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THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 26— BY SENATORS CORTEZ AND BOUDREAUX OF THE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Major Luraine Richard of the Lafayette Police SENATE Department upon her retirement, and to congratulate her for a OF THE distinguished public service career of thirty-six years in law enforcement. STATE OF LOUISIANA _______ Reported without amendments. SEVENTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS _______ SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 28— BY SENATORS CATHEY, MORRIS AND JACKSON Forty-Seventh Regular Session of the Legislature A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Under the Adoption of the To commend and congratulate the West Monroe-West Ouachita Constitution of 1974 Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of its sixty-fifth _______ anniversary. Senate Chamber State Capitol Reported without amendments. Baton Rouge, Louisiana Monday, April 26, 2021 Respectfully submitted, MICHELLE D. FONTENOT The Senate was called to order at 3:10 o'clock P.M. by Hon. Clerk of the House of Representatives Patrick Page Cortez, President of the Senate. Introduction of Senate Resolutions Morning Hour Senator Fields asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules CONVENING ROLL CALL to read Senate Resolutions a first and second time. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 18— The roll being called, the following members answered to their BY SENATOR JACKSON names: A RESOLUTION To establish a task force to study crime and crime prevention in PRESENT Morehouse Parish and to require the task force to make recommendations. Mr. President Harris Mizell Abraham Hensgens Morris The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for Allain Hewitt Peacock a second reading. Bernard Jackson Peterson Boudreaux Johns Pope SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 19— Bouie Lambert Price BY SENATOR FOIL Carter Luneau Reese A RESOLUTION Cathey McMath Smith To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature Cloud Milligan Talbot of Louisiana upon the death of Rosemary Searcy "Rosie" Connick Mills, F. Womack Campbell. Fields Mills, R. Total - 32 The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for ABSENT a second reading. Barrow Henry White SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 20— Fesi Tarver BY SENATOR FIELDS Foil Ward A RESOLUTION Total - 7 To recognize Monday, April 26, 2021, as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Day at the Capitol. The President of the Senate announced there were 32 Senators present and a quorum. On motion of Senator Fields the resolution was read by title and adopted. Prayer SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 21— BY SENATOR BARROW The prayer was offered by Dr. Chris Thacker, following which A RESOLUTION the Senate joined in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United To recognize Wednesday, April 28, 2021, as Workers' Memorial Day States of America. in recognition of workers killed, injured, and disabled on the job. Reading of the Journal The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for On motion of Senator Pope, the reading of the Journal was a second reading. dispensed with and the Journal of April 21, 2021, was adopted. Introduction of Message from the House Senate Concurrent Resolutions CONCURRING IN SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 31— SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS BY SENATOR HENRY A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION April 21, 2021 To direct the Department of Revenue, office of alcohol and tobacco control, to amend administrative rules Title 55, Part VII, To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Chapter 3, Section 317(C)(2)(a)(ii) and (b)(iii) of the Louisiana Administrative Code to provide relative to equipment and I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of product displays that an alcoholic beverage manufacturer may Representatives has finally concurred in the following Senate furnish, or cause to be furnished, to a retail dealer in order to Concurrent Resolutions: 111 Page 2 SENATE 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS April 26, 2021 provide for the storage, display, proper dispensing, and The concurrent resolution was read by title. Senator Johns advertisement of the manufacturer's products. moved to adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for ROLL CALL a second reading. The roll was called with the following result: SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 32— BY SENATOR BARROW A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION YEAS To re-create and continue the work of the task force to study health Mr. President Foil Mizell services delivery and financing in the Baton Rouge region, and Abraham Harris Morris to require the task force to report findings and recommendations Allain Henry Peacock to the legislative committees on health and welfare. Barrow Hensgens Peterson Bernard Hewitt Pope The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for Boudreaux Jackson Price a second reading. Bouie Johns Reese Carter Lambert Smith Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on Cathey Luneau Talbot Second Reading to be Referred Cloud McMath Tarver Connick Milligan White SENATE BILL NO. 242— Fields Mills, F. BY SENATOR WARD Total - 35 AN ACT NAYS To amend and reenact Section 2 of Act. No. 55 of the 2020 Second Extraordinary Session of the Legislature, relative to the Total - 0 carryforward period for the tax credit for ad valorem taxes paid ABSENT on inventory; to provide for applicability of the carryforward period; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for Fesi Ward related matters. Mills, R. Womack Total - 4 The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. The Chair declared the Senate adopted the Senate Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. SENATE BILL NO. 243— BY SENATORS CARTER AND JOHNS SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 30— AN ACT BY SENATOR ALLAIN To enact R.S. 47:6033, relative to tax credits; to authorize A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION apprenticeship tax credits against income and corporation To adopt Joint Rule No. 21 of the Joint Rules of Order of the Senate franchise tax to certain employers; to provide for definitions; to and House of Representatives to limit the dollar amount of provide for eligibility; to require the Board of Regents to general obligation bond projects in Priorities 1 through 4 establish an advisory council; to provide for membership of the appropriated in the annual capital outlay act and any council; to provide for duties of the council; to provide for the supplemental appropriation act to no more than the annual new administration of the tax credit; to provide for the recovery of general obligation bond cash line of credit capacity limit, unless tax credits; to authorize the Department of Revenue to adopt the limit is raised by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the rules; and to provide for related matters. elected members of each house of the legislature. The bill was read by title and referred by the President to the The resolution was read by title and referred by the President to Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs. Senate Resolutions on Message from the House Second Reading ASKING CONCURRENCE IN SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 17— HOUSE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS BY SENATOR POPE A RESOLUTION April 26, 2021 To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the passing of Cecil Earle Benton, a man To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: fulfilled by his service to his God, to his family, and to his community. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the On motion of Senator Pope the was read by title and adopted. following House Bills and Joint Resolutions: Senate Concurrent Resolutions on HB No. 199 HB No. 264 HB No. 375 Second Reading HB No. 465 HB No. 64 HB No. 69 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 29— BY SENATOR JOHNS HB No. 360 HB No. 445 HB No. 359 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express the sincere condolences of the Legislature of Louisiana HB No. 12 HB No. 81 HB No. 365 upon the passing of Joseph "Rock" Palermo III, to acknowledge his lifelong commitment to his family and community, and to note his many contributions made on behalf of the state of Louisiana. 112 7th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE April 26, 2021 HB No. 532 HB No. 147 HB No. 350 authorized fees, sales taxes, and transactions; and to provide for related matters. HB No. 689 HB No. 521 Respectfully submitted, The bill was read by title and placed on the Calendar for a MICHELLE D. FONTENOT second reading. Clerk of the House of Representatives HOUSE BILL NO. 199— BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHEXNAYDER, BAGLEY, BISHOP, BRYANT, House Bills and Joint Resolutions BUTLER, CARRIER, COUSSAN, DAVIS, DEVILLIER, ECHOLS, on First Reading EDMONDS, FARNUM, FREEMAN, GADBERRY, GLOVER, GOUDEAU, GREEN, HARRIS, HILFERTY, HORTON, MIKE JOHNSON, TRAVIS JOHNSON, KERNER, LARVADAIN, MARCELLE, MCKNIGHT, HOUSE BILL NO. 12— MCMAHEN, MOORE, NELSON, NEWELL, ORGERON, PIERRE, BY REPRESENTATIVES WHITE, CARPENTER, LANDRY, AND MOORE PRESSLY, ROMERO, SELDERS, ST. BLANC, STAGNI, THOMAS, VILLIO, AND SENATORS JACKSON, MIZELL, AND PETERSON WHEAT, WHITE, AND WRIGHT AN ACT A JOINT RESOLUTION To enact Subpart BBB of Part I of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 47 Proposing to add Article VII, Section 3.1 of the Constitution of of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of Louisiana, relative to sales and use tax collection; to create the R.S. 47:120.351, relative to state individual income tax return State and Local Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Commission; to checkoffs for certain donations; to provide for a method for authorize the legislature to provide by law for the streamlined individuals to donate all or a portion of any refund due to them electronic collection of sales and use taxes; to provide for to the Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response organization; to commission membership; to provide for commission duties and provide for the administration and disbursement of donated responsibilities; to provide for commission officers; to provide monies; to provide for reporting; to provide for an effective for the administration of sales and use taxes; to provide for the date; and to provide for related matters.