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Louisiana House of Representatives Freeman McCormick Wright OFFICIAL JOURNAL Freiberg McFarland Zeringue Total - 105 OF THE The Speaker announced that there were 105 members present HOUSE OF and a quorum. REPRESENTATIVES Prayer OF THE Prayer was offered by Rep. Harris. STATE OF LOUISIANA Pledge of Allegiance Rep. Bagley led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. THIRTY-FIFTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Reading of the Journal Forty-seventh Regular Session of the Legislature On motion of Rep. Thompson, the reading of the Journal was Under the Adoption of the dispensed with. Constitution of 1974 On motion of Rep. Thompson, the Journal of June 9, 2010, was adopted. House of Representatives Christin Ransome sang "The National Anthem". State Capitol Petitions, Memorials, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana Communications Thursday, June 10, 2021 The following petitions, memorials, and communications were received and read: The House of Representatives was called to order at 10:51 A.M., by the Honorable Clay Schexnayder, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Conference Committee Appointment The Speaker appointed the following conferees on the part of Morning Hour the House to confer with a like committee from the Senate on the disagreement to Senate Bill No. 142: Reps. Schexnayder, Stefanski, ROLL CALL and Zeringue. The roll being called, the following members answered to their names: Message from the Senate PRESENT ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Mr. Speaker Frieman McKnight Adams Gadberry McMahen June 10, 2021 Amedee Gaines Miguez Bacala Garofalo Miller, D. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Bagley Geymann Miller, G. Representatives: Beaullieu Glover Mincey Bishop Goudeau Moore I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Bourriaque Green Muscarello adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Brass Harris Nelson to House Bill No. 38. Brown Hilferty Newell Bryant Hodges Orgeron Respectfully submitted, Butler Hollis Owen, C. Carpenter Horton Owen, R. YOLANDA J. DIXON Carrier Hughes Phelps Secretary of the Senate Carter, G. Huval Pierre Carter, R. Illg Pressly Message from the Senate Carter, W. Ivey Riser Cormier James Romero ADOPTION OF Coussan Jefferson Schamerhorn CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Cox Jenkins Schlegel Crews Johnson, M. Seabaugh June 10, 2021 Davis Johnson, T. Selders Deshotel Jones St. Blanc To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of DeVillier Jordan Stagni Representatives: DuBuisson Kerner Stefanski Duplessis LaCombe Tarver I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Echols Landry Thomas adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement Edmonds Larvadain Thompson to House Bill No. 92. Edmonston Lyons Turner Emerson Mack Villio Respectfully submitted, Farnum Magee Wheat Firment Marcelle White YOLANDA J. DIXON Fontenot Marino Willard Secretary of the Senate 1571 Page 2 HOUSE 35th Day's Proceedings - June 10, 2021 Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 457. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 10, 2021 YOLANDA J. DIXON To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 188. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 10, 2021 YOLANDA J. DIXON To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 647. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 10, 2021 YOLANDA J. DIXON To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement DISCHARGED THE to House Bill No. 278. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 10, 2021 YOLANDA J. DIXON To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has discharged the Conference Committee on the disagreement to Senate ADOPTION OF Bill No. 247. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 10, 2021 YOLANDA J. DIXON To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to House Bill No. 423. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 10, 2021 YOLANDA J. DIXON To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement ADOPTION OF to Senate Bill No. 159. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 10, 2021 YOLANDA J. DIXON To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: 1572 Page 3 HOUSE 35th Day's Proceedings - June 10, 2021 Message from the Senate like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill No. 183: Senators Luneau, Reese and Womack. ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT Respectfully submitted, June 10, 2021 YOLANDA J. DIXON Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has adopted the report of the Conference Committee on the disagreement APPOINTMENT OF to Senate Bill No. 197. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Respectfully submitted, June 10, 2021 YOLANDA J. DIXON To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Secretary of the Senate Representatives: I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President Message from the Senate of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to DISAGREEMENT TO SENATE BILL House Bill No. 492: Senators Henry, Luneau and Peacock. June 10, 2021 Respectfully submitted, To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: YOLANDA J. DIXON Secretary of the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has refused to concur in the proposed House Amendments to Senate Bill No. 142 by Sen. Ward, and ask the Speaker to appoint a committee Message from the Senate to confer with a like committee from the Senate on the disagreement. APPOINTMENT OF Respectfully submitted, CONFERENCE COMMITTEE YOLANDA J. DIXON June 10, 2021 Secretary of the Senate To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Message from the Senate I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President APPOINTMENT OF of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a CONFERENCE COMMITTEE like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to June 10, 2021 House Bill No. 678: Senators Allain, Bouie and Ward. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Respectfully submitted, Representatives: YOLANDA J. DIXON I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President Secretary of the Senate of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to House Bill No. 137: Senators Bouie, Cortez and Smith. Message from the Senate Respectfully submitted, APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE YOLANDA J. DIXON Secretary of the Senate June 10, 2021 To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Message from the Senate Representatives: APPOINTMENT OF I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President CONFERENCE COMMITTEE of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a like committee from the House to confer on the disagreement to June 10, 2021 Senate Bill No. 142: Senators Cortez, Smith and Ward. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Respectfully submitted, I am directed to inform your honorable body that the President YOLANDA J. DIXON of the Senate has appointed the following committee to serve with a Secretary of the Senate 1573 Page 4 HOUSE 35th Day's Proceedings - June 10, 2021 Conference Committee Reports Received Suspension of the Rules Conference Committee Reports were received for the following Rep. Hodges moved to suspend the rules in order to pass the legislative instruments: resolution to its third reading. House Bill No. 149, 492, 531, 566 and 597 Rep. Willard objected. Senate Bill No. 197 The Conference Committee Reports for the above legislative Point of Order instruments lie over under the rules. Rep. Robert Carter asked for a ruling from the Chair as to what Introduction of Resolutions, the vote requirement was to suspend the rules. House and House Concurrent Ruling of the Chair The following members introduced the following entitled House and House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time by The Chair ruled the vote required a two-thirds vote of the their titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading: elected members voting and present to suspend the rules. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 216— ROLL CALL BY REPRESENTATIVES FREIBERG, ADAMS, BACALA, GARY CARTER, ROBBY CARTER, CORMIER, COX, DAVIS, DUPLESSIS, EDMONDS, EDMONSTON, FREEMAN, GAROFALO, HODGES, ILLG, JENKINS, The roll was called with the following result: LARVADAIN, MARCELLE, MCKNIGHT, MCMAHEN, GREGORY MILLER, MOORE, NELSON, SCHAMERHORN, SEABAUGH, AND THOMPSON YEAS A RESOLUTION To commend Thomas C.
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