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Geymann Miguez Woodruff OFFICIAL JOURNAL Gisclair Miller Total - 104 OF THE The Speaker announced that there were 104 members present HOUSE OF and a quorum. REPRESENTATIVES Prayer OF THE Prayer was offered by Rep. Shadoin. STATE OF LOUISIANA Pledge of Allegiance Rep. Robideaux led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. SEVENTEENTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Reading of the Journal Forty-first Regular Session of the Legislature On motion of Rep. Hill, the reading of the Journal was Under the Adoption of the dispensed with. Constitution of 1974 On motion of Rep. Hill, the Journal of May 12, 2015, was adopted. House of Representatives Suspension of the Rules State Capitol On motion of Rep. Harris, the rules were suspended in order to Baton Rouge, Louisiana allow the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment to meet while the House was in session. Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Petitions, Memorials, and The House of Representatives was called to order at 2:00 P.M., by the Honorable Chuck Kleckley, Speaker of the House of Communications Representatives. The following petitions, memorials, and communications were Morning Hour received and read: ROLL CALL Message from the Senate The roll being called, the following members answered to their HOUSE BILLS names: May 13, 2015 PRESENT To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Mr. Speaker Guillory Montoucet Representatives: Abramson Guinn Moreno Adams Hall Morris, Jay I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Anders Harris Morris, Jim finally passed the following House Bills: Armes Harrison Norton Arnold Havard Ortego House Bill No. 665 Badon Hazel Ourso Returned without amendments Barras Henry Pearson Barrow Hensgens Pierre Respectfully submitted, Berthelot Hill Ponti Billiot Hodges Pope GLENN A. KOEPP Bishop, S. Hoffmann Price Secretary of the Senate Bishop, W. Hollis Pugh Bouie Honore Pylant Message from the Senate Broadwater Howard Reynolds Brown Hunter Richard ASKING CONCURRENCE IN Burford Huval Ritchie SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS Burns, H. Ivey Robideaux Burns, T. Jackson Schexnayder May 13, 2015 Burrell James Schroder Carmody Jefferson Seabaugh To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Carter Johnson M. Shadoin Representatives: Chaney Johnson R. Simon Connick Jones Smith I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has Cox Lambert St. Germain adopted and asks your concurrence in the following Senate Danahay Landry, N. Stokes Concurrent Resolutions: Dove Landry, T. Talbot Edwards LeBas Thibaut Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 50 Fannin Leger Thierry Foil Leopold Whitney Respectfully submitted, Franklin Lopinto Williams, A. Gaines Lorusso Williams, P. GLENN A. KOEPP Garofalo Mack Willmott Secretary of the Senate 555 Page 2 HOUSE 17th Day's Proceedings - May 13, 2015 Message from the Senate SENATE BILL NO. 219— BY SENATOR MURRAY AN ACT SENATE BILLS To amend and reenact R.S. 23:332(H)(3) and Chapter 6-A of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of May 13, 2015 R.S. 23:661 through 669, relative to equal pay; to prohibit intentional discrimination based upon sex; to provide with To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of respect for public policy; to provide for definitions; to further Representatives: prohibit pay discrimination; to provide a complaint procedure I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has and for assessment of attorney fees, interest, costs, and finally passed the following Senate Bills: damages; and to provide for related matters. Senate Bill Nos. 66, 102, 106, 162, and 219 Read by title. Respectfully submitted, Suspension of the Rules GLENN A. KOEPP On motion of Rep. Hunter, the rules were suspended in order to Secretary of the Senate take up and consider Introduction of Resolutions, House and House Concurrent at this time. Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on First Reading Introduction of Resolutions, House and House Concurrent The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on first reading were taken up, read, and placed upon the calendar for their second The following members introduced the following entitled House reading: and House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time by their titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading: SENATE BILL NO. 66— BY SENATOR GARY SMITH HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 82— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE HUNTER To amend and reenact R.S. 34:3523(A)(2) and (J), relative to design- A RESOLUTION build contracts for ports; to extend the time for ports to utilize To express the condolences of the House of Representatives upon the the design-build method on certain construction projects; and to death of Chief Training Officer Richard Hall of the Monroe Fire provide for related matters. Department. Read by title. Read by title. SENATE BILL NO. 102— On motion of Rep. Hunter, and under a suspension of the rules, BY SENATOR MORRELL AND REPRESENTATIVE TALBOT the resolution was adopted. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6007(B)(10) and to enact R.S. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 139— 47:6007(B)(17), relative to motion picture investor tax credits; BY REPRESENTATIVE HONORE to limit certification for credits if certain expenditures exceed a A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION certain percentage of production expenditures; and to provide To designate Friday, May 15, 2015, as a significant date in the for related matters. history of black law enforcement officers with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. Read by title. Read by title. SENATE BILL NO. 106— BY SENATOR MORRELL AND REPRESENTATIVE TALBOT On motion of Rep. Honore, and under a suspension of the rules, AN ACT the resolution was adopted. To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6007(B)(6) and to enact R.S. 47:6007(G), relative to motion picture investor tax credits; to Ordered to the Senate. provide for eligibility for the credits; to provide for the invalidity of credits and their recovery under certain House and House Concurrent Resolutions circumstances; to provide for retroactivity and severability; and Lying Over to provide for related matters. The following House and House Concurrent Resolutions lying Read by title. over were taken up and acted upon as follows: SENATE BILL NO. 162— BY SENATOR GARY SMITH HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 136— BY REPRESENTATIVE WESLEY BISHOP AN ACT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2225.2.4(A)(3), (F)(5), and (G)(5), To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary relative to public contracts; to authorize a construction Education, in consultation with the Board of Regents, to study management at risk pilot program; to provide for selection of a the feasibility and costs of using state funds to pay for students construction management at risk contractor; to provide for entry in approved home study programs to participate in dual into a construction management at risk contract by an owner; enrollment programs established by the Board of Regents and and to provide for related matters. to submit a written report of its findings and conclusions, including any recommendations for legislation relative to the Read by title. issue, to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education not later than sixty days prior to the 556 Page 3 HOUSE 17th Day's Proceedings - May 13, 2015 beginning of the 2016 Regular Session of the Legislature of On motion of Rep. Geymann, and under a suspension of the Louisiana. rules, the resolution was concurred in. Read by title. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 90— BY SENATORS MORRELL AND APPEL AND REPRESENTATIVES Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to the ABRAMSON, LEGER AND MORENO Committee on Education. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend distinguished and published author, teacher, and artist HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 138— Brad Richard as the recipient of the 2015 Louisiana Culture BY REPRESENTATIVE LAMBERT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Award for Artist of the Year. To create the Crawfish Industry Study Committee to examine issues, laws, regulations, and practices associated with farm-raised and Read by title. wild-caught crawfish with the intent to improve the On motion of Rep. Abramson, and under a suspension of the marketability and production of crawfish in this state. rules, the resolution was concurred in. Read by title. Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to the Second Reading to be Referred Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on second Senate Concurrent Resolutions reading to be referred were taken up, read, and referred to Lying Over committees, as follows: The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions lying over were SENATE BILL NO. 3— taken up and acted upon as follows: BY SENATORS ALARIO, APPEL, KOSTELKA, MORRELL, MURRAY, PERRY, TARVER AND WALSWORTH AND REPRESENTATIVE BILLIOT SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 34— AN ACT BY SENATORS HEITMEIER, CROWE, MORRELL, NEVERS AND To enact R.S. 49:149.31, relative to the names of state buildings; to PETERSON AND REPRESENTATIVES ARNOLD, WESLEY BISHOP, name the Senator Chris Ullo Building; and to provide for related LEGER, MORENO AND ORTEGO A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION matters. To urge and request the Department of Health and Hospitals, the Department of Education, the Medicaid managed care Read by title. organizations, and representatives of the Whole Child Initiative to work together to develop a plan to implement the Whole Under the rules, the above bill was referred to the Committee on School, Whole Community, Whole Child model developed by House and Governmental Affairs. the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SENATE BILL NO. 27— BY SENATOR BROOME Read by title. AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to the 894(B)(1), relative to setting aside of a conviction; to prohibit Committee on Health and Welfare.