CHAMPAGNE facilities; to provide for the distribution of proceeds derived AN ACT from the taxes levied by the local governing authority of To enact R.S. 30:2159, relative to landfill sites; to provide for siting Iberville Parish on taxable net slot machine proceeds operated restrictions on certain landfills; to provide for certain terms, in Iberville Parish; to create the Iberville Parish Excellence conditions and requirements; and to provide for related matters. Fund and require certain deposits to the fund; to provide for the operation of the fund; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 333— BY SENATOR QUINN SENATE BILL NO. 790— AN ACT BY SENATOR CROWE To amend and reenact R.S. 18:503, relative to the Louisiana Election AN ACT Code; to provide relative to withdrawal and disqualification of To amend and reenact R.S. 39:2004, relative to the Louisiana candidates; to provide for notice of withdrawal and Initiative for Small Entrepreneurships (Hudson Initiative); to disqualification; to require posting of notice of such withdrawal provide for small entrepreneurship procurements; to provide for and disqualification; to provide for an effective date; and to goals and objectives; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 430— Respectfully submitted, BY SENATOR HEBERT AN ACT ALFRED W. SPEER To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2363 and 2373(B)(4) and (5), and to Clerk of the House of Representatives enact R.S. 30:2373(B)(6) and (7), relative to the "Right-to- Know" Law; to provide for definitions; to provide for reporting Rules Suspended requirements; to provide for penalties; to provide for certain exceptions; and to provide for related matters. Senator Donahue asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of taking up at this time. Reported without amendments. Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions SENATE BILL NO. 451— Just Returned from the House of BY SENATOR MCPHERSON AN ACT Representatives with Amendments To amend and reenact R.S. 48:231(A) and (B)(1), relative to the state highway system; to provide relative to public hearings in each Senator Donahue asked for and obtained a suspension of the highway district; to require the Department of Transportation rules to take up at this time the following Senate Bills and Joint and Development, in lieu of the Joint Highway Priority Resolutions just returned from the House of Representatives with Construction Committee, to hold public hearings in each amendments. highway district; to provide for ex officio membership of the Joint Highway Priority Construction Committee; and to provide SENATE BILL NO. 437— BY SENATOR WALSWORTH for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:126, relative to capital outlay projects; Reported without amendments. to provide for certain change orders to be approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget; and to provide for related SENATE BILL NO. 717— BY SENATOR MARTINY matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 15:535(C) and Children's Code Article The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of 908.1, relative to the sexual offender law; to provide for blood Representatives with the following amendments: and saliva testing under certain circumstances; to provide for

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HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following: Amendments proposed by Representative Fannin to Engrossed "Section 2. This Act shall not apply to any claim or controversy Senate Bill No. 437 by Senator Walsworth arising out of any contract or agreement executed prior to August 1, 2008." AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, at the end of line 12, add the following: "Any change AMENDMENT NO. 3 order in excess of fifty thousand dollars but less than one On page 2, at the beginning of line 17, change "Section 2." to hundred thousand dollars shall be submitted to the Joint "Section 3." Legislative Committee on the Budget for review but shall not require committee approval." Senator Michot moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House. Senator Walsworth moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House. ROLL CALL ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: The roll was called with the following result: YEAS YEAS Mr. President Erdey Morrish Adley Gautreaux B Mount Mr. President Duplessis Morrish Alario Gray Murray Adley Erdey Mount Amedee Hebert Nevers Alario Gautreaux B Murray Broome Heitmeier Quinn Amedee Gray Quinn Cassidy Jackson Riser Broome Hebert Riser Cheek Kostelka Shaw Cassidy Heitmeier Shaw Cravins Long Smith Cheek Jackson Smith Crowe Marionneaux Thompson Cravins Kostelka Thompson Donahue Martiny Walsworth Crowe Long Walsworth Duplessis Michot Donahue Marionneaux Total - 32 Dorsey Michot NAYS Total - 31 NAYS Total - 0 ABSENT Total - 0 ABSENT Dorsey Gautreaux N McPherson Dupre LaFleur Shepherd Dupre Martiny Shepherd Total - 6 Gautreaux N McPherson LaFleur Nevers The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House Total - 7 were concurred in. Senator Michot moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House table. were concurred in. Senator Walsworth moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on SENATE BILL NO. 601— the table. BY SENATOR MICHOT AN ACT To enact Subpart P of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 Senator Broome in the Chair of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of SENATE BILL NO. 573— R.S. 39:100.71 through 100.77, relative to special treasury BY SENATOR MICHOT funds; to create the Post Employment Benefits Trust Fund as a AN ACT special permanent trust in the state treasury; to establish sources To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1490(B)(5), 1522, and 1526(A), of funding for the trust; to provide for the deposit, investment, relative to procurement; to provide for appeals under the and use of monies in the fund; to establish the Board of Trustees Professional, Personal, Consulting, and Social Services of the Post Employment Benefits Trust Fund; to provide for the Procedure Code; to clarify that an appeal to the First Circuit composition and powers, duties, and functions of the board; to Court of Appeal or the Louisiana Supreme Court is authorized provide for reports; and to provide for related matters. by law under the code; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments: The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments: HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 601 by Senator Michot Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 573 by Senator Michot AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, at the beginning of line 24, delete "retired employees AMENDMENT NO. 1 and their dependents" and insert "employees retired from On page 2, line 10, after "review by the" delete the remainder of the agencies, departments, boards, and commissions of the state and line and at the beginning of line 11, delete "Court" and insert "Court the dependents of such retired employees" of Appeal, First Circuit or the Supreme Court of Louisiana, as otherwise permitted in civil cases by law and the state constitution"

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AMENDMENT NO. 2 ROLL CALL On page 4, line 13, after "for" delete "retired employees and their dependents" and insert "employees retired from agencies, The roll was called with the following result: departments, boards, and commissions of the state and the dependents of such retired employees" YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 3 Mr. President Erdey Morrish On page 4, at the end of line 22, after "R.S. 49:327" and before the Adley Gautreaux B Mount period "." insert "and, to the extent authorized by the constitution Alario Gray Murray of Louisiana, by R.S. 39:98.2" Amedee Hebert Nevers Broome Heitmeier Quinn Senator Michot moved to concur in the amendments proposed Cheek Kostelka Riser by the House. Cravins Long Shaw Crowe Marionneaux Smith ROLL CALL Donahue Martiny Thompson Dorsey McPherson Walsworth The roll was called with the following result: Duplessis Michot Total - 32 YEAS NAYS Mr. President Erdey Morrish Total - 0 Adley Gautreaux B Mount ABSENT Alario Gray Murray Amedee Hebert Nevers Cassidy Gautreaux N LaFleur Broome Heitmeier Quinn Dupre Jackson Shepherd Cassidy Jackson Riser Total - 6 Cheek Kostelka Shaw Cravins Long Smith The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House Crowe Marionneaux Thompson were concurred in. Senator Adley moved to reconsider the vote by Donahue Martiny Walsworth which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the Dorsey McPherson table. Duplessis Michot Total - 34 Messages from the Governor NAYS The following messages from the Governor were received and Total - 0 read as follows: ABSENT STATE OF LOUISIANA Dupre LaFleur Office of the Governor Gautreaux N Shepherd Total - 4 June 20, 2008 The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House The Honorable President and Members of the Senate were concurred in. Senator Michot moved to reconsider the vote by Ladies and Gentlemen: which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the table. I have appointed the following persons on the attached list to the offices indicated. SENATE BILL NO. 644— BY SENATORS ADLEY, ALARIO, BROOME, CASSIDY, CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, In compliance with Article IV, Section 5(H)(3) of the Louisiana B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, GRAY, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, Constitution of 1974, I do hereby present these names for your JACKSON, KOSTELKA, LAFLEUR, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, review. MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, RISER, SCALISE, SHEPHERD, SMITH AND WALSWORTH AN ACT Sincerely, To enact R.S.36:784(A)(8), relative to veterans' affairs; to provide BOBBY JINDAL for a Louisiana Veterans' Honor Medal Program; to provide that Governor the secretary of veterans affairs shall manage the program; to provide for an advisory committee to assist the secretary of Community and Technical Colleges veterans affairs in operating the program; to provide for Brett J. Mellington eligibility of awards; and to provide for related matters. Developmental Disabilities Council The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Sandra P. Beach Lynn P. Cannon Representatives with the following amendments: Simone H. Chretien Melissa A Fayard Rocky J. Fusilier Laura L. Head LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS Kathy H. Kliebert Kay Marcel Heather A. Mobley Nanette M. Oliver Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed Senate Lois A. Simpson Rosalind H. Starks Bill No. 644 by Senator Adley Philip G. Wilson AMENDMENT NO. 1 John Kelly Grand Bayou Reservoir District On page 2, line 7, following "Subparagraph" and before "and" Jimmy D. Hardy Claude E. Veatch change "(8)(a)" to "(a) of this Paragraph" Senator Adley moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House.

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Naval War Memorial Commission AMENDMENT NO. 8 Thomas F. Boggs Janet S. Broussard On page 2, line 17, after "fact" insert a comma "," and insert W. Bruce King James A. McCurry "conclusions of law," David C. Soulier AMENDMENT NO. 9 Public Safety & Corrections, State Department of On page 2, line 19, after "fact" insert a comma "," and insert John LeBlanc "conclusions of law," Sparta Groundwater AMENDMENT NO. 10 Hebert L. Byars Hugh M. Calhoun On page 2, line 21, after "facts" insert a comma "," and insert Edward W. Dayton Willie G. Doherty "conclusions of law," Dan J. Morgan Jackie R. Perritt Leslie C. Thompson AMENDMENT NO. 11 On page 2, line 22, after "facts" insert a comma "," and insert Rehabilitation Council "conclusions of law," James R. Owens, Jr. Robert J. Wilson AMENDMENT NO. 12 Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions On page 2, line 24, delete "in order" Just Returned from the House AMENDMENT NO. 13 of Representatives with Amendments, Resumed On page 2, delete line 26, and inset "(b) The evidence presented at the hearing" Senator Donahue asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to take up at this time the following Senate Bills and Joint AMENDMENT NO. 14 Resolutions just returned from the House of Representatives with On page 2, at the beginning of line 27, delete "order" amendments. AMENDMENT NO. 15 SENATE BILL NO. 308— On page 3, line 5, after "Evidence" insert a period "." and delete the BY SENATOR DONAHUE AN ACT remainder of the line To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 1425(C) and to enact Code of Civil Procedure Article 1425(F), relative to AMENDMENT NO. 16 discovery and experts; to extend the deadline for filing expert On page 3, line 6, after "to" and before "the" insert "a hearing held witness disclosures; to provide for a pre-trial hearing regarding in accordance with" the qualifications and admissibility of testimony of an expert witness; to provide procedures for conducting the hearing and AMENDMENT NO. 17 appealing the decision of the judge; and to provide for related On page 3, line 8, change "set forth in Paragraphs" to "in matters. Subparagraphs" AMENDMENT NO. 18 The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of On page 3, line 9, after "(3)" and before the comma "," insert "of this Representatives with the following amendments: Paragraph" HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 19 Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and On page 3, line 12, after "fact" insert a comma "," and insert Procedure to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 308 by Senator Donahue "conclusions of law," AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 20 On page 1, line 3, delete "to extend the deadline" and at the On page 3, delete line 13 in its entirety and insert "Subparagraph beginning of line 4, delete "for filing expert witness disclosures;" (4) of this Paragraph." AMENDMENT NO. 2 AMENDMENT NO. 21 On page 1, line 16, change "one hundred twenty" to "ninety" On page 3, line 14, change "Subsection" to "Paragraph" AMENDMENT NO. 3 AMENDMENT NO. 22 On page 2, line 2, after "B" and before the comma "," insert "of this On page 3, line 16, after "marriage" change "or" to a comma "," and Article" after "partition," insert "or to a succession," AMENDMENT NO. 23 AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 3, delete lines 18 through 20 in their entirety and insert the On page 2, delete line 13 in its entirety and insert "shall consider the following: qualifications and" "(8) All or a portion of the court costs, including reasonable expert witness fees and costs, incurred when a motion is filed in AMENDMENT NO. 5 accordance with this Paragraph may, in the discretion of the On page 2, line 14, after "Articles" and before "702" insert "104(A) court, be assessed to the non-prevailing party as taxable costs at and" the conclusion of the hearing on the motion." AMENDMENT NO. 6 AMENDMENT NO. 24 On page 2, at the beginning of line 15, change "though" to On page 3, line 21, after "trial" and before "prior" insert "or any "through" action wherein expert disclosures have been made in accordance with AMENDMENT NO. 7 Code of Civil Procedure Article 1425" On page 2, and at the end of line 15, after the period "." insert "For good cause shown, the court may allow live testimony at the contradictory hearing."

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AMENDMENT NO. 25 SENATE BILL NO. 652— On page 3, line 23, after "effective" insert "January 1, 2009." and BY SENATOR MICHOT delete the remainder of the line and delete lines 24 through 27 in their AN ACT entirety To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1299.41(E)(1), 1299.42(A)(3), (B)(2) and (3)(a), 1299.44(A)(4) and 1299.47(A)(1)(e), and to enact HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS R.S. 40:1299.41(A)(22) and 1299.44(D)(2)(b)(xiv) and (xv) and (E), relative to medical malpractice; to provide certain Amendments proposed by Representative Tim Burns to Reengrossed definitions; to provide certain terms, conditions, and procedures; Senate Bill No. 308 by Senator Donahue to allow the Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board to intervene in lawsuits under certain circumstances; to provide for AMENDMENT NO. 1 the admissibility of certain documents relative to stipulations In House Committee Amendment No. 22 proposed by the House exceeding one hundred thousand dollars; to provide for the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure and adopted by the House of board to receive a copy of the complaint filed in court by a Representatives on June 11, 2008, on page 2, line 20, after "to" and person having a claim subject to the Medical Malpractice Act before "a" insert "an administration of" and notice of the trial date; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 2 Delete House Committee Amendment No. 24 proposed by the House The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Committee on Civil Law and Procedure and adopted by the House of Representatives with the following amendments: Representatives on June 11, 2008. HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 3, delete lines 21 and 22 in their entirety and insert the Amendments proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and following: Procedure to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 652 by Senator Michot "Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall not apply to any action filed for the recovery of any covered losses, in accordance AMENDMENT NO. 1 with a homeowners insurance policy or business owners insurance On page 1, line 2, change "1299.42(A)(3), (B)(2) and (3)(a)" to policy, which occurred as a result of hurricanes Katrina or Rita." "1299.42(A)(3) and (B)(2)" AMENDMENT NO. 4 AMENDMENT NO. 2 In House Committee Amendment No. 25 proposed by the House On page 1, line 13, change "1299.42(A)(3), (B)(2) and (3)(a)" to Committee on Civil Law and Procedure and adopted by the House of "1299.42(A)(3) and (B)(2)" Representatives on June 11, 2008, on page 2, line 31, change "January 1, 2009." to "January 1, 2009; however if an action has been AMENDMENT NO. 3 set for trial between January 1, 2009, and April 1, 2009, the On page 2, line 29, after "interest" delete the remainder of the line provisions of this Act shall become effective as to those actions on and on page 3, delete lines 1 through 14 in their entirety and insert April 1, 2009." the following: "thereon accruing after April 1, 1991, and costs specifically provided for by this Paragraph for all malpractice Senator Donahue moved to concur in the amendments proposed claims because of injuries to or death of any one patient. The sole by the House. cost for which a health care provider qualified under this Part may be assessed by a trial court shall be limited to the cost incurred prior to the rendering of a final judgment against the ROLL CALL health care provider, not as a nominal defendant, after a trial on a malpractice claim, including but not limited to, costs assessed The roll was called with the following result: pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article 970 in any instance where the board was not the offeror or offeree of the proposed YEAS settlement amount. The health care provider shall not be Mr. President Erdey Morrish assessed costs in any action in which the fund intervenes or the Adley Gautreaux B Mount health care provider is a nominal defendant after there has been Alario Gray Murray a settlement between the health care provider and the claimant." Amedee Hebert Quinn Broome Heitmeier Riser AMENDMENT NO. 4 Cheek Jackson Shaw On page 4, line 4, after "believes" and before the colon ":" insert Cravins Kostelka Smith "either of the following" Crowe Long Thompson Donahue Marionneaux Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 5 Dorsey McPherson On page 4, at the beginning of line 5, change "(a)" to "(aa)" and at Duplessis Michot the end of line 5, delete the comma "," and delete "or" and insert a Total - 31 period "." NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 6 Total - 0 On page 4, at the beginning of line 5, change "(b)" to "(bb)" ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 7 Cassidy LaFleur Shepherd On page 4, line 14, after "which" and before the colon ":" insert Dupre Martiny "either of the following occurs" Gautreaux N Nevers AMENDMENT NO. 8 Total - 7 On page 4, at the beginning of line 15, change "(a)" to "(aa)" The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were concurred in. Senator Donahue moved to reconsider the vote AMENDMENT NO. 9 by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on On page 4, at the end of line 16, delete the semicolon";" and delete the table. "or" and insert a period "."

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AMENDMENT NO. 10 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 4, at the beginning of line 17, change "(b)" to "(bb)" On page 2, line 19, change "secretary of the Department of Revenue" to "commissioner of the office of motor vehicles" AMENDMENT NO. 11 On page 5, line 2, after "A.(1)" delete the remainder of the line Senator Adley moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House. AMENDMENT NO. 12 On page 5, at the end of line 19, delete "and (B)(3)" ROLL CALL LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS The roll was called with the following result: Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed Senate YEAS Bill No. 652 by Senator Michot Mr. President Erdey Michot AMENDMENT NO. 1 Adley Gautreaux B Morrish In House Committee Amendment No. 6 proposed by the House Alario Gray Mount Committee on Civil Law and Procedure to Reengrossed Senate Bill Amedee Hebert Murray No. 652 by Senator Michot, on line 27, change "line 5" to "line 6" Broome Heitmeier Nevers Cheek Jackson Quinn Senator Michot moved to concur in the amendments proposed Cravins Kostelka Riser by the House. Crowe Long Shaw Donahue Marionneaux Smith ROLL CALL Dorsey Martiny Thompson Duplessis McPherson Walsworth The roll was called with the following result: Total - 33 NAYS YEAS Total - 0 Mr. President Erdey Michot ABSENT Adley Gautreaux B Morrish Alario Gray Mount Cassidy Gautreaux N Shepherd Amedee Hebert Murray Dupre LaFleur Broome Heitmeier Nevers Total - 5 Cheek Jackson Quinn Cravins Kostelka Riser The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House Crowe Long Shaw were concurred in. Senator Adley moved to reconsider the vote by Donahue Marionneaux Smith which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the Dorsey Martiny Thompson table. Duplessis McPherson Walsworth Total - 33 SENATE BILL NO. 771— NAYS BY SENATOR HEBERT AN ACT Total - 0 To enact R.S. 32:297.1, relative to motor vehicles; to authorize ABSENT certain Kie series mini-trucks to operate on the streets and highways, except interstate highways; and to provide for related Cassidy Gautreaux N Shepherd matters. Dupre LaFleur Total - 5 The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments: The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were concurred in. Senator Michot moved to reconsider the vote by HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the table. Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 771 by SENATE BILL NO. 678— Senator Hebert BY SENATOR ADLEY AN ACT AMENDMENT NO. 1 To enact Subpart P of Part II-A of Subtitle I of Title 39 of the On page 1, line 2, delete "Kie series" Louisiana Revised Statues of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 39:100.71, relative to the FEMA Mobile Home Reimbursement AMENDMENT NO. 2 Fund; to provide for the deposit and credit of certain money to On page 1, line 7, delete "Low rider vehicles" and insert in lieu the fund; to require appropriations for refunding certain tax, thereof "Mini-trucks" penalty, and interest paid on certain mobile or manufactured homes; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 1, line 8, delete "Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of it" and insert in lieu thereof "It" Representatives with the following amendments: AMENDMENT NO. 4 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS On page 1, line 9, delete ""Kie series"" Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to AMENDMENT NO. 5 Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 678 by Senator Adley On page 1, line 11, after "state" delete the period "." and insert in lieu thereof: ", if such vehicle meets all applicable federal and state safety and emissions standards and has a rollover bar.

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Furthermore, all mini-trucks operating on the streets and Rules Suspended highways in this state shall bear a valid safety inspection certificate issued by the state of Louisiana." Senator Cravins asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of taking up at this time. HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Amendments proposed by Representative Mills to Reengrossed Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Senate Bill No. 771 by Senator Hebert Returned from the House of Representatives with Amendments, AMENDMENT NO. 1 Subject to Call Delete Amendment No. 2 as adopted by the House Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works on June 9, 2008, and a The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions returned from adopted by the House of Representatives on June 11, 2008. the House of Representatives with amendments, subject to call, were taken up and acted upon as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 3, delete "trucks" and insert in lieu thereof "vehicles" Called from the Calendar AMENDMENT NO. 3 Senator Cravins asked that Senate Bill No. 159 be called from On page 1, line 9, delete "trucks"and insert in lieu thereof "vehicles" the Calendar at this time. AMENDMENT NO. 4 SENATE BILL NO. 159— Delete Amendment No. 5 as adopted by the House Committee on BY SENATORS CRAVINS AND ERDEY Transportation, Highways and Public Works on June 9, 2008, and AN ACT adopted by the House of Representatives on June 11, 2008, in its To enact R.S. 32:300.5 and 398.10(A)(6), relative to driver entirety. distractions; to prohibit the use of any wireless telecommunications device by certain persons while operating AMENDMENT NO. 5 a motor vehicle; to provide exceptions; to provide penalties for On page 1, line 11, after "state" delete the period "." and insert in lieu violation; to require the compilation of statistical information on thereof: ", if such vehicle meets all applicable federal and state crashes involving the use of a wireless telecommunication safety and emissions standards. Furthermore, all mini-vehicles device by any driver; and to provide for related matters. operating on the streets and highways in this state shall bear a valid safety inspection certificate issued by the state of The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Louisiana." Representatives with the following amendments: AMENDMENT NO. 6 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS On page 1, after line 11, insert the following: "Section 2. Should any part or all of this Act result in a loss of Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, federal highway funds, this Act shall become null and void." Highways, and Public Works to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 159 by Senator Cravins Senator Hebert moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House. AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 3, before "wireless" change "any" to "certain" and ROLL CALL after "telecommunication" change "device" to "devices" The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 9, before "wireless" insert "certain" YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 3 Mr. President Gautreaux B Morrish On page 2, at the end of line 2, add the following: Adley Gautreaux N Mount "It does not include citizens band radios, citizens band radio Alario Gray Murray hybrids, commercial two-way radio communication devices, or Amedee Hebert Nevers electronic communication devices with a push-to-talk function." Broome Heitmeier Quinn Cheek Jackson Riser AMENDMENT NO. 4 Cravins Kostelka Shaw On page 2, line 11, after "communication" and before the period "." Crowe Long Smith insert "unless the device is used hands-free, provided that its Donahue Marionneaux Thompson placement does not interfere with the operation of federally Dorsey Martiny Walsworth required safety equipment" and at the end of line 11 add the Duplessis McPherson following: "It does not include citizens band radios, citizens band Erdey Michot radio hybrids, commercial two-way radio communication Total - 34 devices, or electronic communication devices with a push-to-talk NAYS function." Total - 0 AMENDMENT NO. 5 ABSENT On page 2, line 22, after "officer" delete the remainder of the line and insert "shall enforce the provisions of this Section as a Cassidy LaFleur secondary action" Dupre Shepherd Total - 4 AMENDMENT NO. 6 On page 2, line 25, change "one hundred seventy-five dollars" to The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House "one hundred dollars" were concurred in. Senator Hebert moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the table.

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AMENDMENT NO. 7 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS On page 2, line 27, change "five hundred dollars" to "two hundred fifty dollars" Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 342 by AMENDMENT NO. 8 Senator Erdey On page 3, delete lines 8 through 10 in their entirety AMENDMENT NO. 1 LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS On page 2, between lines 5 and 6 add the following: "(4) It does not include citizens band radios, citizens band Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed Senate radio hybrids, commercial two-way radio communication Bill No. 159 by Senator Cravins devices, or electronic communication devices with a push-to-talk function." AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 6, following "(8)" and before "hereby" insert "are" AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, line 7, change "one hundred fifty dollars" to "one Senator Cravins moved to concur in the amendments proposed hundred dollars" by the House. AMENDMENT NO. 3 ROLL CALL On page 2, line 9, change "five hundred dollars" to "two hundred fifty dollars" The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 4 YEAS On page 2, at the end of line 29, add the following: "The statistical information shall include but not be limited to, the use of hands-free Mr. President Gautreaux B Morrish devices and hand held wireless communication device and cellular Adley Gautreaux N Mount phones. Alario Gray Murray Section 3. The provisions of this Act shall not become effective Amedee Hebert Nevers until the implementation of the Next Generation Motor Vehicle Broome Heitmeier Quinn project of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of Cheek Jackson Riser motor vehicles is finalized." Cravins Kostelka Shaw Crowe Long Smith LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Dorsey Martiny Walsworth Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed Senate Duplessis McPherson Bill No. 342 by Senator Erdey Erdey Michot Total - 34 AMENDMENT NO. 1 NAYS In House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House Committee on to Reengrossed Senate Bill No, 342 by Senator Erdey, Total - 0 on line 3 after "(4)" change "It does not include" to ""The use of" ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 Cassidy LaFleur On page 1, line 2, following "To" insert "amend and reenact R.S. Dupre Shepherd 32:398(10)(A)(introductory paragraph) and to" Total - 4 AMENDMENT NO. 3 The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House On page 1, line 7, following "Section 1." insert "R.S. were concurred in. Senator Cravins moved to reconsider the vote by 32:398(10)(A)(introductory paragraph) is hereby amended and which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the reenacted and" table. Senator Erdey moved to concur in the amendments proposed by Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions the House. Just Returned from the House ROLL CALL of Representatives with Amendments, Resumed The roll was called with the following result: Senator Donahue asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to take up at this time the following Senate Bills and Joint YEAS Resolutions just returned from the House of Representatives with amendments. Mr. President Erdey McPherson Adley Gautreaux B Michot SENATE BILL NO. 342— Alario Gautreaux N Morrish BY SENATOR ERDEY Amedee Gray Mount AN ACT Broome Hebert Murray To enact R.S. 32:289 and 398.10(A)(6), relative to operating motor Cheek Heitmeier Quinn vehicles; to prohibit certain persons from using a cellular Cravins Jackson Riser telephone while operating a motor vehicle; to provide for certain Crowe Kostelka Shaw exceptions; to provide relative for violations; and to provide for Donahue Long Smith related matters. Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson Duplessis Martiny Walsworth The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Total - 33 Representatives with the following amendments: NAYS Total - 0

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ABSENT such provisions to be constitutional, whichever is later. Section 4. The provisions of Sections 2 and 3 of this Act and of Cassidy LaFleur Shepherd this Section shall become effective on July 1, 2008; if vetoed by the Dupre Nevers governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall Total - 5 become effective on July 1, 2008, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later." The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were concurred in. Senator Erdey moved to reconsider the vote by On motion of Senator B. Gautreaux, the amendments were which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the adopted. table. The bill was read by title. Senator B. Gautreaux moved the final House Bills and Joint Resolutions on passage of the amended bill. Third Reading and Final Passage, Subject to Call, Resumed ROLL CALL The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third The roll was called with the following result: Reading and Final Passage, subject to call, were taken up and acted upon as follows: YEAS Mr. President Gautreaux N Morrish Called from the Calendar Adley Gray Mount Amedee Hebert Murray Senator B. Gautreaux asked that House Bill No. 89 be called Broome Heitmeier Nevers from the Calendar at this time for its final passage. Cravins Jackson Quinn Crowe Kostelka Riser HOUSE BILL NO. 89— Donahue Long Shaw BY REPRESENTATIVES DOERGE AND MONTOUCET AND SENATORS NEVERS AND SMITH Dorsey Marionneaux Shepherd AN ACT Duplessis Martiny Smith To amend and reenact R.S. 11:449(A) and (B), 450(B), 451.1(A), Erdey McPherson Thompson and 788(C)(introductory paragraph) and to enact R.S. Gautreaux B Michot Walsworth 11:788(C)(4), relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Total - 33 Retirement System and the Teachers' Retirement System of NAYS Louisiana; to provide with respect to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan; to provide for interest on plan accounts; to provide Total - 0 for waiver of rights; to provide for rules; to provide limitations; ABSENT to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Alario Cheek LaFleur Cassidy Dupre Floor Amendments Sent Up Total - 5 The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and returned to Senator B. Gautreaux sent up floor amendments which were the House. Senator B. Gautreaux moved to reconsider the vote by read. which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Mr. President in the Chair Amendments proposed by Senator B. Gautreaux to Reengrossed House Bill No. 89 by Representative Doerge Called from the Calendar AMENDMENT NO. 1 Senator Michot asked that House Bill No. 891 be called from In Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Senate the Calendar at this time for its final passage. Committee on Retirement and adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2008, on page 1, line 2 after "line" insert "6" HOUSE BILL NO. 891— BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN AMENDMENT NO. 2 AN ACT In Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 proposed by the Senate To amend and reenact R.S. 39:1490(B)(5), 1522, and 1526(A), Committee on Retirement and adopted by the Senate on June 19, relative to state procurement of professional, personal, 2008, on page 1, delete line 21 and insert "each file with a court of consulting, and social services; to provide relative to appeal and competent jurisdiction a separate application for a declaratory review procedures for such procurement; to authorize the office judgement on the" of contractual review to adopt certain rules and regulations; to clarify the meaning of the term "court"; to provide relative to AMENDMENT NO. 3 judicial review of certain claims or controversies; and to provide Delete Amendment Nos. 7, 8, and 9 proposed by the Senate for related matters. Committee on Retirement and adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2008. Floor Amendments Sent Up AMENDMENT NO. 4 Senator Michot sent up floor amendments which were read. On page 6, delete lines 25 through 27 and insert: "Section 3. A. The provisions of Section 1 of this Act amending SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS R.S. 11:449 and 450 shall become effective on July 1, 2009, or sixty days after a final, non-appealable judgment declaring the elections Amendments proposed by Senator Michot to Engrossed House Bill permitted by such provisions to be constitutional, whichever is later. No. 891 by Representative Fannin B. The provisions of Section 1 of this Act amending R.S. 11:788 shall become effective on July 1, 2009, or sixty days after the final, non-appealable judgment declaring the elections permitted by

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 and to provide for the deposit of monies into and use of such On page 1, line 2, after "1526(A)" and before ", relative to" insert monies in the fund; to provide for the transfer and deposit of "and to enact R.S. 39:1615(G)" monies among state funds; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 2 The bill was read by title. Senator Michot moved the final On page 1, line 6, after "term "court";" and before "to provide" insert passage of the bill. "to provide for the term of certain contracts;" ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 2, line 8, delete "supreme court" and insert "Louisiana The roll was called with the following result: Supreme Court" YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 2, between lines 14 and 15, insert: Mr. President Gautreaux B Morrish "Section 2. R.S. 39:1615(G) is hereby enacted to read as Adley Gautreaux N Mount follows: Alario Gray Murray §1615. Multiyear contracts Amedee Hebert Nevers * * * Broome Heitmeier Quinn G. Contracts for information technology services that have a Cheek Jackson Riser high initial startup cost may be entered into for a period of not more Cravins Kostelka Shaw than ten years upon a finding by the office of state purchasing that an Crowe Long Shepherd extended term will resolt in greater cost savings to the state." Donahue Marionneaux Smith Dorsey Martiny Thompson AMENDMENT NO. 5 Duplessis McPherson Walsworth On page 2, line 15, change "Section 2" to "Section 3" Erdey Michot Total - 35 On motion of Senator Michot, the amendments were adopted. NAYS The bill was read by title. Senator Michot moved the final Total - 0 passage of the amended bill. ABSENT ROLL CALL Cassidy Dupre LaFleur Total - 3 The roll was called with the following result: The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the YEAS House. Senator Michot moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Mr. President Gautreaux B Morrish Adley Gautreaux N Mount Called from the Calendar Alario Gray Murray Amedee Hebert Nevers Senator Michot asked that House Bill No. 1109 be called from Broome Heitmeier Quinn the Calendar at this time for its final passage. Cheek Jackson Riser Cravins Kostelka Shaw HOUSE BILL NO. 1109— Crowe Long Shepherd BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN Donahue Marionneaux Smith AN ACT Dorsey Martiny Thompson To provide for the establishment and reestablishment of agency Duplessis McPherson Walsworth ancillary funds, to be specifically known as internal service Erdey Michot funds, auxiliary accounts, or enterprise funds for certain state Total - 35 institutions, officials, and agencies; to provide for appropriation NAYS of funds; and to regulate the administration of said funds. Total - 0 The bill was read by title. Senator Michot moved the final ABSENT passage of the bill. Cassidy Dupre LaFleur ROLL CALL Total - 3 The roll was called with the following result: The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and returned to the House. Senator Michot moved to reconsider the vote by which YEAS the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Mr. President Gautreaux B Morrish Called from the Calendar Adley Gautreaux N Mount Alario Gray Murray Senator Michot asked that House Bill No. 926 be called from Amedee Hebert Nevers the Calendar at this time for its final passage. Broome Heitmeier Quinn Cheek Jackson Riser HOUSE BILL NO. 926— Cravins Kostelka Shaw BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN AND SENATOR MICHOT Crowe Long Shepherd AN ACT Donahue Marionneaux Smith To enact Subpart P of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle I of Title 39 Dorsey Martiny Thompson of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of Duplessis McPherson Walsworth R.S. 39:100.71, relative to state funds; to create the Community Erdey Michot Water Enrichment Fund as a special fund in the state treasury Total - 35

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NAYS The bill was read by title. Senator Michot moved the final passage of the bill. Total - 0 ABSENT ROLL CALL Cassidy Dupre LaFleur The roll was called with the following result: Total - 3 YEAS The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the House. Senator Michot moved to reconsider the vote by which the Mr. President Gautreaux B Michot bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Adley Gautreaux N Morrish Alario Gray Mount Called from the Calendar Amedee Hebert Murray Broome Heitmeier Nevers Senator Michot asked that House Bill No. 1174 be called from Cheek Jackson Riser the Calendar at this time for its final passage. Cravins Kostelka Shaw Crowe Long Shepherd HOUSE BILL NO. 1174— Donahue Marionneaux Smith BY REPRESENTATIVES FANNIN AND TUCKER AND SENATORS Duplessis Martiny Thompson MICHOT AND CHAISSON AN ACT Erdey McPherson Walsworth To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Total - 33 Judiciary, including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, NAYS District Courts, Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish, and Total - 0 other courts; and to provide for related matters. ABSENT The bill was read by title. Senator Michot moved the final Cassidy Dupre Quinn passage of the bill. Dorsey LaFleur Total - 5 ROLL CALL The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the The roll was called with the following result: House. Senator Michot moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. YEAS Mr. President Gautreaux B Morrish Called from the Calendar Adley Gautreaux N Mount Alario Gray Murray Senator Chaisson asked that House Bill No. 1294 be called from Amedee Hebert Nevers the Calendar at this time for its final passage. Broome Heitmeier Quinn HOUSE BILL NO. 1294— Cheek Jackson Riser BY REPRESENTATIVE TUCKER Cravins Kostelka Shaw AN ACT Crowe Long Shepherd To appropriate funds for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 to defray the Donahue Marionneaux Smith expenses of the Louisiana Legislature, including the expenses Dorsey Martiny Thompson of the House of Representatives and the Senate, of legislative Duplessis McPherson Walsworth service agencies, and of the Louisiana State Law Institute; and Erdey Michot otherwise to provide with respect to the appropriations and Total - 35 allocations herein made. NAYS The bill was read by title. Senator Chaisson moved the final Total - 0 passage of the bill. ABSENT Cassidy Dupre LaFleur ROLL CALL Total - 3 The roll was called with the following result: The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the House. Senator Michot moved to reconsider the vote by which the YEAS bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Mr. President Gautreaux B Morrish Adley Gautreaux N Mount Senator N. Gautreaux in the Chair Alario Gray Murray Amedee Hebert Nevers Called from the Calendar Broome Heitmeier Quinn Cravins Jackson Riser Senator Michot asked that House Bill No. 1288 be called from Crowe Kostelka Shaw the Calendar at this time for its final passage. Donahue Long Shepherd Dorsey Marionneaux Smith HOUSE BILL NO. 1288— Duplessis Martiny Thompson BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN Dupre McPherson Walsworth AN ACT Erdey Michot To provide with respect to the Revenue Sharing Fund and the Total - 35 allocation and distribution thereof for Fiscal Year 2008-2009; NAYS and to provide for related matters. Total - 0

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ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 8 proposed by the Senate Cassidy Cheek LaFleur Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2008, Total - 3 on page 2, at the end of line 34, insert the following: "the LSU System Research and Technology Foundation on behalf of" The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the House. Senator Chaisson moved to reconsider the vote by which the AMENDMENT NO. 2 bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. In Senate Committee Amendment No. 8, proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2008, Mr. President in the Chair on page 2, line 43, change "$175,000" to "$500,000" AMENDMENT NO. 3 Called from the Calendar In Senate Committee Amendment No. 27 proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2008, Senator Michot asked that House Bill No. 1287 be called from on page 6, line 42, delete "Robinson Film Center" and insert "Red the Calendar at this time for its final passage. River Film Society" HOUSE BILL NO. 1287— BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN AMENDMENT NO. 4 AN ACT In Senate Committee Amendment No. 27 proposed by the Senate To appropriate funds and to make certain reductions in Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2008, appropriations from certain sources to be allocated to designated on page 7, at the end of line 13, delete "$20,000" and insert agencies and purposes in specific amounts for the making of "$10,000" supplemental appropriations and reductions for said agencies and purposes for Fiscal Year 2007-2008; and to provide for AMENDMENT NO. 5 related matters. In Senate Committee Amendment No. 27 proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2008, Floor Amendments Sent Up on page 7, line 19, between "to" and "Habitat" insert "the Louisiana" AMENDMENT NO. 6 Senator Michot sent up floor amendments which were read. In Senate Committee Amendment No. 42 proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2008, SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS on page 11, at the end of line 10, change "$1,130,000.00" to Amendments proposed by Senator Michot to Engrossed House Bill "$870,000.00" No. 1287 by Representative Fannin AMENDMENT NO. 7 AMENDMENT NO. 1 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 42 proposed by the Senate On page 10, between lines 43 and 44, insert the following: "Provided Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2008, that a Request For Proposal is issued for in-state providers prior to on page 12, between lines 29 and 30, insert the following: contracting with any out of state facilities." "16/513 Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Office of Wildlife On motion of Senator Michot, the amendments were adopted. (1716) New Minden Office (Webster) Floor Amendments Sent Up Interest Earnings $$433,762" Senator Mount sent up floor amendments which were read. AMENDMENT NO. 8 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 87 proposed by the Senate SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2008, on page 20, after line 16, insert the following: Amendments proposed by Senator Mount to Engrossed House Bill "Section 8.7. The appropriation contained in Schedule 20-945 No. 1287 by Representative Fannin Other Requirements, State Aid to Local Government Entities of Act 18 of the 2007 Regular Session of the Legislature, is hereby amended AMENDMENT NO. 1 and reenacted as follows: On page 6, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following: On page 281, line 35, delete "nine (9)"." "09-307 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY AMENDMENT NO. 9 Payable out of State General Fund (Direct) Delete Senate Committee Amendment No. 33 proposed by the Senate to the Management and Finance Program for Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 19, 2008. health programs and initiatives $80, 000" AMENDMENT NO. 10 On motion of Senator Mount, the amendments were adopted. On page 1, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following: Floor Amendments Sent Up "01-100 EXECUTIVE OFFICE Senator Jackson sent up floor amendments which were read. Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) for the Board of Louisiana River Pilot Review SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS and Oversight $185,000" Amendments proposed by Senator Jackson to Engrossed House Bill No. 1287 by Representative Fannin

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AMENDMENT NO. 11 primary health care centers contained in Sections 3.A. and 4.A. of On page 7, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following: Act 203 of the 2007 Regular Session of the Legislature is hereby "DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES amended and reenacted as follows:" 11-435 OFFICE OF COASTAL RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT On page 11, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following: "C. In the event that the leveraging of such tax credits and The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized and related resources cannot be accomplished in a timely and cost directed to adjust the means of financing in the Coastal Restoration effective manner on any project approved according to this item, the and Management Program, as contained in Act 18 of the 2007 monies in this appropriation allocated to said project may be Regular Session of the Legislature, by reducing the appropriation out authorized by the project financial manager to be expended on a of the State General Fund by Statutory Dedications out of the Coastal grant basis. The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized Protection and Restoration Fund by $7,000,000." and directed to amend that certain cooperative endeavor agreement dated January 10, 2008 between the state of Louisiana, the division AMENDMENT NO. 12 of administration, and the Louisiana Primary Care Association to On page 9, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following: reflect the provisions of this Section. Section 10. The following sums are hereby appropriated from "19-651 LOUISIANA SCHOOL FOR THE the sources specified and in the amounts specified for the purpose of VISUALLY IMPAIRED making supplemental capital outlay appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007-2008. Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) to the Louisiana School for the Visually 36/PI6 PORT OF IBERIA Impaired $126,200 (726)Infrastructure Improvements on Expansion 19-653 LOUISIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF Property (Iberia) Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) Payable from the State General Fund (Direct) to the Louisiana School for the Deaf $102,723" Nonrecurring Revenues $500,000 AMENDMENT NO. 13 50/ML1 NEW IBERIA On page 10, after line 48, insert the following: (870)Frontage Road Improvements, Real Estate, "Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) Planning and Construction (Iberia) to the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Payable from the State General Fund (Direct) Bureau $3,500,000 Nonrecurring Revenues $177,000 Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) Provided, however, these appropriations from State General Fund to the New Orleans Multicultural Tourism (Direct) Nonrecurring Revenues are in lieu of a portion, in the Network $500,000 amount of $677,000, of the appropriation from State General Fund (Direct) Nonrecurring Revenues for the Port Construction and Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) Development Priority Program contained in Act No. 7 of the 2008 to the Louisiana Statewide Educational Second Extraordinary Session. Six Hundred Seventy-seven Facilities Authority $500,000 Thousand Dollars ($677,000) of the appropriation from State General Fund (Direct) Nonrecurring Revenues for the Port Construction and Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) Development Priority Program contained in Act No. 7 of the 2008 to the Westbank ARC $60,000 Second Extraordinary Session and attributable to the project for the Port of Iberia for Fabrication/Warehouse Construction in Tract C is Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) hereby rescinded, and is replaced by these appropriations totaling to the Amite River Basin Commission for $677,000. Amite River Water Gauges $50,000 Section 11. The appropriation to the Department of Health and Hospitals, Medical Vendor Payments for West Jefferson Medical Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) Center as specified and provided in Agency BA-7 Number 3 (Agenda for Livingston Parish Council on Aging $10,000" BA-7 Number 12) approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on August 14, 2007, is hereby deemed to include the AMENDMENT NO. 14 allocation for the expansion of inpatient psychiatric and other On page 11, at the end of line 3, insert the following: medical services at West Jefferson Medical Center and shall be committed for those purposes." "Provided, however, that the provisions of Sections 2 through 18, inclusive, of Act 28 of the 2007 Regular Session of the Legislature AMENDMENT NO. 18 are adopted and incorporated by reference for the appropriations On page 56, line 36, change "Section 9." to "Section 12." contained in this Section 2." On motion of Senator Jackson, the amendments were adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 15 On page 24, delete lines 14 through 22 The bill was read by title. Senator Michot moved the final passage of the amended bill. AMENDMENT NO. 16 On page 51, delete lines 34 through 37 in their entirety and on page ROLL CALL 52, delete lines 1 through 5 in their entirety The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 17 On page 56, between lines 35 and 36, insert the following: YEAS "Section 9. The following item in 01/07 DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION appropriating $41,500,000 for the planning, Mr. President Dupre McPherson acquisition, construction, expansion and renovation of community Adley Erdey Michot Alario Gautreaux B Morrish

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Amedee Gautreaux N Mount ROLL CALL Broome Gray Murray Cassidy Hebert Nevers The roll was called with the following result: Cheek Heitmeier Quinn Cravins Jackson Riser YEAS Crowe Kostelka Shaw Donahue Long Smith Mr. President Erdey Morrish Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson Adley Gautreaux N Mount Duplessis Martiny Walsworth Alario Hebert Murray Total - 36 Amedee Heitmeier Nevers NAYS Broome Jackson Quinn Cassidy Kostelka Riser Total - 0 Cheek Long Shaw ABSENT Cravins Marionneaux Shepherd Crowe Martiny Smith LaFleur Shepherd Dorsey McPherson Thompson Total - 2 Dupre Michot Walsworth Total - 33 The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and returned to NAYS the House. Senator Michot moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Total - 0 ABSENT Rules Suspended Donahue Gautreaux B LaFleur Senator Thompson asked for and obtained a suspension of the Duplessis Gray rules for the purpose of reverting to the Morning Hour. Total - 5 Introduction of Resolutions, The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Senate and Concurrent Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 131— Senator Thompson asked for and obtained a suspension of the BY SENATOR BROOME AND REPRESENTATIVE BARROW rules for the purpose of introducing and reading the following A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Resolutions, Senate and Concurrent, a first and second time and To commend UREC NBR 70805 PLUS! Service/Learning for Youth acting upon them as follows: for its "Building Rock Solid Foundations for Brighter Tomorrows" program. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 159— BY SENATOR ERDEY A RESOLUTION The resolution was read by title. Senator Broome moved to To memorialize the Federal Emergency Management Agency and adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to give preference to Louisiana companies when letting contracts for marine debris ROLL CALL removal in the state's waterways and coastal areas. The roll was called with the following result: On motion of Senator Erdey, the resolution was read by title and adopted. YEAS SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 160— Mr. President Gautreaux N Mount BY SENATOR DUPRE Adley Gray Murray A RESOLUTION Alario Hebert Nevers To urge and request the office of group benefits to study the bariatric Amedee Heitmeier Quinn surgery demonstration program initiated in 2004 and provide a Broome Jackson Riser written report of the results of the study to the Senate Cheek Kostelka Shaw Committee on Health and Welfare no later than January 5, Cravins Long Shepherd 2009. Crowe Marionneaux Smith Dorsey Martiny Thompson On motion of Senator Dupre, the resolution was read by title and Dupre McPherson Walsworth adopted. Erdey Michot Gautreaux B Morrish SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 130— Total - 34 BY SENATOR LONG NAYS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend the Red River Parish School Board upon the selection Total - 0 of the Jeannette Lawson Family Center as a Magna Awards ABSENT 2008 winner by the American School Board Journal. Cassidy Duplessis The resolution was read by title. Senator Long moved to adopt Donahue LaFleur the Senate Concurrent Resolution. Total - 4 The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House.

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Reports of Committees Rules Suspended The following reports of committees were received and read: Senator Cravins asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of considering the Conference Committee Report. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT On motion of Senator Cravins, a vote was taken on the adoption of the report. Senate Bill No. 160 by Senator Cravins ROLL CALL June 20, 2008 The roll was called with the following result: To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of YEAS Representatives: We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Mr. President Dupre McPherson between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 160 by Senator Adley Erdey Michot Cravins recommend the following concerning the Reengrossed bill: Alario Gautreaux B Morrish 1.That all House Committee Amendments proposed by House Amedee Gautreaux N Mount Committee on Insurance and adopted by the House of Broome Gray Murray Representatives on May 15, 2008 be accepted. Cassidy Hebert Nevers 2.That all House Floor Amendments proposed by Cheek Heitmeier Quinn Representatives Kleckly and Cortez and adopted by the House of Cravins Jackson Riser Representatives on June 9, 2008 be rejected. Crowe Kostelka Shaw 3.That the following amendments to the Reengrossed bill be Donahue Long Shepherd adopted: Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson Duplessis Martiny Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total - 36 On page 2, line 2, after “three years.” insert the following: “Any NAYS insurer filing with the commissioner pursuant to this Subsection shall file with the commissioner a business plan setting forth the Total - 0 insurer’s plan to write new business in the particular region or ABSENT area of the state in which the new deductible is to apply. The commissioner’s approval is to be based on the insurer’s LaFleur Smith commitment to the writing of new business in the respective Total - 2 region or area of the state in which the new deductible is to apply. The commissioner may also approve a filing that he determines The Chair declared the Conference Committee Report was to be in the best interest of the policyholders. The commissioner adopted. Senator Cravins moved to reconsider the vote by which the may subsequently rescind his approval of any filing made report was adopted and laid the motion on the table. pursuant to this Subsection in the event the insurer fails to write new business in accordance with the business plan. Any business CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT plan filed shall be considered proprietary or trade secret pursuant to information under the provisions of R.S. 44:3.2 and Senate Bill No. 312 by Senator Mount the Uniform Secrets Act. The commissioner shall provide an annual report to the legislative committees on insurance on the June 19, 2008 application and effectiveness of the provisions of this Section.” To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate and to AMENDMENT NO. 2 the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of On page 2, line 27, after “three years.” insert the following: “Any Representatives: insurer filing with the commissioner pursuant to this Subsection We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement shall file with the commissioner a business plan setting forth the between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 312 by Senator insurer’s plan to write new business in the particular region or Mount recommend the following concerning the Reengrossed bill: area of the state in which the new deductible is to apply. The 1. That House Committee Amendments No. 1 through 15 commissioner’s approval is to be based on the insurer’s proposed by the House Committee on Health and Welfare and commitment to the writing of new business in the respective adopted by the House of Representatives on June 3, 2008, be region or area of the state in which the new deductible is to apply. adopted. The commissioner may also approve a filing that he determines 2.That Legislative Bureau Amendment No. 1 proposed by the to be in the best interest of the policyholders. The commissioner Legislative Bureau and adopted by the House of Representatives on may subsequently rescind his approval of any filing made June 3, 2008, be adopted. pursuant to this Subsection in the event the insurer fails to write 3.That House Floor Amendments No. 9 and 10 proposed by new business in accordance with the business plan. Any business Representative Nowlin and adopted by the House of Representatives plan filed shall be considered proprietary or trade secret on June 12, 2008, be adopted. pursuant to information under the provisions of R.S. 44:3.2 and 4.That House Floor Amendments No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, the Uniform Secrets Act. The commissioner shall provide an 12, and 13 proposed by Representative Nowlin and adopted by the annual report to the legislative committees on insurance on the House of Representatives on June 12, 2008, be rejected. application and effectiveness of the provisions of this Section.” 5.That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be adopted: Respectfully submitted, AMENDMENT NO. 1 Senators: Representatives: On page 2, delete lines 27 through 29 in their entirety and insert the Donald R. "Don" Cravins, Jr. Chuck Kleckley following in lieu thereof: Troy Hebert Patrick Page Cortez "(b) A local election has been called on the exemption after Ben Nevers the petition has been received by each governing authority pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. Participation in the election shall be limited to those precincts in which the water system provides service. The local election shall be called

1891 Page 38 SENATE 48th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 20, 2008 and conducted by the governing authority of each municipality We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement in whose jurisdiction the water system provides service if all of between the two houses concerning Senate Bill No. 592 by Senator the registered voters served by the water system reside wholly Riser recommend the following concerning the Reengrossed bill: within the jurisdiction of one or more municipalities. However, 1.That the House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the the local election shall instead be called and conducted by the House Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works governing authority of each parish in whose jurisdiction the and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 5, 2008 be water system provides service if either of the following applies: rejected. (i) The water system also provides service to registered 2.That the following amendment to the reengrossed bill be voters in unincorporated areas of one or more parishes. adopted: (ii) The water system was created or franchised by the parish or parishes." AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 12, change "each" to "either" AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 3, line 5 after "same" and before "took" delete Respectfully submitted, "municipality" and insert "jurisdiction" in lieu thereof Senators: Representatives: Respectfully submitted, Neil Riser Noble Ellington Joe McPherson Nita Hutter Senators: Representatives: Robert Adley Willie L. Mount Kay Katz Sherri Smith Cheek John LaBruzzo Rules Suspended Bill Cassidy Senator Riser asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Rules Suspended for the purpose of considering the Conference Committee Report. On motion of Senator Riser, a vote was taken on the adoption of the Senator Mount asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules report. for the purpose of considering the Conference Committee Report. On motion of Senator Mount, a vote was taken on the adoption of the ROLL CALL report. The roll was called with the following result: ROLL CALL YEAS The roll was called with the following result: Mr. President Erdey Morrish YEAS Adley Gautreaux B Mount Alario Gautreaux N Murray Mr. President Erdey Morrish Amedee Gray Nevers Adley Gautreaux B Mount Broome Hebert Quinn Alario Gautreaux N Murray Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Amedee Gray Nevers Cheek Jackson Shaw Broome Hebert Quinn Cravins Kostelka Shepherd Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Crowe Long Smith Cheek Jackson Shaw Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Cravins Long Shepherd Dorsey Martiny Walsworth Crowe Marionneaux Thompson Duplessis McPherson Donahue Martiny Walsworth Dupre Michot Dorsey McPherson Total - 37 Dupre Michot NAYS Total - 34 NAYS Total - 0 ABSENT Total - 0 ABSENT LaFleur Total - 1 Duplessis LaFleur Kostelka Smith The Chair declared the Conference Committee Report was Total - 4 adopted. Senator Riser moved to reconsider the vote by which the report was adopted and laid the motion on the table. The Chair declared the Conference Committee Report was adopted. Senator Mount moved to reconsider the vote by which the Appointment of Conference Committee report was adopted and laid the motion on the table. on Senate Bill No. 6 Senator Walsworth in the Chair The President of the Senate appointed the following members to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 6: Senators Murray, Gray and Long. Senate Bill No. 592 by Senator Riser June 19, 2008 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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Appointment of Conference Committee requirements; to provide for participation by non-school system providers; to provide for local school system duties and on Senate Bill No. 384 responsibilities; to provide for reporting requirements; to The President of the Senate appointed the following members provide relative to funding; and to provide for related matters. to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 384: Senators Reported with amendments. Hebert, Marionneaux and Amedee. SENATE BILL NO. 511— BY SENATOR AMEDEE Appointment of Conference Committee AN ACT on Senate Bill No. 465 To amend and reenact R.S. 14:90.1, relative to the crime of gambling; to provide for the crime of gambling by computer; to The President of the Senate appointed the following members provide for the disposition of seized evidence, property and to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of paraphernalia; to provide for fines and penalties; and to provide considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 465: Senators for related matters. Walsworth, Nevers and Riser. Reported with amendments. Appointment of Conference Committee SENATE BILL NO. 667— on Senate Bill No. 542 BY SENATOR ADLEY AN ACT The President of the Senate appointed the following members To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1113(D) and 1114.3(A)(1) and (2), to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of relative to conflicts of interest; to provide relative to certain considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 542: Senators contracts involving certain public servants and certain affiliated Smith, Chaisson and Marionneaux. persons and entities; to provide restrictions on certain contracts; to provide for disclosure relative to certain contracts; to require Appointment of Conference Committee certain disclosures by certain elected officials; to provide for the on House Bill No. 1006 content of such disclosures; to provide for enforcement and penalties; to provide exceptions and waivers; to provide for The President of the Senate appointed to the Conference effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. Committee on House Bill No. 1006 the following members of the Senate: Senators Gray, B. Gautreaux and Murray. Reported with amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 232— Appointment of Conference Committee BY SENATORS MOUNT, MARIONNEAUX AND THOMPSON on House Bill No. 1115 A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing to amend Article IV, Section 21(A), Article VIII, Sections The President of the Senate appointed to the Conference 3(B), 5(B), 6(B), 7(B), and 7.1(B), Article IX, Section 8(B), and Committee on House Bill No. 1115 the following members of the Article X, Sections 3(B) and 43(B) of the Constitution of Senate: Senators Smith, McPherson and Mount. Louisiana, relative to term limits for positions on certain boards and commissions; to provide a three-consecutive-term limit for Appointment of Conference Committee positions on the Public Service Commission, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, the on House Bill No. 1384 Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and The President of the Senate appointed to the Conference Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors Committee on House Bill No. 1384 the following members of the of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical Senate: Senators Mount, Cassidy and Nevers. College, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, the Louisiana Forestry Commission, the State Civil Messages from the House Service Commission, and the State Police Commission; to specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors The following Messages from the House were received and read and provide a ballot proposition. as follows: Reported with amendments. Message from the House SENATE BILL NO. 233— PASSED SENATE BILLS AND BY SENATOR MOUNT JOINT RESOLUTIONS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:2(C), 1453(A), 1851(C), the June 20, 2008 introductory paragraph of 1871(A)(1)(a), and 3121(C), R.S. 42:2, and R.S. 45:1161.1(B), and to enact R.S. 3:4272(D) and To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: R.S. 42:3.2, relative to term limits for members of certain boards and commissions; to prohibit any person appointed or I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of elected to a board or commission within the executive branch of Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and state government to serve in such position for more than three Joint Resolutions: consecutive terms; to prohibit the term of any person serving at the pleasure of an appointing authority to extend beyond twelve SENATE BILL NO. 286— consecutive years; to provide for continuation of service for BY SENATOR DUPLESSIS certain members exceeding the three terms or twelve year AN ACT limits; to exclude persons serving on boards and commissions To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.10(B)(2), (D), (H)(2), and by virtue of their position or office held; and to provide for (I)(1)(a)(i) and (5) and to enact R.S. 17:24.10(I)(1)(a)(iii), related matters. relative to early childhood education; to provide relative to universal access to the Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early Childhood Reported with amendments. Education Program; to provide for timelines and eligibility

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SENATE BILL NO. 519— The resolution was read by title. Senator Crowe moved to adopt BY SENATOR AMEDEE the Senate Concurrent Resolution. AN ACT To enact R.S. 37:3507.2(A)(4), relative to private investigators; to provide with respect to the types of licenses issued by the board; ROLL CALL and to provide for related matters. The roll was called with the following result: Reported with amendments. YEAS Respectfully submitted, Mr. President Erdey Morrish ALFRED W. SPEER Adley Gautreaux B Mount Clerk of the House of Representatives Alario Gautreaux N Murray Amedee Gray Nevers Rules Suspended Broome Hebert Quinn Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Senator Crowe asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Cheek Jackson Shaw for the purpose of reverting to the Morning Hour. Cravins Kostelka Shepherd Crowe Long Smith Introduction of Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Senate Concurrent Resolutions Dorsey Martiny Walsworth Duplessis McPherson Senator Crowe asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules Dupre Michot for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Senate Total - 37 Concurrent Resolutions a first and second time and acting upon them NAYS as follows: Total - 0 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 132— ABSENT BY SENATOR CROWE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION LaFleur To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Total - 1 Development to preserve a portion of the old twin span bridge to be used as a park and fishing pier. The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. The resolution was read by title. Senator Crowe moved to adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. Mr. President in the Chair ROLL CALL Reports of Committees The roll was called with the following result: The following reports of committees were received and read: YEAS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. President Erdey Morrish House Bill No. 280 By Representative Wooton Adley Gautreaux B Mount Alario Gautreaux N Murray June 20, 2008 Amedee Gray Nevers Broome Hebert Quinn To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Representatives and the Honorable President and Members of the Cheek Jackson Shaw Senate. Cravins Kostelka Shepherd Crowe Long Smith Ladies and Gentlemen: Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Dorsey Martiny Walsworth We, the conferees appointed to confer over the disagreement Duplessis McPherson between the two houses concerning House Bill No. 280 by Dupre Michot Representative Wooton, recommend the following concerning the Total - 37 Reengrossed bill: NAYS 1.That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 3 proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary B and adopted by the Total - 0 Senate on April 30, 2008 be adopted. ABSENT 2.In Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary B and adopted by the Senate on April LaFleur 30, 2008 be rejected. Total - 1 3.That Senate Committee Amendments Nos. 5 through 7 proposed by the Senate Committee on Judiciary B and adopted by the The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Senate on April 30, 2008 be adopted. Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. 4.That Senate Amendment No. 1 in the set of Senate Floor Amendments consisting of one amendment proposed by Senator SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 133— Duplessis and adopted by the Senate on May 14, 2008 be rejected. BY SENATOR CROWE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 5.That Senate Amendment Nos. 1 through 3 in the set of Senate To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Economic Floor Amendments consisting of three amendments proposed by Development to study the negative impact of the onerous Senator Duplessis and adopted by the Senate on May 14, 2008 be surplus lines tax on businesses in south Louisiana. rejected.

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6.That Senate Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 3 proposed by Rules Suspended Senator McPherson and adopted by the Senate on May 14, 2008 be rejected. Senator Marionneaux asked for and obtained a suspension of the 7.That Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 proposed by Senator rules for the purpose of considering the Conference Committee Dupre and adopted by the Senate on May 14, 2008 be rejected. Report. On motion of Senator Martiny, a vote was taken on the 8.That Senate Floor Amendment Nos. 1 through 3 proposed by adoption of the report. Senator LaFleur and adopted by the Senate on May 14, 2008 be rejected. 9.That the following amendments to the reengrossed bill be ROLL CALL adopted: The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, line 4, after "J." and before "Any" insert "(1)" YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 2 Mr. President Erdey Morrish On page 2, delete lines 7 through 16 in their entirety and insert the Adley Gautreaux B Mount following: Alario Gautreaux N Murray "(a) The licensed distributor has purchased or has entered into Amedee Gray Nevers a lease agreement approved by the office for the total number of Broome Hebert Quinn electronic video bingo machines to be placed at a specific location Cassidy Heitmeier Riser and the electronic video bingo machines have been permitted by the Cheek Jackson Shaw office and placed at a location which has been approved by the office Cravins Kostelka Shepherd on or prior to August 15, 2008; or Crowe Long Smith (b) The licensed distributor has delivered to the office or has Donahue Marionneaux Thompson sent by certified mail an application with the required fees to have Dorsey Martiny Walsworth electronic video bingo machines permitted, which application has Duplessis McPherson been received, but not approved by the office on or prior to August Dupre Michot 15, 2008 and the application includes one of the following: Total - 37 (i) Proof of purchase for the total number of video bingo NAYS machines to be placed at a specific location. (ii) A non refundable deposit of a minimum of twenty-five Total - 0 percent of the fair market value of the wholesale purchase price of ABSENT the total number of machines to be placed at a specific location. (iii) A non-refundable deposit on a lease agreement which is LaFleur equivalent in value to a minimum of twenty-five percent of the fair Total - 1 market value of the wholesale purchase price of the total number of machines to be placed at a specific location. The Chair declared the Conference Committee Report was (2) Electronic video bingo machines authorized by the adopted. Senator Martiny moved to reconsider the vote by which the provisions of this Subsection shall only be placed at one of the report was adopted and laid the motion on the table. following locations: (a) A location which has been approved by the office on or Rules Suspended prior to August 15, 2008; or (b) A location for which a completed application with the Senator Marionneaux asked for and obtained a suspension of the required fees for the licensing to conduct charitable gaming at a rules for the purpose of taking up at this time. specific location has been received by the office on or prior to August 15, 2008. However locations which have not been approved by the Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions office prior to August 15, 2008, but for which an application has been Just Returned from the House of timely filed as provided by this Subparagraph, shall have received final approval from the office and must be occupied by August 15, Representatives with Amendments 2009 in order to operate electronic video bingo machines which are Senator Marionneaux asked for and obtained a suspension of the not in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 4:724(B)(5)." rules to take up at this time the following Senate Bills and Joint AMENDMENT NO. 3 Resolutions just returned from the House of Representatives with On page 2, line 20, after "machine" delete the remainder of the line amendments. and insert "of a similar make and model" SENATE BILL NO. 808— (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 527 by Senator Marionneaux) AMENDMENT NO. 4 BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX On page 3, delete line 8 in its entirety and insert the following: AN ACT "Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by To amend and reenact R.S. 39:101(A)(1), (B)(1)(a), (c), (d) and (2) the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the and (F)(1), 103(A)(1) and (B)(1), 111, 112, 113, and 115, to time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as enact R.S. 39:101(F)(3) and 103(B)(3), and to repeal R.S. provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. 39:105, relative to capital outlay; to provide with respect to If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the capital outlay budget development and enactment; to provide legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such relative to the submission of capital outlay budget requests; to approval." provide relative to the standards for capital projects and evaluation of such projects; to provide relative to inclusion of Respectfully submitted, certain non-state projects in the capital outlay budget; to provide for inclusion of certain revenue bond projects in the capital Representatives: Senators: outlay budget; to provide for an effective date; and to provide Ernest D. Wooton Daniel "Danny" Martiny for related matters. Joseph P. Lopinto Joel T. Chaisson II Karen Carter Peterson The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments:

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HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 12 On page 8, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following: Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to "F. The Capital Outlay Act shall contain four priorities: Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 808 by Senator Marionneaux (1) Priority A general obligation bond funding shall be for completion of plans and specifications, land acquisition, site AMENDMENT NO. 1 preparation, or for construction of projects that will require the On page 1, delete line 3 and insert "and (B)(1), 111, 112, 113, 115, sale of bonds or extension of lines of credit by the State Bond and 122(A), to enact R.S. 39:101(F)(3) and (G), and 103(B)(3), and" Commission during the fiscal year. Priority A shall include only funding for projects and amounts which were previously AMENDMENT NO. 2 authorized by the Capital Outlay Act of the preceding year and On page 1, line 9, between "budget;" and "to provide for" insert "to which were granted cash lines of credit by the State Bond require approval of capital outlay projects by the Joint Legislative Commission. Committee on Capital Outlay;" (2) Priority B general obligation bond funding shall be for completion of plans and specifications, land acquisition, site AMENDMENT NO. 3 preparation, or for construction of projects that will require the On page 1, delete line 13 and insert "(B)(1), 111, 112, 113, 115, and sale of bonds or extension of cash lines of credit by the State 122(A) are hereby amended and reenacted, and R.S. 39:101(F)(3) Bond Commission during the fiscal year. Priority B shall include and (G) and" only funding for the reauthorization of the portion of the outstanding previous fiscal year Priority D Non-Cash lines of AMENDMENT NO. 4 credit for projects which will require cash expenditures in the On page 2, at the beginning of line 29 delete "(d) Any" and insert the fiscal year and therefore must be converted to cash lines of credit following: "(d)(i) Except for projects subject to Subsection G of in the fiscal year. this Section, any Any" (3) Priority C general obligation bond projects are for the initiation or completion of plans and specifications, land AMENDMENT NO. 5 acquisition, site preparation, or for construction which will begin On page 3, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following: "(ii) For in the fiscal year and will require the sale of bonds or the projects subject to Subsection G of this Section, any form for granting of lines of credit by the State Bond Commission during submission together with the legislative endorsement and other the fiscal year. The projects included in this priority shall be supporting information and documents for such projects shall limited to the amount of the estimated cash line of credit capacity contain the information necessary for the feasibility study available after Priority A and Priority B projects have been required by Article VII, Section 11(C) of the Constitution of satisfied, as identified by the office when the bill is filed in the Louisiana." legislature. Of the projects included in this priority, not more than twenty-five percent of the total amount available shall AMENDMENT NO. 6 consist of non-state projects added to the bill by the legislature, On page 3, after line 29, insert the following: of which not more than one-half of the amount shall have been "G. In addition to feasibility study requirements set forth included by the House of Representatives and not more than one- elsewhere in this Part, each request for expenditure of funds for half of the amount shall have been included by the Senate. a capital project submitted by the head of a budget unit and each (4) Priority D general obligation bond funding shall be for such request submitted by an official of a political subdivision, funding the portion of construction contracts which will not port, levee district, or other non-state entity requiring an require cash expenditures during the fiscal year. These funds, estimated expenditure of three million dollars or more shall when combined with previously sold bonds or with higher contain such additional information as required by rules adopted priority bonds on lines of credit, or with funds appropriated from by the office of facility planning and control and approved by the other sources, will provide sufficient appropriated funds to House Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee award contracts. Non-cash lines of credit granted by the State on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs." Bond Commission shall be required prior to the award of these contracts." AMENDMENT NO. 7 On page 4, line 23, between "projects." and "The" insert the AMENDMENT NO. 13 following: "The office shall develop policies and procedures that On page 9, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following: insure that the capital outlay bill does not exceed both the "§122. Commencement of work limitation on the issuance of general obligations bonds and the A. No work shall commence and no contract shall be entered constitutional limitation of net state tax supported debt by more into for any project contained in the capital outlay act unless and until than can be reasonably managed." funds are available from the cash sources indicated in the act or from the sale of bonds or from a line of credit approved by the State Bond AMENDMENT NO. 8 Commission, except contracts for Department of Transportation and On page 6, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following: Development projects which are subject to the provisions of R.S. "(c) The project has been approved by the Joint Legislative 48:251(D). All requests for lines of credit shall first be forwarded Committee on Capital Outlay; however, no action to approve a to the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay. The State project may be taken by the committee after the last day for Bond Commission shall not grant a line of credit for any project introduction of a matter intended to have the effect of law by until the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay approves either house of the legislature." the request for a line of credit for the project and forwards the request to the commission." AMENDMENT NO. 9 On page 6, line 18, after "project" insert "subject to R.S. 39:101(G) LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS that is" Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed Senate AMENDMENT NO. 10 Bill No. 808 by Senator Marionneaux On page 7, line 9, between "demonstrated" and "its" insert "to the Joint Legislative Committee on Capital Outlay" AMENDMENT NO. 1 In House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House AMENDMENT NO. 11 Committee on Appropriations to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 808 by On page 7, delete lines 16 through 29 and on page 8, delete lines 1 Senator Marionneaux on line 3, change "103(B)(3)" to "103(A)(1)(e) through 11 and (f) and (B)(3)"

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AMENDMENT NO. 2 SENATE BILL NO. 582— On page 1, line 14, before "are hereby" change "103(B)(3)" to BY SENATOR NEVERS "103(A)(1)(e) and (f) and (B)(3)" AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:10.8, relative to school and district accountability; AMENDMENT NO. 3 to require the establishment and implementation of a program On page 5, line 11, following "Section" and before "of the" change of early identification and intervention for low-performing "11(B)" to "11(C)" schools that are at risk of failing; to provide for the duties and responsibilities of the state Department of Education and the AMENDMENT NO. 4 State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; to provide On page 5, line 16, following "Subpart A" and before "." insert "of for criteria; to provide for technical assistance and compliance; this Part" and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 5 Reported with amendments. On page 5, line 17, following "Subpart A" and before "and" insert "of this Part" Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER AMENDMENT NO. 6 Clerk of the House of Representatives On page 7, line 11, following "establishing a" and before "formula" change "needs based" to "needs-based" Rules Suspended Senator Marionneaux moved to reject the amendments proposed Senator Mount asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules by the House. for the purpose of reverting to the Morning Hour. ROLL CALL Introduction of Senate Resolutions The roll was called with the following result: Senator Mount asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Senate YEAS Resolutions a first and second time and acting upon them as follows: Mr. President Dupre McPherson SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 161— Adley Erdey Michot BY SENATOR CASSIDY Alario Gautreaux B Morrish A RESOLUTION Amedee Gautreaux N Mount To urge and request the Department of Health and Hospitals to study Broome Gray Murray all aspects of Senate Bill No. 402 of the 2008 Regular Session Cassidy Hebert Nevers relative to the allocation of uncompensated care payments and Cheek Heitmeier Riser to provide a written report and presentation to the Senate Cravins Jackson Shaw Committee on Health and Welfare at least forty-five days prior Crowe Kostelka Shepherd to the convening of the 2009 Regular Session. Donahue Long Smith Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson On motion of Senator Cassidy, the resolution was read by title Duplessis Martiny Walsworth and adopted. Total - 36 NAYS Recess Total - 0 On motion of Senator Mount, the Senate took a recess until 5:45 ABSENT o'clock P.M. LaFleur Quinn After Recess Total - 2 The Senate was called to order at 5:45 o'clock P.M. by the The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House President of the Senate. were rejected. Senator Marionneaux moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were rejected and laid the motion on the table. ROLL CALL The roll being called, the following members answered to their Messages from the House names: The following Messages from the House were received and read PRESENT as follows: Mr. President Gray Mount Message from the House Adley Heitmeier Murray Amedee Long Nevers PASSED SENATE BILLS AND Cravins Martiny Riser JOINT RESOLUTIONS Dupre McPherson Smith Erdey Michot Walsworth June 20, 2008 Gautreaux N Morrish Total - 20 To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: ABSENT I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Alario Dorsey LaFleur Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and Broome Duplessis Marionneaux Joint Resolutions: Cassidy Gautreaux B Quinn

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Cheek Hebert Shaw AMENDMENT NO. 2 Crowe Jackson Shepherd On page 1, line 1 after "To enact" and before ", relative" delete Donahue Kostelka Thompson "R.S. 33:2740.69" and insert "Subpart B-40 of Part IV of Chapter 1 Total - 18 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 33:130.761 through 130.764" The President of the Senate announced there were 20 Senators present and a quorum. AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 1, line 3 after "parish;" delete the remainder of the line and Senate Business Resumed insert "to provide for composition of the board; to provide for duties and powers of the board; to provide for the debts of the former Messages from the Governor district; and to provide for related matters." The following messages from the Governor were received and AMENDMENT NO. 4 read as follows: On page 1, delete lines 4 and 5 in their entirety AMENDMENT NO. 5 STATE OF LOUISIANA On page 1, line 10 delete "R.S. 33:2740.69" and insert "Subpart B-40 Office of the Governor of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes June 20, 2008 of 1950, comprised of R.S. 33:130.761 through 33:130.764," AMENDMENT NO. 6 The Honorable President and Members of the Senate On page 1, delete lines 11 through 16 in their entirety and insert the Ladies and Gentlemen: following: "SUBPART B-40. LAKE CHARLES NORTH I have appointed the following persons on the attached list to the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT offices indicated. §130.761 Lake Charles North Economic Development District; creation; purpose In compliance with Article IV, Section 5(H)(3) of the Louisiana A. The Lake Charles North Economic Development District, Constitution of 1974, I do hereby present these names for your referred to in this Section as the "district", is hereby created in the review. parish of Calcasieu. The primary object and purposes of the district shall be to promote, encourage, and participate in economic Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists development activities for the district. Glenn A. Ally, Ph.D. B. For purposes of this Subpart, "economic development Sincerely, activities" shall include but shall not be limited to activities, projects, BOBBY JINDAL and endeavors that will accomplish or enhance the opportunity for Governor any of the following: (1) Growth and development of the district area and the Rules Suspended prosperity and welfare of the people of the district. (2) Expansion, restoration, improvement, or development of Senator Mount asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules existing commercial structures in the district. for the purpose of taking up at this time House Bill No. 745 which (3) Full use of underutilized resources of the district. was just advanced to third reading and final passage. (4) Expansion and development of the tax base of the district. (5) Improved communication among and coordination of House Bills and Joint Resolutions on federal, state, regional, and local programs in Louisiana, as well as Third Reading private sector programs and projects. C. Boundaries. The district shall encompass all of the territory and Final Passage included within the following perimeter: Ryan Street (interior side only), Broad Street (interior side only), Bunker Road (interior side The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third only), and the Calcasieu River. The district shall exclude any areas Reading and Final Passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: that overlap with the Downtown Development District. HOUSE BILL NO. 745— §130.762 Composition of the board BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKLIN A. The Lake Charles North Economic Development District AN ACT shall be composed of five members who shall be selected as follows: To enact R.S. 33:2740.69, relative to Calcasieu Parish; to create and (1) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana state provide for the Lake Charles North Economic Development senator for Senate District No. 27. District within such parish; to provide for the governance, plans, (2) One member shall be appointed by the Louisiana state boundaries, and powers and duties of the district; and to provide representative for House District No. 34. for related matters. (3) One member shall be appointed by the mayor of the city of Lake Charles. (4) One member shall be appointed by the Chamber Southwest Floor Amendments Sent Up Louisiana. (5) One member shall be appointed by the African American Senator Mount sent up floor amendments which were read. Chamber of Commerce. B.(1) Members shall serve four-year terms after initial terms as SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection. (2) One member shall serve an initial term of one year; one shall Amendments proposed by Senator Mount to Reengrossed House Bill serve an initial term of two years; one shall serve an initial term of No. 745 by Representative Franklin three years; and two shall serve initial terms of four years. The initial AMENDMENT NO. 1 terms of the respective members shall be determined by lot Delete Senate Committee Amendments No. 1 through 8 proposed by conducted at the first meeting of the board. the Senate Committee on Local and Municipal Affairs and adopted C. No person appointed to the board shall serve for more than by the Senate on June 19, 2008. three consecutive terms.

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D. The board shall elect from its members a chairman, a vice recycling efforts to assist in control and reduction of litter in the area chairman, a secretary, and such other officers as it may deem and encourage industry and private civic organizations to participate necessary. The duties of the officers shall be fixed by the bylaws in the "adopt-a-road" program as provided in R.S. 30:2534 for the adopted by the board. purpose of controlling litter along the highways of the area. E. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems (8) Hold public hearings and sponsor public forums whenever necessary or advisable for conducting its business affairs. It shall it deems it necessary or useful in accomplishing its object and hold regular meetings as shall be provided in the bylaws and may purposes, exercising its powers, or carrying out its functions as hold special meetings at such times and places within the district as provided in this Subpart. may be prescribed in the bylaws. (9) Exercise all other powers necessary and proper for the F. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a discharge of its functions. quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall keep minutes B. The district shall have no power of taxation. of all meetings and shall make them available. §130.764 Debts of former district G. Members shall serve without compensation. Prior to exercising any authority granted in R.S. 33:130.763, the H. Any vacancy in the membership of the board, occurring district shall satisfy and have cancelled all judgments and liens either by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed or against the North Lake Charles Economic Development District of by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled in the record in the mortgage records of the clerk of court for the parish of manner of the original appointment. In the event that the entity Calcasieu on the effective date of this Section." responsible for the appointment of a member fails to fill a vacancy within thirty days, the remaining members of the board shall appoint AMENDMENT NO. 7 an interim successor to serve until the position is filled by the Delete pages 2 and 3 in their entirety. appointing entity. I. Any member of the board may be removed by a majority vote AMENDMENT NO. 8 of the board, but only for cause and on charges preferred against him On page 4, delete lines 1 through 25 in their entirety. in writing and after public hearing, provided that any member so removed shall have the right to appeal his removal to a court of On motion of Senator Mount, the amendments were adopted. competent jurisdiction within ten days of the decision ordering his removal. The bill was read by title. Senator Mount moved the final §130.763 Powers and functions of the board passage of the amended bill. A. In order to accomplish the object and purposes for which the board is created, the board shall have the following powers and ROLL CALL functions and may do any or all of the following: (1) Make recommendations and provide relevant information The roll was called with the following result: about the district area to public officials or entities or private individuals or organizations concerning such matters as: YEAS (a) Natural and environmental factors, trends of industrial population, other developments, and the habits and lifestyles of the Mr. President Gautreaux N Morrish people. Adley Gray Mount (b) Land use in the area. Amedee Heitmeier Murray (c) Locations for the concentration of wholesale, retail, business, Cravins Long Nevers and other commercial uses and spaces and locations for mixed uses. Duplessis Martiny Riser (d) The need for and the proposed general location of public and Dupre McPherson Smith private works and facilities. Erdey Michot Walsworth (2) Make or assist in studies and investigations of the resources Total - 21 of the district area and the existing and emerging problems of NAYS industry, commerce, transportation, population, housing, and public services affecting the development of the area, and in making such Total - 0 studies seek the cooperation and collaboration of the appropriate state ABSENT departments and agencies and instrumentalities of federal, state, and local government, educational institutions, research organizations, Alario Dorsey Marionneaux whether public or private, and of civic groups and private persons Broome Gautreaux B Quinn and organizations. Cassidy Hebert Shaw (3) Prepare and from time to time revise and make available to Cheek Jackson Shepherd interested organizations, public bodies, and individuals, listings of Crowe Kostelka Thompson the resources of the district area and of the major public and private Donahue LaFleur works and facilities of all kinds which contribute to or affect the Total - 17 development of the area. (4) Advise and supply information, as far as available, to civic The Chair declared the amended bill was passed and returned to groups and private persons and organizations who may request such the House. Senator Mount moved to reconsider the vote by which information or advice, or who study or otherwise concern themselves the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. with the purposes for which the board is created or with development in the fields of business and industry, labor, natural resources, urban growth, housing, or public service activities, such as public health House Bills and Joint Resolutions on and education, relevant to the development of the district area. Third Reading and Final Passage, (5) Provide information to officials of departments, agencies, Subject to Call, Resumed and instrumentalities of state and local government and to the public at large in order to foster public awareness and understanding of the The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third purposes and functions of the board or to stimulate public interest and Reading and Final Passage, subject to call, were taken up and acted participation in the orderly, integrated development of the area. upon as follows: (6) Accept and receive, in furtherance of its functions, grants and services from the federal government or its agencies, from Called from the Calendar departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of state or local government, or from private or civic sources. Senator Martiny asked that House Bill No. 531 be called from (7) Solicit the assistance and active cooperation of industry and the Calendar at this time for its reconsideration. private civic organizations which are active in anti-litter and

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HOUSE BILL NO. 531— Cravins Heitmeier Smith BY REPRESENTATIVE WOOTON Donahue Kostelka Walsworth AN ACT Dorsey Long To amend and reenact R.S. 15:574.9(G)(2)(a)(ii) and Code of Total - 26 Criminal Procedure Article 900(A)(6)(b)(i)(bb), relative to NAYS probation and parole revocation; to amend the definition of a technical violation to include certain violations regarding Total - 0 controlled dangerous substances and drug paraphernalia; and to ABSENT provide for related matters. Alario LaFleur Quinn The bill was read by title. Senator Martiny moved the final Crowe Marionneaux Shaw passage of the bill. Hebert McPherson Shepherd Jackson Morrish Thompson ROLL CALL Total - 12 The roll was called with the following result: The Chair declared the bill was passed and returned to the House. Senator Murray moved to reconsider the vote by which the YEAS bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Mr. President Dupre Murray Messages from the House Amedee Long Smith Cravins Martiny Walsworth The following Messages from the House were received and read Duplessis Morrish as follows: Total - 11 NAYS Message from the House Adley Gautreaux N Michot Cheek Heitmeier Mount PASSED SENATE BILLS AND Total - 6 JOINT RESOLUTIONS ABSENT June 20, 2008 Alario Gautreaux B McPherson Broome Gray Nevers To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Cassidy Hebert Quinn Crowe Jackson Riser I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Donahue Kostelka Shaw Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and Dorsey LaFleur Shepherd Joint Resolutions: Erdey Marionneaux Thompson SENATE BILL NO. 270— Total - 21 BY SENATOR MCPHERSON AN ACT The Chair declared the bill failed to pass. Senator Adley moved To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property, to reconsider the vote by which the bill failed to pass and laid the located in Rapides Parish, from the state of Louisiana, motion on the table. Department of Health and Hospitals to the Department of Transportation and Development; and to provide for related Called from the Calendar matters. Senator Murray asked that House Bill No. 554 be called from Reported with amendments. the Calendar at this time for its final passage. SENATE BILL NO. 416— HOUSE BILL NO. 554— BY SENATOR MURRAY BY REPRESENTATIVE PATRICIA SMITH AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1171.1(C)(1), relative to Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 12:501 through 520, discontinuance of business; to provide for penalties and fines for relative to unincorporated associations; to define certain terms; employers out of compliance; to provide for procedures for to provide that unincorporated associations can acquire, employers out of compliance; and to provide for related matters. encumber, and transfer interests in movable and immovable property; to provide that statements of authority be filed where The bill was read by title. Senator Murray moved the final an unincorporated association transfers immovable property; to passage of the bill. limit the liability of members of an unincorporated association in contract and in tort; to provide that unincorporated ROLL CALL associations have capacity to sue and be sued; to provide for the disposition of property of an inactive unincorporated The roll was called with the following result: association; to provide a procedure for the appointment of an agent for service of process of an unincorporated association; to YEAS provide a procedure for the involuntary dissolution of an unincorporated association; and to provide for related matters. Mr. President Duplessis Martiny Adley Dupre Michot Reported with amendments. Amedee Erdey Mount Broome Gautreaux B Murray SENATE BILL NO. 500— BY SENATORS CROWE AND DORSEY Cassidy Gautreaux N Nevers AN ACT Cheek Gray Riser To amend and reenact R.S. 15:541(12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21) and (22), 561.2(B), 561.5(2), and (16) and R.S. 51:1425(B) and (D) and to enact R.S. 14:81.3(B)(3), R.S.

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15:541(23), (24) and (25), 545.1, 549(H) and (I), 561.5(17), SENATE BILL NO. 288— R.S. 17:280 and R.S. 51:1426 and to repeal R.S. 15:541(14.1) BY SENATOR KOSTELKA and (14.2), relative to the Internet; to provide for certain AN ACT penalties for persons convicted of computer aided solicitation of To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1835(D)(1) and (4), 1989.1(B), and a minor; to require certain restrictions on Internet use by 1998.1, relative to the Louisiana Tax Commission; to limit registered sex offenders; requires providers of interactive amounts received by the tax commission from certain audits and computer service to perform certain duties; requires the to limit the method of employing private counsel; and to Department of Education to develop a curriculum for Internet provide for related matters. safety; requires sex offenders who are subject to supervision to agree to certain conditions of parole; provides for certain Reported without amendments. definitions; to require that certain duties be performed by interactive computer services; to require the Department of SENATE BILL NO. 386— BY SENATOR HEBERT Public Safety and Corrections to make certain notifications; to AN ACT provide for unfair trade practices; and to provide for related To amend and reenact R.S. 14:90.4(A), 90.5(A) and (B), and R.S. matters. 27:65(B)(9), 260, and 319 and R.S. 47:9070, relative to certain criminal offenses affecting certain military personnel; to provide Reported with amendments. for certain exceptions; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 755— BY SENATOR HEBERT Reported without amendments. AN ACT To enact R.S. 40:600.66(B), relative to the Louisiana Road Home SENATE BILL NO. 359— BY SENATOR N. GAUTREAUX Housing Corporation Act; to provide for the powers and AN ACT responsibilities of the Road Home Corporation and the To amend and reenact R.S. 51:3062(5)(b) and to enact R.S. Louisiana Land Trust; to provide for the binding effect on 51:3063(C), relative to the definition of "net energy metering certain appraisals; to prohibit certain forced sales of property; to facility"; to provide relative to generating capacity for provide for retroactive application; and to provide for related commercial or agricultural purposes; to provide relative to matters. commission authority; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 719— BY SENATORS NEVERS, BROOME, WALSWORTH, AMEDEE, CASSIDY, SENATE BILL NO. 26— CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. BY SENATORS ALARIO AND NEVERS AND REPRESENTATIVES GAUTREAUX, GRAY, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, LAFLEUR, LONG, ABRAMSON, ANDERS, ARMES, ARNOLD, AUBERT, AUSTIN BADON, MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, SHAW, BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, BARRAS, BARROW, BILLIOT, BURFORD, SHEPHERD, SMITH, THOMPSON AND DUPLESSIS HENRY BURNS, TIM BURNS, BURRELL, CARMODY, CARTER, CHAMPAGNE, CHANDLER, CHANEY, CONNICK, CROMER, AN ACT DANAHAY, DIXON, DOERGE, DOWNS, EDWARDS, ELLINGTON, FOIL, To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.11(A), (C)(1) and (3), (D), (E), and FRANKLIN, GALLOT, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, GREENE, ELBERT (G), relative to the implementation of a pilot program for early GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, GUINN, HARDY, HARRISON, HAZEL, HENDERSON, HENRY, HILL, HINES, HOFFMANN, HONEY, HOWARD, screening and intervention services for early elementary school HUTTER, GIROD JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON, JOHNSON, children with characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders; ROSALIND JONES, SAM JONES, KATZ, LABRUZZO, LAFONTA, to provide relative to program components; to provide for LAMBERT, LEBAS, LEGER, LIGI, LITTLE, LOPINTO, LORUSSO, MARCHAND, MCVEA, MILLS, MONICA, MONTOUCET, MORRELL, implementation and reporting dates; to provide relative to MORRIS, NORTON, NOWLIN, PEARSON, PETERSON, PONTI, POPE, funding; and to provide for related matters. PUGH, RICHARD, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, SCHRODER, SIMON, SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, PATRICIA SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, TALBOT, TEMPLET, TRAHAN, TUCKER, WHITE, WILLIAMS, Reported with amendments. WILLMOTT AND WOOTON AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 411— BY SENATOR MCPHERSON To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2002(A)(1) and (4)(a), 2218.2(A)(1) AN ACT and (2)(a), 2218.8(B) and (G) and 2218.10, relative to To enact Part III of Chapter 2 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised supplemental pay for certain law enforcement officers and Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 56:901, relative to the firefighters; to increase the amount of supplemental pay; and to creation of the Coastal Land Stewardship Authority; to provide provide for related matters. for the establishment of the authority in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; to provide for the powers, duties, and Reported without amendments. functions of the board of directors of the authority; to provide for composition of the authority; to provide procedures, terms, Respectfully submitted, and conditions; and to provide for related matters. ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives Reported with amendments. Appointment of Conference Committee SENATE BILL NO. 351— on Senate Bill No. 808 BY SENATOR N. GAUTREAUX AN ACT The President of the Senate appointed the following members To amend and reenact R.S. 39:364, relative to state purchase of to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of alternate fuel or hybrid vehicles; to provide that the considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 808: Senators commissioner of administration shall purchase or lease for state Marionneaux, Adley and Chaisson. use only alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles; to provide exceptions to the use of alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles; and to provide for related matters. Rules Suspended Reported with amendments. Senator Cravins asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of taking up at this time.

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Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions (5) The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations to Just Returned from the House of implement the provisions of this Subsection." Representatives with Amendments AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 3, at the beginning of line 9, change "Section 3." to "Section Senator Cravins asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules 2." to take up at this time the following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions just returned from the House of Representatives with HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS amendments. Amendments proposed by Representative Roy to Reengrossed Senate SENATE BILL NO. 16— Bill No. 16 by Senator Cravins BY SENATOR CRAVINS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 22:25.1(B) and (C), R.S. 32:862(B)(1) AMENDMENT NO. 1 and to enact R.S. 32:898(C) and 899(C), relative to motor Delete House Committee Amendment No. 4 proposed by the House vehicle liability policies; to provide with respect to a database Committee on Insurance and adopted by the House of to determine compliance with the Motor Vehicle Safety Representatives on June 12, 2008. Responsibility Law; to provide for the duration of maintaining AMENDMENT NO. 2 the database; to provide with respect to proof of compliance to On page 1, delete lines 11 through 17 in their entirety and on page 2, be sent to the commissioner of insurance; and to provide for delete lines 1 through 29 in their entirety and on page 3, delete lines related matters. 1 through 8 in their entirety and insert the following: "§863.2. Notification of the cancellation or issuance of security; HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS penalties; database development * * * Amendments proposed by House Committee on Insurance to F. (1) The secretary shall formulate criteria to develop and Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 16 by Senator Cravins initiate a request for proposals to procure and implement a real- time system to quickly and accurately identify and verify the AMENDMENT NO. 1 existence of motor vehicle insurance or other security required On page 1, line 2, after "To" delete the remainder of the line and at in compliance with the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law the beginning of line 3, delete "32:898(C) and 899(C)," and insert using advanced telecommunications and computer technology. "enact R.S. 32:863.2(F)" (2) The criteria established by the secretary shall be developed only after consulting with an advisory group AMENDMENT NO. 2 consisting of the commissioner of insurance or his designee, the On page 1, at the end of line 5, delete "to" and delete line 6 in its superintendent of state police or his designee, the executive entirety and at the beginning of line 7, delete "insurance;" director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission or his designee, and five additional members, one representing the AMENDMENT NO. 3 American Insurance Association, one representing the Property On page 1, line 9, after "Section 1." delete the remainder of the line Casualty Insurance Association of America, one selected from a and insert "R.S. 32:863.2(F) is hereby enacted to read as" list of names submitted by the three insurers with the largest AMENDMENT NO. 4 market share of automobile insurance in Louisiana, one from the On page 1, delete lines 11 through 17 in their entirety and on page 2, Louisiana Association of Fire and Casualty Companies, and one delete lines 1 through 29 in their entirety and on page 3, delete lines from the Louisiana Independent Agents Association. 1 through 8 in their entirety and insert the following: (3) The request for proposal shall require participants to "§863.2. Notification of the cancellation or issuance of security; develop a system that allows real-time access to state and local penalties; database development law enforcement officials allowing them to obtain the status of * * * the existence of motor vehicle insurance or other security F. (1) The secretary shall formulate criteria to develop and required in this state as provided in the Motor Vehicle Safety initiate a request for proposals to procure and implement a real- Responsibility Law. time system to quickly and accurately identify and verify the (4) The system developed pursuant to this Subsection may existence of motor vehicle insurance or other security required initially be implemented by the secretary as a six-month pilot in compliance with the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law program to be developed and implemented statewide upon using advanced telecommunications and computer technology. expiration of the six-month period. (2) The request for proposal shall require participants to (5) The secretary shall require such information as may be perform the following: necessary from automobile insurers or their representatives and (a) Create and maintain a database, at no cost to the state, the state treasurer as is needed to assist the contractor in of motor vehicles registered in this state which are covered by developing the system as such relates to the cancellation or that security required to operate a motor vehicle in this state as issuance of motor vehicle liability security or deposit of sufficient provided in the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law. security with the state treasurer in order to operate a motor (b) Provide real-time access to state and local law vehicle in this state. enforcement officials responsible for enforcing the traffic laws of (6) The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations to this state which shall be available twenty-four hours a day, seven implement the provisions of this Subsection." days a week. (3) The database may be initially implemented by the secretary as a six-month pilot program to be developed and Senator Cravins moved to concur in the amendments proposed implemented statewide upon expiration of the six-month period. by the House. (4) The secretary shall require such information as may be necessary from automobile insurers or their representatives and ROLL CALL the state treasurer as is needed to assist the contractor in creating and developing the database as such relates to the cancellation or The roll was called with the following result: issuance of motor vehicle liability security or the deposit of sufficient security with the state treasurer in order to operate a YEAS motor vehicle in this state. Mr. President Erdey Morrish Adley Gautreaux B Mount Amedee Gautreaux N Murray

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Broome Gray Nevers ROLL CALL Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Cheek Kostelka Shaw The roll was called with the following result: Cravins Marionneaux Smith Donahue Martiny Walsworth YEAS Dorsey McPherson Dupre Michot Mr. President Duplessis Martiny Total - 28 Adley Dupre McPherson NAYS Amedee Erdey Michot Broome Gautreaux B Mount Total - 0 Cassidy Gautreaux N Murray ABSENT Cheek Gray Nevers Cravins Heitmeier Riser Alario Jackson Shepherd Donahue Long Shaw Crowe LaFleur Thompson Dorsey Marionneaux Smith Duplessis Long Total - 27 Hebert Quinn NAYS Total - 10 Total - 0 The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House ABSENT were concurred in. Senator Cravins moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the Alario Kostelka Shepherd table. Crowe LaFleur Thompson Hebert Morrish Walsworth SENATE BILL NO. 33— Jackson Quinn BY SENATOR CHEEK AND REPRESENTATIVES ABRAMSON, BURFORD, DOERGE, HILL, HINES, MICHAEL JACKSON, JOHNSON, Total - 11 LABRUZZO, LEBAS, MILLS, NOWLIN, POPE, WILLIAMS AND WOOTON The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House AN ACT were concurred in. Senator Cheek moved to reconsider the vote by To amend and reenact R.S. 46:446.6(B)(3) and the introductory which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the paragraph of R.S. 46:446.6(B)(4), and to enact R.S. table. 46:446.6(C), (D), and (E), relative to medical assistance payments; to provide for the period of time within which a SENATE BILL NO. 51— health care provider must submit payment to the Department of BY SENATORS MCPHERSON, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, LAFLEUR AND Health and Hospitals; to provide for reimbursements of monies SHAW paid erroneously under the Louisiana Medical Assistance AN ACT Program; and to provide for related matters. To enact R.S. 32:292.1, relative to motor vehicles; to authorize the transportation and storage of lawfully possessed firearms in The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of privately owned motor vehicles; to provide exceptions; and to Representatives with the following amendments: provide for related matters. HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments: Amendments proposed by Representative Katz to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 33 by Senator Cheek HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Amendments proposed by House Committee on Administration of On page 2, line 15, delete "health" Criminal Justice to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 51 by Senator McPherson AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, delete lines 16 through 17 in their entirety and insert in AMENDMENT NO. 1 lieu thereof "each appropriate health care provider after payment On page 1, line 14, after "liable" and before "in" insert "unless is received from a health insurer." grossly negligent" AMENDMENT NO. 3 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS On page 2, line 18, between "Notwithstanding" and the comma "," delete "the provisions of R.S. 22:250.34(C)" and insert "any Amendments proposed by Representative Wooton to Reengrossed contractual prescriptive period for filing of claims by the health Senate Bill No. 51 by Senator McPherson care provider to the health insurer" AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 4 Delete House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House On page 2, at the beginning of line 19, delete "department" and Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice and adopted by insert "Department of Health and Hospitals" the House on May 28, 2008. AMENDMENT NO. 5 AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 2, line 21, between "difference" and the period "." insert "as On page 1, line 14, after "entity" insert "or their agent or described in Subsection C of this Section" employee" Senator Cheek moved to concur in the amendments proposed by AMENDMENT NO. 3 the House. On page 1, line 15, delete "the transportation, storage, possession, or use of"

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AMENDMENT NO. 4 disqualification; to require posting of notice of such withdrawal On page 1, line 16, delete "except as provided in", delete line 17, and disqualification; to provide for an effective date; and to and insert "other than for a violation of Subsection C of this provide for related matters. Section." On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and AMENDMENT NO. 5 returned to the Calendar, subject to call. On page 2, delete lines 1 through 6, and insert: " C. No property owner, tenant, public or private employer, SENATE BILL NO. 388— or business entity shall prohibit any person from transporting or BY SENATOR DONAHUE storing a firearm pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. AN ACT However, nothing in this Section shall prohibit an employer or To enact R.S. 42:1111(A)(5), relative to ethics; to provide for business entity from adopting policies specifying that firearms compensation paid to public school teachers and administrators stored in locked, privately-owned motor vehicles on property for assisting non-profit testing organizations in the controlled by an employer or business entity be hidden from administration of standardized tests for student evaluation or for plain view or within a locked case or container within the college admissions; to provide that such compensation shall not vehicle." violate the Code of Governmental Ethics regarding nonpublic payments to public employees; and to provide for related AMENDMENT NO. 6 matters. On page 2, on line 15, after "if" delete the remainder of the line and insert: "access is restricted or limited through the use of a fence, The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of gate, security station, signage, or other means of restricting or Representatives with the following amendments: limiting general public access onto the parking area, and if one of the following conditions applies" HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 7 Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and On page 2, delete lines 16 through 22, and insert: Governmental Affairs to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 388 by Senator "(a) The employer or business entity provides facilities for Donahue the temporary storage of unloaded firearms. (b) The employer or business entity provides an alternative AMENDMENT NO. 1 parking area reasonably close to the main parking area in which On page 1, line 14, after "grade and" delete the remainder of the line employees and other persons may transport or store firearms in and insert "postsecondary education instructional faculty" locked, privately-owned motor vehicles." AMENDMENT NO. 2 Senator McPherson moved to concur in the amendments On page 2, at the beginning of line 2, change "employer" to "entity" proposed by the House. AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 2, line 3, after "his governmental" change "employer" to ROLL CALL "entity" The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 2, line 6, after "his governmental" change "employer" to YEAS "entity" Adley Dupre Michot Alario Erdey Morrish AMENDMENT NO. 5 Amedee Gautreaux B Mount On page 2, at the end of line 7, change "employer." to "entity." Broome Gautreaux N Murray Cassidy Heitmeier Nevers Senator Donahue moved to concur in the amendments proposed Cheek Kostelka Riser by the House. Cravins Long Shaw Donahue Marionneaux Shepherd ROLL CALL Dorsey Martiny Smith Duplessis McPherson Walsworth The roll was called with the following result: Total - 30 NAYS YEAS Total - 0 Mr. President Dupre Michot ABSENT Adley Erdey Morrish Alario Gautreaux B Mount Mr. President Hebert Quinn Amedee Gautreaux N Murray Crowe Jackson Thompson Broome Gray Nevers Gray LaFleur Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Total - 8 Cheek Kostelka Shaw Cravins Long Shepherd The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House Donahue Marionneaux Smith were concurred in. Senator McPherson moved to reconsider the vote Dorsey Martiny Thompson by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on Duplessis McPherson Walsworth the table. Total - 33 NAYS SENATE BILL NO. 333— BY SENATOR QUINN Total - 0 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 18:503, relative to the Louisiana Election Code; to provide relative to withdrawal and disqualification of candidates; to provide for notice of withdrawal and

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ABSENT ROLL CALL Crowe Jackson Quinn The roll was called with the following result: Hebert LaFleur Total - 5 YEAS The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House Mr. President Dupre Michot were concurred in. Senator Donahue moved to reconsider the vote Adley Erdey Morrish by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on Alario Gautreaux B Mount the table. Amedee Gautreaux N Murray Broome Heitmeier Nevers SENATE BILL NO. 755— Cassidy Kostelka Riser BY SENATOR HEBERT AN ACT Cravins Long Shaw To enact R.S. 40:600.66(B), relative to the Louisiana Road Home Crowe Marionneaux Shepherd Housing Corporation Act; to provide for the powers and Donahue Martiny Thompson responsibilities of the Road Home Corporation and the Duplessis McPherson Walsworth Louisiana Land Trust; to provide for the binding effect on Total - 30 certain appraisals; to prohibit certain forced sales of property; to NAYS provide for retroactive application; and to provide for related Total - 0 matters. ABSENT On motion of Senator Broome, the bill was read by title and Cheek Hebert Quinn returned to the Calendar, subject to call. Dorsey Jackson Smith SENATE BILL NO. 780— Gray LaFleur BY SENATORS CROWE, ALARIO, BROOME, CASSIDY, DONAHUE, Total - 8 DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, LAFLEUR, LONG, MOUNT, MURRAY, The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SHEPHERD, SMITH, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH AND SHAW AND REPRESENTATIVES ABRAMSON, were concurred in. Senator Crowe moved to reconsider the vote by ANDERS, ARNOLD, BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, BARRAS, BARROW, which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the BILLIOT, HENRY BURNS, BURRELL, CARMODY, CONNICK, table. DANAHAY, EDWARDS, ELLINGTON, FRANKLIN, GISCLAIR, ELBERT GUILLORY, HAZEL, HENDERSON, HINES, HOWARD, GIROD JACKSON, JOHNSON, ROSALIND JONES, SAM JONES, LABRUZZO, SENATE BILL NO. 811— (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 621 by LAFONTA, LEBAS, LEGER, LIGI, LOPINTO, LORUSSO, MORRELL, Senator Cravins) NORTON, PEARSON, PETERSON, RICHMOND, ROBIDEAUX, BY SENATOR CRAVINS SCHRODER, SMILEY, JANE SMITH, PATRICIA SMITH, TEMPLET, TRAHAN, TUCKER, WADDELL, WILLIAMS AND WOOTON AN ACT AN ACT To enact Chapter 13-J of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes To enact Chapter 49 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 33:4720.151 and 4720.161, 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 34:3491 through 3506, relative to relative to local redevelopment, to create certain parish the Louisiana International Deep Water Gulf Transfer Terminal redevelopment authorities; to create the North Lafayette and Authority; to create the authority and provide for a board of Downtown Redevelopment Authority; to provide for the commissioners to govern the authority; to provide for the formation of a program or programs for the use of appropriate authority's powers, duties, and responsibilities; and to provide private and public resources to eliminate and prevent the for related matters. development or spread of slum, blighted, and distressed areas; to allow the rehabilitation, clearance, and redevelopment of The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of slum, blighted, and distressed areas; to provide for the Representatives with the following amendments: expeditious conversion of blighted or underused property into habitable residential dwellings needed to address the influx of HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS displaced persons due to the effects of hurricanes Katrina and Rita; to provide for the governing body of such authorities; to Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, provide for the powers, duties, functions, and liabilities of Highways, and Public Works to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 780 by redevelopment authorities; to authorize public bodies to furnish Senator Crowe funds, series, facilities, and property in aid of redevelopment projects; to authorize the authorities to initiate expedited quiet AMENDMENT NO. 1 title and foreclosure actions; and to provide for related matters. On page 5, line 23, delete "mutual written agreement of" and insert in lieu thereof "authority shall enter into a cooperative endeavor The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of agreement with the local governing authority," Representatives with the following amendments: AMENDMENT NO. 2 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS On page 5, line 25, delete "shall be required" Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial AMENDMENT NO. 3 and Cultural Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 811 by Senator On page 6, line 2, delete "ten" and insert in lieu thereof "twelve" Cravins AMENDMENT NO. 4 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 6, line 4, after "Development" insert the following: ", the On page 13, at the end of line 19, delete the period "." and insert a chairmen of the House and Senate committees on transportation, comma "," and "except that a holder of a conventional mortgage highways, and public works or their designees" on the property may purchase the property by tendering the highest bid." Senator Crowe moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House. AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 18, at the end of line 23, delete the period "." and insert a comma "," and "except that a holder of a conventional mortgage

1905 Page 52 SENATE 48th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 20, 2008 on the property may purchase the property by tendering the AMENDMENT NO. 7 highest bid." On page 38, at the end of line 17 delete "and" and at the beginning of line 18, delete "Downtown" AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 22, line 13, after "(2)" delete "The" and insert "Except as AMENDMENT NO. 8 provided in Part II of this Chapter, the" On page 39, line 7, after "North Lafayette" delete "and Downtown" AMENDMENT NO. 4 AMENDMENT NO. 9 On page 25, delete lines 25 through 28 in their entirety and insert in On page 39, at the end of line 9, delete the period "." and insert: "but lieu thereof the following: shall not include the area comprising the Commercial Core "(7) "Immovable property" means any and all rights, title, subdistrict of the Lafayette Centre Development District created and interest in a tract of land, including its component parts. by Act 116 of the 1992 Regular Session of the Legislature." (8) "Owner of a property interest" means anyone with a corporeal or incorporeal interest in immovable property, AMENDMENT NO. 10 including a naked owner, a usufructuary, a mortgagee, a On page 39, line 13, after "North Lafayette" delete "and judgment creditor, or a holder of a personal or predial Downtown" servitude." AMENDMENT NO. 11 AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 39, delete lines 28 and 29 and insert: On page 28, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following: "(v) One commissioner shall be appointed by the mayor- "(c) For a state or federally chartered depository institution, president of Lafayette." a search of entity records with the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions or with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation AMENDMENT NO. 12 (FDIC)." On page 40, delete lines 1 and 2 and insert: "(vi) One commissioner shall be the director of the Lafayette AMENDMENT NO. 6 Economic Development Authority." On page 31, line 12, after "foreclosure" and before "who" insert a comma "," and "including a current holder of a conventional AMENDMENT NO. 13 mortgage," On page 40, line 9, after "one" delete the remainder of the line and delete line 10 AMENDMENT NO. 7 On page 31, line 14, after "hearing." and before "The" insert the AMENDMENT NO. 14 following: "A holder of a conventional mortgage may object to On page 58, line 24, after "Lafayette" delete "and Downtown" the action and is entitled to a dismissal of the proceedings by the district court upon a showing that it is the holder of a legally AMENDMENT NO. 15 enforceable conventional mortgage and upon payment of the On page 62, line 16, after "North Lafayette" delete "and outstanding amount of any liens, taxes, and related costs." Downtown" AMENDMENT NO. 8 AMENDMENT NO. 16 On page 39, line 15, after "citizens," delete the remainder of the line On page 62, line 19, after "North Lafayette" delete "and and delete line 16 in its entirety and in lieu thereof insert "all of Downtown" whom shall reside or be employed within the geographical boundaries of the authority and seven of whom shall be qualified AMENDMENT NO. 17 electors of the city as follows:" On page 69, between line 27 and 28, insert the following: "Section 2. R.S. 44:4.1(B)(18) is hereby amended and reenacted HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS to read as follows: §4.1. Exceptions Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and * * * Governmental Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 811 by Senator B. The legislature further recognizes that there exist exceptions, Cravins exemptions, and limitations to the laws pertaining to public records throughout the revised statutes and codes of this state. Therefore, the AMENDMENT NO. 1 following exceptions, exemptions, and limitations are hereby On page 1, line 2, between "To" and "enact" insert "amend and continued in effect by incorporation into this Chapter by citation: reenact R.S. 44:4.1(B)(18) and to" * * * (18) R.S. 33:1334, 2182, 2428, 4720.161, 4720.171, 9109, 9128 AMENDMENT NO. 2 * * *" On page 1, line 4, after "North Lafayette" delete "and Downtown" AMENDMENT NO. 18 AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 69, at the beginning of line 28, change "Section 2." to On page 1, line 15, between "actions;" and "and to" insert "to provide "Section 3." for exceptions to public records laws;" HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 36, line 20, after "NORTH LAFAYETTE" delete "AND Amendments proposed by Representative Hardy to Reengrossed DOWNTOWN" Senate Bill No. 811 by Senator Cravins AMENDMENT NO. 5 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 36, line 22, after "North Lafayette" delete "and On page 1, line 3, change "R.S. 33:4720.151 and 4720.161," to "R.S. Downtown" 33:4720.161 and 4720.171," AMENDMENT NO. 6 AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 36, line 23, after "North Lafayette" delete "and On page 2, line 3, change "R.S. 33:4720.151 and 4720.161," to "R.S. Downtown" 33:4720.161 and 4720.171,"

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AMENDMENT NO. 3 AMENDMENT NO. 21 On page 2, line 6, change "§4720.151." to "§4720.161." On page 54, at the end of line 11, delete the comma "," and at the beginning of line 12, delete "recreational, commercial, industrial, AMENDMENT NO. 4 or other" and insert "or recreational" On page 8, line 29, delete "commercial, industrial," AMENDMENT NO. 22 AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 56, delete lines 19 through 29 in their entirety and on page On page 10, delete lines 8 through 12 in their entirety and insert 57, delete line 1 "planned land uses to foster residential housing development." AMENDMENT NO. 23 AMENDMENT NO. 6 On page 59, line 6, after "therewith, and" delete the remainder of the On page 11, delete lines 28 and 29, and insert "appropriate for line and at the beginning of line 7, delete "equitable," and insert residential development." "any other real right" AMENDMENT NO. 7 AMENDMENT NO. 24 On page 14, line 2, after "residential" change "development," to On page 62, line 26, change "Paragraph (1)" to "Paragraph (11)" "or" AMENDMENT NO. 25 AMENDMENT NO. 8 On page 63, line 27, change "Subsection R of this Section." to On page 14, delete lines 3 through 5 in their entirety and at the "Paragraph (4) of this Subsection." beginning of line 6, delete "and appurtenances thereto" and insert "development authorized in this Part" AMENDMENT NO. 26 On page 67, line 29, change "Paragraph (12)" to "Paragraph (11)" AMENDMENT NO. 9 On page 14, at the end of line 11 delete the comma "," and on line 12 AMENDMENT NO. 27 delete "commercial, research, industrial, or other" On page 68, line 2, change "Subsection L of this Section," to "Paragraph (11) of this Subsection," AMENDMENT NO. 10 On page 19, at the end of line 8, delete the comma "," and at the Senator Cravins moved to concur in the amendments proposed beginning of line 9, delete "recreational, commercial, industrial, by the House. or other" and insert "or recreational" ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 11 On page 21, delete lines 16 through 28 in their entirety The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 12 YEAS On page 30, line 18, change "Subsection K of this Section." to "Paragraph (4) of this Subsection." Mr. President Duplessis McPherson Adley Dupre Michot AMENDMENT NO. 13 Alario Erdey Morrish On page 34, line 22, change "Subsection L of this Section," to Amedee Gautreaux B Mount "Paragraph (11) of this Subsection," Broome Gautreaux N Murray Cassidy Heitmeier Nevers AMENDMENT NO. 14 Cheek Jackson Riser On page 36, line 22, change "§4720.161." to "§4720.171." Cravins Kostelka Shaw Crowe Long Shepherd AMENDMENT NO. 15 Donahue Marionneaux Thompson On page 44, line 2, delete "commercial, industrial," Dorsey Martiny Walsworth Total - 33 AMENDMENT NO. 16 NAYS On page 45, delete lines 10 through 14 in their entirety and insert "planned land uses to foster residential housing development." Total - 0 ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 17 On page 47, delete lines 1 and 2 in their entirety and insert "the Gray LaFleur Smith board may deem necessary or appropriate for residential Hebert Quinn development." Total - 5 AMENDMENT NO. 18 The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House On page 49, line 4, after "residential" change "development," to were concurred in. Senator Cravins moved to reconsider the vote by "or" which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the table. AMENDMENT NO. 19 On page 49, delete lines 5 through 7 in their entirety and at the SENATE BILL NO. 23— beginning of line 8, delete "and appurtenances thereto" and insert BY SENATOR CROWE "development authorized in this Part" AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 24:55(F)(1), relative to the Board of AMENDMENT NO. 20 Ethics; to require the lobbyist expenditure report forms, which On page 49, at the end of line 13 delete the comma "," and at the are provided by the board, to contain certain information; and beginning of line 14 delete "commercial, research, industrial, or to provide for related matters. other" The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments:

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HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments: Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 23 by Senator HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Crowe Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to AMENDMENT NO. 1 Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 405 by Senator Broome On page 1, line 2, change "amend and reenact R.S. 24:55(F)(1)," to "enact R.S. 24:57(4)," AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, line 21, after "governor." and before "These" insert the AMENDMENT NO. 2 following: "At least four of the members shall have at least one On page 1, delete lines 3 and 4 and insert "board to perform certain year of experience in the banking or financial services industry." duties relative to certain forms for the regulation of lobbying the legislature; and to provide for related matters." LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 3 Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed Senate On page 1, line 6, change "R.S. 24:55(F)(1) is hereby amended and Bill No. 405 by Senator Broome reenacted" to "R.S. 24:57(4) is hereby enacted" AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 4, line 18, before "Legislative" change "Pointer" to On page 1, delete lines 7 through 14 and insert the following: "Poynter" "§57. Administration The board, in performance of its duties under this Part, shall: Senator Broome moved to concur in the amendments proposed * * * by the House. (4) Establish forms for the registration and reports required by this Part, including clear and concise instructions on how to properly ROLL CALL complete the forms particularly regarding the reporting of expenditures by the lobbyist and any expenditures of the employer or The roll was called with the following result: principal of the lobbyist in the manner required by this Part." YEAS Senator Crowe moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House. Mr. President Dupre Michot Adley Erdey Morrish ROLL CALL Alario Gautreaux B Mount Amedee Gautreaux N Murray The roll was called with the following result: Broome Gray Nevers Cassidy Heitmeier Riser YEAS Cheek Jackson Shaw Cravins Kostelka Shepherd Mr. President Dupre Michot Crowe Long Smith Adley Erdey Morrish Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Alario Gautreaux B Mount Dorsey Martiny Walsworth Amedee Gautreaux N Murray Duplessis McPherson Broome Gray Nevers Total - 35 Cassidy Heitmeier Riser NAYS Cheek Jackson Shaw Cravins Kostelka Shepherd Total - 0 Crowe Long Smith ABSENT Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Dorsey Martiny Walsworth Hebert LaFleur Quinn Duplessis McPherson Total - 3 Total - 35 NAYS The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were concurred in. Senator Broome moved to reconsider the vote by Total - 0 which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the ABSENT table. Hebert LaFleur Quinn SENATE BILL NO. 433— Total - 3 BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX AN ACT The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House To amend and reenact R.S. 9:3573.1, 3573.2(A), 3573.3(1), (7), (8), were concurred in. Senator Crowe moved to reconsider the vote by (9) and (10), 3573.4, 3573.6(A)(2), 3573.10(C), 3573.11(B) and which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the (C), 3573.13(B) and (C), and 3573.16, and to repeal R.S. table. 9:3573.9 and 3573.17, relative to the Louisiana consumer credit law; to provide an exception to licensing requirements for SENATE BILL NO. 405— certain attorneys; to provide certain terms, procedures, BY SENATORS BROOME, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, GRAY, JACKSON, conditions, requirements, definitions, and exemptions; to LONG, MURRAY, NEVERS AND THOMPSON provide for damages; to provide for orders, injunctions, AN ACT publication, and availability of records to the general public; to To enact Chapter 20 of Title 6 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of provide for penalties; to provide for notification or service; and 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 6:1371 through 1375, to establish to provide for related matters. the Financial Literacy and Education Commission; to provide for purpose; to provide for membership; to provide for powers The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of and duties; to provide for funding and effectiveness; and to Representatives with the following amendments: provide for related matters.

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HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were concurred in. Senator Marionneaux moved to reconsider the Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to vote by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 433 by Senator Marionneaux on the table. AMENDMENT NO. 1 SENATE BILL NO. 549— On page 1, line 2, after "3573.3(1)," delete "(7)," BY SENATOR CASSIDY AND REPRESENTATIVES CARMODY, CARTER, DIXON, HOFFMANN AND RICHARDSON AN ACT AMENDMENT NO. 2 To enact R.S. 17:273.1, relative to curricula; to require that certain On page 1, line 4, change "R.S. 9:3573.9" to "R.S. 9:3573.3(7), "critical languages" be offered in public secondary schools by 3573.9," a specified date; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 3 The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of On page 1, line 11, after "3573.3(1)," delete "(7)," Representatives with the following amendments: AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 6, delete lines 10 through 18 in their entirety HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 5 Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to On page 10, line 9, change "R.S. 9:3573.9" to "R.S. 9:3573.3(7), Engrossed Senate Bill No. 549 by Senator Cassidy 3573.9," and after "repealed" insert "in their entirety" AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 6 On page 1, line 14 after "Section" delete the comma "," and delete On page 10, after line 10, insert the following: the remainder of the line and on line 15 delete "implementation does "Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by not fall behind" and insert in lieu thereof "in accordance with" 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 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such Engrossed Senate Bill No. 549 by Senator Cassidy approval." AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, after line 17, insert the following: LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS "Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall not become Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed Senate effective unless and until sufficient funds are appropriated by the Bill No. 433 by Senator Marionneaux legislature for such purposes." AMENDMENT NO. 1 Senator Cassidy moved to concur in the amendments proposed On page 8, line 16, following "A." delete "***" and insert "Before by the House. executing a contract or agreement with a buyer or receiving money or other valuable consideration, a credit repair services organization ROLL CALL shall provide the buyer with a statement in writing, containing:" The roll was called with the following result: Senator Marionneaux moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House. YEAS ROLL CALL Mr. President Dupre Michot Adley Erdey Morrish Alario Gautreaux B Mount The roll was called with the following result: Amedee Gautreaux N Murray Broome Gray Nevers YEAS Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Mr. President Dupre Michot Cheek Jackson Shaw Adley Erdey Morrish Cravins Kostelka Shepherd Alario Gautreaux B Mount Crowe Long Smith Amedee Gautreaux N Murray Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Broome Gray Nevers Dorsey Martiny Walsworth Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Duplessis McPherson Cheek Jackson Shaw Total - 35 Cravins Kostelka Shepherd NAYS Crowe Long Smith Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Total - 0 Dorsey Martiny Walsworth ABSENT Duplessis McPherson Total - 35 Hebert LaFleur Quinn NAYS Total - 3 The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House Total - 0 were concurred in. Senator Cassidy moved to reconsider the vote by ABSENT which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the Hebert LaFleur Quinn table. Total - 3

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SENATE BILL NO. 719— Donahue Marionneaux Thompson BY SENATORS NEVERS, BROOME, WALSWORTH, AMEDEE, CASSIDY, Dorsey Martiny Walsworth CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, GRAY, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, LAFLEUR, LONG, Duplessis McPherson MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, SHAW, Total - 35 SHEPHERD, SMITH, THOMPSON AND DUPLESSIS NAYS AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.11(A), (C)(1) and (3), (D), (E), and Total - 0 (G), relative to the implementation of a pilot program for early ABSENT screening and intervention services for early elementary school children with characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders; Hebert LaFleur Quinn to provide relative to program components; to provide for Total - 3 implementation and reporting dates; to provide relative to funding; and to provide for related matters. The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were concurred in. Senator Nevers moved to reconsider the vote by The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the Representatives with the following amendments: table. HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS SENATE BILL NO. 809— (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 507 by Senator Mount) Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to BY SENATOR MOUNT Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 719 by Senator Nevers AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:4547.1(E) and (F), all relative to performance-based AMENDMENT NO. 1 energy efficiency contracts; to provide for contract provisions; On page 1, at the end of line 16, insert the following: "The to provide for contract evaluation requirements; to provide for development and implementation of the pilot program shall be the cost of evaluation; and to provide for related matters. accomplished by the board within, and as a component of, its operating budget contained in the General Appropriation Bill for The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Fiscal Year 2008-2009." Representatives with the following amendments: AMENDMENT NO. 2 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS On page 3, delete lines 2 through 4 in their entirety and insert the following: Amendments proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial "G. Implementation of the provisions of this Section shall be and Cultural Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 809 by Senator subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose; however in no Mount case shall such appropriation exceed four hundred fifty thousand dollars. In addition to any funds which may be provided by the" AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 11, after "select" and before "energy" delete "a HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS certified" and insert "an" Amendments proposed by Representative Trahan to Reengrossed AMENDMENT NO. 2 Senate Bill No. 719 by Senator Nevers On page 1, line 17, after "The" and before "energy" delete "certified" AMENDMENT NO. 1 Delete Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House Committee on AMENDMENT NO. 3 Appropriations and adopted by the House on June 18, 2008. On page 2, line 5, after "(4)" and before "energy" delete "A certified" and insert "An" AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, at the end of line 16, add the following: "If no monies AMENDMENT NO. 4 are appropriated in Fiscal Year 2008-2009 for the pilot program, On page 2, at the end of line 8, delete "direct" the board shall begin development and implementation of the pilot program in any subsequent fiscal year in which monies are AMENDMENT NO. 5 appropriated for such purpose." On page 2, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following: "(6) An energy efficiency independent third-party evaluation Senator Nevers moved to concur in the amendments proposed consultant shall, at a minimum, be licensed by the state of by the House. Louisiana as a professional engineer or a professional architect with experience in energy efficiency contracting. Each political ROLL CALL subdivision shall be responsible for verifying the credentials of the consultant to ensure that he possesses the minimum The roll was called with the following result: qualifications and has no conflict of interest to the political subdivision or the proposers." YEAS HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Mr. President Dupre Michot Adley Erdey Morrish Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and Alario Gautreaux B Mount Governmental Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 809 by Senator Amedee Gautreaux N Murray Mount Broome Gray Nevers Cassidy Heitmeier Riser AMENDMENT NO. 1 Cheek Jackson Shaw On page 1, line 2, between "To" and "enact" insert "amend and Cravins Kostelka Shepherd reenact R.S. 44:4.1(B)(18) and to" Crowe Long Smith AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 4, between "evaluation;" and "and to" insert "to provide for an exception to laws relative public records;"

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AMENDMENT NO. 3 ROLL CALL On page 1, at the end of line 11, change "efficient" to "efficiency" The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 1, line 15, change "proposal" to "proposals" YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 5 Mr. President Dupre Michot On page 1, at the end of line 16, change "proposal." to "proposals." Adley Erdey Morrish Alario Gautreaux B Mount AMENDMENT NO. 6 Amedee Gautreaux N Murray On page 1, line 17, after "energy" change "efficient" to "efficiency" Broome Gray Nevers Cassidy Heitmeier Riser AMENDMENT NO. 7 Cheek Jackson Shaw On page 2, line 3, change "Section" to "Subsection" Cravins Kostelka Shepherd Crowe Long Smith AMENDMENT NO. 8 Donahue Marionneaux Thompson On page 2, line 3, after "participate on" delete the remainder of the Dorsey Martiny Walsworth line and on line 4 delete "agency" and insert "its behalf" Duplessis McPherson Total - 35 AMENDMENT NO. 9 NAYS On page 2, line 5, after "energy" change "efficient" to "efficiency" Total - 0 AMENDMENT NO. 10 ABSENT On page 2, at the beginning of line 13, change "proposal" to "proposals" Hebert LaFleur Quinn Total - 3 AMENDMENT NO. 11 On page 3, line 6, between "contract," and "provide" insert "shall The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House also" were concurred in. Senator Mount moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the AMENDMENT NO. 12 table. On page 3, line 12, after "installation" change the semicolon ";" to a comma "," and at the end of the line delete the comma "," SENATE BILL NO. 812— (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 438 by Senator Jackson) AMENDMENT NO. 13 BY SENATOR JACKSON On page 3, line 16, between "savings" and "by adding" insert a AN ACT comma "," and insert "which shall be determined" To amend and reenact R.S. 46:2601(A)(1), 2603(A)(3) through (6), 2605(A) and (B)(3), (5), (28), and (39) and (E), and 2607, to AMENDMENT NO. 14 enact R.S. 46:2602(B)(13), and to repeal R.S. 46:2602(D), (E), On page 3, line 17 change "minus" to "and subtracting" and (F), 2603(A)(7) through (13), 2605(B)(22), and 2605.1 through 2605.3, relative to the Children's Cabinet; to provide AMENDMENT NO. 15 with respect to the powers and duties of the cabinet; to provide On page 3, at the beginning of line 20, change "(i)" to "(3)" with respect to the advisory board; to extend the sunset date for the Cabinet; to repeal the Children's Cabinet Research Council AMENDMENT NO. 16 and the Louisiana Juvenile Justice Planning and Coordinating On page 3, line 21, change "the requests" to "a request" Board; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 17 The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of On page 3, after line 22, insert the following: Representatives with the following amendments: "Section 2. R.S. 44:4.1(B)(18) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS §4.1. Exceptions B. The legislature further recognizes that there exist exceptions, Amendments proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare exemptions, and limitations to the laws pertaining to public records to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 812 by Senator Jackson throughout the revised statutes and codes of this state. Therefore, the following exceptions, exemptions, and limitations are hereby AMENDMENT NO. 1 continued in effect by incorporation into this Chapter by citation: On page 1, line 2, between "(6)" and the comma "," insert "and * * * (B)(2)" (18) R.S. 33:1334, 2182, 2428, 4547.1, 9109, 9128 * * *" AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 4, between "2605(B)(22)," and "2605.1" delete "and" LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 3 Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed Senate On page 1, line 5, after "2605.3," insert "and 2757(D)," Bill No. 809 by Senator Mount AMENDMENT NO. 4 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 11, between "(6)" and the comma "," insert "and In House Committee Amendment No. 2 proposed by the House (B)(2)" Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 809 by Senator Mount, on line 6, after "relative" and AMENDMENT NO. 5 before "public" insert " to" On page 5, line 23, delete the set of asterisks and insert in lieu thereof the following: Senator Mount moved to concur in the amendments proposed by "B. In addition to the above duties and responsibilities, in order the House. to carry out its purposes and functions, the cabinet may:

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* * * AMENDMENT NO. 2 (2) Create and appoint such advisory committees or task forces On page 1, line 3, after "Louisiana," delete "Department of Health to act in an advisory capacity to the cabinet to assist in its studies, and Hospitals to the" composed of such representatives of the public and private sectors, as it shall deem appropriate, and support and collaborate with the AMENDMENT NO. 3 Louisiana Juvenile Justice Planning and Coordination Board. On page 1, at the end of line 6, delete "Health and" and on page 1, * * *" line 7, delete "Hospitals or their designated representatives" and insert "Transportation and Development or his designee" AMENDMENT NO. 6 On page 7, at the end of line 12, delete "and" AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 1, line 9, after "interest" insert a comma "," and "excluding AMENDMENT NO. 7 mineral rights," On page 7, line 13, after "2605.3" insert a comma "," and "and 2757(D)" and between "repealed" and the period "." insert "in their AMENDMENT NO. 5 entirety" On page 1, delete lines 10 through 17 and delete pages 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and on page 9, delete line 1 in their entirety and insert the Senator Jackson moved to concur in the amendments proposed following: "to the following described property, located in Iberia by the House. Parish, to the Iberia Parish Government: ROLL CALL From a point on the centerline of State Project No. 236-01-04, at Centerline P.1. Station 448+04.99 which is the point of beginning; The roll was called with the following result: thence proceed N89/45’41”E a distance of 40.00 feet to a point and corner; thence proceed S00/07’41”W a distance of 171.00 feet to a YEAS point and corner; thence proceed N89/52’l9”W a distance of 125.56 feet to a point and corner; thence proceed along a curve to the left Mr. President Dupre Michot having a radius of 581.00 feet, whose length is 426.05 feet and whose Adley Erdey Mount chord length is 416.57 feet and chord bearing N60/l0’12”W to a Alario Gautreaux B Murray point and corner; thence proceed N89/54’18”E a distance of 135.61 Amedee Gautreaux N Nevers feet to a point and corner; thence proceed S00/14’18”E a distance of Broome Gray Riser 38.19 feet to a point and corner; thence proceed S89/45’41”E a Cassidy Heitmeier Shaw distance of 311.55 feet to the point of beginning. All of which Cheek Jackson Shepherd comprises Parcel “A” as shown, and contains an area of 39650.37 Cravins Kostelka Smith square feet or 0.910 acres." Crowe Long Thompson Donahue Marionneaux Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 6 Dorsey Martiny On page 9, line 2, delete "secretary of the Department of Health Duplessis McPherson and Hospitals and the" Total - 34 NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 7 On page 9, line 4, after "or" change "their" to "his" Total - 0 ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 8 On page 9, line 6, after "title" insert a comma "," and "excluding Hebert Morrish mineral rights," LaFleur Quinn Total - 4 AMENDMENT NO. 9 On page 9, line 7, after "law," delete "to" and insert "between the The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House secretary of" were concurred in. Senator Jackson moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the AMENDMENT NO. 10 table. On page 9, line 7 after "Development" insert "and the Iberia Parish Government, in exchange of consideration proportionate to the SENATE BILL NO. 270— appraised value of the property" BY SENATOR MCPHERSON AN ACT Senator McPherson moved to concur in the amendments To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state property, proposed by the House. located in Rapides Parish, from the state of Louisiana, Department of Health and Hospitals to the Department of ROLL CALL Transportation and Development; and to provide for related matters. The roll was called with the following result: The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of YEAS Representatives with the following amendments: Mr. President Dupre Michot HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Adley Erdey Morrish Alario Gautreaux B Mount Amendments proposed by Representative Champagne to Amedee Gray Murray Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 270 by Senator McPherson Broome Heitmeier Riser Cassidy Jackson Shaw AMENDMENT NO. 1 Cheek Kostelka Shepherd On page 1, line 2, delete "Rapides Parish," and insert "Iberia Parish, Cravins Long Smith to the Iberia Parish Government"

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Crowe Marionneaux Thompson AMENDMENT NO. 11 Dorsey Martiny Walsworth On page 4, at the beginning of line 21, change "(a)" to "A." Duplessis McPherson Total - 32 AMENDMENT NO. 12 NAYS On page 4, at the beginning of line 24, change "(b)" to "B." Donahue AMENDMENT NO. 13 Total - 1 On page 5, at the beginning of line 3, change "(c)" to "C." ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 14 Gautreaux N LaFleur Quinn On page 5, at the beginning of line 8, change "(d)" to "D." Hebert Nevers Total - 5 AMENDMENT NO. 15 On page 5, at the beginning of line 13. change "(e)" to "E." The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were concurred in. Senator McPherson moved to reconsider the vote AMENDMENT NO. 16 by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on On page 5, at the beginning of line 19, change "(a)" to "A." the table. AMENDMENT NO. 17 SENATE BILL NO. 416— On page 5, at the beginning of line 23, change "(b)" to "B." BY SENATOR MURRAY AN ACT AMENDMENT NO. 18 To amend and reenact Chapter 5 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised On page 6, at the beginning of line 15, change "(a)" to "A." Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 12:501 through 520, relative to unincorporated associations; to define certain terms; AMENDMENT NO. 19 to provide that unincorporated associations can acquire, On page 6, at the beginning of line 17, change "(b)" to "B." encumber, and transfer interests in movable and immovable property; to provide that statements of authority be filed where AMENDMENT NO. 20 an unincorporated association transfers immovable property; to On page 6, at the beginning of line 26, change "(c)" to "C." limit the liability of members of an unincorporated association in contract and in tort; to provide that unincorporated AMENDMENT NO. 21 associations have capacity to sue and be sued; to provide for the On page 7, at the beginning of line 3, change "(d)" to "D." disposition of property of an inactive unincorporated association; to provide a procedure for the appointment of an AMENDMENT NO. 22 agent for service of process of an unincorporated association; to On page 7, at the beginning of line 6, change "(e)" to "E." provide a procedure for the involuntary dissolution of an unincorporated association; and to provide for related matters. Senator Murray moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House. The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments: ROLL CALL HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS The roll was called with the following result: Amendments proposed by House Committee on Commerce to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 416 by Senator Murray YEAS Mr. President Erdey Michot AMENDMENT NO. 1 Adley Gautreaux B Morrish On page 3, at the beginning of line 2, change "(a)" to "A." Alario Gautreaux N Mount Amedee Gray Murray AMENDMENT NO. 2 Broome Hebert Nevers On page 3, at the beginning of line 5, change "(b)" to "B." Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Cheek Jackson Shaw AMENDMENT NO. 3 Cravins Kostelka Shepherd On page 3, at the beginning of line 8, change "(c)" to "C." Donahue Long Smith Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson AMENDMENT NO. 4 Duplessis Martiny Walsworth On page 3, at the beginning of line 11, change "(a)" to "A." Dupre McPherson AMENDMENT NO. 5 Total - 35 On page 3, at the beginning of line 14, change "(b)" to "B." NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 6 Total - 0 On page 3, at the beginning of line 19, change "(c)" to "C." ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 7 Crowe LaFleur Quinn On page 4, at the beginning of line 4, change "(d)" to "D." Total - 3 The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House AMENDMENT NO. 8 were concurred in. Senator Murray moved to reconsider the vote by On page 4, at the beginning of line 7, change "(e)" to "E." which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the AMENDMENT NO. 9 table. On page 4, at the beginning of line 9, change "(f)" to "F." AMENDMENT NO. 10 On page 4, at the beginning of line 14, change "(g)" to "G."

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SENATE BILL NO. 447— ROLL CALL BY SENATORS CASSIDY, DONAHUE, DORSEY, LAFLEUR, LONG, AMEDEE, BROOME, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CROWE, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, B. GAUTREAUX, JACKSON, MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MURRAY, The roll was called with the following result: NEVERS, RISER AND WALSWORTH AN ACT YEAS To enact R.S. 17:1990(F)(4), relative to the Recovery School District; to provide relative to cooperative agreements with city, Mr. President Dupre McPherson parish, and other local public school boards regarding student Adley Erdey Michot enrollment; to provide relative to capacity; and to provide for Alario Gautreaux B Morrish related matters. Amedee Gautreaux N Mount Broome Gray Murray The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Cassidy Hebert Nevers Representatives with the following amendments: Cheek Heitmeier Riser Cravins Jackson Shaw HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Crowe Kostelka Shepherd Donahue Long Smith Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 447 by Senator Cassidy Duplessis Martiny Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total - 36 On page 1, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following: NAYS "F. * * *" Total - 0 ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, at the beginning of line 11, change "Recovery School LaFleur Quinn District" to "school district" Total - 2 AMENDMENT NO. 3 The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House On page 1, line 12, after "has" and before "shall" change were concurred in. Senator Cassidy moved to reconsider the vote by "transferred one or more schools to the district" to "had one or which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the more schools transferred to the school district" table. AMENDMENT NO. 4 SENATE BILL NO. 500— On page 1, line 13, after "agreement" and before "any" change BY SENATORS CROWE AND DORSEY "that allows" to "to allow" AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 15:541(12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), AMENDMENT NO. 5 (18), (19), (20), (21) and (22), 561.2(B), 561.5(2), and (16) and On page 1, at the end of line 13, change "their" to "its" R.S. 51:1425(B) and (D) and to enact R.S. 14:81.3(B)(3), R.S. 15:541(23), (24) and (25), 545.1, 549(H) and (I), 561.5(17), AMENDMENT NO. 6 R.S. 17:280 and R.S. 51:1426 and to repeal R.S. 15:541(14.1) On page 2, line 1, after "of the" and before "or a" change "Recovery and (14.2), relative to the Internet; to provide for certain School District" to "school district" penalties for persons convicted of computer aided solicitation of a minor; to require certain restrictions on Internet use by AMENDMENT NO. 7 registered sex offenders; requires providers of interactive On page 2, at the beginning of line 2, change "system" to "board" computer service to perform certain duties; requires the Department of Education to develop a curriculum for Internet AMENDMENT NO. 8 safety; requires sex offenders who are subject to supervision to On page 2, at the end of line 2, change "Subsection" to "Paragraph" agree to certain conditions of parole; provides for certain definitions; to require that certain duties be performed by AMENDMENT NO. 9 interactive computer services; to require the Department of On page 2, at the beginning of line 3, change "shall also" to "also Public Safety and Corrections to make certain notifications; to shall" provide for unfair trade practices; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 10 On page 2, line 4, after "this" and before "shall" change The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of "Subsection" to "Paragraph" Representatives with the following amendments: AMENDMENT NO. 11 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS On page 2, line 5, after "of the" and before "or a" change "Recovery School District" to "school district" Amendments proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 500 by Senator AMENDMENT NO. 12 Crowe On page 2, at the end of line 6, change "their" to "its respective" AMENDMENT NO. 1 Senator Cassidy moved to concur in the amendments proposed On page 10, line 6, after "provides" and before "consumers" insert by the House. "residential" AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 10, delete line 10, and insert the following: "spectrum regulated by the Federal Communications Commission pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 301, et seq. Systems"

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LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS SENATE BILL NO. 582— BY SENATOR NEVERS Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed Senate AN ACT Bill No. 500 by Senator Crowe To enact R.S. 17:10.8, relative to school and district accountability; to require the establishment and implementation of a program AMENDMENT NO. 1 of early identification and intervention for low-performing On page 1, line 8, following "offenders;" delete the remainder of the schools that are at risk of failing; to provide for the duties and line and on line 9, delete "duties; requires" and insert "to require" responsibilities of the state Department of Education and the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; to provide AMENDMENT NO. 2 for criteria; to provide for technical assistance and compliance; On page 1, line 10, following "safety;" and before "sex" change and to provide for related matters. "requires" to "to require" The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of AMENDMENT NO. 3 Representatives with the following amendments: On page 1, line 11, following "parole;" and before "for" change "provides" to "to provide" HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 4 Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to On page 1, line 12, following "by" and before "interactive" insert Engrossed Senate Bill No. 582 by Senator Nevers "providers of" AMENDMENT NO. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 1, line 12, after "accountability" and before "established" On page 7, line 19, following "requirements of 42 U.S.C." change change "program" to "system" "1302." to 13032." AMENDMENT NO. 2 AMENDMENT NO. 6 On page 1, line 15, after "of" and before "and rules" delete the On page 7, delete lines 22 through 27 in their entirety comma "," AMENDMENT NO. 7 AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 8, line 9, before "or any other" change "Subchapter" to On page 1, line 15, after "by" and before "the" delete the comma "," "Chapter" AMENDMENT NO. 4 AMENDMENT NO. 8 On page 2, at the beginning of line 4, change "B.(1)" to "B." On page 10, line 24, following "Subsection A" delete the remainder of the line and on line 25, delete "B" AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 2, at the beginning of line 7, change "(2)" to "(1)" AMENDMENT NO. 9 On page 11, line 6, following "C." and before "For the" delete "(1)" AMENDMENT NO. 6 On page 2, line 7, after "is" delete the remainder of the line and at the Senator Crowe moved to concur in the amendments proposed by beginning of line 8, delete "or less" and insert "not more than ten the House. points" AMENDMENT NO. 7 ROLL CALL On page 2, at the beginning of line 11, change "(3)" to "(2)" The roll was called with the following result: HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS YEAS Amendments proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to Mr. President Dupre McPherson Engrossed Senate Bill No. 582 by Senator Nevers Adley Erdey Michot Alario Gautreaux B Morrish AMENDMENT NO. 1 Amedee Gautreaux N Mount On page 2, at the end of line 3, insert the following: "The Broome Gray Murray development and establishment of the program shall be Cassidy Hebert Nevers accomplished by the department within, and as a component of, Cheek Heitmeier Riser its operating budget contained in the General Appropriation Bill Cravins Jackson Shaw for Fiscal Year 2008-2009." Crowe Kostelka Shepherd Donahue Long Smith LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson Duplessis Martiny Walsworth Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Engrossed Senate Total - 36 Bill No. 582 by Senator Nevers NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total - 0 On page 2, line 4, following "B." delete "(1)" ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 LaFleur Quinn On page 2, line 7, change "(2)" to "(1)" Total - 2 AMENDMENT NO. 3 The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House On page 2, line 11, change "(3)" to "(2)" were concurred in. Senator Crowe moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS table. Amendments proposed by Representative Trahan to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 582 by Senator Nevers

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 ROLL CALL Delete the set of amendments proposed by the House Committee on Appropriations and adopted by the House on June 18, 2008. The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 2 YEAS On page 2, at the end of line 3, add the following: "The department shall begin development and establishment of the program in any Mr. President Dupre McPherson fiscal year in which monies are specifically appropriated for such Adley Erdey Michot purpose." Alario Gautreaux B Morrish Amedee Gautreaux N Mount Senator Nevers moved to concur in the amendments proposed Broome Gray Murray by the House. Cassidy Hebert Nevers Cheek Heitmeier Riser ROLL CALL Cravins Jackson Shaw Crowe Kostelka Shepherd The roll was called with the following result: Donahue Long Smith Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson YEAS Duplessis Martiny Walsworth Total - 36 Mr. President Dupre McPherson NAYS Adley Erdey Michot Alario Gautreaux B Morrish Total - 0 Amedee Gautreaux N Mount ABSENT Broome Gray Murray Cassidy Hebert Nevers LaFleur Quinn Cheek Heitmeier Riser Total - 2 Cravins Jackson Shaw Crowe Kostelka Shepherd The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House Donahue Long Smith were concurred in. Senator Hebert moved to reconsider the vote by Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the Duplessis Martiny Walsworth table. Total - 36 NAYS Messages from the House Total - 0 The following Messages from the House were received and read ABSENT as follows: LaFleur Quinn Total - 2 Message from the House The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House PASSED SENATE BILLS AND were concurred in. Senator Nevers moved to reconsider the vote by JOINT RESOLUTIONS which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the table. June 20, 2008 SENATE BILL NO. 196— To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: BY SENATOR HEBERT AND REPRESENTATIVE CHAMPAGNE AN ACT I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of To enact R.S. 30:2159, relative to landfill sites; to provide for siting Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and restrictions on certain landfills; to provide for certain terms, Joint Resolutions: conditions and requirements; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 429— BY SENATOR SHEPHERD The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of AN ACT Representatives with the following amendments: To amend and reenact R.S. 13:477(24) and 621.24, relative to judges; to provide relative to certain election procedures; to HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS provide relative to certain elections and judicial vacancies in the Amendments proposed by House Committee on Natural Resources Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court; to provide certain terms, and Environment to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 196 by Senator conditions, procedures and requirements; and to provide for Hebert related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 1 Reported with amendments. On page 1, line 10, change "shall" to "may" Respectfully submitted, AMENDMENT NO. 2 ALFRED W. SPEER On page 1, line 12, after "any" delete the remainder of the line and Clerk of the House of Representatives insert "permit for a solid waste facility located within five thousand" Message from the House AMENDMENT NO. 3 HOUSE CONFEREES APPOINTED On page 1, line 13, after "airport" insert "and" June 20, 2008 Senator Hebert moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate:

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I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of AMENDMENT NO. 3 the House of Representatives has appointed the following members, On page 1, line 9, change "Section 1." to "Section 2." on the part of the House of Representatives, to confer, with a like committee from the Senate, on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. AMENDMENT NO. 4 224 by Senator Shepherd: On page 2, line 3, after "projects" insert the following: "in a manner determined appropriate by the Coastal Protection and Representatives G. Jackson, Morrell and Willmott. Restoration Authority and consistent with any agreements entered into between the Coastal Protection and Restoration Respectfully submitted, Authority and the federal government" ALFRED W. SPEER Clerk of the House of Representatives AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 3, line 8, after "agency" insert "or contract with a Message from the House nonprofit land conservation organization" HOUSE CONFEREES APPOINTED Senator McPherson moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House. June 20, 2008 ROLL CALL To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: The roll was called with the following result: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of the House of Representatives has appointed the following members, YEAS on the part of the House of Representatives, to confer, with a like committee from the Senate, on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. Mr. President Dupre McPherson 6 by Senator Murray: Adley Erdey Michot Alario Gautreaux B Morrish Representatives Richmond, Leger and R. Jones. Amedee Gautreaux N Mount Broome Gray Murray Respectfully submitted, Cassidy Hebert Nevers ALFRED W. SPEER Cheek Heitmeier Riser Clerk of the House of Representatives Cravins Jackson Shaw Crowe Kostelka Shepherd Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Donahue Long Smith Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson Just Returned from the House Duplessis Martiny Walsworth of Representatives with Amendments, Resumed Total - 36 NAYS Senator Cravins asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to take up at this time the following Senate Bills and Joint Total - 0 Resolutions just returned from the House of Representatives with ABSENT amendments. LaFleur Quinn SENATE BILL NO. 411— Total - 2 BY SENATOR MCPHERSON AN ACT To enact Part III of Chapter 2 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 56:901, relative to the were concurred in. Senator McPherson moved to reconsider the vote creation of the Coastal Land Stewardship Authority; to provide by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on for the establishment of the authority in the Department of the table. Wildlife and Fisheries; to provide for the powers, duties, and SENATE BILL NO. 499— functions of the board of directors of the authority; to provide BY SENATORS CROWE, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH for composition of the authority; to provide procedures, terms, AN ACT and conditions; and to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 24:51(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), 52, and 56(F) and (G) and R.S. 49:72, 73, and 78.1 and to enact The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of R.S. 24:51(8) and (9) and 56(G)(2) and R.S. 49:72(11) and Representatives with the following amendments: 78.1(2), relative to lobbying; to clarify the definition of lobbyist; to provide exception to the requirement of certain individuals to HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS register as lobbyists; to clarify the definition of lobbyist; and to provide for related matters. Amendments proposed by Representative St. Germain to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 411 by Senator McPherson The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments: AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 2, after "enact" insert "R.S. 36:610(L) and" HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 2 Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and On page 1, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following: Governmental Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 499 by Senator "Section 1. R.S. 36:610(L) is hereby enacted to read as follows: Crowe §610. Transfer of agencies to Department of Wildlife and Fisheries * * * AMENDMENT NO. 1 L. The Coastal Land Stewardship Authority (R.S. 56:901) On page 1, line 2, after "amend and reenact" delete the remainder of is placed within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the line and delete lines 3 through 6, and insert "R.S. 24:51(4) and (5) shall exercise and perform its powers, duties, functions, and and R.S. 49:72(7), and to enact R.S. 24:51(8), relative to lobbying; responsibilities in the manner provided for agencies transferred to provide for certain definitions for purposes of legislative and in accordance with R.S. 36:801."

1917 Page 64 SENATE 48th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 20, 2008 executive branch lobbying regulation; to provide for the definition of LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS lobbyist for such purposes; and to provide for related matters." Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed Senate AMENDMENT NO. 2 Bill No. 499 by Senator Crowe On page 1, line 8, after "Section 1." delete the remainder of the line and delete line 9 and insert "R.S. 24:51(4) and (5) are hereby AMENDMENT NO. 1 amended and reenacted and R.S. 24:51(8) is hereby enacted to read" In House Committee Amendment No. 3 proposed by the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to Reengrossed AMENDMENT NO. 3 Senate Bill No. 499 by Senator Crowe, on line 27 and line 37, change On page 1, delete lines 14 through 17 and delete pages 2 and 3 and "principle" to "principal" on page 4, delete lines 1 through 25 and insert the following: "(4) "Lobbying" or "to lobby" means any of the following: HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS (a) any Any direct act or communication with a legislator, the purpose of which is to aid in influencing the passage or defeat of any Amendments proposed by Representative Gallot to Reengrossed legislation. Senate Bill No. 499 by Senator Crowe (b) Any preparation or research specifically intended, at the time it is performed, for use in or in support of any ongoing or AMENDMENT NO. 1 planned direct act or communication with a legislator, the In Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Committee on purpose of which is to aid in influencing the passage or defeat of House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House of any legislation. Representatives on June 13, 2008, on page 1, line 3, after "(5)" insert (c) Conducting or attending a meeting the purpose of which "and 52" is to discuss direct communication with a legislator to aid in influencing the passage or defeat of any legislation. AMENDMENT NO. 2 (5)(a) "Lobbyist" means either of the following: In Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the Committee on (a)(i) Any person who is employed or engaged for compensation House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House of to act in a representative capacity for the purpose of lobbying if Representatives on June 13, 2008, on page 1, line 6, after "purposes;" lobbying constitutes one of the principle duties of such employment insert "to provide relative to exceptions to the applicability of the or engagement. laws relative to lobbying the legislature;" (b) (ii) Any person who receives compensation of any kind, including reimbursement of expenditures, to act acts in a AMENDMENT NO. 3 representative capacity when one of the functions for which In Committee Amendment No. 2 proposed by the Committee on compensation is paid is lobbying and makes expenditures as herein House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House of defined of five hundred dollars or more in a calendar year for the Representatives on June 13, 2008, on page 1, line 9, after "(5)" insert purpose of lobbying an expenditure. "and 52" (b) However, "lobbyist" shall not mean any person who does not make any direct act or have any direct communication AMENDMENT NO. 4 with a legislator for the purpose of influencing the passage or In Committee Amendment No. 3 proposed by the Committee on defeat of any legislation. House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House of * * * Representatives on June 13, 2008, on page 1, after line 41, insert the (8) "Principle duty" means any duty which is expected to following: account for twenty percent or more of a person's time in fulfilling "* * * the terms of his engagement or any duty which is expected to §52. Persons to whom applicable; exceptions account for twenty percent or more of a person's time in any A. The Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the given year in performing the responsibilities of his employment." provisions of this Part shall apply only to persons who are lobbyists as defined in R.S. 24:51. The provisions of this Part shall not apply AMENDMENT NO. 4 to a statewide: On page 4, line 26, after "Section 2." delete the remainder of the line (1) An elected official or to any designees of the statewide and delete line 27 and insert "R.S. 49:72(7) is hereby amended and elected official acting in the performance of his official public reenacted to read as follows:" duties. (2) A public servant authorized by an elected official to act AMENDMENT NO. 5 as his designee, provided that the elected official has submitted Delete pages 5 through 7 and on page 8, delete lines 1 through 25 and the name of the designee to the Board of Ethics prior to the insert the following: designee making any direct act or communication with a "* * * legislator regarding legislation. (7) "Lobbyist" means: (a) Any person who is employed or B.(1) An elected official shall notify the Board of Ethics engaged for compensation to act in a representative capacity for the immediately if a public servant who was so designated is no purpose of lobbying if lobbying constitutes one of the duties of such longer authorized to act as his designee. employment or engagement; however, any person who is engaged or (2) The Board of Ethics shall make the information employed to provide a professional service to a person and incidental regarding each designee available to the public via the Internet." to such professional service such person communicates with an executive branch agency or official or makes an appearance or assists Senator Crowe moved to reject the amendments proposed by the in an appearance with an executive branch agency or official shall House. not be a lobbyist unless such person or the person who engaged the professional services of or employed such person makes an ROLL CALL expenditure as defined in this Section. (b) Any person who receives compensation of any kind, The roll was called with the following result: including reimbursement of expenditures, to act in a representative capacity when one of the functions for which compensation is paid YEAS is lobbying and makes expenditures as herein defined of five hundred dollars or more in a calendar year for the purpose of lobbying any Mr. President Dupre McPherson person who acts in a representative capacity and makes an Adley Erdey Michot expenditure. Alario Gautreaux B Morrish * * *" Amedee Gautreaux N Mount Broome Gray Murray

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Cassidy Hebert Nevers AMENDMENT NO. 5 Cheek Heitmeier Riser On page 2, line 22, after "officer" delete the remainder of the line Cravins Jackson Shaw and insert "shall enforce the provisions of this Section as a Crowe Kostelka Shepherd secondary action" Donahue Long Smith Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson AMENDMENT NO. 6 Duplessis Martiny Walsworth On page 2, line 25, change "one hundred seventy-five dollars" to Total - 36 "one hundred dollars" NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 7 Total - 0 On page 2, line 27, change "five hundred dollars" to "two hundred ABSENT fifty dollars" LaFleur Quinn AMENDMENT NO. 8 Total - 2 On page 3, delete lines 8 through 10 in their entirety The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were rejected. Senator Crowe moved to reconsider the vote by which LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS the amendments were rejected and laid the motion on the table. Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed Senate Rules Suspended Bill No. 159 by Senator Cravins Senator Cravins asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules AMENDMENT NO. 1 for the purpose of reconsidering the vote by which the House On page 1, line 6, following "(8)" and before "hereby" insert "are" Amendments to Senate Bill No. 159 were concurred in by the Senate and laid on the table. Senator Cravins moved to reject the amendments proposed by the House. Without objection, so ordered. ROLL CALL Reconsideration The roll was called with the following result: On motion of Senator Cravins, the vote by which the House amendments were concurred in was considered. YEAS SENATE BILL NO. 159— Mr. President Dupre McPherson BY SENATORS CRAVINS AND ERDEY Adley Erdey Michot AN ACT Alario Gautreaux B Morrish To enact R.S. 32:300.5 and 398.10(A)(6), relative to driver Amedee Gautreaux N Mount distractions; to prohibit the use of any wireless Broome Gray Murray telecommunications device by certain persons while operating Cassidy Hebert Nevers a motor vehicle; to provide exceptions; to provide penalties for Cheek Heitmeier Riser violation; to require the compilation of statistical information on Cravins Jackson Shaw crashes involving the use of a wireless telecommunication Crowe Kostelka Shepherd device by any driver; and to provide for related matters. Donahue Long Smith Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Duplessis Martiny Walsworth Total - 36 Amendments proposed by House Committee on Transportation, NAYS Highways, and Public Works to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 159 by Senator Cravins Total - 0 ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 3, before "wireless" change "any" to "certain" and LaFleur Quinn after "telecommunication" change "device" to "devices" Total - 2 AMENDMENT NO. 2 The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House On page 1, line 9, before "wireless" insert "certain" were rejected. Senator Cravins moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were rejected and laid the motion on the AMENDMENT NO. 3 table. On page 2, at the end of line 2, add the following: "It does not include citizens band radios, citizens band radio hybrids, Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions commercial two-way radio communication devices, or electronic Just Returned from the House communication devices with a push-to-talk function." of Representatives with Amendments, Resumed AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 2, line 11, after "communication" and before the period "." Senator Cravins asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules insert "unless the device is used hands-free, provided that its to take up at this time the following Senate Bills and Joint placement does not interfere with the operation of federally Resolutions just returned from the House of Representatives with required safety equipment" and at the end of line 11 add the amendments. following: "It does not include citizens band radios, citizens band radio hybrids, commercial two-way radio communication devices, or electronic communication devices with a push-to-talk function."

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SENATE BILL NO. 232— (2) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary BY SENATORS MOUNT, MARIONNEAUX AND THOMPSON Education. A JOINT RESOLUTION (3) The Board of Regents. Proposing to amend Article IV, Section 21(A), Article VIII, Sections (4) The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana 3(B), 5(B), 6(B), 7(B), and 7.1(B), Article IX, Section 8(B), and System. Article X, Sections 3(B) and 43(B) of the Constitution of (5) The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University Louisiana, relative to term limits for positions on certain boards and Agricultural and Mechanical College. and commissions; to provide a three-consecutive-term limit for (6) The Board of Supervisors of Southern University and positions on the Public Service Commission, the State Board of Agricultural and Mechanical College. Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, the (7) The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, Colleges. the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and (8) The Forestry Commission. Agricultural and Mechanical College, the Board of Supervisors (9) The State Civil Service Commission. of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical (10) The State Police Commission. College, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical (B) This Section shall not apply to any person who is serving Colleges, the Louisiana Forestry Commission, the State Civil on any such board or commission on the effective date of this Service Commission, and the State Police Commission; to Section, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any specify an election for submission of the proposition to electors such person that begins after such date. and provide a ballot proposition. * * *" The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of AMENDMENT NO. 9 Representatives with the following amendments: On page 2, between lines 20 and 21, insert: HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS "* * *" Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and AMENDMENT NO. 10 Governmental Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 232 by Senator On page 2, delete line 29 and on page 3, delete lines 1 through 4 and Mount insert in lieu thereof: "(2) No person who has served as a member of the board for AMENDMENT NO. 1 more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms On page 1, line 3, after "43(B)" and before "of" insert "and to add shall be elected or appointed to the board for the succeeding Article IV, Section 22" term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person elected or appointed to the board prior to the effective date of this AMENDMENT NO. 2 Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of On page 1, line 4, after "term limits for" change "positions on" to any such person that begins after such date." "members of" AMENDMENT NO. 11 AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 3, delete lines 14 through 18, and insert in lieu thereof: On page 1, line 5, after "to provide" change "a three-consecutive- "(2) No person who has served as a member of the board for term limit for positions on" to "for a limitation on service for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms members of" shall be appointed to the board for the succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to the AMENDMENT NO. 4 board prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except On page 1, line 12, after "Commission;" and before "to specify" that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that insert "to provide for a similar limit on service on more than one such begins after such date." board;" AMENDMENT NO. 12 AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 3, delete lines 27 through 29 and on page 4, delete lines 1 On page 2, line 1, after "43(B)" and before "of" insert "and to add and 2 and insert in lieu thereof: Article IV, Section 22" "(2) No person who has served as a member of the board for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms AMENDMENT NO. 6 shall be appointed to the board for the succeeding term. This On page 2, between lines 3 and 4, insert: Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to the "* * *" board prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that AMENDMENT NO. 7 begins after such date." On page 2, delete lines 14 through 18, and insert in lieu thereof: "(2) No person who has served as a member of the AMENDMENT NO. 13 commission for more than two and one-half terms in three On page 4, delete lines 13 through 17 and insert in lieu thereof: consecutive terms shall be elected to the commission for the "(2) No person who has served as a member of either board succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms person elected to the commission prior to the effective date of this shall be appointed to the board for the succeeding term. This Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to either any such person that begins after such date." board prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that AMENDMENT NO. 8 begins after such date." On page 2, between lines 19 and 20, insert: "§22. Term Limits; Certain Boards and Commissions AMENDMENT NO. 14 (A) A person who has served as a member of any two or On page 5, delete lines 3 through 7 and insert in lieu thereof: more of the following boards or commissions for more than two "(2) No person who has served as a member of the board for and one-half terms in three consecutive terms combined shall not more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms serve as a member of any of the following boards or commissions shall be appointed to the board for the succeeding term. This for the succeeding term: Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to the (1) The Public Service Commission. board prior to the effective date of this Subparagraph, except

1920 48th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 67 SENATE June 20, 2008 that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that "(A) A person who has served as a member of any one or begins after such date." more of the following boards or commissions for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms combined shall not AMENDMENT NO. 15 serve as a member of any of the following boards or commissions On page 5, between lines 9 and 10, insert: for a period of at least two years after the completion of such "* * *" consecutive terms of service:" AMENDMENT NO. 16 AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 5, delete lines 20 through 24 and insert in lieu thereof: In House Committee Amendment No. 22, proposed by the House "(2) No person who has served as an appointed member of Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the the commission for more than two and one-half terms in three House of Representatives on June 12, 2008, on page 4, line 18, consecutive terms shall be appointed to the commission for the change "the same" to "a" succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any person appointed to the commission prior to the effective date of Senator Mount moved to concur in the amendments proposed by this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of the House. service of any such person that begins after such date." ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 17 On page 5, between lines 27 and 28, insert: The roll was called with the following result: "* * *" YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 18 On page 6, delete lines 4 through 8 and insert in lieu thereof: Mr. President Dupre McPherson "(2) No person who has served as a member of the Adley Erdey Michot commission for more than two and one-half terms in three Alario Gautreaux B Morrish consecutive terms shall be appointed to the commission for the Amedee Gautreaux N Mount succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to any Broome Gray Murray person appointed to the commission prior to the effective date of Cassidy Hebert Nevers this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of Cheek Heitmeier Riser service of any such person that begins after such date." Cravins Jackson Shaw Crowe Kostelka Shepherd AMENDMENT NO. 19 Donahue Long Smith On page 6, between lines 10 and 11, insert: Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson "* * *" Duplessis Martiny Walsworth Total - 36 AMENDMENT NO. 20 NAYS On page 6, delete lines 18 through 22 and insert in lieu thereof: "(2) No person who has served as a member of the Total - 0 commission for more than two and one-half terms in three ABSENT consecutive terms shall be appointed or elected to the commission for the succeeding term. This Subparagraph shall not apply to LaFleur Quinn any person appointed or elected to the commission prior to the Total - 2 effective date of this Subparagraph, except that it shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins after such The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House date." were concurred in. Senator Mount moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the AMENDMENT NO. 21 table. On page 7, line 2, after "To provide for" change "a three- consecutive-term limit for positions on" to "term limits for members SENATE BILL NO. 233— of" BY SENATOR MOUNT AN ACT AMENDMENT NO. 22 To amend and reenact R.S. 17:2(C), 1453(A), 1851(C), the On page 7, line 10, after "Commission" delete the period "." and introductory paragraph of 1871(A)(1)(a), and 3121(C), R.S. insert a semi-colon ";" and "to provide that a person who has served 42:2, and R.S. 45:1161.1(B), and to enact R.S. 3:4272(D) and for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall R.S. 42:3.2, relative to term limits for members of certain not be appointed or elected to the succeeding term; and to provide for boards and commissions; to prohibit any person appointed or the same limit on service on more than one such board or elected to a board or commission within the executive branch of commission." state government to serve in such position for more than three consecutive terms; to prohibit the term of any person serving at AMENDMENT NO. 23 the pleasure of an appointing authority to extend beyond twelve On page 7, at the end of line 12, delete ")" and insert a semi-colon ";" consecutive years; to provide for continuation of service for and "Adds Article IV, Section 22)" certain members exceeding the three terms or twelve year limits; to exclude persons serving on boards and commissions HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS by virtue of their position or office held; and to provide for related matters. Amendments proposed by Representative Gallot to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 232 by Senator Mount The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments: AMENDMENT NO. 1 In House Committee Amendment No. 8, proposed by the House HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 12, 2008, delete lines 27 through Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and 30 and insert in lieu thereof: Governmental Affairs to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 233 by Senator Mount

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 Amedee Gautreaux N Mount On page 1, line 2, after "amend and reenact" delete the remainder of Broome Gray Murray the line and delete lines 3 through 10 and on line 11, delete "virtue Cassidy Hebert Nevers of their position or office held;" and insert in lieu thereof "R.S. 42:2 Cheek Heitmeier Riser and to enact R.S. 42:3.2, relative to term limits for members of Cravins Jackson Shaw certain boards and commissions; to prohibit any person appointed or Crowe Kostelka Shepherd elected to a board or commission within the executive branch of state Donahue Long Smith government from serving in such a position for more than a specified Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson portion of a specified number of consecutive terms or for more than Duplessis Martiny Walsworth a specified number of consecutive years; to provide for a limit on Total - 36 service on more than one such board; to provide exceptions;" NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 2 Total - 0 On page 1, line 13, after "Section 1." delete the remainder of the line ABSENT and delete lines 14 through 17, delete page 2, and on page 3, delete lines 1 through 17, and on line 18, delete "Section 3." LaFleur Quinn Total - 2 AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 3, line 22, after "suspension" delete "or upon" and insert a The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House comma "," and "or" were concurred in. Senator Mount moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the AMENDMENT NO. 4 table. On page 3, delete lines 27 through 29 and delete pages 4 and 5 and insert: SENATE BILL NO. 511— "A.(1)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the BY SENATOR AMEDEE contrary, no person appointed or elected to a board or AN ACT commission within the executive branch of state government who To amend and reenact R.S. 14:90.1, relative to the crime of has served for more than two and one-half terms in three gambling; to provide for the crime of gambling by computer; to consecutive terms shall be elected or appointed to the succeeding provide for the disposition of seized evidence, property and term, unless another term limit is provided by law. paraphernalia; to provide for fines and penalties; and to provide (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no for related matters. person appointed to a board or commission within the executive branch of state government serving at the pleasure of an The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of appointing authority shall serve more than twelve consecutive Representatives with the following amendments: years. (2)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS no person who has served as a member of any one or more boards or commissions in the executive branch of state Amendments proposed by Representative Wooton to Reengrossed government for two and one-half terms in three consecutive Senate Bill No. 511 by Senator Amedee terms combined shall serve as a member of any board or commission in the executive branch of state government for a AMENDMENT NO. 1 period of at least two years after the completion of such On page 4, line 26, after "C." and before "In" insert "(1)" consecutive terms of service. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no AMENDMENT NO. 2 person who has served as a member of any one or more boards On page 5, line 4, change "(1)" to "(a)" or commissions in the executive branch of state government for twelve consecutive years combined shall serve as a member of AMENDMENT NO. 3 any board or commission in the executive branch of state On page 5, line 5, change "(2)" to "(b)" government for a period of at least two years after the completion of such twelve consecutive years of service. AMENDMENT NO. 4 B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any On page 5, line 6, change "(3)" to "(c)" person serving on a board or commission within the executive branch of state government on August 15, 2008, except that it AMENDMENT NO. 5 shall apply to any term of service of any such person that begins On page 5, line 8, change "(4)" to "(2)" after August 15, 2008, and it shall apply to service of any such person at the pleasure of an appointing authority pursuant to an AMENDMENT NO. 6 appointment that is made after August 15, 2008. On page 6, line 2, after "90.3" and before "shall" insert "they" C. The provisions of this Section shall not prohibit any person from serving as a member of a board or commission if HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS such membership is by virtue of another office to which he is elected or appointed." Amendments proposed by Representative Edwards to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 511 by Senator Amedee Senator Mount moved to concur in the amendments proposed by the House. AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 2, at the beginning of line 12, change "(2)" to "(2)(a)" ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 2 The roll was called with the following result: On page 2, line 15, change "owner" to "holder" AMENDMENT NO. 3 YEAS On page 2, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following: "(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a mortgage, Mr. President Dupre McPherson lien, or security interest held by a federally-insured financial Adley Erdey Michot institution shall not be affected by the seizure and forfeiture Alario Gautreaux B Morrish provisions of this Section."

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Senator Amedee moved to concur in the amendments proposed Cravins Jackson Shaw by the House. Crowe Kostelka Shepherd Donahue Long Smith ROLL CALL Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson Duplessis Martiny Walsworth The roll was called with the following result: Total - 36 NAYS PRESENT Total - 0 Mr. President Dupre McPherson ABSENT Adley Erdey Michot Alario Gautreaux B Morrish LaFleur Quinn Amedee Gautreaux N Mount Total - 2 Broome Gray Murray Cassidy Hebert Nevers The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House Cheek Heitmeier Riser were concurred in. Senator Amedee moved to reconsider the vote by Cravins Jackson Shaw which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the Crowe Kostelka Shepherd table. Donahue Long Smith Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson SENATE BILL NO. 667— BY SENATOR ADLEY Duplessis Martiny Walsworth AN ACT Total - 36 To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1113(D) and 1114.3(A)(1) and (2), NAYS relative to conflicts of interest; to provide relative to certain contracts involving certain public servants and certain affiliated Total - 0 persons and entities; to provide restrictions on certain contracts; to provide for disclosure relative to certain contracts; to require ABSENT certain disclosures by certain elected officials; to provide for the content of such disclosures; to provide for enforcement and LaFleur Quinn penalties; to provide exceptions and waivers; to provide for Total - 2 effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were concurred in. Senator Amedee moved to reconsider the vote by The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the Representatives with the following amendments: table. HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS SENATE BILL NO. 519— BY SENATOR AMEDEE Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and AN ACT Governmental Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 667 by Senator To enact R.S. 37:3507.2(A)(4), relative to private investigators; to Adley provide with respect to the types of licenses issued by the board; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 3, line 29, change "First Stop Shop" to "office of The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of GeauxBiz" Representatives with the following amendments: AMENDMENT NO. 2 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS On page 4, line 18, delete "Hereafter in" and insert "For purposes of" Amendments proposed by Representative Ponti to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 519 by Senator Amedee AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 6, line 20, change "First Stop Shop" to "office of AMENDMENT NO. 1 GeauxBiz" On page 1, line 10, change "contractor" to "journeyman" HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 1, line 11, change "contractor" to "private investigator Amendments proposed by Representative Morris to Reengrossed journeyman" Senate Bill No. 667 by Senator Adley Senator Amedee moved to concur in the amendments proposed AMENDMENT NO. 1 by the House. On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" delete the remainder of the line and insert "R.S. 42:1113(D)(1)(a) and to enact R.S. 42:1113(D)(6), ROLL CALL relative to conflicts of" AMENDMENT NO. 2 The roll was called with the following result: On page 1, line 10, change "R.S. 42:1113(D) and 1114.3(A)(1) and YEAS (2) are" to "R.S. 42:1113(D)(1)(a) is" Mr. President Dupre McPherson AMENDMENT NO. 3 Adley Erdey Michot On page 1, line 11, after "reenacted" insert "and R.S. 42:1113(D)(6) Alario Gautreaux B Morrish is hereby enacted" Amedee Gautreaux N Mount Broome Gray Murray AMENDMENT NO. 4 Cassidy Hebert Nevers On page 3, line 10, after "governor" delete the remainder of the line Cheek Heitmeier Riser and delete line 11 in its entirety and insert a period "."

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AMENDMENT NO. 5 following result: On page 4, delete lines 4 through 29 and pages 5 and 6 in their entirety and insert the following: YEAS "(6) The provisions of R.S. 42:1113(D)(1)(a)(i), R.S. 42:1113(D)(1)(b), and other provisions which reference these Mr. President Duplessis Michot provisions of law shall not apply to the spouses and immediate family Adley Dupre Morrish members of the deputy secretaries, undersecretaries, assistant Alario Erdey Mount secretaries, or equivalent positions in the following agencies: Amedee Gray Nevers (i) the Department of Economic Development. Broome Heitmeier Shaw (ii) the Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism. Cassidy Kostelka Shepherd (iii) the Department of Environmental Quality. Cheek Long Smith Crowe Marionneaux Thompson (iv) the Department of Health and Hospitals. Donahue Martiny Walsworth (v) the Department of Labor. Total - 27 (vi) the Department of Natural Resources. NAYS (vii) the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. (viii) the Department of Revenue. Cravins Gautreaux N Murray (ix) the Department of Social Services. Dorsey Jackson Riser (x) the Department of Transportation and Development. Gautreaux B McPherson (xi) the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Total - 8 (xii) the Department of Veterans Affairs. ABSENT (xiii) the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. (xiv) the Department of Education. Hebert LaFleur Quinn (xv) the Department of Insurance. Total - 3 (xvi) the Department of Justice. (xvii) the Department of State. The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House (xviii) the Department of the Treasury." were concurred in. Senator Adley moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the AMENDMENT NO. 6 table. Delete Amendment No. 3 proposed by the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House on June SENATE BILL NO. 718— 13, 2008. BY SENATOR MARTINY Motion AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1124.2(A), 1124.3(A), and Senator Adley moved to concur in the amendments be proposed 1124.4(A)(1), (C)(3), and (F), and to enact 42:1124.6, relative by the House. to financial disclosure; to require certain disclosures by appointed members of boards and commissions; to provide for Senator N. Gautreaux moved as a substitute motion that the penalties; and to provide for related matters. House amendments be rejected. The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Senator Adley objected. Representatives with the following amendments: ROLL CALL HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Amendments proposed by House Committee on House and The roll was called on the substitute motion with the following Governmental Affairs to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 718 by Senator result: Martiny YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" delete the remainder of the line and Amedee Gautreaux N Michot delete lines 3 and 4 and insert "R.S. 42:1124.1(A)(1) and (B), Cheek Gray Morrish 1124.2(A) and (C)(1), 1124.3(A), 1124.4(A)(1), (C)(3), and (F), and Cravins Hebert Murray 1157(A)(4)(a)(ii), to enact R.S. 42:1124.2.1, and to repeal R.S. Dorsey Heitmeier Riser 42:1124.2(G)(4), relative to financial disclosure; to require certain Duplessis Jackson disclosures by certain public servants; to provide for the information Gautreaux B McPherson required to be disclosed; to provide for definitions; to provide for Total - 16 penalties; to provide for effectiveness; and to" NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 2 Mr. President Erdey Shaw On page 1, line 7, after "Section 1." delete the remainder of the line Adley Kostelka Shepherd and delete line 8 and insert "R.S. 42:1124.1(A)(1) and (B), 1124.2(A) Alario Long Smith and (C)(1), 1124.4(A)(1), (C)(3), and (F), and 1157(A)(4)(a)(ii) are Broome Marionneaux Thompson hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 42:1124.2.1 is hereby Cassidy Martiny Walsworth enacted to read as follows:" Donahue Mount Dupre Nevers AMENDMENT NO. 3 Total - 19 On page 1, delete lines 9 through 17, and delete pages 2 through 5 ABSENT and insert the following: "§1124.1. Penalties; required reports; failure to file; timely and Crowe LaFleur Quinn accurate filing Total - 3 A.(1) Whoever fails to file a financial statement required by this Part, except for statements required by R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, The Chair declared the Senate refused to reject the House 1124.2.1, and 1124.3, or knowingly and willfully fails to timely file amendment. any such statement, or knowingly and willfully fails to disclose or to accurately disclose any information required by this Part shall be ROLL CALL assessed a civil penalty pursuant to R.S. 42:1157 for each day until such statement or the required accurate information is filed. The roll was called on the original motion to concur with the * * *

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B. Whoever knowingly and willfully files a false report required income received by the individual or spouse, or by any business by this Part, except for statements required by R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, in which the individual or spouse, either individually or 1124.2.1, or 1124.3, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon collectively, owns an interest which exceeds ten percent of that conviction thereof shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars business, which is received from any of the following: nor more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned in parish prison for (a) The state or any political subdivision as defined in not more than six months, or both. Any prosecution under this Article VI of the Constitution of Louisiana. Subsection shall be tried before a jury of six persons, all of whom (b) Services performed for or in connection with a gaming must concur to render a verdict. interest as defined in R.S. 18:1505.2(L)(3)(a). * * * (6) A certification that such individual has filed his federal §1124.2. Financial disclosure; certain elected officials; voting and state income tax returns, or has filed for an extension of time districts of five thousand or more; state members of for filing such tax return. certain boards and commissions; ethics administrator (7) One of the following: A. Each of the following, except a person who is required to (a) A certification that neither the individual nor any file a financial statement pursuant to R.S. 42:1124, shall annually member of his immediate family had a personal or financial file a financial statement as provided in this Section: interest in any entity, contract, or business or a personal or (1) Each member of the state legislature. each (2) Each person financial relationship that in any way posed a conflict of interest holding a public office who represents a voting district having a which affected the impartial performance of the individual's population of five thousand or more persons. each (3) Each member duties as a member of the board or commission. of the Board of Ethics and the ethics administrator. (b) A statement describing each conflict and any action the each (4) Each member of the State Board of Elementary and individual took to resolve or avoid the conflict. Secondary Education. each member of a state board or commission D. For the purposes of this Section, the following words who receives a salary or other compensation for such public service shall have the following meanings: in the amount of sixteen thousand eight hundred dollars or more per (1) "Board or commission" means each board, commission, year and each member of a state board or commission which has the and like entity created by law or executive order which is made authority to expend, disburse, or invest one million dollars or more a part of the executive branch of state government by the of funds in a fiscal year, except any person who is required to file a provisions of Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, financial statement pursuant to R.S. 42:1124, shall annually file a or which is placed in an executive branch department or in the financial statement as provided in this Section. office of the governor or lieutenant governor by law or executive (5) Each member of the Board of Commissioners of the order, or which exercises any authority or performs any function Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District. of the executive branch of state government. "Board or (6) The executive director and the assistant executive commission" also means any board, commission, or like entity director of the Crescent City Connection Division. created by the constitution, by law, by a political subdivision, or * * * jointly by two or more political subdivisions as a governing C. The financial statement required by this Section shall be authority of a political subdivision of the state or of local filed on a form prescribed by the Board of Ethics and shall include government. "Board or commission" shall not mean (a) the the following information for the preceding calendar year: governing authority of a parish or municipality or (b) a board of (1) The full name and residence mailing address of the directors of a private nonprofit corporation which is not individual who is required to file. specifically created by law. * * * (2) "Business" shall have the same meaning as provided in 1124.2.1 Financial disclosure; members of boards and R.S. 42:1124. commissions (3)(a) "Income" for a business shall mean gross income less A. Each member and any designee of a member of a board both of the following: or commission which has the authority to expend, disburse, or (i) Costs of goods sold. invest ten thousand dollars or more of funds in a fiscal year and (ii) Operating expenses. each member of the State Civil Service Commission, except any (b) "Income" for an individual shall mean taxable income person who is required to file a financial statement by pursuant and shall not include any income received pursuant to a life to R.S. 42:1124 or 1124.2, shall annually file a financial statement insurance policy. as provided in this Section. (4) "Public office" shall have the same meaning as provided B. The financial statement required by this Section shall be in R.S. 18:1483. filed by May fifteenth of each year during which the person holds * * * an office included in Subsection A of this Section and by May §1124.4. Penalties fifteenth of the year following the termination of the holding of A.(1) If a person fails to timely file a financial statement as such office. required by R.S. 18:1495.7 or by R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, 1124.2.1, or C. The financial statement required by this Section shall be 1124.3, or a person omits any information required to be included in filed on a form prescribed by the Board of Ethics and shall the statement, or the board has reason to believe information included include the following information for the preceding calendar in the statement is inaccurate, the board shall notify the person of year: such failure, omission, or inaccuracy by sending him by certified (1) The full name and mailing address of the individual who mail a notice of delinquency immediately upon discovery of the is required to file. failure, omission, or inaccuracy. (2) The full name of the individual's spouse, if any, and the * * * spouse's occupation and principal business address. C. Penalties shall be assessed as follows: (3) The name of the employer, job title, and a brief job * * * description of each full-time or part-time employment position (3) Fifty dollars per day for statements required by R.S. held by the individual or spouse. 42:1124.2.1 or 1124.3. (4)(a) The name, address, brief description of, and nature * * * of association with and the amount of interest in each business in F. If a person who is required to disclose information required which the individual or spouse is a director, officer, owner, by R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, 1124.2.1, or 1124.3 discovers an error or partner, member, or trustee, and in which the individual or inaccuracy in the information he disclosed and files an amendment spouse, either individually or collectively, owns an interest which to such disclosure correcting such error or inaccuracy prior to the exceeds ten percent of that business. receipt of a notice of delinquency, no penalties shall be assessed (b) The name, address, brief description of, and nature of against the person, and the board shall replace the initial disclosure association with a nonprofit organization in which the individual with the amendment thereto in the official records of the board. or spouse is a director or officer. * * * (5) The name, address, type, and amount of each source of §1157. Late filing fees

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A. (2) "Expenditure" means any use of a contribution. * * * (3) "Transition" means the effort to organize the operations of (4)(a) the governor-elect and includes the acquisition of funds to cover * * * necessary office expenses, including the rental of office space, the (ii) The late penalties for any violation of R.S. 42:1124, 1124.2, employment of clerical and other assistance, and office provisions 1124.2.1, or 1124.3 shall be as provided in R.S. 42:1124.4. such as stationery, postage, telephone service, or other similar * * * charges. Section 2. R.S. 42:1124.3(A) is hereby amended and reenacted C. On or before the sixtieth day after the gubernatorial to read as follows: inauguration, and by February fifteenth annually thereafter until §1124.3. Financial disclosure; certain elected officials, voting all contributions have been expended or used, the governor shall districts of under five thousand file one an all-inclusive report with the Board of Ethics for which A. Each person holding a public office who represents a voting reporting is required by Subsection A which shall state: district having a population of fewer than five thousand and each (1) The full name and address of each person, natural or legal, member of a state board or commission which has the authority to who has made a contribution. expend, disburse, or invest more than ten thousand but less than one (2) The date and amount of each contribution and a brief million dollars, except any person who is required to file a financial description and valuation of each in-kind contribution. statement by R.S. 42:1124, or 1124.2, or 1124.2.1, shall annually file (3) The full name and address of each person to whom an a financial statement as provided in this Section. expenditure was made and the amount, date, and purpose of each * * * expenditure and a description of the use of each in-kind Section 3. R.S. 42:1124.2(G)(4) is hereby repealed in its contribution. entirety. * * * Section 4. The provisions of Section 3 of the Act which Section 4. The governor in office on the effective date of this originated as House Bill No. 842 of this 2008 Regular Session of the Act shall file the report required by R.S. 42:1125(C) as amended by Legislature shall be null, void, and of no effect. this Act covering the period following the date of his election in 2007 Section 5. The provisions of the Act which originated as House and prior to the thirtieth day after his inauguration in 2008, and Bill No. 842 of this 2008 Regular Session of the Legislature which annually thereafter as required by the provisions of this Act. amend and reenact R.S. 42:1124.2(A) shall be null, void, and of no However, notwithstanding the time limitations provided by R.S. effect. 42:1125(C)(introductory paragraph), an amended report in Section 6. The first reports due pursuant to R.S. 42:1124.2 and compliance with the provisions of this Act shall be filed by sixty days 1124.2.1 as provided by this Act shall be complete for the calendar after the effective date of this Section. year 2008. The first reports due pursuant to R.S. 42:1124.3 as Section 5. R.S. 42:1124.2(G)(4) is hereby repealed in its provided by this Act shall be complete for the calendar year 2009. entirety. Section 7.A. The provisions of this Section and of Sections 1, Section 6. The provisions of Section 3 of the Act which 3, 5, and 6 of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2009. originated as House Bill No. 842 of this 2008 Regular Session of the B. The provisions of Sections 2 and 4 of this Act shall become Legislature shall be null, void, and of no effect. effective on January 1, 2010." Section 7. The provisions of the Act which originated as House Bill No. 842 of this 2008 Regular Session of the Legislature which HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS amend and reenact R.S. 42:1124.2(A) shall be null, void, and of no effect. Amendments proposed by Representative Greene to Reengrossed Section 8. The first reports due pursuant to R.S. 42:1124.2 and Senate Bill No. 718 by Senator Martiny 1124.2.1 as provided by this Act shall be complete for the calendar year 2008. The first reports due pursuant to R.S. 42:1124.3 as AMENDMENT NO. 1 provided by this Act shall be complete for the calendar year 2009. In House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House Section 9.A. The provisions of this Section and of Sections 3 Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the and 4 of this Act shall become effective upon signature by the House of Representatives on June 12, 2008, on page 1, line 4, after governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the "(F)," insert "1125(B) and (C)," time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. AMENDMENT NO. 2 If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the In House Committee Amendment No. 1 proposed by the House legislature, the provisions of this Section and Sections 3 and 4 of this Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the Act shall become effective on the day following such approval. House of Representatives on June 12, 2008, on page 1, line 7, after B. The provisions of Sections 1, 5, 7, and 8 of this Act shall "penalties;" insert "to provide relative to reporting of contributions become effective on January 1, 2009. and expenditures related to gubernatorial transition and inauguration C. The provisions of Sections 2 and 6 of this Act shall become and for the applicability of such provisions;" effective on January 1, 2010." AMENDMENT NO. 3 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS In House Committee Amendment No. 3 proposed by the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the Amendments proposed by Representative St. Germain to House of Representatives on June 12, 2008, on page 4, delete lines Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 718 by Senator Martiny 10 through 24, and insert the following: "Section 3. R.S. 42:1125(B) and (C) are hereby amended and AMENDMENT NO. 1 reenacted to read as follows: In Committee Amendment No. 3 proposed by the Committee on §1125. Gubernatorial transition and inauguration; contribution House and Governmental Affairs and adopted by the House of limits; reports Representatives on June 12, 2008, on page 3, line 18, after * * * "municipality" delete "or (b)" and insert a comma "," and insert "(b) B. As used in this Section: a board or commission or like entity which governs a political (1) "Contribution" means a gift, loan, conveyance, payment, or subdivision created by a single parish or municipal governing deposit of money or anything any thing of value, including an in- authority in a parish with a population of two hundred thousand kind contribution, made for the purpose of supporting the transition or less or any subdistrict of such a political subdivision, or (c)" and any event, activity, or fund associated with the inauguration of the governor-elect. However, "contribution" shall not include funds received pursuant to R.S. 49:209 or the receipt and acceptance of a campaign contribution as defined in R.S. 18:1483(6).

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Senator Martiny moved to reject the amendments proposed by AMENDMENT NO. 4 the House. On page 3, line 4, after "(f)" and before "the" delete "Beginning with" and insert "In addition to the children eligible pursuant to ROLL CALL the provisions of Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph and for" The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 3, line 10, after "and" and before "thereafter" insert YEAS "continuing" Mr. President Dupre Michot AMENDMENT NO. 6 Adley Erdey Morrish On page 3, line 15, after "(1)(a)(i)" and before "at" delete "Use" and Alario Gautreaux N Mount insert "Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year and continuing Amedee Gray Murray thereafter, use" Broome Hebert Nevers Cassidy Heitmeier Riser AMENDMENT NO. 7 Cheek Jackson Shaw On page 3, line 15, after "in" and before "funding" insert "LA 4" Cravins Kostelka Shepherd Crowe Long Smith AMENDMENT NO. 8 Donahue Marionneaux Thompson On page 3, line 16, after "received" and before "to" change "during Dorsey Martiny Walsworth the 2008-2009 school year" to "for the prior year" Duplessis McPherson Total - 35 AMENDMENT NO. 9 NAYS On page 3, line 19, after "the" and before "of" change "jurisdiction" to "geographic boundaries" Gautreaux B Total - 1 AMENDMENT NO. 10 ABSENT On page 3, line 24, after "include" delete the comma "," and delete the remainder of the line and insert "but shall not be limited to" LaFleur Quinn Total - 2 AMENDMENT NO. 11 On page 4, line 1, after "materials," and before "supplies" change The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House "and" to "or" were rejected. Senator Martiny moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendments were rejected and laid the motion on the AMENDMENT NO. 12 table. On page 4, line 14, after "shall" and before "to the" change "make an application" to "apply" SENATE BILL NO. 286— BY SENATOR DUPLESSIS AMENDMENT NO. 13 AN ACT On page 5, line 10, after "(iii)" and before "employees" delete "All" To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.10(B)(2), (D), (H)(2), and and insert "The provisions of R.S. 17:15 shall be applicable to all" (I)(1)(a)(i) and (5) and to enact R.S. 17:24.10(I)(1)(a)(iii), relative to early childhood education; to provide relative to AMENDMENT NO. 14 universal access to the Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early Childhood On page 5, line 13, after "setting" insert a comma "," and delete the Education Program; to provide for timelines and eligibility remainder of the line and at the beginning of line 14 delete "as requirements; to provide for participation by non-school system provided in R.S. 17:15," providers; to provide for local school system duties and responsibilities; to provide for reporting requirements; to AMENDMENT NO. 15 provide relative to funding; and to provide for related matters. On page 5, line 14, after "each" and before "non-school" delete "participating" The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Representatives with the following amendments: AMENDMENT NO. 16 On page 5, at the end of line 16, change "statute." to "law relative HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS to criminal history review." Amendments proposed by House Committee on Education to Re- AMENDMENT NO. 17 Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 286 by Senator Duplessis On page 5, line 17, after "requirement" delete the remainder of the line and delete line 18 and at the beginning of line 19 delete "system AMENDMENT NO. 1 provider" and insert "specified in Subparagraph (a) of this On page 2, line 15, after "(c)" and before "the" delete "Beginning Paragraph" with" and insert "In addition to the children eligible pursuant to the provisions of Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph and for" AMENDMENT NO. 18 On page 5, line 24, after "(aa)" and before "are" change "That AMENDMENT NO. 2 there" to "There" On page 2, line 21, after "(d)" and before "the" delete "Beginning with" and insert "In addition to the children eligible pursuant to AMENDMENT NO. 19 the provisions of Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph and for" On page 5, line 25, after "education" and before "of" change "within the jurisdiction" to "located within the geographic boundaries" AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 2, line 27, after "(e)" and before "the" delete "Beginning AMENDMENT NO. 20 with" and insert "In addition to the children eligible pursuant to On page 5, at the end of line 25, change "has" to "have" the provisions of Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph and for" AMENDMENT NO. 21 On page 5, line 28, after "(bb)" and before "participating" change "That the" to "The"

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AMENDMENT NO. 22 AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 6, line 2, after "(cc)" and before "a" change "That after" to On page 2, line 15, after "(c)" and before "the" change "Beginning "After" with" to "Subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose and for" AMENDMENT NO. 23 On page 6, line 3, after "provider" and before "unable" change AMENDMENT NO. 4 "were" to "are" On page 2, line 21, after "(d)" and before "the" change "Beginning with" to "Subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose AMENDMENT NO. 24 and for" On page 6, line 7, after "whether" and before "application" change "their" to "its" AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 2, line 27, after "(e)" and before "the" change "Beginning AMENDMENT NO. 25 with" to "Subject to the appropriation of funds for the purpose On page 6, line 10, after "law," and before "the" insert "in any given and for" school year" AMENDMENT NO. 6 AMENDMENT NO. 26 On page 3, line 4, after "(f)" and before "the" change "Beginning On page 6, line 12, after "program" and before "nor" delete the with" to "Subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose comma "," and for" AMENDMENT NO. 27 AMENDMENT NO. 7 On page 8, line 5, after "Paragraph" and before "of this" change On page 3, line 10, after "(g)" and before "with" change "Beginning" "(B)(3)" to "(B)(2)" to "Subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose and beginning" HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Senator Duplessis moved to concur in the amendments proposed Amendments proposed by Representative Peterson to Re- by the House. Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 286 by Senator Duplessis ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 1 Delete House Committee Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 The roll was called with the following result: proposed by the House Committee on Education and adopted by the House of Representatives on June 5, 2008. YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 2 Mr. President Dupre McPherson In House Committee Amendment No. 17 proposed by the House Adley Erdey Michot Committee on Education and adopted by the House of Representative Alario Gautreaux B Morrish on June 5, 2008, on line 20, change "Subparagraph (a) of this Amedee Gautreaux N Mount Paragraph" to "Item (a)(i) of this Paragraph" Broome Gray Murray Cassidy Hebert Nevers AMENDMENT NO. 3 Cheek Heitmeier Riser On page 2, line 1, after "(2)(a)" and before "LA" insert "Through the Cravins Jackson Shaw 2008-2009 school year," Crowe Kostelka Shepherd Donahue Long Smith AMENDMENT NO. 4 Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson On page 2, line 15, after "(c)" and before "the" change "Beginning Duplessis Martiny Walsworth with" to "For" Total - 36 NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 2, line 21, after "(d)" and before "the" change "Beginning Total - 0 with" to "For" ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 6 LaFleur Quinn On page 2, line 27, after "(e)" and before "the" change "Beginning Total - 2 with" to "For" The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House AMENDMENT NO. 7 were concurred in. Senator Duplessis moved to reconsider the vote On page 3, line 4, after "(f)" and before "the" change "Beginning by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on with" to "For" the table. HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS SENATE BILL NO. 351— BY SENATOR N. GAUTREAUX Amendments proposed by Representative Fannin to Re-Reengrossed AN ACT Senate Bill No. 286 by Senator Duplessis To amend and reenact R.S. 39:364, relative to state purchase of alternate fuel or hybrid vehicles; to provide that the AMENDMENT NO. 1 commissioner of administration shall purchase or lease for state Delete House Committee Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 proposed use only alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles; to provide by the House Committee on Education and adopted by the House of exceptions to the use of alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles; and Representatives on June 5, 2008. to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 2 The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Delete House Floor Amendment No. 3 in Set No. HFASB286 335 Representatives with the following amendments: 5906 proposed by Representative Peterson on June 20, 2008.

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HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 5, line 3, between "budget" and "be" change "will" to Amendments proposed by Representative Ellington to Engrossed "shall" Senate Bill No. 351 by Senator N. Gautreaux AMENDMENT NO. 6 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 5, at the end of line 4, change "will" to "shall" On page 2, delete lines 16 and 17 in their entirety AMENDMENT NO. 7 Senator N. Gautreaux moved to reject the amendments proposed On page 5, at the beginning of line 6, change "will" to "shall" by the House. Senator Jackson moved to concur in the amendments proposed ROLL CALL by the House. The roll was called with the following result: ROLL CALL YEAS The roll was called with the following result: Mr. President Erdey Morrish YEAS Adley Gautreaux N Mount Alario Gray Murray Mr. President Dupre Michot Amedee Hebert Nevers Adley Erdey Morrish Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Alario Gautreaux N Mount Cheek Jackson Shaw Amedee Gray Murray Cravins Kostelka Shepherd Broome Hebert Nevers Crowe Long Smith Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Cheek Jackson Shaw Dorsey Martiny Walsworth Cravins Kostelka Shepherd Duplessis McPherson Crowe Long Smith Dupre Michot Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Total - 34 Dorsey Martiny Walsworth NAYS Duplessis McPherson Total - 35 Total - 0 NAYS ABSENT Total - 0 Broome LaFleur ABSENT Gautreaux B Quinn Total - 4 Gautreaux B LaFleur Quinn Total - 3 The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House were rejected. Senator N. Gautreaux moved to reconsider the vote The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House by which the amendments were rejected and laid the motion on the were concurred in. Senator Jackson moved to reconsider the vote by table. which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on the table. SENATE BILL NO. 615— BY SENATOR JACKSON SENATE BILL NO. 429— AN ACT BY SENATOR SHEPHERD AND REPRESENTATIVES RICHMOND AND To amend and reenact R.S. 46:2604(A) through (D) and to enact R.S. HARDY 46:2604(G), relative to the Children's Cabinet; to provide with AN ACT respect to the preparation and submission of the budget; and to To amend and reenact R.S. 13:477(24) and 621.24, relative to provide for related matters. judges; to provide relative to certain election procedures; to provide relative to certain elections and judicial vacancies in the The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court; to provide certain terms, Representatives with the following amendments: conditions, procedures and requirements; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS The bill was read by title. Returned from the House of Amendments proposed by House Committee on Health and Welfare Representatives with the following amendments: to Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 615 by Senator Jackson HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 4, line 6, between "ECSIB" and "provide" change "will" to Amendments proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to "shall" Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 429 by Senator Shepherd AMENDMENT NO. 2 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 4, at the beginning of line 8, change "will" to "shall" On page 1, line 2, after "R.S.13:477(24)" and before the "," delete "and 621.24" AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 4, line 26, between "ECSIB" and "not" change "will" to AMENDMENT NO. 2 "shall" On page 1, line 7, after "R.S. 13:477(24)" and before "hereby" delete "and 621.24 are" and insert in lieu thereof "is" AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 4, line 29, change "development/mental" to "development AMENDMENT NO. 3 and mental" On page 2, at the end of line 2, change "Divisions H" to "Division H"

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AMENDMENT NO. 4 If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the On page 2, at the beginning of line 3, delete "and I" legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval." AMENDMENT NO. 5 On page 2, at the beginning of line 4, change "Divisions C and P" to HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS "Divisions C, I, and P" Amendments proposed by Representative Girod Jackson to AMENDMENT NO. 6 Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 429 by Senator Shepherd On page 2, delete lines 7 through 12 in their entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following: AMENDMENT NO. 1 "Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by Delete the set of House Floor Amendments proposed by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the Representative Girod Jackson and adopted by the House on June 13, time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as 2008. provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the AMENDMENT NO. 2 legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such Delete House Committee Amendments Nos. 1 through 6 proposed by approval." the House Committee on Judiciary and adopted by the House on June 3, 2008. HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Senator Shepherd moved to concur in the amendments proposed Amendments proposed by Representative Girod Jackson to by the House. Reengrossed Senate Bill No. 429 by Senator Shepherd ROLL CALL AMENDMENT NO. 1 Delete House Committee Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 The roll was called with the following result: proposed by the House Committee on Judiciary and adopted by the House on June 3, 2008. YEAS AMENDMENT NO. 2 Mr. President Dupre McPherson On page 1, line 3, after "elections" delete "and judicial" and on line Adley Erdey Michot 4, delete "vacancies" Alario Gautreaux B Morrish Amedee Gautreaux N Mount AMENDMENT NO. 3 Broome Gray Murray On page 1, line 5, after "requirements;" insert "to provide for an Cassidy Hebert Nevers additional judgeship for the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court Cheek Heitmeier Riser and the election and duties for such judgeship;" Cravins Jackson Shaw Crowe Kostelka Shepherd AMENDMENT NO. 4 Donahue Long Smith On page 2, line 4. delete "C and P" and insert "C, P, and Q" Dorsey Marionneaux Thompson Duplessis Martiny Walsworth AMENDMENT NO. 5 Total - 36 On page 2, line 8, delete "A." NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 6 Total - 0 On page 2, line 8, delete "sixteen" and insert "seventeen" ABSENT AMENDMENT NO. 7 LaFleur Quinn On page 2, delete lines 9 through 12 in their entirety Total - 2 AMENDMENT NO. 8 The Chair declared the amendments proposed by the House On page 2, after line 12, insert the following: were concurred in. Senator Shepherd moved to reconsider the vote "Section 2.(A) The additional judgeship created by this Act by which the amendments were concurred in and laid the motion on shall be filled by election from election section five and shall serve the table. in Division Q. (B) The person to be elected to the additional judgeship created by this Act shall be elected, as provided by Article V, Section 22 of Appointment of Conference Committee the Constitution of Louisiana, at the regularly scheduled election for on Senate Bill No. 159 judges of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District court to be held in 2008. His term of office shall begin on January 1, 2009, and expire The President of the Senate appointed the following members at the same time as is provided by law for the other judges of the to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of court. Thereafter, his successor shall be elected at the same time and considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 159: Senators in the same manner and shall serve the same term as provided by law. Cravins, McPherson and Erdey. The additional judge and his successor shall receive the same compensation and expense allowances, payable from the same Appointment of Conference Committee sources and in the same manner, as are now or may hereafter be on Senate Bill No. 351 provided for other judges of the district. (C) The provisions of this Act shall not reduce the term of The President of the Senate appointed the following members office of any judge of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District court. to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 351: Senators N. the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the Gautreaux, Michot and Dorsey. time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

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Appointment of Conference Committee SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 121— BY SENATOR THOMPSON on Senate Bill No. 499 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express the heartfelt and sincere condolences of the Legislature The President of the Senate appointed the following members of Louisiana upon the death of educator and community leader to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of Ralph Wimberly Moore. considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 499: Senators Crowe, Kostelka and Murray. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT W. "BOB" KOSTELKA Appointment of Conference Committee Chairman on Senate Bill No. 718 The foregoing Senate Concurrent Resolutions were signed by The President of the Senate appointed the following members the President of the Senate. to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 718: Senators Privilege Report of the Committee on Martiny, Chaisson and Kostelka. Senate and Governmental Affairs Appointment of Conference Committee ENROLLMENTS on Senate Bill No. 758 Senator Kostelka, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on The President of the Senate appointed the following members Senate and Governmental Affairs, submitted the following report: to confer with a like committee from the House for the purpose of considering the disagreement on Senate Bill No. 758: Senators June 20, 2008 Broome, Murray and Quinn. To the President and Members of the Senate: Privilege Report of the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs I am directed by your Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to submit the following report: ENROLLMENTS The following Senate Bills have been properly enrolled: Senator Kostelka, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on SENATE BILL NO. 53— Senate and Governmental Affairs, submitted the following report: BY SENATOR SHAW AN ACT June 20, 2008 To enact R.S. 42:1141(B)(1)(c), relative to ethics complaints; to provide that the Board of Ethics shall not investigate or To the President and Members of the Senate: otherwise address anonymous complaints; and to provide for related matters. I am directed by your Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to submit the following report: SENATE BILL NO. 440— BY SENATOR DUPLESSIS The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions have been AN ACT properly enrolled: To enact R.S. 17:24.4(H) and 172, relative to public school students; to require a process for the provision of information to the SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 115— parents or legal guardians of public school students; to require BY SENATOR CROWE AND REPRESENTATIVES CROMER AND parental notification of procedures relative to making PEARSON complaints and information requests; to require the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishment of a procedure for the granting of certain waivers To commend Pastor Emeritus Dr. Hoyte Nelson on his fortieth for students regarding statewide standards of achievement; to anniversary of ministry at First Baptist Church of Slidell. provide for rules and regulations; to provide for the responsibilities of schools and school governing authorities; to SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 116— provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATOR THOMPSON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SENATE BILL NO. 469— To designate the week of June 22-28, 2008, as "Pollinator Week in BY SENATORS DUPRE, AMEDEE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS AND MOUNT Louisiana." AN ACT To enact the Children's Code Article 857(C) and the Code of SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 119— Criminal Procedure Article 876, relative to criminal procedure; BY SENATOR BROOME AND REPRESENTATIVES BARROW, HONEY, MICHAEL JACKSON AND PATRICIA SMITH to provide for sentencing of adults for certain crimes committed A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION as a child; to provide for certain adults charged for crimes To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Legislature committed as a child; to provide for requirements of sentencing; of Louisiana upon the death of Murphy Wilbert Bell. to provide terms, conditions, and procedures; and to provide for related matters. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 120— BY SENATOR MICHOT AND REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN SENATE BILL NO. 722— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY SENATOR SMITH To commend Robert C. Israel, president of the Louisiana Automobile AN ACT Dealers Association, for his twenty-five years of dedicated To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4734(A) and 4780.52(A), relative to service to the association, its members and to the motor vehicle municipal and parish zoning; to provide for advance notice of industry. zoning actions to certain military installations; and to provide for related matters.

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SENATE BILL NO. 791— adjudicated properties from the city of New Orleans to the BY SENATOR N. GAUTREAUX authority; to provide authorization for the purchase of properties AN ACT by the authority at tax sales; to provide for the purchase of To enact R.S. 4:251.1, relative to racing; to provide with respect to properties by the authority at code lien enforcement horse racing; to provide for the Horsemen's Self-Help Pension proceedings; to amend relative to the authority of the New Program; to provide relative to pension benefits; to provide Orleans Redevelopment Authority to conduct expedited quite relative to purses and purse supplements; and to provide for title and foreclosure proceedings; to provide for the removal of related matters. abandoned property; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 56— BY SENATOR MICHOT SENATE BILL NO. 783— AN ACT BY SENATOR B. GAUTREAUX To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1112(D), to enact R.S. 42:1120.4, and AN ACT to repeal R.S. 42:1120.2 and 1120.3, relative to conflicts of To enact R.S. 3:2364(D)(8), (9), and (10), relative to the Louisiana interest; to permit an appointed member of a board or Animal Welfare Commission; to provide relative to powers of commission to recuse himself from voting in certain matters the commission; to permit the commission to obtain records and involving the board or commission; to remove specific recusal inspect facilities; and to provide for related matters. provisions applicable to certain boards and commissions; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 91— BY SENATOR QUINN SENATE BILL NO. 337— AN ACT BY SENATORS MICHOT, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH AND To amend and reenact R.S. 13:621.22, relative to district judges; to REPRESENTATIVES KATZ AND MILLS AN ACT provide for two additional judgeships for the Twenty-Second To amend and reenact R.S. 46:2761(A), relative to uncompensated Judicial District Court; to provide for jurisdiction; to provide for care payments; to provide for the type of data to be reported; to compensation of the additional judges; to provide for the provide for reporting; to provide for legislative audits; and to election and term of the offices and those of the successors to provide for related matters. those offices; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 229— SENATE BILL NO. 679— BY SENATOR MOUNT BY SENATOR KOSTELKA AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2009.11(B)(2)(b), (B)(3), and (F)(2), To enact R.S. 23:303(E), relative to civil suits regarding employment R.S. 40:2199(B)(2)(b) and (B)(3), and (F), relative to health discrimination; to provide with respect to prescription in such care facilities violations and penalties; to provide for violations; cases; and to provide for related matters. to provide for penalties; to provide for the Health Care Facility SENATE BILL NO. 801— Fund and for its uses; and to provide for related matters. BY SENATORS NEVERS AND BROOME AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 262— To amend and reenact R.S. 9:3198(A)(2), and to enact R.S. 9:3198.1, BY SENATOR JACKSON relative to property disclosure documents; to provide for AN ACT disclosure of information relative to the production or To enact R.S. 39:2(49) and 36(A)(6), relative to the contents and manufacturing of methamphetamine; to provide for procedures format of the executive budget; to provide for certain for the listing and publication of contaminated properties; to comparative statements; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations for provide for related matters. remediating contaminated properties; to provide for limitation SENATE BILL NO. 265— of liability; to provide for exceptions; and to provide for related BY SENATOR QUINN matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact Chapter 2 of Title VIII of Book I of the Civil SENATE BILL NO. 98— Code, to be comprised of Articles 365 through 371, Civil Code BY SENATOR MURRAY AN ACT Article 2318, and Title V of Book VII of the Code of Civil To amend and reenact R.S. 25:799(C)(1)(d) and (e), (4) and (10) and Procedure, to be comprised of Articles 3991 through 3998, (G)(4), relative to the French Quarter-Marigny Historic Area relative to the emancipation of minors; to provide for the kinds Management District; to provide for the number of meetings of emancipation; to provide for judicial emancipation; to members of the governing board may miss before they are provide for emancipation by marriage; to provide for limited disqualified and removed; to remove the requirement that board emancipation by authentic act; to provide for the effective date minutes be published in the official journal; to provide of an emancipation; to provide for the modification or revitalization and nurturing of cultural tourism as objectives of termination of an emancipation; to provide for parental liability the district; to provide relative to the appointment of certain of an unemancipated minor; to provide for an effective date; and members; and to provided for related matters. to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 788— SENATE BILL NO. 574— BY SENATOR WALSWORTH AND REPRESENTATIVES HINES, LEGER, BY SENATOR MICHOT LORUSSO, RICHMOND AND WHITE AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 39:1691(E), relative to actions by or against the state To enact R.S. 29:723(7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12) and 725.3 in connection with contracts; to provide for appeals; and to through 725.6, relative to the Governor's Office of Homeland provide for related matters. Security and Emergency Preparedness; to provide for definitions; to provide for the creation of the office of SENATE BILL NO. 611— interoperability; to provide for an assistant deputy director of BY SENATOR MURRAY AN ACT interoperability; to establish the interoperability subcommittee, To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4720.56(19), regional parish office of emergency preparedness directors 4720.59(A),(B)(1),(C),(D), and (E)(1),(4),(5), and (6), and committee, and first responders committee under the Unified 4720.60.1 and to enact R.S. 33:4720.56(20) and R.S. 33:4720.59(E)(7), relative to the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority; to provide authorization for the transfer of

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Command Group to design, construct, administer, and maintain SENATE BILL NO. 713— a statewide communications interoperability plan for first BY SENATORS LONG AND MCPHERSON responders and to design, construct, administer, and maintain a AN ACT statewide interoperability plan; and to provide for related To enact Chapter 49 of Title 34 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of matters. 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 34:3491 and 3492, relative to port commissions; to authorize certain port commissions to enter into Respectfully submitted, contracts, leases, or other agreements for ninety-nine years; to ROBERT W. "BOB" KOSTELKA create and provide relative to port commissions in certain Chairman parishes; to provide relative to the board of commissioners and their powers and duties; and to provide for related matters. The foregoing Senate Bills were signed by the President of the Senate. SENATE BILL NO. 762— BY SENATOR CROWE AN ACT Message to the Governor To enact R.S. 40:2007.1(A)(3) and 2116(J)(3), relative to nursing homes; to provide for the re-building of certain facilities; to SIGNED SENATE BILLS provide for certain nursing home licenses; to provide for the owners of nursing homes destroyed by hurricanes Katrina or June 20, 2008 Rita to demonstrate a failure to receive notice of surrender of their license; to provide for circumstances under which such To the Honorable Governor of the State of Louisiana: facilities may have pre-storm licenses re-issued; to provide for possible extensions of time to rebuild once the license is re- The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of issued; and to provide for related matters. Representatives have signed the following Senate Bills: SENATE BILL NO. 770— SENATE BILL NO. 275— BY SENATOR CHAISSON BY SENATOR MOUNT AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 24:53(A)(5) and R.S. 49:74(A)(5)(a) and To amend and reenact R.S. 32:407(E) and to enact R.S. 17:221(J) (b)(ii) and to enact R.S. 49:74(A)(7), relative to lobbying; to and 233(C), and R.S. 32:407(F), 414(T) and 431.1, relative to provide for the disclosure of certain income received by an driving privileges of students; to authorize the denial or executive branch lobbyist; to provide for the required disclosure suspension of a driver's license or learner's permit of a minor of certain business relationships; and to provide for related who is not enrolled in or has not completed school or an adult matters. education program or who is habitually absent or tardy; to authorize school boards and nonpublic schools to adopt policies SENATE BILL NO. 793— providing relative to such denial or suspensions; to authorize the BY SENATOR SHEPHERD Recovery School District to adopt policies providing relative to AN ACT such denials or suspensions for schools managed by the district; To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.24(A), 463.58(D), 463.121(E)(2), to provide for notification to the Department of Public Safety 463.122(E)(2) and 490.4(B) and to enact R.S. 47:463.136, and Corrections when a minor drops out of school or is relative to motor vehicle prestige license plates; to provide for considered habitually absent or tardy; to provide for creation and issuance of the New Home Full Gospel Ministries reinstatement of driving privileges; to authorize issuance of a license plate; to provide for the design of the plate; to provide hardship license; to provide for an appeal process; to provide for relative to the required number of applicants for prestige license the responsibilities of the department; to provide definitions; plates for the Beacon Light Baptist Church and the Greater St. and to provide for related matters. Stephens Ministries; to provide for the distribution of the proceeds collected from applicants for the Life Center Full SENATE BILL NO. 461— Gospel Baptist Cathedral prestige license plate; to provide for BY SENATOR GRAY issuance of prestige license plates for retired law enforcement AN ACT officers to certain vehicles and motorcycles; to provide for To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 795(C), (D), issuance of military honor license plates for disabled veterans to and (E), relative to challenges in jury trials; to provide relative motorcycles; to authorize the promulgation of rules and to peremptory challenges based on race or gender; and to regulations; and to provide for related matters. provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 164— BY SENATORS THOMPSON, ADLEY, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, SENATE BILL NO. 493— CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, BY SENATOR MCPHERSON DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, GRAY, HEBERT, AN ACT HEITMEIER, JACKSON, KOSTELKA, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, To enact R.S. 44:23.1, relative to certain records of the Department MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SHAW, SHEPHERD, SMITH AND of Transportation and Development; to provide an exception to WALSWORTH AND REPRESENTATIVES ANDERS, AUSTIN BADON, the laws relative to public records for certain records of the BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, BURRELL, CARMODY, CHANDLER, Department of Transportation and Development; and to provide CHANEY, DIXON, DOWNS, ELLINGTON, FANNIN, GALLOT, HARRISON, HAZEL, HOFFMANN, ROSALIND JONES, KATZ, for related matters. KLECKLEY, LAFONTA, LAMBERT, LITTLE, NOWLIN, PERRY, SMILEY, ST. GERMAIN AND WADDELL SENATE BILL NO. 591— AN ACT BY SENATOR ADLEY To amend and reenact the Title of Chapter 5-N of Title 25 of the AN ACT Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, R.S. 25:380.111, To enact R.S. 39:1405.4, relative to the State Bond Commission; to 380.112(A) and (C)(1), 380.113(B)(4) and (C)(3), 380.114, require certain issuers of bonds to report the costs of issuance 380.115, and 380.116 and R.S. 36:744(Y) and 801.18(A) and and post closing costs to the State Bond Commission; to provide (C), relative to state museums; to change the name of the for the contents of the costs of issuance reports; to provide for Aviation and Military Museum of Louisiana, Inc., to the the report to be filed with the issuer; to provide for a penalty for Chennault Aviation and Military Museum of Louisiana; and to the violation of the reporting requirements; and to provide for provide for related matters. related matters.

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SENATE BILL NO. 407— Wildlife and Fisheries, office of wildlife, as its successor; to BY SENATOR DONAHUE AND REPRESENTATIVES SCHRODER AND provide relative to the composition, powers, and duties of the PEARSON AND SENATOR SCALISE AN ACT office and the division; to provide relative to the coordinator; To enact R.S. 48:942 and to repeal R.S. 48:492 as enacted by Act and to provide for related matters. No. 313 which originated as House Bill No. 1081 of the 2008 SENATE BILL NO. 3— Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to public bridges; to BY SENATOR CROWE prohibit certain contracts with regard to certain bridges without AN ACT legislative approval; and to provide for related matters. To enact R.S. 49:170.15, relative to state symbols; to designate Plaquemines Parish as the Gateway to Louisiana and America; SENATE BILL NO. 329— and to provide for related matters. BY SENATOR ADLEY AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 96— To enact R.S. 47:337.101, relative to the Uniform Local Sales Tax BY SENATOR BROOME Code; to provide for procedures to determine whether a law, AN ACT rule, regulation, policy, or interpretation of local sales and use To amend and reenact R.S. 37:761(C) and 764(D) and to enact R.S. tax law, ordinance, rules, or regulations violates the requirement 37:795(B)(1)(m) and (B)(2)(u), relative to the profession of of uniformity of interpretation; and to provide for related dentistry; to provide for requirements of applicants for dental matters. licensure; to provide for the requirements of licensure of a dental hygienist; to provide for fees; and to provide for related SENATE BILL NO. 367— matters. BY SENATOR DUPRE AND REPRESENTATIVES ARNOLD, BALDONE, BILLIOT, CHAMPAGNE, GISCLAIR, HENDERSON, SAM JONES, LABRUZZO, LEGER, PERRY, RICHARD, ST. GERMAIN AND TEMPLET SENATE BILL NO. 212— AN ACT BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX To amend and reenact R.S. 38:351 and R.S. 49:213.1(D), 213.2(9), AN ACT (10), and (11), 213.3(C), 213.4(A)(1), (2), (4), (7), (B)(1), (2), To enact R.S. 2:654.1 and to repeal R.S. 2:650 through 661, relative (4), (5), (6), (8), (9), (C)(1), (2), (4), and (D), 213.5(A)(10), to the Louisiana Airport Authority; to provide for certain (11), (12), and (13), and 213.6(A)(1), and 213.11 and to enact changes in membership of the Board of Commissioners for the R.S. 38:251 and R.S. 49:213.2(12), 213.4(A)(8) and (E), Louisiana Airport Authority; to provide for completion of 213.5(A)(14), and 213.7(C)(3), relative to Louisiana Coastal certain items by the Department of Economic Development; to Protection, Conservation, Restoration, and Management; to abolish the Louisiana Airport Authority; and to provide for provide relative to the Coastal Protection and Restoration related matters. Authority; to provide for the powers and duties; to provide definitions, terms and conditions; to provide for membership of SENATE BILL NO. 269— BY SENATOR MCPHERSON the authority; to provide for a three-year projection in the AN ACT required annual plan; to provide for dedication of funding; to To amend and reenact R.S. 17:2047(B) and 2048(C), R.S. provide for employment of legal counsel; and to provide for 36:259(E)(22) and (23) and 801.5, and R.S. 37:1005(B) and related matters. 1007(A), the introductory paragraph of 1007(B), 1007(B)(2), SENATE BILL NO. 724— and the introductory paragraph of 1007(C), to enact Part IV-B BY SENATOR THOMPSON AND REPRESENTATIVE GALLOT of Chapter 9 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of AN ACT 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:2048.51, and R.S. To amend and reenact R.S. 25:341(D),(E), (F), and (G), 342(A)(1), 36:651(AA), and to repeal R.S. 23:1871, R.S. 36:259(E)(24), and (B)(2), 343, and 351, and R.S. 36:207(A)(1) and (2), and R.S. 37:1007(B)(3) and (4), relative to boards and 208(C), and 909 and to enact R.S. 25:341(H), relative to the commissions; to provide for the placement of the Louisiana Louisiana State Museum; to provide for the appointment and Health Works Commission within the Department of Education, service of members of the Board of Directors of the Louisiana under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents; to provide for the State Museum; to provide for appointment of the museum membership of the commission; to provide for the date of director and assistant secretary for the office of the state submission of the commission's initial annual report; to rename museum; to provide for board meetings and domicile; to provide the Nursing Supply and Demand Commission as the Nursing for lease of certain museum property; to provide for board Supply and Demand Council; to transfer such council from the members serving on the effective date of the Act; and to provide Department of Health and Hospitals to the Department of for related matters. Education, under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents; to provide for membership and powers and duties of the council, SENATE BILL NO. 119— including repealing certain powers and duties; to provide for the BY SENATOR BROOME powers and duties of the Board of Regents as it applies to the AN ACT commission and the council; to delete provisions relative to the To amend and reenact R.S. 37:1742.1(G), relative to the definition of Allied Health Workforce Council; to provide an effective date; "lifestyle modifications"; to provide for the definition of and to provide for related matters. "lifestyle modifications"; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 346— SENATE BILL NO. 365— BY SENATOR N. GAUTREAUX BY SENATOR DUPRE AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 1:55(E)(1)(e), relative to days of public To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2503(A)(1) and (2)(introductory rest, legal holidays, and half-holidays; to provide for the clerk paragraph) and (C)(2) and 2504(A)(introductory paragraph) and of court of the Fifteenth Judicial District Court and the clerk of (B) and R.S. 47:463.43(A), (D), and (E), to enact R.S. court of the City Court of Abbeville to change the closure date 36:609(B)(4) and 610(B)(10), and to repeal R.S. 36:4(O), for their offices in observance of the Cattle Festival; and to relative to the Louisiana Environmental Education Act; to provide for related matters. provide relative to the Louisiana Environmental Education Commission; to provide for the transfer of the commission to SENATE BILL NO. 373— the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; to provide for the BY SENATOR DUPLESSIS membership, powers, and duties of the commission; to provide AN ACT relative to the office of environmental education; to abolish the To amend and reenact R.S. 32:707.2 (A),(B),(C), and (D), and to office of environmental education and to create the environmental education division within the Department of

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enact R.S. 32:707.2(G), relative to motor vehicles; requires the provide for dementia training for certain persons; to provide for electronic recording of information on vehicle security interests; definitions; to provide for rules and regulations; and to provide and to provide for related matters. for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 418— SENATE BILL NO. 56— BY SENATOR MURRAY BY SENATOR MICHOT AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:1519.17 and R.S. 40:2013.1, relative to physicians To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1112(D), to enact R.S. 42:1120.4, and serving in certain publicly funded facilities; to require certain to repeal R.S. 42:1120.2 and 1120.3, relative to conflicts of physicians to render opinions for purposes of disability interest; to permit an appointed member of a board or determinations by the Social Security Administration under commission to recuse himself from voting in certain matters certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters. involving the board or commission; to remove specific recusal provisions applicable to certain boards and commissions; and to SENATE BILL NO. 559— provide for related matters. BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 337— To enact R.S. 39:72.1, relative to appropriations; to provide that BY SENATORS MICHOT, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH AND recipients of appropriations be in compliance with audit REPRESENTATIVES KATZ AND MILLS requirements in order to receive appropriated funds; authorizes AN ACT legislative auditor to give extensions of time to comply with To amend and reenact R.S. 46:2761(A), relative to uncompensated audit requirements; and to provide for related matters. care payments; to provide for the type of data to be reported; to provide for reporting; to provide for legislative audits; and to SENATE BILL NO. 660— provide for related matters. BY SENATORS NEVERS, ADLEY, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, DORSEY, SENATE BILL NO. 679— DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, GRAY, BY SENATOR KOSTELKA HEBERT, JACKSON, LAFLEUR, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, QUINN, RISER, AN ACT SHAW, SMITH, THOMPSON AND WALSWORTH AND To enact R.S. 23:303(E), relative to civil suits regarding employment REPRESENTATIVES ABRAMSON, ARMES, AUBERT, AUSTIN BADON, discrimination; to provide with respect to prescription in such BALDONE, BARRAS, BARROW, BILLIOT, BURFORD, BURRELL, CARMODY, CHAMPAGNE, CHANEY, DIXON, DOERGE, EDWARDS, cases; and to provide for related matters. ELLINGTON, GISCLAIR, ELBERT GUILLORY, GUINN, HARDY, HAZEL, HENRY, HILL, HINES, HOFFMANN, HONEY, HOWARD, GIROD SENATE BILL NO. 801— JACKSON, JOHNSON, ROSALIND JONES, KATZ, LAFONTA, LEBAS, BY SENATORS NEVERS AND BROOME LEGER, LIGI, MARCHAND, MORRELL, PEARSON, PETERSON, POPE, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROY, SCHRODER, SIMON, SMILEY, GARY AN ACT SMITH, PATRICIA SMITH, WADDELL, WILLIAMS AND WILLMOTT To amend and reenact R.S. 9:3198(A)(2), and to enact R.S. 9:3198.1, AN ACT relative to property disclosure documents; to provide for To amend and reenact R. S. 36:801 and to enact R.S. 36:478(K) and disclosure of information relative to the production or Chapter 62 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of manufacturing of methamphetamine; to provide for procedures 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 46:2801 and 2802, relative to for the listing and publication of contaminated properties; to preventing child poverty; to create the Child Poverty Prevention provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations for Council for Louisiana within the Department of Social Services; remediating contaminated properties; to provide for limitation to provide for the membership of the council; to provide for the of liability; to provide for exceptions; and to provide for related duties and responsibilities of the council; to provide for matters. reporting; to create the Child Poverty Prevention Fund as a special fund in the state treasury; to provide for the deposit into SENATE BILL NO. 98— and use of monies in the fund; to provide for an effective date; BY SENATOR MURRAY and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 25:799(C)(1)(d) and (e), (4) and (10) and SENATE BILL NO. 701— (G)(4), relative to the French Quarter-Marigny Historic Area BY SENATORS MOUNT, CASSIDY, CHEEK, ERDEY, GRAY, HEITMEIER Management District; to provide for the number of meetings AND NEVERS AND REPRESENTATIVES BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, members of the governing board may miss before they are BARROW, BILLIOT, TIM BURNS, CARMODY, CHANDLER, CHANEY, DOWNS, FANNIN, GISCLAIR, ELBERT GUILLORY, GUINN, HARDY, disqualified and removed; to remove the requirement that board HINES, HOFFMANN, HOWARD, MICHAEL JACKSON, JOHNSON, KATZ, minutes be published in the official journal; to provide MILLS, PEARSON, POPE, TRAHAN, WADDELL AND WILLIAMS revitalization and nurturing of cultural tourism as objectives of AN ACT the district; to provide relative to the appointment of certain To amend and reenact R.S. 46:52.1(E), and to enact R.S. 46:52.1(F) members; and to provided for related matters. and (G) and 52.2, relative to an integrated case management and service delivery model; to provide for integrated case SENATE BILL NO. 574— management; to provide for a service integration delivery model BY SENATOR MICHOT program; to provide goals for the program; and to provide for AN ACT related matters. To enact R.S. 39:1691(E), relative to actions by or against the state in connection with contracts; to provide for appeals; and to SENATE BILL NO. 810— (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 694 by provide for related matters. Senator Mount) BY SENATORS MOUNT, ADLEY, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, SENATE BILL NO. 611— CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, BY SENATOR MURRAY DUPRE, ERDEY, GRAY, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, LAFLEUR, AN ACT LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SHAW, SHEPHERD, SMITH, THOMPSON AND To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4720.56(19), WALSWORTH AND REPRESENTATIVES ABRAMSON, BOBBY BADON, 4720.59(A),(B)(1),(C),(D), and (E)(1),(4),(5), and (6), and BALDONE, BARRAS, BARROW, HENRY BURNS, CARMODY, 4720.60.1 and to enact R.S. 33:4720.56(20) and R.S. CHAMPAGNE, DOERGE, GISCLAIR, MICKEY GUILLORY, HARDY, HILL, HOFFMANN, KATZ, LEGER, LIGI, MORRELL, MORRIS, 33:4720.59(E)(7), relative to the New Orleans Redevelopment PETERSON, RICHARDSON, JANE SMITH, PATRICIA SMITH, TEMPLET, Authority; to provide authorization for the transfer of WADDELL, WILLIAMS, WILLMOTT AND WOOTON adjudicated properties from the city of New Orleans to the AN ACT authority; to provide authorization for the purchase of properties To enact R.S. 40:2162 and Part XIV of Chapter 11 of Title 40 of the by the authority at tax sales; to provide for the purchase of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. properties by the authority at code lien enforcement 40:2200.1 through 2200.5, relative to dementia training; to

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proceedings; to amend relative to the authority of the New SENATE BILL NO. 229— Orleans Redevelopment Authority to conduct expedited quite BY SENATOR MOUNT title and foreclosure proceedings; to provide for the removal of AN ACT abandoned property; to provide for an effective date; and to To amend and reenact R.S. 40:2009.11(B)(2)(b), (B)(3), and (F)(2), provide for related matters. R.S. 40:2199(B)(2)(b) and (B)(3), and (F), relative to health care facilities violations and penalties; to provide for violations; SENATE BILL NO. 783— to provide for penalties; to provide for the Health Care Facility BY SENATOR B. GAUTREAUX Fund and for its uses; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 3:2364(D)(8), (9), and (10), relative to the Louisiana SENATE BILL NO. 262— Animal Welfare Commission; to provide relative to powers of BY SENATOR JACKSON the commission; to permit the commission to obtain records and AN ACT inspect facilities; and to provide for related matters. To enact R.S. 39:2(49) and 36(A)(6), relative to the contents and format of the executive budget; to provide for certain SENATE BILL NO. 91— comparative statements; to provide for an effective date; and to BY SENATOR QUINN provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:621.22, relative to district judges; to SENATE BILL NO. 265— provide for two additional judgeships for the Twenty-Second BY SENATOR QUINN Judicial District Court; to provide for jurisdiction; to provide for AN ACT compensation of the additional judges; to provide for the To amend and reenact Chapter 2 of Title VIII of Book I of the Civil election and term of the offices and those of the successors to Code, to be comprised of Articles 365 through 371, Civil Code those offices; and to provide for related matters. Article 2318, and Title V of Book VII of the Code of Civil Procedure, to be comprised of Articles 3991 through 3998, SENATE BILL NO. 53— relative to the emancipation of minors; to provide for the kinds BY SENATOR SHAW of emancipation; to provide for judicial emancipation; to AN ACT provide for emancipation by marriage; to provide for limited To enact R.S. 42:1141(B)(1)(c), relative to ethics complaints; to emancipation by authentic act; to provide for the effective date provide that the Board of Ethics shall not investigate or of an emancipation; to provide for the modification or otherwise address anonymous complaints; and to provide for termination of an emancipation; to provide for parental liability related matters. of an unemancipated minor; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 440— BY SENATOR DUPLESSIS SENATE BILL NO. 788— AN ACT BY SENATOR WALSWORTH AND REPRESENTATIVES HINES, LEGER, To enact R.S. 17:24.4(H) and 172, relative to public school students; LORUSSO, RICHMOND AND WHITE to require a process for the provision of information to the AN ACT parents or legal guardians of public school students; to require To enact R.S. 29:723(7), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12) and 725.3 parental notification of procedures relative to making through 725.6, relative to the Governor's Office of Homeland complaints and information requests; to require the Security and Emergency Preparedness; to provide for establishment of a procedure for the granting of certain waivers definitions; to provide for the creation of the office of for students regarding statewide standards of achievement; to interoperability; to provide for an assistant deputy director of provide for rules and regulations; to provide for the interoperability; to establish the interoperability subcommittee, responsibilities of schools and school governing authorities; to regional parish office of emergency preparedness directors provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. committee, and first responders committee under the Unified Command Group to design, construct, administer, and maintain SENATE BILL NO. 469— a statewide communications interoperability plan for first BY SENATORS DUPRE, AMEDEE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS AND MOUNT responders and to design, construct, administer, and maintain a AN ACT statewide interoperability plan; and to provide for related To enact the Children's Code Article 857(C) and the Code of matters. Criminal Procedure Article 876, relative to criminal procedure; to provide for sentencing of adults for certain crimes committed and they are hereby presented for executive approval. as a child; to provide for certain adults charged for crimes committed as a child; to provide for requirements of sentencing; Respectfully submitted, to provide terms, conditions, and procedures; and to provide for GLENN A. KOEPP related matters. Secretary of the Senate SENATE BILL NO. 722— Message from the House BY SENATOR SMITH AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 33:4734(A) and 4780.52(A), relative to SIGNED HOUSE BILLS AND municipal and parish zoning; to provide for advance notice of JOINT RESOLUTIONS zoning actions to certain military installations; and to provide for related matters. June 20, 2008 SENATE BILL NO. 791— To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: BY SENATOR N. GAUTREAUX AN ACT I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of To enact R.S. 4:251.1, relative to racing; to provide with respect to the House of Representatives has signed the following House Bills horse racing; to provide for the Horsemen's Self-Help Pension and Joint Resolutions: Program; to provide relative to pension benefits; to provide relative to purses and purse supplements; and to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 3— BY REPRESENTATIVE GREENE AND SENATOR MARIONNEAUX related matters. AN ACT To enact the Omnibus Bond Authorization Act of 2008, relative to the implementation of a five-year capital improvement program; to provide for the repeal of certain prior bond authorizations; to

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provide for new bond authorizations; to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 299— authorization and sale of such bonds by the State Bond BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRELL Commission; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:2740.69, relative to Orleans Parish; to create the HOUSE BILL NO. 5— Gentilly Development District within the parish; to provide BY REPRESENTATIVES LAFONTA, ABRAMSON, HINES, LEGER, relative to the boundaries, purpose, and powers and duties of the LORUSSO, AND RICHMOND AND SENATORS ADLEY, ALARIO, district; to provide relative to district funding, including the BROOME, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY, ERDEY, GRAY, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, LONG, MICHOT, authority to levy taxes; and to provide for related matters. MURRAY, AND THOMPSON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 335— To enact R.S. 1:58.4, relative to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane BY REPRESENTATIVES WILLMOTT, JOHNSON, AND LOPINTO Rita; to provide for a day of remembrance; and to provide for AN ACT related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 9:315.5 and 315.16(A) and to enact R.S. 9:315.16(B)(11), relative to child support; to provide for the HOUSE BILL NO. 43— time period for determining extraordinary medical expenses; to BY REPRESENTATIVE GEYMANN provide for the review of the guidelines; to provide for the AN ACT membership of the review committee; and to provide for related To amend and reenact R.S. 51:1943(A)(1), relative to express matters. warranties on new motor vehicles; to provide for changes in express warranties on new motor vehicles; and to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 586— related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE HARDY AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 110— To amend and reenact R.S. 15:262(C), relative to the protection of BY REPRESENTATIVES CHAMPAGNE, BARRAS, AND LIGI witnesses; to provide that witness protection may include the AN ACT establishment of a new identity and relocation and twenty-four- To amend and reenact R.S. 15:574.4(A)(3), relative to parole hour security; to provide for legislative appropriation of funds; eligibility; to provide that persons convicted of armed robbery and to provide for related matters. shall not be eligible for parole; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 601— BY REPRESENTATIVE ARNOLD AND SENATOR MARIONNEAUX HOUSE BILL NO. 158— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE LORUSSO To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2002(A)(4)(a) and 2218.2(A)(2)(a), AN ACT relative to state supplemental pay; to provide relative to To amend and reenact Title II of Book I of the Civil Code, comprised supplemental pay for certain commissioned law enforcement of Civil Code Articles 38 through 46, and to enact Code of Civil officers; to provide relative to supplemental pay for certain fire Procedure Article 11, relative to domicile; to provide for the protection officers; to provide for the locations of headquarters domicile of a natural person; to provide that a person may not of agencies employing such officers; and to provide for related have more than one domicile; to provide for the lack of a matters. habitual residence; to provide for the domicile of spouses; to provide for the domicile of interdicts; to provide for the HOUSE BILL NO. 613— domicile of a person under continued or permanent tutorship; to BY REPRESENTATIVE TUCKER AND SENATOR THOMPSON provide for the domicile of unemancipated minors; to provide AN ACT for a change of domicile; to provide for the intent to change To amend and reenact R.S. 15:824(B)(1)(a), relative to the local domicile; to provide for the domicile of persons who hold a housing of persons committed to or in the temporary custody of temporary position; to provide for the domicile of military the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; to increase the personnel; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for amount paid to a parish sheriff or parish governing authority for related matters. keeping and feeding an individual committed to or in the custody of the department; to provide for an effective date; and HOUSE BILL NO. 164— to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES LORUSSO, ABRAMSON, BURFORD, TIM BURNS, CARTER, CROMER, EDWARDS, FOIL, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, HOUSE BILL NO. 633— HAZEL, HENRY, HOWARD, LABRUZZO, LIGI, LOPINTO, MORRIS, BY REPRESENTATIVE ANDERS AND SENATORS THOMPSON AND PERRY, RICHARDSON, ROBIDEAUX, SCHRODER, SMILEY, ST. WALSWORTH GERMAIN, TALBOT, TEMPLET, AND WILLMOTT AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 9:2795.5, relative to civil liability; to provide a To enact Part V of Chapter 1 of Title 24 of the Louisiana Revised limitation of liability for certain agritourism activities; to Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 24:77.1 through 77.4; provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to require to provide for temporary successors for members of the certain warnings; and to provide for related matters. legislature under certain circumstances; to provide for the designation of temporary successors; to provide for the HOUSE BILL NO. 705— qualifications, powers, functions, duties, and compensation of BY REPRESENTATIVE HARDY temporary successors; to provide for certain requirements and AN ACT prohibitions; to provide for the compensation of a legislator for To amend and reenact R.S. 15:588, relative to the Louisiana Bureau whom a temporary successor is serving in the legislature; to of Criminal Identification and Information; to amend provisions provide for definitions; to provide for effectiveness; and to regarding individual access to information; to authorize the provide for related matters. attorney of the individual to have access to the information; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 190— BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLS HOUSE BILL NO. 715— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE GEYMANN To enact R.S. 40:6(G), relative to the state Sanitary Code; to AN ACT authorize the Department of Health and Hospitals to make an To direct the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to not order of the secretary and state health officer executory in a implement the provisions of the Federal Real ID Act of 2005; state district court; and to provide for related matters. and to provide for related matters.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 844— HOUSE BILL NO. 1149— BY REPRESENTATIVES TUCKER AND GALLOT BY REPRESENTATIVES MICHAEL JACKSON, ARMES, AUBERT, AN ACT AUSTIN BADON, CARTER, CHAMPAGNE, RITCHIE, PATRICIA SMITH, AND TRAHAN AND SENATOR DORSEY To enact R.S. 24:53(J), 55(H), and 57(4) and R.S. 49:74(A)(7) and AN ACT (H), 76(H), and 77(5), relative to lobbying; to provide relative To enact R.S. 17:85.13, relative to naming a stadium; to authorize the to the regulation of lobbying; to provide relative to registration parish school board in certain parishes to name a stadium in and reporting; to provide for the duties of the Board of Ethics honor of a former principal; to provide limitations; and to relative thereto; and to provide for related matters. provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 888— BY REPRESENTATIVE HENRY AND SENATOR WALSWORTH HOUSE BILL NO. 1267— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTOUCET To amend and reenact R.S. 39:33.1(B)(1) and to enact R.S. AN ACT 39:33.1(B)(4), relative to the expenditure of state funds; to To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1883(J), relative to the marshal of the provide for determination of the expenditure limit; to provide city of Rayne; to authorize an increase in salary; and to provide for the factors and method of calculation of the expenditure for related matters. limit; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1363— (Substitute for House Bill No. 107 by Representative Abramson) HOUSE BILL NO. 909— BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRELL AN ACT AN ACT To enact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 334.2, relative to bail; To amend and reenact R.S. 17:10.7(C); to provide for the time period to prohibit certain offenders from being readmitted to bail or for which the Recovery School District shall retain jurisdiction released on the signature of any other person on those same over any school transferred to it; to provide relative to the return charges, if that person did not voluntarily surrender following of a transferred school; to require certain reports; to provide the revocation or forfeiture; to prohibit certain offenders from relative to the powers and duties of the State Board of being readmitted to bail if bail on those charges has been Elementary and Secondary Education; to provide an effective revoked or is subject to forfeiture; to provide for definitions; to date; and to provide for related matters. provide for applicability; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 928— BY REPRESENTATIVE SAM JONES HOUSE BILL NO. 39— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE HAZEL To enact R.S. 25:912(15) and 914, relative to certain cemeteries AN ACT within the state of Louisiana; to provide for the creation of a To enact R.S. 14:2(B)(41), relative to crimes of violence; to add historic cemetery register within the division of historic battery of a police officer to the list of enumerated crimes of preservation, office of cultural development, Department of violence; and to provide for related matters. Culture, Recreation and Tourism; to provide relative to the HOUSE BILL NO. 187— nomination, review, and approval of any such cemetery for BY REPRESENTATIVE KATZ inclusion on the state register; to provide relative to the adoption AN ACT of rules and regulations by the division; and to provide for To enact R.S. 17:170.1(G), relative to immunizations of persons related matters. registering for courses at postsecondary education institutions; to require chief administrators of all postsecondary education HOUSE BILL NO. 945— institutions to check student immunization records for BY REPRESENTATIVE MONICA AN ACT compliance with applicable law; to provide for the electronic To amend and reenact R.S. 32:473.1, relative to abandoned motor transmission of immunization compliance reports; and to vehicles; to provide relative to the removal of abandoned provide for related matters. vehicles from highways by parishes and municipalities; to HOUSE BILL NO. 303— provide relative to liability; to provide for notice of removal; BY REPRESENTATIVE HAZEL and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1631(F), relative to the District HOUSE BILL NO. 1040— Attorneys' Retirement System; to provide for the reemployment BY REPRESENTATIVES ABRAMSON AND LORUSSO AN ACT of certain retirees; to allow such reemployed retirees to receive To amend and reenact R.S. 13:4711(A), 4712, 4713(A) and (C)(2), full salary and benefits; to provide with respect to employer and and 4715, relative to nuisances; to provide for definitions; to employee contributions; and to provide for related matters. provide for the award of damages; to authorize certain people to HOUSE BILL NO. 416— file petitions; to provide for evidence; to provide for the closing BY REPRESENTATIVE ELLINGTON of the premises; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 51:1787(A)(1)(a)(iii), (iv), and (v), relative to the HOUSE BILL NO. 1054— rebate of sales and use taxes; to require the timely payment of BY REPRESENTATIVE PETERSON AND SENATOR GRAY AN ACT sales and use tax rebates; to authorize reconsideration of certain To enact R.S. 17:100.10, relative to authorizing city, parish, and items; to require the payment of interest under certain other local public school boards to create public benefit circumstances; and to provide for related matters. corporations and enter into contracts with such public benefit HOUSE BILL NO. 465— corporations for the planning, renovation, construction, leasing, BY REPRESENTATIVES LABRUZZO, BILLIOT, CONNICK, LIGI, subleasing, management, and improvement of school properties; LOPINTO, TALBOT, WILLMOTT, AND WOOTON AND SENATOR to exempt such school boards from certain limitations relative MARTINY to property dispositions under certain circumstances; to AN ACT authorize such school boards to enter into financing To enact R.S. 33:1420.19, relative to economic development in arrangements with their public benefit corporations and certain Jefferson Parish; to provide for the creation of a special district other private parties to construct new schools and to renovate in the parish for the purpose of promoting, encouraging, and existing school properties; and to provide for related matters. participating in infrastructure improvements to stimulate the economy; to provide for the boundaries, governance, and duties and powers of the district, including the power to provide for tax

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increment financing and to incur debt and issue evidences of HOUSE BILL NO. 766— indebtedness; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHARDSON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 503— To enact R.S. 47:2060.1, relative to tax collectors; to provide a BY REPRESENTATIVE GALLOT procedure for the settlement of erroneous payments; and to AN ACT provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 25:2(A) and R.S. 51:1256(B)(2)(introductory paragraph), (3)(introductory HOUSE BILL NO. 899— paragraph), and (4), (E), (F), and (G), 1257(E), BY REPRESENTATIVE PETERSON 1284(A)(introductory paragraph) and (B), and 1318(C) and (I), AN ACT relative to certain boards and commissions; to change the To enact R.S. 39:34(D), 51(E), and 56(D), relative to the state appointing authority for certain boards and commissions; to operating budget; to require the inclusion of certain tax provide for terms of service; to provide for appointment of exemption information in the executive budget and the state chairmen; to provide for implementation; and to provide for budget; to require that certain tax exemption information shall related matters. be available as an appendix to the General Appropriation Bill; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 526— BY REPRESENTATIVE ARNOLD HOUSE BILL NO. 918— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE HENRY To amend and reenact R.S. 11:3685(D), relative to the Harbor Police AN ACT Retirement System; to provide for a change in the formula used To enact R.S. 38:2212.7 and R.S. 39:1496.2 and 1594.3, relative to to calculate a cost-of-living adjustment; to provide for an procurement; to prohibit bids or proposals for public contracts effective date; and to provide for related matters. by certain contract consultants; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 535— BY REPRESENTATIVE PONTI HOUSE BILL NO. 968— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE EDWARDS To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1232, relative to workers' AN ACT compensation death benefits; to provide for the equal allocation To enact R.S. 23:921(F)(1)(c), relative to covenants not to compete; of payments to dependents of injured workers; to provide for the to provide relative to employment with a franchise; and to schedule of payments; and to provide for related matters. provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 547— HOUSE BILL NO. 1278— BY REPRESENTATIVE PONTI BY REPRESENTATIVE WADDELL AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1310.11, relative to workers' To enact R.S. 17:3048.1(B)(4), relative to eligible schools for use of compensation; to provide relative to a time and procedure for a TOPS-Tech Award pursuant to the Tuition Opportunity the submission of filing fees; to provide for an application for Program for Students; to include certain schools having a valid waiver of costs; to require payment of a filing fee to the office and current certificate of registration issued by the State Board of workers' compensation administration within five days of the of Cosmetology and proprietary schools having a valid and date of denial of the waiver of costs; and to provide for related current license issued by the Board of Regents; to provide matters. conditions; to provide relative to award amounts at such schools; to provide limitations; to provide effectiveness; to HOUSE BILL NO. 556— provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES ARNOLD AND PONTI AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 1347— To amend and reenact R.S. 37:2156.1(F) and to enact R.S. BY REPRESENTATIVES AUSTIN BADON, TIM BURNS, CARTER, CONNICK, CROMER, GREENE, HAZEL, HENRY, LIGI, LORUSSO, 37:2150.1(14) and (15) and 2156.1(M), relative to the licensing MONICA, PEARSON, PERRY, PUGH, ROBIDEAUX, SCHRODER, of electrical and mechanical contractors; to provide for SMILEY, TALBOT, AND TUCKER AND SENATOR WALSWORTH definitions; to provide for preemption of certain contractors; to AN ACT provide for waiver of examination under certain circumstances; To enact Chapter 43 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of and to provide for related matters. 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 17:4011 through 4025, relative to educational options for parents and other legal guardians; to HOUSE BILL NO. 558— establish and provide for the implementation of the Student BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNS Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program; to provide AN ACT for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(A)(3)(a), (b), and (c), relative to relative to the duties and responsibilities of the State Board of public contracts; to provide relative to certain designer's Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department estimates and to the procedures for bidding on such contracts of Education; to provide relative to eligibility and participation including forms used for such purposes; and to provide for requirements for students and schools; to provide relative to related matters. selection and enrollment of eligible students; to provide relative to funding and payments to eligible schools including eligible HOUSE BILL NO. 563— nonpublic schools; to provide relative to testing; to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNS AN ACT reports; and to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(b), relative to the letting HOUSE BILL NO. 146— of contracts for public works; to provide relative to the more BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHMOND effective and efficient letting of such contracts; to provide AN ACT relative to the procedures for bidding on such contracts To enact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 930.9, relative to post- including forms used for such purpose; and to provide for conviction relief; to provide that the petitioner may attend post- related matters. conviction relief proceedings by teleconference, video link, or other visual remote technology; and to provide for related matters.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 183— for the validity of continued contact agreements; to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVES LORUSSO, FOIL, HAZEL, ABRAMSON, the preplacement home study; to provide for counseling; and to BURFORD, TIM BURNS, CARTER, CROMER, EDWARDS, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, HENRY, HOWARD, LABRUZZO, LIGI, LOPINTO, MORRIS, provide for related matters. PERRY, RICHARDSON, ROBIDEAUX, SCHRODER, SMILEY, ST. GERMAIN, TALBOT, TEMPLET, AND WILLMOTT HOUSE BILL NO. 494— A JOINT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVES HINES AND TIM BURNS Proposing to add Article III, Section 4(F) of the Constitution of AN ACT Louisiana, to require the legislature to provide by law for the To amend and reenact R.S. 9:315.19, relative to child support; to succession to the powers and duties of a member of the provide for the schedule of basic child support obligations; and legislature when the incumbent member becomes unavailable to provide for related matters. for certain reasons; to provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 522— BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBIDEAUX HOUSE BILL NO. 337— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES BURRELL, AUBERT, AUSTIN BADON, BOBBY To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1195.1(A) and to enact R.S. BADON, BARRAS, BARROW, BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, CARMODY, 11:1195.2, relative to the Louisiana School Employees' CARTER, DIXON, DOWNS, FRANKLIN, GALLOT, HARDY, HENRY, HOFFMANN, HONEY, HOWARD, MICHAEL JACKSON, KATZ, Retirement System; to provide with respect to the unfunded LAFONTA, LEGER, LIGI, MARCHAND, MORRIS, NORTON, NOWLIN, accrued liability; to provide for payment by certain employers PETERSON, RICHARD, RITCHIE, JANE SMITH, PATRICIA SMITH, in cases where certain positions are eliminated; to provide for an TALBOT, WADDELL, AND WILLIAMS effective date; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact a new Chapter 5 of Subtitle III of Title 47 of the Louisiana HOUSE BILL NO. 539— Revised Statutes of 1950, formerly comprised of Parts I through BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMBERT III, to be comprised of new Parts I through VII; to enact Part I, AN ACT to be comprised of R.S. 47:2121 through 2124, Part II, to be To amend and reenact R.S. 30:2066(B) and to enact R.S. comprised of R.S. 47:2126 through 2137, Subpart A of Part III, 30:2066(D), relative to fees paid in severe and extreme ozone to be comprised of R.S. 47:2141 through 2147, Subpart B of nonattainment zones; to provide for fees to be paid with respect Part III, to be comprised of R.S. 47:2151 through 2163, Subpart to the one-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard; to A of Part IV, to be comprised of R.S. 47:2196 through 2197, require the Department of Environmental Quality to adopt rules Subpart B of Part IV, to be comprised of R.S. 47:2201 through and regulations in response to certain actions by congress, the 2211, Subpart C of Part IV, to be comprised of R.S. 47:2231 Environmental Protection Agency, or a court; and to provide for through 2237, Subpart A of Part V, to be comprised of R.S. related matters. 47:2241 through 2245, Subpart B of Part V, to be comprised of R.S. 47:2246 and 2247, Subpart A of Part VI, to be comprised HOUSE BILL NO. 710— of R.S. 47:2266, Subpart B of Part VI, to be comprised of R.S. BY REPRESENTATIVE GREENE 47:2271 through 2280, and Part VII, to be comprised of R.S. AN ACT 47:2286 through 2292, and to repeal R.S. 13:4951, Subparts E, To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2221(F)(2)(introductory paragraph) F, and G of Part II of Chapter 6 of Title 33, comprised of R.S. and to enact R.S. 11:2221(F)(2)(d), relative to the Municipal 33:2861 through 2892.9, Chapters 13A, 13B, and 13C of Title Police Employees' Retirement System; to provide for 33, comprised of R.S. 33:4720.11 through 4720.49, and Part II investment of deferred retirement option plan funds; to provide of Chapter 4 of Subtitle III of Title 47, comprised of R.S. for eligibility; to provide plan participants an option for 47:2101 through 2114; and to repeal former Parts I, II, and III investments; to establish limitation of liability; to provide for an of Chapter 5 of Subtitle III of Title 47, comprised of R.S. effective date; and to provide for related matters. 47:2171 through 2194, 2221 through 2230, and 2251 through 2262, all relative to the payment and collection of property HOUSE BILL NO. 868— taxes, tax sales, and adjudicated property; to provide general BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHMOND provisions and definitions; to provide for payment and AN ACT collection; to provide for tax sales of movable and immovable To amend and reenact R.S. 15:323(A) and (B)(2)(introductory property; to provide for adjudicated property; to provide for paragraph), (a), (b), (c), (e), and (f), relative to the Louisiana redemptions; to provide procedures to quiet tax title and for Sentencing Commission; to change the number of voting actions to annul; and to provide for related matters. members on the commission; to provide for changes in the membership of the commission; and to provide for related HOUSE BILL NO. 413— matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE WOOTON AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 910— To enact R.S. 14:67.26, relative to the theft of a motor vehicle; to BY REPRESENTATIVES TUCKER, ABRAMSON, ANDERS, ARMES, ARNOLD, AUBERT, AUSTIN BADON, BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, create the crime of theft of a motor vehicle; to provide for the BARROW, BILLIOT, BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, TIM BURNS, procedure for reporting a theft of a motor vehicle; to provide for BURRELL, CARMODY, CARTER, CHAMPAGNE, CHANEY, CONNICK, penalties; and to provide for related matters. CORTEZ, CROMER, DANAHAY, DIXON, DOWNS, ELLINGTON, FANNIN, GALLOT, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, GREENE, ELBERT GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, GUINN, HARRISON, HAZEL, HENRY, HOUSE BILL NO. 444— HOFFMANN, HONEY, HOWARD, HUTTER, GIROD JACKSON, BY REPRESENTATIVES TEMPLET, ARMES, ARNOLD, BOBBY BADON, JOHNSON, ROSALIND JONES, SAM JONES, KATZ, KLECKLEY, BILLIOT, HENRY BURNS, FOIL, GISCLAIR, HENRY, HINES, HUTTER, LABRUZZO, LAMBERT, LEBAS, LEGER, LIGI, LOPINTO, LORUSSO, MICHAEL JACKSON, LEGER, LIGI, LOPINTO, LORUSSO, MORRELL, MCVEA, MONICA, MORRELL, MORRIS, NOWLIN, PEARSON, PERRY, PETERSON, POPE, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, TALBOT, TUCKER, PETERSON, PONTI, POPE, PUGH, RICHARD, RICHARDSON, WADDELL, WILLMOTT, AND WOOTON RICHMOND, RITCHIE, SIMON, SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, AN ACT PATRICIA SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, TALBOT, TEMPLET, WADDELL, To amend and reenact Children's Code Articles 1123(B) and (C), WHITE, WILLIAMS, WILLMOTT, AND WOOTON 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1127.1, 1137(D), 1172, 1173(A)(2), AN ACT 1185, 1186(A) and (B), 1188, 1189, 1190(A) and (C), 1191, To enact R.S. 39:1517.1, relative to state contracts; to require the 1192, 1269.1, 1269.2(B), 1269.6, 1270(A) and (C), 1272(C) and reporting of certain information relating to the contract between (D), and 1276 and to enact Children's Code Articles the division of administration, office of community 1122(B)(12), (13), and (14), (F)(18), (19), and (20), (G)(18) and development, and ICF Emergency Management Services for (19), and (H), 1123(D), 1190(D), 1269.1.1, and 1270(F), management of The Road Home Program; to require oversight relative to the adoption of children; to provide for the act of by the Legislative Audit Advisory Council; and to provide for surrender; to provide for the statement of family history; to related matters. provide for the age of a child eligible for adoption; to provide

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HOUSE BILL NO. 937— HOUSE BILL NO. 1253— BY REPRESENTATIVES ST. GERMAIN AND AUBERT AND SENATOR BY REPRESENTATIVE SIMON MARIONNEAUX AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 3:304, 496, 544(D), To amend and reenact R.S. 4:211(5) and R.S. 27:353(4) and to enact 556.3(B)(introductory paragraph), 557.4(A), (C), and (D), R.S. 18:1300.24, relative to conducting live horse racing and 558.3(B), 561(3), 562, 563, 565, 567(E) and (F), 663(1) and (2), pari-mutuel wagering in Iberville Parish; to provide for the 665(A) and (B), 666(5), 671, 732(A), 742, calling and conducting of certain referendum elections in 1204(A)(1)(a)(introductory paragraph) and (b), (2), and (3), (B), Iberville Parish relative to authorizing the conducting of horse (C), and (D)(5), (7), (8), (9), (10), and (12), 1205(A)(4), (B), racing and pari-mutuel wagering in the parish, authorizing the (C), (D), (E), (F)(1) and (5), (G), (H), (I)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), operation of an offtrack wagering facility in Iberville Parish, and (7), (J), (K), and (L), 1206, 1207(B) and (G), 1311(2), and authorizing an eligible horse racing facility in Iberville 1312(A), 1432(A), 1891(5) and (13), 1892(A)(1), 1961, 1962, Parish to conduct slot machine gaming; to provide for the 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 2005, 2091(A), (B)(1), (7), submission of propositions by the governing authority of and (9), and (L), 2093(introductory paragraph) and (8), 2094, Iberville Parish; to provide relative to the approval of the 2095, 2096, 2097(A)(3), 2099, 2100(A), 2131, 2171, 2172, propositions by the voters; to provide for applicability; to amend 2173, 2174, 2175, 2176, 2177, 2178, 2180, 2181, 2182, 2183, the definition of eligible facility for the purposes of conducting 2184, 2186, 2187, 2221(A) and (C), 2223, 2224, 2226, 2228, slot machine gaming; to amend the definition of pari-mutuel 2232, 2261, 2262, 2263, 2264, 2341, 2342, 2343, 2344, 2345, facility for the purpose of offtrack wagering; and to provide for 2346, 2347, 2358.1, 2358.3(8), 2358.4, 2358.5(introductory related matters. paragraph) and (1), 2358.6, 2358.7(A) and (B), 2358.8(A), 2358.9, 2358.10, 2358.11, 2358.12(B), (C), and (D), HOUSE BILL NO. 1018— 2358.13(1), (2), (3), (4), and (8), 2358.14(B), 2391, 2433, 2435, BY REPRESENTATIVES TUCKER, LEGER, AND TRAHAN AND SENATOR WALSWORTH 2436, 2437, 2438, 2452(A), 2453(A), 2651, 2802(1), 2859(A), AN ACT 3002(1), 3106(A), 3112, 3202(8), 3362(3), 3363(A) and (B)(3), To enact R.S. 17:1874, relative to state funds; to establish the 3801(A)(1), (B), and (C)(4), (6), and (8), and 3807(B)(4), R.S. Workforce Training Rapid Response Fund as a special fund in 30:2011(D)(20), and R.S. 36:621(C)(1), 627(A) and (E), 628(A) the state treasury; to provide for the dedication, deposit, use, and and (B), 629(O), and 802.12 and to enact R.S. 3:1(4), 559.4(K), investment on monies in the fund; to provide for an effective and 2091(B)(16) and (M), relative to the Department of date; and to provide for related matters. Agriculture and Forestry; to provide for technical changes; to provide for definitions; to provide for Louisiana Crawfish HOUSE BILL NO. 1071— Promotion and Research Board; to provide for the Catfish BY REPRESENTATIVE ELLINGTON AND SENATORS ADLEY, ALARIO, Promotion and Research Program; to provide for a name change BROOME, CASSIDY, CHEEK, DUPRE, GRAY, JACKSON, KOSTELKA, of the Louisiana State Livestock Sanitary Board; to provide for LAFLEUR, LONG, MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SMITH, THOMPSON, AND WALSWORTH commission members; to provide for a name change of the AN ACT assistant commissioner of the office of marketing; to provide for To enact R.S. 40:1300.6, relative to student loans for physicians; to the Dairy Industry Promotion Board; to provide for Louisiana provide for the establishment of a loan forgiveness program for Aquaculture Development Act; to provide for the Livestock physicians who agree to work in rural areas; to provide for the Brand Commission; to provide for the authority of the administration of the program; to provide for eligibility commissioner; to provide for the power to deal with contagious requirements; to provide for terms and conditions of a loan diseases of animals; to provide for a name change of the United repayment assistance contract entered into between the States Bureau of Animal Industry; to provide for the name applicant and the Department of Health and Hospitals; and to change for pet turtles; and to provide for related matters. provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1297— HOUSE BILL NO. 1105— BY REPRESENTATIVES BARROW AND ELBERT GUILLORY BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAHAN AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:1236.28, relative to buildings and structures that To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3995(A)(1)(introductory paragraph) endanger the public health and welfare; to authorize parish and and (4), relative to charter schools; to provide relative to charter municipal ordinances, rules, and regulations to require securing school funding, including for Type 5 charter schools; to or condemnation and demolition or removal or both of such authorize the imposition of certain fees by chartering structures and maintenance of property; to provide for notice; to authorities; to provide relative to charges for the purchase of provide for costs and payment of costs and procedures therefor; certain services by a charter school; to provide limitations; to to authorize national guard assistance in removal and demolition provide for certain reports to a charter school; to provide an of structures under certain conditions; and to provide for related effective date; and to provide for related matters. matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 1171— HOUSE BILL NO. 1312— BY REPRESENTATIVE CROMER BY REPRESENTATIVE PONTI AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 42:1119(G), relative to nepotism; to provide an To amend and reenact R.S. 32:861(B)(2), (C)(1)(a) and (b), exception for the employment of state police cadets; to provide 866(A)(1) and (F), 894(A), and 900(B)(2)(a), (b), and (c), for recusal; to provide limitations; to provide for effectiveness; relative to motor vehicle liability policies; to provide for and to provide for related matters. increased minimum liability limits in motor vehicle liability policies for damages resulting from bodily injury, death, or HOUSE BILL NO. 1230— destruction of property; to provide for increased minimum BY REPRESENTATIVE BARRAS motor vehicle bonds to be secured with the state treasurer for AN ACT damages resulting from bodily injury, death, or destruction of To amend and reenact R.S. 9:4753, relative to the notice of certain property; to provide for limited recovery by an uninsured privileges against proceeds recovered by injured persons; to motorist involved in a nonfault motor vehicle accident; and to provide for notice by facsimile transmission under certain provide for related matters. circumstances; and to provide for related matters.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1367— (Substitute for House Bill No. 451 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 184— by Representative Hardy) BY REPRESENTATIVES LAFONTA AND MILLS BY REPRESENTATIVES HARDY AND GISCLAIR A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AN ACT To create the Mental Health Care Improvement Task Force to study To enact R.S. 32:77.1, relative to passing in school zones; to prohibit the ongoing mental health crisis in Louisiana and to report to the passing in school zones; to provide for penalties for operators of House and Senate committees on health and welfare no later motor vehicles who pass other motor vehicles in school zones; than April 1, 2009. and to provide for related matters. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 190— HOUSE BILL NO. 1373— (Substitute for House Bill No. 1052 BY REPRESENTATIVE TUCKER AND SENATOR CHAISSON by Representative Baldone) A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVES BALDONE, ARMES, ARNOLD, BOBBY To approve a proposed amendment, Action Plan Amendment BADON, HENRY BURNS, CHAMPAGNE, DOVE, GISCLAIR, HARDY, Number 6, to the Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2006 Community HENDERSON, HOFFMANN, HONEY, LABRUZZO, LEGER, LORUSSO, MILLS, MONTOUCET, MORRELL, NORTON, PEARSON, PETERSON, Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds proposed RICHARD, RICHMOND, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and approved by the TEMPLET, WADDELL, AND WHITE AND SENATOR CROWE governor and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for AN ACT the Long Term Community Recovery Program and for To amend and reenact R.S. 15:241, 541(1)(d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j), Infrastructure Program Delivery; and to provide for other and (k), (14.1), and (14.2)(a) and (f), 542(C)(2), 542.1(A)(1)(e) matters pertaining thereto. and (2)(a), 542.1.1(A)(1) and (B), 542.1.3(A), (B), and (F), 542.1.5(A)(1) and (2)(a) and (F), 542.1.6, 543(B)(introductory HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 191— paragraph) and (6), 543.1, and 544(A), (B), (C), and (D)(3)(d), BY REPRESENTATIVE TUCKER AND SENATOR CHAISSON to enact R.S. 15:541(1)(l) and (m), 542.1.3(H), and 544(E), and A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to repeal R.S. 15:541(14.2)(k) and 542.1.1(A)(4), relative to sex To approve a proposed amendment, Action Plan Amendment offenses and offenses involving child victims; to provide with Number 19, to the Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2006 Community respect to victims of sex offenses; to provide with respect to the Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds proposed requirements of sex offender and child predator registration and by the Louisiana Recovery Authority and approved by the notification provisions; to provide for definitions; to provide for governor and the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for the time period in which an offender must comply with the Long Term Community Recovery Program and the Local registration and notification requirements; to provide for the Government Emergency Infrastructure Program: Primary and duties of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and Secondary Education Infrastructure; and to provide for other the office of youth development; to provide relative to the matters pertaining thereto. duration of registration and notification requirements; to provide for written notification by the courts; and to provide for related HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 220— matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE PERRY A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE BILL NO. 1375— (Substitute for House Bill No. 1348 To recognize Wednesday, June 18, 2008, as Hugh O'Brian Youth by Representative Girod Leadership Day at the Louisiana State Capitol. BY REPRESENTATIVE GIROD JACKSON AND SENATORS ALARIO, CRAVINS, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, B. GAUTREAUX, N. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 221— GAUTREAUX, MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, AND THOMPSON BY REPRESENTATIVES MCVEA AND EDWARDS AND SENATOR AN ACT RISER To enact R.S. 22:1425.1, relative to homeowner's insurance; to A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION authorize insurers that write homeowner's insurance to provide To commend Catherine Thoms Reames for her years of dedicated a ten percent discount to active military personnel; to require the service as a poll commissioner in West Feliciana Parish. commissioner of insurance to adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act; and to HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 223— provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE BILLIOT AND SENATOR ALARIO A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION and asked that the President of the Senate affix his signature to the To commend Nine Mile Point Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 upon same. the celebration of its fiftieth anniversary. Respectfully submitted, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 224— BY REPRESENTATIVES PATRICIA SMITH, ABRAMSON, ANDERS, ALFRED W. SPEER ARMES, ARNOLD, AUBERT, AUSTIN BADON, BOBBY BADON, Clerk of the House of Representatives BALDONE, BARRAS, BARROW, BILLIOT, BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, TIM BURNS, BURRELL, CARMODY, CARTER, CHAMPAGNE, CHANDLER, CHANEY, CONNICK, CORTEZ, CROMER, DANAHAY, The House Bills and Joint Resolutions contained herein were DIXON, DOERGE, DOVE, DOWNS, EDWARDS, ELLINGTON, FANNIN, signed by the President of the Senate. FOIL, FRANKLIN, GALLOT, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, GREENE, ELBERT GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, GUINN, HARDY, HARRISON, HAZEL, HENDERSON, HENRY, HILL, HINES, HOFFMANN, HONEY, HOWARD, Message from the House HUTTER, GIROD JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON, JOHNSON, ROSALIND JONES, SAM JONES, KATZ, KLECKLEY, LABRUZZO, LAFONTA, LAMBERT, LEBAS, LEGER, LIGI, LITTLE, LOPINTO, SIGNED HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS LORUSSO, MARCHAND, MCVEA, MILLS, MONICA, MONTOUCET, MORRELL, MORRIS, NORTON, NOWLIN, PEARSON, PERRY, June 20, 2008 PETERSON, PONTI, POPE, PUGH, RICHARD, RICHARDSON, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROBIDEAUX, ROY, SCHRODER, SIMON, SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, TALBOT, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: TEMPLET, TRAHAN, TUCKER, WADDELL, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WILLMOTT, AND WOOTON AND SENATORS ADLEY, ALARIO, I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of AMEDEE, BROOME, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. the House of Representatives has signed the following House GAUTREAUX, GRAY, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, KOSTELKA, Concurrent Resolutions: LAFLEUR, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SHAW, SHEPHERD, SMITH, THOMPSON, AND WALSWORTH A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team upon winning the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field championship.

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 207— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 76— BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAHAN AND SENATORS ADLEY, ALARIO, BY REPRESENTATIVE MICKEY GUILLORY AMEDEE, BROOME, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, GRAY, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, LAF LEUR, LONG, To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MICHOT, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, Education to study the effectiveness of the Dolly Parton QUINN, RISER, THOMPSON, AND WALSWORTH Imagination Library in improving literacy among Louisiana's A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION preschool children and to submit a written report of its findings To provide for legislative approval of the formula to determine the to the House Committee on Education and the Senate cost of a minimum foundation program of education in all Committee on Education prior to the beginning of the 2009 public elementary and secondary schools as well as to equitably Regular Session. allocate the funds to parish and city school systems as developed by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 77— Education and adopted by the board on June 6, 2008. BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRIS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 26— To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN AND SENATOR MARIONNEAUX Education to study all aspects of the national board certification A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION processes for teachers and school counselors, including but not To adopt Joint Rule No. 7 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House limited to all requirements and costs involved for the teachers of Representatives, to establish the Atchafalaya Basin Program and school counselors who pursue such national board Oversight Committee to monitor, review, and make certification, and to submit a written report of study findings recommendations relative to all aspects of the Atchafalaya and recommendations to the House Committee on Education Basin Program in the Department of Natural Resources. and the Senate Committee on Education prior to the beginning of the 2009 Regular Session. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 50— BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHMOND HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 100— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE LAFONTA To urge and request the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION and the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans to To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary consider establishing mental health divisions by a vote en banc Education to study the negative and positive effects of high- of the judges for each of the two courts. stakes testing, including the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) and the Graduation Exit Examination (GEE), HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 52— on Louisiana's students, including but not limited to negative BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNS AND SENATORS B. GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, MOUNT, AND SHAW impacts on student dropout, retention, and attendance rates, and A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to submit a written report of study findings to the House To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on are necessary to establish a minimum sound level standard for Education prior to the beginning of the 2009 Regular Session. all new automobiles sold in the United States to ensure the safety of the blind and other pedestrians. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 101— BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 65— BY REPRESENTATIVES TUCKER, ARMES, AUBERT, AUSTIN BADON, To urge and request each city, parish, and other local public school CARMODY, CARTER, CHANDLER, CHANEY, DIXON, DOWNS, board to adopt a policy recommending that classroom doors in EDWARDS, HOFFMANN, LEGER, RICHARDSON, RITCHIE, PATRICIA certain schools be equipped with single action deadbolt locks SMITH, AND TRAHAN that can be bolted from the inside. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Board of Regents, in developing and HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 105— adopting a formula for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 and subsequent BY REPRESENTATIVE JANE SMITH years for the equitable distribution of funds to the institutions of A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION postsecondary education to consider specified factors, including To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs but not limited to certain findings of the Workforce Investment and the Veterans Affairs Commission to study and make Council, relative to budget recommendations for institutions and recommendations before the 2009 Regular Session of the programs under the supervision and management of the Board Legislature, to establish the Afghanistan, Iraq, Global War on of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges. Terror Bonus Plan and to recommend a program for payments to certain Louisiana residents who have been deployed for HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 68— active duty in either Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS Iraqi Freedom, or the Global War on Terror. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the House Committee on Health and Welfare HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 107— and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to function as BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNS a joint committee to study possible initiatives, policies, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION programs, and other actions to decrease childhood obesity in the To urge and request the Board of Regents, in consultation with the state. public postsecondary education management boards, to study current policies and practices relative to the accessibility of HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 69— textbooks and other instructional materials for use by blind BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS students at public postsecondary educational institutions and to A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submit a written report of study findings and recommendations To urge and request the House Committee on Health and Welfare to the House Committee on Education and the Senate and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to meet and Committee on Education not later than sixty days prior to the to function as a joint committee to study and make convening of the 2009 Regular Session. recommendations with respect to autism spectrum disorders. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 110— BY REPRESENTATIVES JANE SMITH, HENRY BURNS, EDWARDS, HOFFMANN, AND TRAHAN A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to revise the Louisiana Educational Assessment

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Program testing schedule to provide for the administration of HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 132— the tests required pursuant to the program to begin no earlier BY REPRESENTATIVE JANE SMITH than the second week of April for the 2009-2010 school year A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION and no earlier than the first week of May for the 2010-2011 To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary school year and thereafter, and to adopt a policy prohibiting any Education to study and review recommended best practices public elementary or secondary school from starting the school relative to the use of additional safety devices not currently year prior to the last week of August. required by law to alert motor vehicle drivers when a school bus is preparing to stop or is stopped on a roadway for the loading HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 114— or unloading of riders or is stopped for other reasons as required BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAHAN by law; to provide for the board to make certain determinations A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION relative to establishing a pilot program to be implemented To urge and request the Board of Regents, in fulfilling the board's during the 2009-2010 school year for the purpose of evaluating constitutional duties to formulate and make timely revision of benefits to the safety of students, other bus riders, and bus a master plan for postsecondary education, which shall include operators of requiring school buses to be equipped with such a formula for the equitable distribution of funds to the additional devices; to provide study guidelines; and to require institutions of postsecondary education, to require, effective submission of a report on study findings and recommendations with Fiscal Year 2009-2010 and thereafter, that at least fifteen to the House Committee on Education and the Senate percent of an institution's funding pursuant to the formula be Committee on Education prior to the 2009 Regular Session of allocated based on performance standards, including but not the Legislature. limited to improvements in student retention and graduation rates and increases in the amounts of external funding generated HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 151— for the institution compared to institutional peers. BY REPRESENTATIVES HOFFMANN, ARMES, AUBERT, AUSTIN BADON, CARMODY, CARTER, CHANDLER, CHANEY, DIXON, DOWNS, EDWARDS, LEGER, RICHARDSON, RITCHIE, PATRICIA SMITH, AND HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 115— TRAHAN AND SENATOR WALSWORTH BY REPRESENTATIVES TRAHAN, HARDY, AND HOFFMANN A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, in conjunction with the High School Redesign Education, in consultation with the Louisiana High School Commission, to develop and implement two separate curricular Athletic Association, to study all issues relative to minimum strands and two related diploma versions for high school academic eligibility requirements for participation by students students and to submit a written report on the status of such in interscholastic athletics and other extracurricular activities, development and implementation to the House Committee on including but not limited to a review of other states' policies and Education and the Senate Committee on Education not later laws relative to such issue, and to submit a written report of than December 31, 2008. study findings and recommendations to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education by not HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 155— later than January 1, 2009. BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 116— To urge and request the Department of Health and Hospitals to study BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAHAN the development and implementation of civil commitment A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION procedures for the treatment of sexually violent predators and To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary child sexual predators. Education, the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, and the Board of Regents jointly to study HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 182— the feasibility and advisability of transferring the administration BY REPRESENTATIVE PERRY of adult education programs from the State Board of Elementary A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION and Secondary Education to the Board of Supervisors of To urge and request the Vermilion Parish Police Jury to consider Community and Technical Colleges and to report study findings adoption of zoning ordinances to regulate the use of land and recommendations to the House Committee on Education pursuant to authority granted to it and all parish governments by and the Senate Committee on Education prior to the beginning R.S. 33:4780.40 et seq. in an effort to protect and promote the of the 2009 Regular Session. health, safety, and general welfare of the public. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 125— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 187— BY REPRESENTATIVE BARROW AND SENATOR BROOME BY REPRESENTATIVE SIMON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Labor to study the need for an To urge and request the town of Abita Springs, with the assistance of annual cost-of-living wage increase for direct support the Department of Transportation and Development, to develop professionals and design a plan for implementing such raises for a model "complete streets" plan which could be used as a design direct support professionals. template for building streets, highways, and communities that provide for travel by all citizens regardless of mode of travel. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 126— BY REPRESENTATIVE LABRUZZO HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 205— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE BARROW To urge and request the legislative auditor to conduct an audit of the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission. To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the replacement of all politically incorrect and insensitive terms in HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 130— law and to make recommendations as to specific legislation at BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON least thirty days prior to the beginning of the 2009 Regular A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Session of the Legislature. To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study and make recommendations on the revision of the laws relative to HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 219— the use and prohibition of counterletters. BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAHAN A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to study the certification process for foreign associate teachers, including the possibility of providing for reciprocal agreements with other states relative to the certification of such

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teachers, and to submit a written report of its findings, including DIXON, DOERGE, DOVE, DOWNS, EDWARDS, ELLINGTON, FANNIN, FOIL, FRANKLIN, GALLOT, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, GREENE, ELBERT any recommendations for legislation relative to the issue, to the GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, GUINN, HARDY, HARRISON, HAZEL, House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on HENDERSON, HENRY, HILL, HINES, HOFFMANN, HONEY, HOWARD, Education not later than sixty days prior to the beginning of the HUTTER, GIROD JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON, JOHNSON, ROSALIND JONES, SAM JONES, KATZ, KLECKLEY, LABRUZZO, 2009 Regular Session. LAFONTA, LAMBERT, LEBAS, LEGER, LIGI, LITTLE, LOPINTO, LORUSSO, MARCHAND, MCVEA, MILLS, MONICA, MONTOUCET, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 222— MORRELL, MORRIS, NORTON, NOWLIN, PEARSON, PERRY, BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRELL PETERSON, PONTI, POPE, PUGH, RICHARD, RICHARDSON, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROBIDEAUX, ROY, SCHRODER, SIMON, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, TALBOT, To urge and request the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial TEMPLET, TRAHAN, TUCKER, WADDELL, WHITE, WILLIAMS, and Cultural Affairs and the Senate Committee on Local and WILLMOTT, AND WOOTON Municipal Affairs to meet and function as a joint committee to A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION study the issues related to changing the membership of the To commend the LSU men's track and field team upon placing Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, including the second in the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field appointment process, the member confirmation process, the Championship. length of terms of board members, board member qualifications, and the recusal and resignation process. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 231— BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTOUCET HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 225— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE CORTEZ AND SENATOR HEBERT To encourage the Congrès Mondial Acadien (World Acadian A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Congress) to hold its 2014 celebration in Louisiana. To urge and request the Department of Insurance to assess network adequacy issues by market for all health plans operating in the HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 120— state, including the scope and magnitude of non-contracted BY REPRESENTATIVE HARDY providers by market, and other related matters. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the secretary of the Department of Public Safety HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 226— and Corrections, the sheriff, or any operator of a private BY REPRESENTATIVE GREENE correctional facility to provide notification within one hour of A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION discovery of the escape of a prisoner to the newspaper of To urge and request the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority general circulation in the area where the prisoner escaped and to file annual reports with the House Committee on Municipal, to the radio and television media servicing the area where the Parochial and Cultural Affairs and the Senate Committee on prisoner escaped for publication and broadcast. Local and Municipal Affairs indicating all property it purchased under authority granted to it by R.S. 33:4720.151(H)(23) as HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 232— BY REPRESENTATIVES PATRICIA SMITH, ABRAMSON, ANDERS, enacted by the Act which originated as House Bill No. 1108 of ARMES, ARNOLD, AUBERT, AUSTIN BADON, BOBBY BADON, the 2008 Regular Session of the Legislature. BALDONE, BARRAS, BARROW, BILLIOT, BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, TIM BURNS, BURRELL, CARMODY, CARTER, CHAMPAGNE, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 227— CHANDLER, CHANEY, CONNICK, CORTEZ, CROMER, DANAHAY, BY REPRESENTATIVE ELLINGTON AND SENATOR RISER DIXON, DOERGE, DOVE, DOWNS, EDWARDS, ELLINGTON, FANNIN, FOIL, FRANKLIN, GALLOT, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, GREENE, ELBERT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, GUINN, HARDY, HARRISON, HAZEL, To urge and request the Department of Transportation and HENDERSON, HENRY, HILL, HINES, HOFFMANN, HONEY, HOWARD, Development to designate the bridge on Louisiana Highway 8 HUTTER, GIROD JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON, JOHNSON, ROSALIND JONES, SAM JONES, KATZ, KLECKLEY, LABRUZZO, in Harrisburg, Louisiana, in Catahoula Parish as the Veterans LAFONTA, LAMBERT, LEBAS, LEGER, LIGI, LITTLE, LOPINTO, Memorial Bridge and to erect proper signage in the appropriate LORUSSO, MARCHAND, MCVEA, MILLS, MONICA, MONTOUCET, location reflecting this designation. MORRELL, MORRIS, NORTON, NOWLIN, PEARSON, PERRY, PETERSON, PONTI, POPE, PUGH, RICHARD, RICHARDSON, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROBIDEAUX, ROY, SCHRODER, SIMON, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 228— SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, TALBOT, BY REPRESENTATIVE ELLINGTON AND SENATOR RISER TEMPLET, TRAHAN, TUCKER, WADDELL, WHITE, WILLIAMS, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION WILLMOTT, AND WOOTON AND SENATORS ADLEY, ALARIO, AMEDEE, BROOME, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, CROWE, To urge and request the Department of Transportation and DONAHUE, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ERDEY, B. GAUTREAUX, N. Development to designate the bridge on Louisiana Highway 8 GAUTREAUX, GRAY, HEBERT, HEITMEIER, JACKSON, KOSTELKA, in Harrisonburg, Louisiana, in Catahoula Parish as the Veterans LAFLEUR, LONG, MARIONNEAUX, MARTINY, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MORRISH, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, RISER, SHAW, Memorial Bridge and to erect proper signage in the appropriate SHEPHERD, SMITH, THOMPSON, AND WALSWORTH location reflecting this designation. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend LSU track and field coach Dennis Shaver upon being HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 229— BY REPRESENTATIVES HARDY, AUBERT, BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, named the 2008 NCAA Women's Outdoor Coach of the Year. BARRAS, BARROW, CHAMPAGNE, CORTEZ, DANAHAY, DOVE, FRANKLIN, GEYMANN, GISCLAIR, ELBERT GUILLORY, MICKEY HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 233— GUILLORY, GUINN, HARRISON, JOHNSON, SAM JONES, KLECKLEY, BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL LAMBERT, LEBAS, MILLS, MONICA, MONTOUCET, PERRY, RICHARD, ROBIDEAUX, SMILEY, GARY SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, TRAHAN, AND A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION WOOTON AND SENATORS AMEDEE, CHAISSON, CRAVINS, DUPRE, To commend Captain Frederick A. Wild III upon his retirement from B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEBERT, LAFLEUR, the United States Navy. MARIONNEAUX, MICHOT, MORRISH, MOUNT, AND SMITH A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION and asked that the President of the Senate affix his signature to the To commend the Louisiana State University-Eunice baseball team on same. winning the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II World Series. Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 230— Clerk of the House of Representatives BY REPRESENTATIVES PATRICIA SMITH, ABRAMSON, ANDERS, ARMES, ARNOLD, AUBERT, AUSTIN BADON, BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, BARRAS, BARROW, BILLIOT, BURFORD, HENRY BURNS, The House Concurrent Resolutions contained herein were TIM BURNS, BURRELL, CARMODY, CARTER, CHAMPAGNE, signed by the President of the Senate. 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ATTENDANCE ROLL CALL PRESENT Mr. President Erdey Morrish Adley Gautreaux B Mount Alario Gautreaux N Murray Amedee Gray Nevers Broome Hebert Quinn Cassidy Heitmeier Riser Cheek Jackson Shaw Cravins Kostelka Shepherd Crowe Long Smith Donahue Marionneaux Thompson Dorsey Martiny Walsworth Duplessis McPherson Dupre Michot Total - 37 ABSENT LaFleur Total - 1 Leaves of Absence The following leaves of absence were asked for and granted: LaFleur 1 Day Adjournment Senator Broome moved that the Senate adjourn until Sunday, June 22, 2008, at 3:00 o'clock P.M. The President of the Senate declared the Senate adjourned until 3:00 o'clock P.M. on Sunday, June 22, 2008. GLENN A. KOEPP Secretary of the Senate LYNDA E. WHEELER Journal Clerk

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