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OFFICIAL JOURNAL SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 114— BY SENATOR HEWITT OF THE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To re-establish the Lower Pearl River Basin task force to study the SENATE conditions, needs, issues, and funding relative to the flood OF THE protection and preservation of the Lower Pearl River Basin and to recommend any action or legislation that the commission STATE OF LOUISIANA deems necessary or appropriate. _______ Reported with amendments. THIRTY-FIFTH D__A__Y__'S_ PROCEEDINGS Forty-Fifth Regular Session of the Legislature Respectfully submitted, Under the Adoption of the ALFRED W. SPEER Constitution of 1974 Clerk of the House of Representatives _______ Introduction of Senate Resolutions Senate Chamber State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana Senator Mills asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to read Senate Resolutions a first and second time. Tuesday, June 4, 2019 The Senate was called to order at 9:25 o'clock A.M. by Hon. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 245— John A. Alario Jr., President of the Senate. BY SENATOR BARROW A RESOLUTION Morning Hour To designate June 9 through 15, 2019, as Flag Week in Louisiana. The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for CONVENING ROLL CALL a second reading. The roll being called, the following members answered to their SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 246— names: BY SENATORS LAMBERT AND ERDEY PRESENT A RESOLUTION To commend Laine Hardy on becoming the Season 17 American Idol Mr. President Fannin Mizell winner. Allain Gatti Morrell Appel Hensgens Morrish The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for Barrow Hewitt Peacock a second reading. Bishop Johns Price Boudreaux Lambert Riser SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 247— Carter Long Smith, G. BY SENATORS WALSWORTH AND GATTI Chabert Luneau Thompson A RESOLUTION Claitor Martiny Walsworth To commend James D. Madden on his numerous contributions and Cortez Milkovich Ward accomplishments. Donahue Mills White Total - 33 The resolution was read by title and placed on the Calendar for ABSENT a second reading. Colomb LaFleur Smith, J. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 248— BY SENATORS MILLS, ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BARROW, BISHOP, Erdey Peterson Tarver BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB, CORTEZ, Total - 6 DONAHUE, ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, HENSGENS, HEWITT, JOHNS, LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LONG, LUNEAU, MARTINY, MILKOVICH, The President of the Senate announced there were 33 Senators MIZELL, MORRELL, MORRISH, PEACOCK, PETERSON, PRICE, RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, present and a quorum. WARD AND WHITE A RESOLUTION Prayer To commend Thomas F. Wade for his loyal dedication to the legislative and judicial matters of the state of Louisiana resulting The prayer was offered by Father Christopher Duncan, from his forty-five years of exemplary public service and to following which the Senate joined in the Pledge of Allegiance to the congratulate him upon the occasion of his well-deserved flag of the United States of America. retirement. Reading of the Journal On motion of Senator Mills the resolution was read by title and adopted. On motion of Senator Boudreaux, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal of June 3, 2019, was adopted. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 249— BY SENATORS PEACOCK, ALARIO, ALLAIN, APPEL, BARROW, BISHOP, BOUDREAUX, CARTER, CHABERT, CLAITOR, COLOMB, Message from the House CORTEZ, DONAHUE, ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, HENSGENS, HEWITT, JOHNS, LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LONG, LUNEAU, MARTINY, MILKOVICH, MILLS, MIZELL, MORRELL, MORRISH, PETERSON, CONCURRING IN PRICE, RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER, THOMPSON, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS WALSWORTH, WARD AND WHITE A RESOLUTION June 3, 2019 To commend Susan P. Montague upon her forty-five years of public service to the Legislature of Louisiana and to congratulate her To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: upon the occasion of her retirement from the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana. I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Representatives has finally concurred in the following Senate On motion of Senator Peacock the resolution was read by title Concurrent Resolutions: and adopted. 977 Page 2 SENATE 35th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 4, 2019 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 250— Erdey Mizell BY SENATOR BARROW Fannin Morrell A RESOLUTION Total - 34 To commend the National Association for the Advancement of NAYS Colored People (NAACP) upon the one hundred year anniversary of its Baton Rouge branch. Total - 0 ABSENT On motion of Senator Barrow the resolution was read by title and adopted. Bishop LaFleur Ward Colomb Peterson Motion to Allow Consideration Total - 5 Senator Riser moved the adoption of a motion to allow the The Chair declared that the motion to allow the Senate to Senate to consider House Bill No. 404 on House Bills Reported by consider House Bill No. 404 after 6:00 o'clock P.M. on the 57th Committee, after 6:00 o'clock P.M. on the 57th calendar day pursuant calendar day was adopted and the bill may be considered pursuant to to the consent of the House. the consent of the House. HOUSE BILL NO. 404— Senate Resolutions on BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER AN ACT Second Reading To amend and reenact R.S. 39:100.116(A)(13), R.S. 44:4.1(B)(8), and R.S. 48:77(B)(3) and to repeal Chapter 15 of Title 15 of the SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 237— Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 15:1601 BY SENATOR MILKOVICH through 1614, R.S. 17:3138.4, R.S. 22:31(A)(1) and 32, R.S. A RESOLUTION 36:4(O), 610(J), 686(C)(4), and 769(M), Subpart B of Part V of To commend Tim Barfield on his exceptional contributions in both Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the private sector and as a public servant, using his significant comprised of R.S. 48:81 through 90.1, Subpart A-1 of Part VII talents to better the lives of those throughout Louisiana. of Chapter 1 of Title 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 56:360.1 through 360.3, and Section 5 On motion of Senator Milkovich the resolution was read by title of Act No. 612 of the 2018 Regular Session of the Legislature, and adopted. relative to boards, commissions, committees, councils, SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 238— authorities, districts, like entities, and funds related thereto; to BY SENATOR MILKOVICH provide relative to the functional organization of state A RESOLUTION government by abolishing certain boards, commissions, To commend Foster Campbell on his illustrious and lengthy career committees, councils, authorities, districts, like entities, and in the service of the people of Louisiana. funds related thereto; to remove references to, provisions for, and the powers, functions, and duties of the Witness Protection On motion of Senator Milkovich the resolution was read by title Services Board; to remove all provisions of the Witness and adopted. Protection Services Act; to remove references to, provisions for, and the powers, functions, and duties of and relative to the SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 239— Workforce and Innovation for a Stronger Economy Strategic BY SENATOR MILKOVICH Planning Council and related duties of the Board of Regents; to A RESOLUTION remove provisions for the Workforce and Innovation for a To commend the Honorable Ben W. Nevers Sr. for his many years of Stronger Economy Fund and transfer any unencumbered balance dedicated and selfless public service to the people of the state of remaining in the fund to the state general fund; to remove Louisiana. references to, provisions for, and the powers, functions, and duties of the Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunity; to On motion of Senator Milkovich the resolution was read by title remove references to, provisions for, and the powers, functions, and adopted. and duties of the Louisiana State Transportation Infrastructure Bank; to remove provisions for the Louisiana State SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 240— Transportation Infrastructure Fund and redirect certain monies BY SENATOR CARTER allocated to such fund to the Transportation Trust Fund; to A RESOLUTION remove references to, provisions for, and the powers, functions, To urge and request the Louisiana Department of Health to take and duties of the Louisiana Aquatic Invasive Species Council; immediate action to address racial disparity in maternal and to remove references to, provisions for, and the powers, child health outcomes and the alarming rate of mortality for functions, and duties of the Louisiana Aquatic Invasive Species African-American infants and mothers in Louisiana. Advisory Task Force; and to provide for related matters. On motion of Senator Carter the resolution was read by title and ROLL CALL adopted. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 242— The roll was called with the following result: BY SENATOR CLAITOR A RESOLUTION YEAS To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of Richard Gale Creed Sr. Mr. President Gatti Morrish Allain Hensgens Peacock On motion of Senator Claitor the resolution was read by title and Appel Hewitt Price adopted. Barrow Johns Riser Boudreaux Lambert Smith, G. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 243— Carter Long Smith, J. BY SENATOR GATTI Chabert Luneau Tarver A RESOLUTION Claitor Martiny Thompson To commend C.C. "Cat" Cox for his many years of public service Cortez Milkovich Walsworth and to designate January ninth of each year in North Webster Donahue Mills White Parish as C.C. "Cat" Cox Day. 978 35th DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 3 SENATE June 4, 2019 On motion of Senator Gatti the resolution was read by title and ABSENT adopted. LaFleur Peterson SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 244— Total - 2 BY SENATOR JOHNS A RESOLUTION The Chair declared the Senate adopted the amended Senate To commend the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Concurrent Resolution and ordered it Engrossed and sent to the Roman Catholic Church on its sixtieth anniversary.