OFFICIAL JOURNAL The following bills are approved as to construction and duplication. We advise and suggest the following amendments to the OF THE engrossed bills. SENATE HOUSE BILL NO. 225— OF THE BY REPRESENTATIVES ST. GERMAIN, ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, CURTIS, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, KENNEY, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, JANE STATE OF LOUISIANA SMITH, AND TOWNSEND ______AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:305.56, relative to sales and use tax; to authorize an THIRTY-FIRST DAY'S______PROCEEDINGS annual "sales tax holiday" for purchases of certain hurricane- preparedness items or supplies; to provide for definitions; to Thirty-Third Regular Session of the Legislature provide restrictions on the types and cost of purchases eligible Under the Adoption of the for exemption; to provide for an effective date; and to provide Constitution of 1974 ______for related matters. Senate Chamber Reported without amendments. State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana HOUSE BILL NO. 241— BY REPRESENTATIVES BALDONE, DOVE, PITRE, SCALISE, AND Friday, June 22, 2007 TOOMY AN ACT The Senate was called to order at 1:00 o'clock P.M., by Hon. To enact R.S. 47:301(10)(dd) and 305.56, relative to sales and use Donald E. Hines, President of the Senate. taxes; to provide an exclusion from the collection of state sales and use taxes for food purchases made by certain nonpublic ROLL CALL elementary and secondary schools or nonprofit corporations; to provide for certain requirements; to provide for a state and local The roll being called, the following members answered to their sales and use tax exemption for sales of certain property to names: Habitat for Humanity; and to provide for related matters. PRESENT Reported without amendments. HOUSE BILL NO. 260— Mr President Fields McPherson BY REPRESENTATIVE JACK SMITH Adley Fontenot Mount A JOINT RESOLUTION Amedee Gautreaux B Murray Proposing to amend Article VII, Section 21(C)(19) of the Barham Gautreaux N Nevers Constitution of Louisiana, relative to ad valorem property tax Boasso Heitmeier Quinn exemptions; to provide an exemption for certain jewelry; to Broome Hollis Romero provide for submission of the proposed amendment to the Cain Jackson Schedler electors; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for Cassidy Jones Shepherd related matters. Chaisson Kostelka Smith Cheek Lentini Theunissen Reported without amendments. Dupre Malone Ullo Ellington Marionneaux HOUSE BILL NO. 359— Total - 35 BY REPRESENTATIVES TOWNSEND, ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, ABSENT BURRELL, CURTIS, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, HEATON, HILL, HONEY, KENNEY, MCDONALD, MONTGOMERY, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, AND JANE SMITH Bajoie Duplessis AN ACT Cravins Michot To amend and reenact R.S. 47:297.6(A)(1) and (5), 6019(A)(1)(a), Total - 4 (A)(2)(a), and (B)(1) and to enact R.S. 47:305.56, relative to tax exemptions and credits; to authorize a sales and use tax The President of the Senate announced there were 35 Senators exemption for certain works of art; to increase the tax credit present and a quorum. applicable in certain development districts; to authorize the establishment of cultural product districts; to provide relative to Prayer certain definitions; to authorize a tax credit for the rehabilitation of historic structures in cultural product districts; to provide for The prayer was offered by Senator Sharon W. Broome, accountability; and to provide for related matters. following which the Senate joined in pledging allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Reported without amendments. Reading of the Journal HOUSE BILL NO. 386— BY REPRESENTATIVES MORRIS, MONTGOMERY, ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, CURTIS, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, KENNARD, RICHMOND, On motion of Senator Ullo, the reading of the Journal was RITCHIE, JANE SMITH, AND TOWNSEND dispensed with and the Journal of yesterday was adopted. AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:301(16)(m) and to repeal R.S. 47:305(D)(1)(e) and Morning Hour 337.9(C)(10), relative to sales and use taxes; to provide relative to the definition of "tangible personal property"; to exclude Privilege Report of the newspapers from such definition; to provide for an effective Legislative Bureau date; and to provide for related matters. June 22, 2007 Reported without amendments. HOUSE BILL NO. 408— To the President and Members of the Senate: BY REPRESENTATIVES CAZAYOUX, K. CARTER, AND GRAY AN ACT I am directed by your Legislative Bureau to submit the To enact Part VI of Chapter 39 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised following report: Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 51:2351 through 2356, relative to the Technology Commercialization Credit; to provide for legislative findings and purposes; to provide for definitions; to provide for the reestablishment of the Technology

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Commercialization Credit Program; to provide for a refundable poker tournaments; to provide for an exception for Orleans tax credit on new jobs created; to eliminate certain investment Parish; and to provide for related matters. requirements; to expand the time period of the credit; to increase the percentage of the credit; to provide for prohibitions on Reported without amendments. certain other tax credits and exemptions; to provide for effectiveness of the credit; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 495— BY REPRESENTATIVES TOWNSEND, ARNOLD, BALDONE, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, HONEY, KENNEY, MCDONALD, MONTGOMERY, Reported with amendments. RITCHIE, AND JANE SMITH AN ACT LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS To enact R.S. 47:297.7, relative to the individual income tax; to provide for an income tax exclusion for income derived from Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed House certain artistic works; to provide for certain definitions; to Bill No. 408 by Representative Cazayoux provide for certain limitations; to authorize the promulgation of rules and regulations; to authorize the establishment of a AMENDMENT NO. 1 program within the Department of Culture, Recreation and On page 7, line 20, following "R. S." and before "." change Tourism; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for "47:287.728" to "47:287.748" related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 2 Reported without amendments. On page 7, line 23, following "R. S." and before "287.753" insert "47:" HOUSE BILL NO. 568— BY REPRESENTATIVES TOWNSEND AND MCDONALD HOUSE BILL NO. 428— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHN SMITH, ALARIO, ANDERS, ARNOLD, To enact R.S. 47:6026, relative to individual income and corporate BALDONE, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BOWLER, BRUCE, BURRELL, K. CARTER, R. CARTER, CAZAYOUX, CHANDLER, CRANE, CROWE, income tax credits; to provide for refundable tax credits for CURTIS, DAMICO, DANIEL, DEWITT, DOERGE, DOVE, DOWNS, certain state-certified investments and state-certified culinary DURAND, ERDEY, FANNIN, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, GALLOT, arts or food science infrastructure projects; to provide relative to GEYMANN, GRAY, GREENE, ELBERT GUILLORY, ELCIE GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, HARRIS, HEBERT, HILL, HONEY, HUTTER, requirements and limitations for the credit; to authorize the JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JOHNS, KATZ, KENNARD, KENNEY, Department of Economic Development to recapture credits KLECKLEY, LABRUZZO, LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LORUSSO, under certain circumstances; to authorize the Department of MCDONALD, MCVEA, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MORRIS, ODINET, PIERRE, PINAC, PITRE, M. POWELL, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, Revenue to recover credits under certain circumstances; to RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROMERO, SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, SMILEY, authorize the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide GARY SMITH, JACK SMITH, JANE SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, STRAIN, for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. THOMPSON, TOWNSEND, TRAHAN, TRICHE, TUCKER, WADDELL, WALKER, WALSWORTH, WHITE, WILLIAMS, AND WOOTON AND SENATOR MALONE Reported without amendments. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 56:643(B) and to enact R.S. 47:297.7 and HOUSE BILL NO. 607— 297.8, relative to individual income tax credits for hunting and BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO fishing licenses; to provide for a refundable tax credit for AN ACT amounts paid by certain military servicemembers and their To enact R.S. 33:1420.16, relative to special districts in Jefferson dependents for certain Louisiana hunting and fishing licenses; Parish; to provide for the creation of a special district in to provide relative to the fees paid by certain military Jefferson Parish; to grant to such district certain rights and servicemembers for certain hunting and fishing licenses; to powers, including the power to provide for tax increment provide for an individual income tax credit for certain military financing and to incur debt and issue evidences of indebtedness; servicemembers who served in support of Operation Iraqi to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom; to provide for a tax matters. credit for certain family members of servicemembers who are killed as a result of service in such operations; to provide for an Reported without amendments. effective date; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 612— BY REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, SALTER, AND DORSEY Reported without amendments. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 39:100.21 and 100.26 and to repeal R.S. HOUSE BILL NO. 451— BY REPRESENTATIVE PINAC 39:100.31(C) and Section 6(C) of Act No. 642 of the 2006 AN ACT Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to state funds; to To amend and reenact R.S. 45:1177(A)(2) and (3) and (C), 1180(A) provide relative to the continuation of the 2004 Overcollections and (B), and 1181(A) and to repeal R.S. 45:1177(D) and (E), Fund as a special fund in the state treasury; to provide for the 1177.1, and 1178, relative to the Public Service Commission; to allowable uses of monies in the FEMA Reimbursement Fund provide for an increase in inspection and supervision fees; to and the State Emergency Response Fund; to provide for repeal the Economics and Rate Analysis Division and Hearing effective date; and to provide for related matters. Examiners Division Supplemental Fee Fund; to repeal certain provisions regarding inspection and supervision fees for Reported without amendments. railroads; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 640— BY REPRESENTATIVE CAZAYOUX Reported without amendments. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:6020.1(A) and 6020.2(A)(1), relative HOUSE BILL NO. 484— BY REPRESENTATIVE TRICHE to the Angel Investor Tax Credit Program; to authorize the AN ACT refund of such tax credits; and to provide for related matters. To enact R.S. 27:403, relative to promotional poker tournaments; to authorize certain licensed premises to make available tables and Reported without amendments. certain areas of the licensed premises for the purpose of the conducting of promotional poker tournaments; to provide for limitations; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide with respect to advertising promotional

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HOUSE BILL NO. 758— records; to provide for the effectiveness of such confidentiality BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY provisions; and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 30:2055.2, relative to odor nuisances; to authorize Reported with amendments. certain municipal governing authorities to enact odor nuisance ordinances; to provide limitations; and to provide for related LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS matters. Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Re-Reengrossed Reported without amendments. House Bill No. 841 by Representative Quezaire HOUSE BILL NO. 777— AMENDMENT NO. 1 BY REPRESENTATIVES JACK SMITH AND TOWNSEND AN ACT On page 3, line 12, following "the" and before "or" change To amend and reenact Section 6 of Act No. 191 of the 1926 Regular "Authority" to "authority" Session of the Legislature, as enacted by Act No. 120 of the 1946 Regular Session of the Legislature and amended by Act AMENDMENT NO. 2 No. 307 of the 1948 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative On page 3, line 12, following "the" and before "from" change to the Northwest Louisiana Game and Fish Commission; to "Authority" to "authority" authorize the commission to employ or retain legal counsel; and AMENDMENT NO. 3 to provide for related matters. On page 3, line 16, following "the" and before "and" change Reported with amendments. "Authority" to "authority" HOUSE BILL NO. 847— LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS BY REPRESENTATIVES JEFFERSON, CURTIS, AND SCALISE AN ACT Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Engrossed House To enact R.S. 47:297(P), relative to individual income tax credits; to Bill No. 777 by Representative Jack Smith provide for a credit for certain individuals who were previously employed as public school classroom teachers in certain AMENDMENT NO. 1 parishes upon reemployment; to provide for an effective date; In Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 proposed by the Senate and to provide for related matters. Committee on Natural Resources and adopted by the Senate on June 21, 2007, on line 4, change "13" to "12" Reported without amendments. AMENDMENT NO. 2 HOUSE BILL NO. 849— In Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 proposed by the Senate BY REPRESENTATIVE DANIEL Committee on Natural Resources and adopted by the Senate on June AN ACT 21, 2007, on line 7, change "15" to "14" To enact R.S. 33:9038.59, relative to tax increment financing; to authorize tax increment financing in certain cities for purposes AMENDMENT NO. 3 of the development of hotels and related facilities; to provide for In Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 proposed by the Senate an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Committee on Natural Resources and adopted by the Senate on June 21, 2007, on line 9, change "16" to "15" Reported with amendments. AMENDMENT NO. 4 LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS In Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 proposed by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and adopted by the Senate on June Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Reengrossed House 21, 2007, on line 24, change "lines 1 through 2" to "line 1" Bill No. 849 by Representative Daniel AMENDMENT NO. 5 AMENDMENT NO. 1 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 6 proposed by the Senate On page 3, line 12, following "(5)" change "Appoint" to "To appoint" Committee on Natural Resources and adopted by the Senate on June 21, 2007, on line 27, change "4" to "3" HOUSE BILL NO. 916— BY REPRESENTATIVE FARRAR HOUSE BILL NO. 841— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE QUEZAIRE To enact R.S. 47:301(7)(l), relative to the state and local sales and AN ACT use tax; to provide for an exclusion for leases of certain pallets To amend and reenact R.S. 2:651, 652(2) and (9), by manufacturers; to provide for an effective date; and to 654(B)(introductory paragraph) and (1), (J), (M), and (O), provide for related matters. 655(introductory paragraph), (9), (11), and (14), and 660 and to enact R.S. 2:655(21) and 662 and R.S. 44:4.1(B)(36), relative to Reported without amendments. the Louisiana Airport Authority; to provide for certain definitions; to provide relative to the purposes for which the HOUSE BILL NO. 926— Louisiana Airport Authority was created; to provide relative to BY REPRESENTATIVE LAFONTA membership on the board of commissioners and for the removal AN ACT of members of the board; to provide relative to leases and other To enact R.S. 47:6026, relative to income and corporate franchise tax agreements regarding the use of property; to provide relative to credits; to create and establish the Mentor-Protégé Tax Credit powers and duties of the board; to authorize creation of an Program; to provide relative to definitions; to provide for executive committee of the board and for its operation and qualifications, limitations, and requirements in such program; to powers; to provide for the Authority to enter into a lease authorize the promulgation of rules and regulations; and to agreement and other agreements for design, construction, provide for related matters. financing, and operation of a multimodal facility; to provide relative to certain records in the custody of the Authority Reported without amendments. regarding certain negotiations; to provide certain procedures for and limitations on providing for the confidentiality of such

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HOUSE BILL NO. 929— HOUSE BILL NO. 975— (Substitute for House Bill No. 924 by BY REPRESENTATIVE TRICHE Representative Odinet) AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES ODINET, ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, To enact R.S. 47:6026, relative to tax credits; to provide for a CURTIS, FAUCHEUX, HEATON, HILL, HONEY, KENNEY, MONTGOMERY, RITCHIE, JANE SMITH, AND TOWNSEND refundable Louisiana income and corporation franchise tax AN ACT credit for certain overpayments related to the inventory tax To enact R.S. 47:315.5, relative to state sales and use taxes; to credit; and to provide for related matters. provide for a state sales and use tax exemption for certain persons on purchases of tangible personal property required to Reported without amendments. rebuild, repair, or replace certain storm-damaged property; to HOUSE BILL NO. 936— authorize the Department of Revenue to issue refunds under BY REPRESENTATIVES TOWNSEND, ALEXANDER, ANSARDI, certain circumstances; to authorize the Department of Revenue ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, BARROW, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, to prescribe certain forms and regulations; to provide for an BOWLER, BRUCE, BURNS, BURRELL, K. CARTER, CAZAYOUX, effective date; and to provide for related matters. CRANE, CROWE, CURTIS, DAMICO, DARTEZ, DOERGE, DORSEY, DOVE, DURAND, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, GRAY, GREENE, ELBERT GUILLORY, ELCIE GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, HEATON, Reported without amendments. HEBERT, HILL, HONEY, HUNTER, HUTTER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, KENNEY, LABRUZZO, LAFLEUR, LAFONTA, LAMBERT, LANCASTER, LORUSSO, MARCHAND, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MORRIS, Respectfully submitted, ODINET, PIERRE, PINAC, M. POWELL, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, ARTHUR J. "ART" LENTINI RITCHIE, ROMERO, SALTER, SCALISE, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, Chairman JOHN SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, THOMPSON, TRAHAN, WADDELL, WALKER, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WINSTON, AND WOOTON AN ACT Adoption of Legislative Bureau Report To amend and reenact R.S. 36:107(A) and 109(J) and R.S. 47:1123(10), 1125(C)(3), and 6007, relative to motion picture On motion of Senator Lentini, the Legislative Bureau investor tax credits; to provide for various changes and amendments were adopted and the Bills and Joint Resolutions were modifications of the credit; to provide for administrators of the read by title and passed to a third reading. tax credit; to provide for time limits for the tax credits; to provide for a cap for certain tax credits; to provide for Messages from the House application of the Act to certain projects; to dedicate certain fees; and to provide for related matters. The following Messages from the House were received and read as follows: Reported with amendments. Message from the House LEGISLATIVE BUREAU AMENDMENTS PASSED SENATE BILLS AND Amendments proposed by Legislative Bureau to Re-Reengrossed JOINT RESOLUTIONS House Bill No. 936 by Representative Townsend June 22, 2007 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 15, line 22, following "," and before "the" delete "to" To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: AMENDMENT NO. 2 I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of On page 17, line 24, following "(B)" and before "relative" insert "of Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and the Constitution of Louisiana" Joint Resolutions: AMENDMENT NO. 3 SENATE BILL NO. 97— On page 20, line 4, change "Louisiana" to "the Department of" BY SENATOR SCHEDLER AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 940— To enact R.S. 40:2116(D)(4), (5), and (K), relative to nursing BY REPRESENTATIVES BURRELL, ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, CURTIS, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, KENNEY, MARCHAND, RICHMOND, facilities; to except nursing facilities from the moratorium on RITCHIE, AND TOWNSEND additional beds for nursing facilities under certain AN ACT circumstances; and to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 47:297.6(A)(1) and (5), relative to individual income tax credits; to increase the tax credit for the Reported with amendments. rehabilitation of residential structures in certain areas; to increase the maximum amount of credits allowed by the State SENATE BILL NO. 31— Historic Preservation Office; to extend the time period for the BY SENATOR MURRAY credit; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related AN ACT matters. To repeal R.S. 33:9038.51, relative to the creation of the World Trade Center Taxing Center Taxing District as a special taxing Reported without amendments. and tax increment financing district in the parish of Orleans; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 949— BY REPRESENTATIVES MARCHAND, ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, Reported with amendments. FAUCHEUX, HEATON, HILL, HONEY, KENNEY, MONTGOMERY, RICHMOND, AND RITCHIE SENATE BILL NO. 83— AN ACT BY SENATOR B. GAUTREAUX AND REPRESENTATIVE WHITE AND To enact R.S. 47:297(P) and (Q), relative to the individual income SENATORS FONTENOT, BARHAM, BOASSO, CRAVINS, HOLLIS, NEVERS AND THEUNISSEN AND REPRESENTATIVES ERDEY, tax; to provide for a tax credit for persons who volunteer for LAMBERT, ST. GERMAIN AND WALSWORTH certain recreation departments and as firefighters; and to provide AN ACT for related matters. To enact R.S. 11:1331.1, relative to the State Police Pension and Retirement System; to provide for cost-of-living adjustments; to Reported without amendments. provide an increased benefit for certain beneficiaries of the system; to provide a cost-of-living adjustment of not more than three hundred dollars to certain service and disability retirees

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and the surviving spouses of such retirees; to provide for SENATE BILL NO. 286— funding of such benefit; to authorize the system's board of BY SENATORS HEITMEIER, BAJOIE, N. GAUTREAUX, HINES, MARIONNEAUX AND NEVERS trustees to grant additional and supplemental cost-of-living AN ACT adjustments otherwise permitted by law notwithstanding the To amend and reenact 33:2218.2(A)(2) and to enact R.S. legislative grant of the cost-of-living adjustment; to provide for 33:2002(A)(4), relative to supplemental pay; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. supplemental pay for certain sworn, commissioned full-time law enforcement officers of certain state agencies and political Reported with amendments. subdivisions providing police services within certain SENATE BILL NO. 96— municipalities; to provide for supplemental pay for certain fire BY SENATOR AMEDEE AND REPRESENTATIVE LAMBERT protection officers; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide AN ACT for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 11:416(A)(2) and 441.1(G), relative to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System; to provide Reported with amendments. with respect to membership; to provide for reemployment of retirees; to provide for options upon such reemployment; to SENATE BILL NO. 142— BY SENATOR DUPLESSIS allow reemployment of certain persons who retired pursuant to AN ACT early retirement provisions; to provide for an effective date; and To amend and reenact R.S. 6:121.2(B), (C), and (D), and to repeal to provide for related matters. R.S. 6:1092(J), relative to financial institutions; to provide for the powers and duties of the commissioner of the Office of Reported with amendments. Financial Institutions; to authorize the commissioner to obtain SENATE BILL NO. 202— certain criminal history record information; to remove authority BY SENATOR CRAVINS of the commissioner to make public certain administrative AN ACT actions; and to provide for related matters. To enact Chapter 13-G of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 33:4720.101 through 4720.122, Reported with amendments. relative to the city of Opelousas; to create the Opelousas Redevelopment Authority; to provide for the procedure to SENATE BILL NO. 262— follow and activate the authority; to define terms; to provide for BY SENATOR ADLEY the selection of commissioners and for their terms of office; to AN ACT provide for annual reports, including financial statements, to the To amend and reenact R.S. 45:302, relative to the Louisiana Public local governing authority; to provide for the powers, duties, and Service Commission; to prohibit the supply of natural gas to a functions of the redevelopment authority, including the local distributing system from being disconnected or shut-off acquisition of property by purchase, gift, expropriation, or without prior notice or opportunity for a hearing; authorizes the otherwise; to provide for expedited quiet title and foreclosure Louisiana Public Service Commission to promulgate certain actions; to provide for the preparation and adoption of a rules and regulations; and to provide for related matters. community improvement plan; to provide with respect to the certification of blighted property and its removal; to provide for Reported with amendments. the disposition of property in a community improvement area; SENATE BILL NO. 1— to provide for the issuance of bonds; to provide for borrowing BY SENATORS MCPHERSON, CHEEK, BAJOIE, CHAISSON, N. money and giving security therefor; to provide for tax GAUTREAUX, BROOME, CASSIDY, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, exemptions; to authorize the establishment of programs for ELLINGTON, FIELDS, B. GAUTREAUX, HINES, HOLLIS, JACKSON, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MICHOT, MURRAY, residential development; to provide for cooperation by public NEVERS, ROMERO, SHEPHERD, SMITH AND ULLO AND bodies with the authority; and to provide for related matters. REPRESENTATIVES JACKSON, GRAY AND DURAND AN ACT Reported with amendments. To amend and reenact Chapter 8-A of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 46:978 SENATE BILL NO. 217— through 979, relative to health care reform for Medicaid BY SENATOR MURRAY recipients and low-income uninsured citizens; to enact the AN ACT Health Care Reform Act of 2007; to provide for definitions; to To enact R.S. 33:9038.59, relative to cooperative economic provide for legislative intent; to provide for implementation of development; to create the New Orleans City Park Taxing a health care delivery system to provide a continuum of District as a special taxing and tax increment financing district evidence-based, quality driven health care services; to provide in the parish of Orleans; to provide for the boundaries of the for review and approval of proposed plans; and to provide for district; to provide for the governance of the district; to provide related matters. for the authority, powers, duties, and function of the governing body to levy and collect taxes within the district; to engage in Reported with amendments. tax increment financing; and to provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 290— Reported with amendments. BY SENATOR SMITH AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 226— To enact Chapter 6-A of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes BY SENATOR FONTENOT of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 32:1271 through 1282, relative AN ACT to motor vehicles; to provide for the Louisiana Vehicle To amend and reenact R.S. 40:4(A)(2)(b)(ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) and Protection Product Act; to provide for definitions; to provide for to enact R.S. 40:4(A)(2)(b)(vi) and (vii), relative to the sanitary the scope; to provide for registration and filing requirements; to code; to provide for home-generated sharps waste; to provide for provide requirements for licensure; to provide for warranty the packaging, storage, treatment, and transportation of home- conditions and requirements; to provide for disclosure; to generated sharps waste; and to provide for related matters. provide for prohibitions; to provide for record keeping; to provide for sanctions; to provide for rulemaking; to provide for Reported with amendments. applicability; to provide for severability; and to provide for related matters. 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SENATE BILL NO. 275— provide for the territorial jurisdiction of the district; to provide BY SENATOR N. GAUTREAUX for a board of commissioners; to provide for employees of the AN ACT district; to provide for the powers, duties, and functions of the To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1849(C)(1), relative to the district; to provide for obligations of the district; and to provide transportation of liquefied petroleum gas; to exclude drivers for related matters. transporting certain quantities from certain personnel competency requirements; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported with amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 129— BY SENATOR ULLO SENATE BILL NO. 73— AN ACT BY SENATOR BROOME To enact R.S. 15:254.9, relative to Plaquemines Parish deputy AN ACT sheriffs; to provide for the compensation of an off-duty deputy To enact Part V of Chapter 6 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised sheriff subpoenaed to appear in certain cases; to provide with Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 13:1851 through 1862, respect to payment when the sheriff elects to pay overtime to an relative to child abduction prevention; to provide definitions; to off-duty deputy sheriff; to provide with respect to the duties of provide relative to cooperation and communication among the clerk of court and sheriff; to provide for a maximum courts; to provide relative to actions for abduction prevention; allowable fee to be received by the off-duty deputy sheriff and to provide relative to jurisdiction in child abduction cases; to for certification of appearance; to provide for an effective date; provide relative to factors to determine risk of abduction and and to provide for related matters. measures to prevent abductions; to provide relative to court actions and orders; to provide relative to the duration of an Reported with amendments. abduction prevention order; to provide for uniform application; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related SENATE BILL NO. 144— matters. BY SENATOR DUPLESSIS AN ACT Reported with amendments. To enact R.S. 33:2181(C) and R.S. 40:2531(C), relative to the rights of fire employees and law enforcement officers while under SENATE BILL NO. 122— investigation; to require compliance with the existing minimum BY SENATOR MURRAY standards whenever a fire employee or law enforcement officer AN ACT is under investigation; to provide for penalties; to provide for To enact R.S. 33:4720.60.1, relative to the New Orleans exceptions; and to provide for related matters. Redevelopment Authority; to provide for expedited quiet title and foreclosure action; to provide relative to notice requirements Reported with amendments. with regard to such property; to provide relative to the sufficiency of such notice; to provide for an effective date; and SENATE BILL NO. 334— to provide for related matters. BY SENATORS SHEPHERD, QUINN, LENTINI AND ULLO AND REPRESENTATIVES ANSARDI, DAMICO, HARRIS, LABRUZZO, MARTINY, TOOMY AND TUCKER Reported with amendments. AN ACT SENATE BILL NO. 175— To enact R.S. 33:1373, relative to the procedures for eliminating BY SENATOR MURRAY deleterious property; to provide with respect to enforcing health, AN ACT safety and welfare ordinances in Jefferson Parish, or otherwise To enact R.S. 9:5625(G)(3), relative to prescription; to provide for enforcing ordinances relating to violations of public health, the running of prescription to bring an action to enforce a zoning housing, fire code, environmental, building code, zoning, restriction or regulation or violation thereof applicable to the historic district, permitting, vegetation and nuisance ordinances Vieux Carre section of the city of New Orleans; and to provide in Jefferson Parish; to provide for definitions; to provide for an for related matters. effective date; and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported with amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 208— SENATE BILL NO. 34— BY SENATOR MOUNT BY SENATOR DUPRE AN ACT AN ACT To enact Children's Code Article 603(13)(h) and Subpart G of Part III To enact R.S. 33:7713, relative to special districts; to impose a of Chapter 1 of Code Title V of Code Book I of Title 9 of the tapping fee for the Consolidated Waterworks District No. 1 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. Terrebonne Parish; to provide for the boundaries, purpose and 9:358.1 through 358.9, relative to parenting coordinators; to governance of the fee; to provide for imposition of the fee; to provide for the appointment of a parenting coordinator in child provide for costs analysis; to provide for notice; to provide for custody cases; to provide for the qualifications of persons who an effective date; and to provide for related matters. may act as a parenting coordinator; to provide for the duties of the parenting coordinator; to provide for the payment of costs; Reported with amendments. to provide for the reporting of child abuse; to provide definitions, terms, procedures, and requirements; and to provide SENATE BILL NO. 58— BY SENATOR ELLINGTON for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1305(D), relative to the State Police Reported with amendments. Pension and Retirement System; to provide for purchase of SENATE BILL NO. 234— service credit as an employee of any law enforcement agency of BY SENATOR SMITH AND REPRESENTATIVES CHANDLER, FANNIN the federal government, of another state, or of any political AND TOWNSEND subdivision of another state; to provide for actuarial calculation AN ACT of purchase; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for To enact Subpart B-37 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the related matters. Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 33:130.731 through 130.739, relative to economic development; Reported with amendments. to create the Winn Parish Economic Development District; to

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SENATE BILL NO. 53— business of the military forces of this state; to provide for policy BY SENATORS DUPRE, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, limits in cases of death and injury; to provide for an effective BROOME, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, date; and to provide for related matters. MALONE, MICHOT, MOUNT, MURRAY, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO AND REPRESENTATIVES Reported with amendments. BALDONE AND DARTEZ AN ACT Respectfully submitted, To enact Subpart F-1 of Part II-A of Chapter 1 of Subtitle 1 of Title ALFRED W. SPEER 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised Clerk of the House of Representatives of R.S. 39:99.25 through 99.43, inclusive; to provide relative to finance; to provide relative to the issuance of certain bonds; to create the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Message from the House Financing Corporation and provide for its powers, duties, functions, and effects; to provide for composition and CONCURRING IN membership of the corporation; to provide definitions, terms, SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS conditions, and procedures; to provide for a board and staffing; to provide for the issuance of bonds and security for payment of June 21, 2007 bonds; to provide relative to dedication of certain amounts for coastal protection and restoration; to provide for bond validation To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: actions; to provide for tax exemptions; to provide for the sale of certain assets; to provide for ancillary contracts and derivative I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of instruments; and to provide for related matters. Representatives has finally concurred in the following Senate Concurrent Resolutions: Reported with amendments. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 105— BY SENATORS BAJOIE, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BARHAM, BOASSO, SENATE BILL NO. 56— BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, BY SENATOR BARHAM DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. AN ACT GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HINES, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, To enact R.S. 42:808(A)(11) and 851(R), relative to state group KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, insurance; to provide for certain insurance coverage through the SHEPHERD, SMITH, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO office of group benefits for certain state employees and officials A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION after the conclusion of their state service; to provide relative to To commend Portia Brown Jackson for thirty years of outstanding the eligibility of such persons to participate in programs public service to the Louisiana Legislature and the state of sponsored by the office of group benefits; to provide for Louisiana, and to offer congratulations on her richly deserved limitations; and to provide for related matters. retirement. Reported with amendments. Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 86— SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 110— BY SENATOR QUINN BY SENATOR CASSIDY AN ACT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To enact R.S. 17:522(D) and 525(C), relative to school employees To commend Andre Wiggins of Catholic High School in Baton other than teachers in Orleans Parish; to provide that employees Rouge, son of Paul and Celeste Wiggins, upon his selection as hired or promoted on or after a certain date shall not be eligible a representative of south Louisiana at the Hugh O'Brian World to acquire permanent status; and to provide for related matters. Leadership Congress in Washington, D.C. Reported with amendments. Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 103— SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 112— BY SENATOR JACKSON BY SENATOR MCPHERSON AN ACT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To amend and reenact R.S. 18:55(A)(2) and 59(B)(2) and (C)(2), To urge and request the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State relative to registrars of voters; to provide for a salary increase University and Agricultural and Mechanical College and the for registrars of voters, chief deputy registrars, and confidential LSU AgCenter to name the livestock show facility at the Dean assistants to registrars of voters; and to provide for related Lee Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Alexandria matters. for the late Charles Woodrow DeWitt, Sr. Reported with amendments. Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 180— SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 113— BY SENATOR MCPHERSON BY SENATOR HOLLIS AN ACT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To authorize and provide for the transfer of certain state and other To urge and request the office of financial institutions to study the public properties; to provide for the property descriptions; to suitability of current practices, standards, and laws applicable to provide for reservation of mineral rights; to provide terms and the mortgage lending business conducted by companies located conditions; and to provide for related matters. inside and outside the state in an effort to better protect consumers engaging in mortgage loan transactions. Reported with amendments. Reported without amendments. SENATE BILL NO. 158— BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 114— AN ACT BY SENATORS B. GAUTREAUX, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, To amend and reenact RS 22:175(A)(4) and R.S. 23:1211 and to BOASSO, BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, enact R.S. 22:175(A)(5), relative to life insurance allowances for DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, N. GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HINES, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, officers and other members of the military forces of this state KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, while in the service of the state of Louisiana in the course of the MICHOT, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER,

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SHEPHERD, SMITH, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO AND REPRESENTATIVES SCALISE AND SCHNEIDER ROLL CALL A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To memorialize the Congress of the United States to review and The roll was called with the following result: consider eliminating provisions of federal law which reduce Social Security benefits for those receiving pension benefits YEAS from federal, state, or local government retirement systems or funds. Mr President Ellington Mount Adley Fields Murray Reported without amendments. Amedee Fontenot Nevers Barham Gautreaux N Romero SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 115— Broome Jackson Schedler BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX Cain Jones Shepherd A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Cassidy Kostelka Smith To memorialize the Congress of the United States to vote in favor of Chaisson Malone Theunissen H.R. 1229, the "Non-Market Economy Trade Remedy Act of Dupre Marionneaux Ullo 2007." Total - 27 NAYS Reported without amendments. Total - 0 ABSENT Respectfully submitted, ALFRED W. SPEER Bajoie Duplessis Lentini Clerk of the House of Representatives Boasso Gautreaux B McPherson Cheek Heitmeier Michot Introduction of Resolutions, Cravins Hollis Quinn Senate and Concurrent Total - 12 Senator Ullo asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate the purpose of introducing and reading the following Resolutions, Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. Senate and Concurrent, a first and second time and acting upon them as follows: Messages from the House SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 120— The following Messages from the House were received and read BY SENATOR BAJOIE as follows: A RESOLUTION To commend Calvin F. Mills, Jr., for his efforts to close the "digital Message from the House divide" between socioeconomic classes. ASKING CONCURRENCE IN The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 121— June 22, 2007 BY SENATOR HINES A RESOLUTION To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: To approve the declaration of intent to sell or convey up to one hundred percent of the state allocation of the tobacco settlement I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of payments to the Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the including the re-securitization of sixty percent of such following House Concurrent Resolutions: allocation, as authorized in the Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Act; and to provide for other matters pertaining HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17— thereto. BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as are necessary to create a federal catastrophe fund. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 122— BY SENATOR JONES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 28— A RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY To commend the legendary life of the Reverend Dr. Anderson A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Samuel Jackson, Sr. and to bless and honor the celebration of his To urge and request the Louisiana State Racing Commission to family reunion, on July 26 through 29, 2007, and to declare July review and revise the current jockey fee schedule. 26, 2007, Descendants of the Reverend Dr. Anderson Samuel Jackson, Sr. Day. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 64— BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAY On motion of Senator Jones, the resolution was read by title and A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION adopted. To urge and request the secretary of state to study the impact on voting of voting machine malfunction and to study the SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 116— feasibility of using backup paper ballots at polls on election day. BY SENATOR HINES A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 93— To commend Jesse H. Bankston for his years of invaluable public BY REPRESENTATIVES JEFFERSON AND GRAY service to the people of the state of Louisiana and to A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulate him on the attainment of the exceptional milestone To urge and request the division of administration, office of of one hundred years of age. community development, to adopt more stringent performance standards and penalties in The Road Home contract. The resolution was read by title. Senator Hines moved to adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution.

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 98— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 183— BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON BY REPRESENTATIVE FARRAR A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the board of directors of the Louisiana Citizens To authorize and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study Property Insurance Corporation to retain adequate staff to pay the laws relative to the partition of community property with claims within thirty days. particular emphasis on the right to reimbursement to a former spouse who uses separate funds to satisfy community HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 99— obligations and to make recommendations for revisions to BY REPRESENTATIVE ALEXANDER Louisiana laws in order to clarify the right to reimbursement. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 187— review existing laws which govern safety on Louisiana's roads BY REPRESENTATIVES LAMBERT, DOVE, ERDEY, MICKEY and highways with a particular emphasis on laws relative to GUILLORY, PITRE, QUEZAIRE, AND SMILEY AND SENATOR AMEDEE driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled dangerous A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION substances. To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to reconstruct the curve on Louisiana Highway 42 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 102— between Parish Road 929 and Louisiana Highway 930 in BY REPRESENTATIVES GARY SMITH, ANDERS, BALDONE, K. Ascension Parish. CARTER, FARRAR, KLECKLEY, MCVEA, MORRELL, SCALISE, AND WALSWORTH HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 188— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT To urge and request the insurance commissioner of this state to work A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION with insurance commissioners of other states across the Gulf To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Coast and the Eastern Seaboard on creating a regional Development to name the Lewis Street overpass interchange in catastrophe fund. Iberia Parish as the "Warren P. Martinez Memorial Overpass" and to erect proper signage at the overpass reflecting this HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 104— designation. BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 202— To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary BY REPRESENTATIVE ANDERS Education and city, parish, and other local public school systems A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to work together to identify best practices, programs, and To urge and request the Louisiana State Board of Nursing to study initiatives to ensure stable and safe learning environments for all the scope of practice of registered nurses to work as qualified students, including but not limited to the identification of any medical personnel to perform medical screening examinations funding sources and any recommendations for funding by the as required by and defined by the Emergency Medical legislature as it relates to such practices, programs, and Treatment and Labor Act in Louisiana's rural hospitals. initiatives, and to submit a written report on any such recommendations to the legislature prior to the beginning of the HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 218— 2008 Regular Session. BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 107— To urge and request the Department of Transportation and BY REPRESENTATIVES ST. GERMAIN AND JACK SMITH Development to construct an elevated crosswalk in the 4600 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION block of North Market Street, U.S. Highway 71, in Shreveport, To memorialize the United States Congress to provide assistance and Louisiana. relief for Louisiana's commercial fishing industry through emergency supplemental appropriations. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 251— BY REPRESENTATIVE CAZAYOUX HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 109— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION are necessary to grant an extension to Louisiana with regard to To urge and request the State Bond Commission to study the the deadlines for implementing the provisions of the Adam feasibility of providing the full faith and credit of the state for Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, and federal claims and legal obligations of Louisiana Citizens Property guidelines adopted pursuant thereto. Insurance Corporation and to report its findings to the Legislature of Louisiana no later than April 1, 2008. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 252— BY REPRESENTATIVE CRANE HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 137— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE WINSTON To commend Carole Butler-Wallin upon her retirement as deputy A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION superintendent of education, Louisiana Department of To continue and provide with respect to the Task Force on Legal Education. Representation in Child Protection Cases created in the 2003 Regular Session pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 115— 44 and continued in the 2004 Regular Session pursuant to House BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNS Concurrent Resolution No. 59 and continued in the 2005 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Regular Session pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. To urge and request the House Committee on Health and Welfare 105. and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to meet and to function as a joint committee to study and make HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 165— recommendations with respect to autism spectrum disorders. BY REPRESENTATIVES MCVEA, R. CARTER, ANSARDI, JOHNS, ALEXANDER, BOWLER, GALLOT, LORUSSO, MORRELL, ROBIDEAUX, AND WALKER HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 155— BY REPRESENTATIVES BURRELL, BADON, BARROW, BAYLOR, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BRUCE, K. CARTER, CURTIS, DORSEY, DOWNS, FANNIN, FRITH, To urge and request the Marriage-Persons Committee of the GALLOT, GRAY, ELBERT GUILLORY, ELCIE GUILLORY, MICKEY Louisiana State Law Institute to study the extension of child GUILLORY, HARRIS, HILL, HONEY, HUNTER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, KENNEY, LAFLEUR, LAFONTA, MARCHAND, MORRELL, PIERRE, support past the age of majority, and to report its findings to the QUEZAIRE, RICHMOND, JACK SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, STRAIN, AND House of Representatives prior to the convening of the 2008 WILLIAMS AND SENATORS BAJOIE, BROOME, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, Regular Session. FIELDS, JACKSON, JONES, MURRAY, AND SHEPHERD

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Broome Jones Shepherd To direct the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry to Cain Kostelka Smith study ways to address the decline in numbers of minority and Cassidy Malone Theunissen small farmers in Louisiana. Chaisson Marionneaux Ullo Dupre Mount Respectfully submitted, Total - 26 ALFRED W. SPEER NAYS Clerk of the House of Representatives Total - 0 House Concurrent Resolutions ABSENT Senator Ullo asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules to Bajoie Gautreaux B McPherson take up at this time the following House Concurrent Resolutions just Boasso Gautreaux N Michot received from the House which were taken up, read a first and second Cheek Heitmeier Quinn time by their titles and acted upon as follows: Cravins Hollis Duplessis Lentini HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17— Total - 13 BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. are necessary to create a federal catastrophe fund. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 64— The resolution was read by title. Senator Schedler moved to BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAY concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the secretary of state to study the impact on voting of voting machine malfunction and to study the ROLL CALL feasibility of using backup paper ballots at polls on election day. The roll was called with the following result: The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. YEAS HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 93— BY REPRESENTATIVES JEFFERSON AND GRAY Mr President Ellington Mount A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Adley Fields Murray To urge and request the division of administration, office of Amedee Fontenot Nevers community development, to adopt more stringent performance Barham Gautreaux N Romero standards and penalties in The Road Home contract. Broome Jackson Schedler Cain Jones Shepherd The resolution was read by title. Senator Fields moved to Cassidy Kostelka Smith concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Chaisson Malone Theunissen Dupre Marionneaux Ullo Total - 27 ROLL CALL NAYS The roll was called with the following result: Total - 0 ABSENT YEAS Mr President Ellington Mount Bajoie Duplessis Lentini Adley Fields Murray Boasso Gautreaux B McPherson Amedee Fontenot Nevers Cheek Heitmeier Michot Barham Gautreaux N Romero Cravins Hollis Quinn Broome Jackson Schedler Total - 12 Cain Jones Shepherd Cassidy Kostelka Smith The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Chaisson Malone Theunissen Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Dupre Marionneaux Ullo HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 28— Total - 27 BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY NAYS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana State Racing Commission to Total - 0 review and revise the current jockey fee schedule. ABSENT The resolution was read by title. Senator Adley moved to Bajoie Duplessis Lentini concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Boasso Gautreaux B McPherson Cheek Heitmeier Michot Cravins Hollis Quinn ROLL CALL Total - 12 The roll was called with the following result: The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House YEAS Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Mr President Ellington Murray Adley Fields Nevers Amedee Fontenot Romero Barham Jackson Schedler

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 98— Cain Jones Shepherd BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON Cassidy Kostelka Smith A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Chaisson Malone Theunissen To urge and request the board of directors of the Louisiana Citizens Dupre Marionneaux Ullo Property Insurance Corporation to retain adequate staff to pay Total - 27 claims within thirty days. NAYS The resolution was read by title. Senator Fields moved to Total - 0 concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. ABSENT ROLL CALL Bajoie Duplessis Lentini Boasso Gautreaux B McPherson The roll was called with the following result: Cheek Heitmeier Michot Cravins Hollis Quinn YEAS Total - 12 Mr President Ellington Mount The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Adley Fields Murray Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Amedee Fontenot Nevers Barham Gautreaux N Romero HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 104— Broome Jackson Schedler BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND Cain Jones Shepherd A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Cassidy Kostelka Smith To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Chaisson Malone Theunissen Education and city, parish, and other local public school systems Dupre Marionneaux Ullo to work together to identify best practices, programs, and Total - 27 initiatives to ensure stable and safe learning environments for all NAYS students, including but not limited to the identification of any funding sources and any recommendations for funding by the Total - 0 legislature as it relates to such practices, programs, and ABSENT initiatives, and to submit a written report on any such recommendations to the legislature prior to the beginning of the Bajoie Duplessis Lentini 2008 Regular Session. Boasso Gautreaux B McPherson Cheek Heitmeier Michot The resolution was read by title. Senator Smith moved to Cravins Hollis Quinn concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Total - 12 ROLL CALL The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. The roll was called with the following result: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 99— YEAS BY REPRESENTATIVE ALEXANDER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Mr President Ellington Mount To urge and request the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission to Adley Fields Murray review existing laws which govern safety on Louisiana's roads Amedee Fontenot Nevers and highways with a particular emphasis on laws relative to Barham Gautreaux N Romero driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled dangerous Broome Jackson Schedler substances. Cain Jones Smith Cassidy Kostelka Theunissen The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. Chaisson Lentini Ullo Cheek Malone HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 102— Dupre Marionneaux BY REPRESENTATIVES GARY SMITH, ANDERS, BALDONE, K. CARTER, FARRAR, KLECKLEY, MCVEA, MORRELL, SCALISE, AND Total - 28 WALSWORTH NAYS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the insurance commissioner of this state to work Total - 0 with insurance commissioners of other states across the Gulf ABSENT Coast and the Eastern Seaboard on creating a regional catastrophe fund. Bajoie Gautreaux B Michot Boasso Heitmeier Quinn The resolution was read by title. Senator Chaisson moved to Cravins Hollis Shepherd concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Duplessis McPherson Total - 11 ROLL CALL The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House The roll was called with the following result: Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. YEAS Senator Jones in the Chair Mr President Ellington Mount Adley Fields Murray Amedee Fontenot Nevers Barham Gautreaux N Romero Broome Jackson Schedler

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 107— ABSENT BY REPRESENTATIVES ST. GERMAIN AND JACK SMITH A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Bajoie Gautreaux B Michot To memorialize the United States Congress to provide assistance and Cravins Heitmeier Quinn relief for Louisiana's commercial fishing industry through Duplessis McPherson Shepherd emergency supplemental appropriations. Total - 9 The resolution was read by title. Senator Dupre moved to The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. ROLL CALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 115— BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNS The roll was called with the following result: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the House Committee on Health and Welfare YEAS and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare to meet and to function as a joint committee to study and make Mr President Ellington Mount recommendations with respect to autism spectrum disorders. Adley Fields Murray Amedee Fontenot Nevers The resolution was read by title. Senator Mount moved to Barham Gautreaux N Romero concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Boasso Hollis Schedler Broome Jackson Shepherd ROLL CALL Cain Jones Smith Cassidy Kostelka Theunissen The roll was called with the following result: Chaisson Lentini Ullo Cheek Malone YEAS Dupre Marionneaux Total - 31 Mr President Ellington Marionneaux NAYS Adley Fields Mount Amedee Fontenot Murray Total - 0 Barham Gautreaux N Nevers ABSENT Boasso Heitmeier Romero Broome Hollis Schedler Bajoie Gautreaux B Michot Cain Jackson Smith Cravins Heitmeier Quinn Cassidy Jones Theunissen Duplessis McPherson Chaisson Kostelka Ullo Total - 8 Cheek Lentini Dupre Malone The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Total - 31 Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. NAYS HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 109— Total - 0 BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON ABSENT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the State Bond Commission to study the Bajoie Gautreaux B Quinn feasibility of providing the full faith and credit of the state for Cravins McPherson Shepherd claims and legal obligations of Louisiana Citizens Property Duplessis Michot Insurance Corporation and to report its findings to the Total - 8 Legislature of Louisiana no later than April 1, 2008. The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House The resolution was read by title. Senator Murray moved to Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 137— ROLL CALL BY REPRESENTATIVE WINSTON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The roll was called with the following result: To continue and provide with respect to the Task Force on Legal Representation in Child Protection Cases created in the 2003 YEAS Regular Session pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. 44 and continued in the 2004 Regular Session pursuant to House Mr President Dupre Malone Concurrent Resolution No. 59 and continued in the 2005 Adley Ellington Marionneaux Regular Session pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. Amedee Fields Mount 105. Barham Fontenot Murray Boasso Gautreaux N Nevers The resolution was read by title. Senator Schedler moved to Broome Hollis Romero concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Cain Jackson Schedler Cassidy Jones Smith ROLL CALL Chaisson Kostelka Theunissen Cheek Lentini Ullo The roll was called with the following result: Total - 30 NAYS YEAS Total - 0 Mr President Ellington Marionneaux Adley Fields Mount

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Amedee Fontenot Murray support past the age of majority, and to report its findings to the Barham Gautreaux N Nevers House of Representatives prior to the convening of the 2008 Boasso Heitmeier Romero Regular Session. Broome Hollis Schedler Cain Jackson Shepherd The resolution was read by title. Senator Ellington moved to Cassidy Jones Smith concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Chaisson Kostelka Theunissen Cheek Lentini Ullo ROLL CALL Dupre Malone Total - 32 The roll was called with the following result: NAYS YEAS Total - 0 ABSENT Mr President Ellington Mount Adley Fields Murray Bajoie Gautreaux B Quinn Amedee Fontenot Nevers Cravins McPherson Barham Gautreaux N Romero Duplessis Michot Boasso Heitmeier Schedler Total - 7 Broome Hollis Shepherd Cain Jackson Smith The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Cassidy Jones Theunissen Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Chaisson Kostelka Ullo Cheek Malone HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 155— Dupre Marionneaux BY REPRESENTATIVES BURRELL, BADON, BARROW, BAYLOR, BRUCE, K. CARTER, CURTIS, DORSEY, DOWNS, FANNIN, FRITH, Total - 31 GALLOT, GRAY, ELBERT GUILLORY, ELCIE GUILLORY, MICKEY NAYS GUILLORY, HARRIS, HILL, HONEY, HUNTER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, KENNEY, LAFLEUR, LAFONTA, MARCHAND, MORRELL, PIERRE, QUEZAIRE, RICHMOND, JACK SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, STRAIN, AND Total - 0 WILLIAMS AND SENATORS BAJOIE, BROOME, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, ABSENT FIELDS, JACKSON, JONES, MURRAY, AND SHEPHERD A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Bajoie Gautreaux B Michot To direct the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry to Cravins Lentini Quinn study ways to address the decline in numbers of minority and Duplessis McPherson small farmers in Louisiana. Total - 8 The resolution was read by title. Senator Jackson moved to The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. ROLL CALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 183— BY REPRESENTATIVE FARRAR The roll was called with the following result: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To authorize and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study YEAS the laws relative to the partition of community property with particular emphasis on the right to reimbursement to a former Mr President Dupre Malone spouse who uses separate funds to satisfy community Adley Ellington Marionneaux obligations and to make recommendations for revisions to Amedee Fields Mount Louisiana laws in order to clarify the right to reimbursement. Barham Fontenot Murray Boasso Gautreaux N Nevers The resolution was read by title. Senator Ellington moved to Broome Heitmeier Romero concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Cain Hollis Shepherd Cassidy Jackson Smith ROLL CALL Chaisson Jones Theunissen Cheek Kostelka Ullo The roll was called with the following result: Total - 30 NAYS YEAS Total - 0 Mr President Ellington Mount ABSENT Adley Fields Murray Amedee Fontenot Nevers Bajoie Gautreaux B Michot Barham Gautreaux N Quinn Cravins Lentini Quinn Boasso Heitmeier Romero Duplessis McPherson Schedler Broome Hollis Schedler Total - 9 Cain Jackson Smith Cassidy Jones Theunissen The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Chaisson Kostelka Ullo Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Cheek Malone Dupre Marionneaux HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 165— Total - 31 BY REPRESENTATIVES MCVEA, R. CARTER, ANSARDI, JOHNS, NAYS ALEXANDER, BOWLER, GALLOT, LORUSSO, MORRELL, ROBIDEAUX, AND WALKER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Total - 0 To urge and request the Marriage-Persons Committee of the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the extension of child

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ABSENT Boasso Heitmeier Romero Broome Hollis Schedler Bajoie Gautreaux B Michot Cain Jackson Smith Cravins Lentini Shepherd Cassidy Jones Theunissen Duplessis McPherson Chaisson Kostelka Ullo Total - 8 Cheek Malone Dupre Marionneaux The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Total - 31 Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. NAYS HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 187— Total - 0 BY REPRESENTATIVES LAMBERT, DOVE, ERDEY, MICKEY ABSENT GUILLORY, PITRE, QUEZAIRE, AND SMILEY AND SENATOR AMEDEE A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Bajoie Gautreaux B Michot Development to reconstruct the curve on Louisiana Highway 42 Cravins Lentini Shepherd between Parish Road 929 and Louisiana Highway 930 in Duplessis McPherson Ascension Parish. Total - 8 The resolution was read by title. Senator Amedee moved to The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 202— ROLL CALL BY REPRESENTATIVE ANDERS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The roll was called with the following result: To urge and request the Louisiana State Board of Nursing to study the scope of practice of registered nurses to work as qualified YEAS medical personnel to perform medical screening examinations as required by and defined by the Emergency Medical Mr President Ellington Mount Treatment and Labor Act in Louisiana's rural hospitals. Adley Fields Murray Amedee Fontenot Nevers The resolution was read by title. Senator Jones moved to concur Barham Gautreaux N Quinn in the House Concurrent Resolution. Boasso Heitmeier Romero Broome Hollis Schedler ROLL CALL Cain Jackson Smith Cassidy Jones Theunissen The roll was called with the following result: Chaisson Kostelka Ullo Cheek Malone YEAS Dupre Marionneaux Total - 31 Mr President Ellington Marionneaux NAYS Adley Fields Mount Amedee Fontenot Murray Total - 0 Boasso Gautreaux N Nevers ABSENT Broome Heitmeier Quinn Cain Hollis Romero Bajoie Gautreaux B Michot Cassidy Jackson Schedler Cravins Lentini Shepherd Chaisson Jones Smith Duplessis McPherson Cheek Kostelka Theunissen Total - 8 Dupre Malone Ullo Total - 30 The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House NAYS Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Total - 0 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 188— ABSENT BY REPRESENTATIVE HEBERT A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Bajoie Duplessis McPherson Development to name the Lewis Street overpass interchange in Barham Gautreaux B Michot Iberia Parish as the "Warren P. Martinez Memorial Overpass" Cravins Lentini Shepherd and to erect proper signage at the overpass reflecting this Total - 9 designation. The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House The resolution was read by title. Senator Romero moved to Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Mr. President in the Chair ROLL CALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 218— BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS The roll was called with the following result: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and YEAS Development to construct an elevated crosswalk in the 4600 block of North Market Street, U.S. Highway 71, in Shreveport, Mr President Ellington Mount Louisiana. Adley Fields Murray Amedee Fontenot Nevers The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. Barham Gautreaux N Quinn

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 251— ABSENT BY REPRESENTATIVE CAZAYOUX A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Bajoie Duplessis Michot To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as Cravins McPherson Shepherd are necessary to grant an extension to Louisiana with regard to Total - 6 the deadlines for implementing the provisions of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, and federal The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House guidelines adopted pursuant thereto. Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. The resolution was read by title. Senator Marionneaux moved to concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Reports of Committees The following reports of committees were received and read: ROLL CALL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON The roll was called with the following result: YEAS LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Mr President Fontenot Mount Senator Ben W. Nevers, Chairman on behalf of the Committee Adley Gautreaux B Murray on Labor and Industrial Relations, submitted the following report: Amedee Gautreaux N Nevers Barham Heitmeier Quinn June 21, 2007 Broome Hollis Romero Cain Jackson Schedler To the President and Members of the Senate: Chaisson Jones Smith Cheek Kostelka Theunissen I am directed by your Committee on Labor and Industrial Dupre Lentini Ullo Relations to submit the following report: Ellington Malone HOUSE BILL NO. 963— (Substitute for House Bill No. 859 by Fields Marionneaux Representative Marchand) Total - 31 BY REPRESENTATIVES MARCHAND, DORSEY, GRAY, HUNTER, AND NAYS LAFONTA AN ACT Total - 0 To enact Part XIII of Chapter 11 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised ABSENT Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 23:1770 through 1775, relative to lost wage benefits for domestic violence victims; to Bajoie Cravins Michot create the domestic violence victims account; to create the Boasso Duplessis Shepherd domestic violence victims program; to provide for lost wages; Cassidy McPherson to provide for the administration of the program; to require Total - 8 reporting to the governor's office; to require evidence of domestic violence; to provide for charging of benefits; and to The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House provide for related matters. Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Reported with amendments. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 252— BY REPRESENTATIVE CRANE Respectfully submitted, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BEN W. NEVERS To commend Carole Butler-Wallin upon her retirement as deputy Chairman superintendent of education, Louisiana Department of Education. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON The resolution was read by title. Senator Ullo moved to concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. EDUCATION Senator J. Chris Ullo, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on ROLL CALL Education, submitted the following report: The roll was called with the following result: June 22, 2007 YEAS To the President and Members of the Senate: Mr President Ellington Malone I am directed by your Committee on Education to submit the Adley Fields Marionneaux following report: Amedee Fontenot Mount Barham Gautreaux B Murray HOUSE BILL NO. 634— Boasso Gautreaux N Nevers BY REPRESENTATIVES SCALISE, ALEXANDER, BADON, CHANDLER, Broome Heitmeier Quinn CROWE, ELBERT GUILLORY, M. POWELL, T. POWELL, AND TRAHAN Cain Hollis Romero AN ACT Cassidy Jackson Schedler To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3048.1(Q)(5) and (V)(3), to provide Chaisson Jones Smith relative to minimum scores on specified tests that are required Cheek Kostelka Theunissen of certain home study students to be eligible for Tuition Dupre Lentini Ullo Opportunity Program for Students awards; to provide relative to Total - 33 effectiveness; to provide an effective date; and to provide for NAYS related matters. Total - 0 Reported with amendments.

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Respectfully submitted, June 30, 2007; to provide for limitations on such cost-of-living J. CHRIS ULLO adjustment; to provide for eligibility for such cost-of-living Chairman adjustment; to provide for an additional cost-of-living adjustment for certain individuals over sixty-five; and to provide REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON for related matters. FINANCE Reported favorably. Senator Francis C. Heitmeier, Chairman on behalf of the HOUSE BILL NO. 542— BY REPRESENTATIVES WALKER, ALARIO, ANDERS, ARNOLD, Committee on Finance, submitted the following report: BADON, BARROW, BAUDOIN, BRUCE, K. CARTER, R. CARTER, CAZAYOUX, CROWE, CURTIS, DANIEL, DARTEZ, DOERGE, DORSEY, June 21, 2007 DOVE, DOWNS, DURAND, FANNIN, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, GALLOT, GRAY, ELBERT GUILLORY, HARRIS, HEATON, HEBERT, HILL, HONEY, HUNTER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, KATZ, LAFLEUR, To the President and Members of the Senate: LAFONTA, MCDONALD, PIERRE, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROMERO, GARY SMITH, JACK SMITH, STRAIN, TOWNSEND, TRAHAN, TRICHE, WADDELL, WILLIAMS, WINSTON, AND WOOTON I am directed by your Committee on Finance to submit the AND SENATOR BAJOIE following report: AN ACT To enact Part II of Chapter 8 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 10— BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 46:977.1 through A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 977.13, relative to the Louisiana Children and Youth Health To direct the commissioner of administration to change the Insurance Program; to provide for a short title; to provide a expenditure limit for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. purpose; to provide definitions; to provide for the creation of the Louisiana Children and Youth Health Insurance Program; to Reported favorably. provide eligibility requirements; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to provide for the enrollment process; to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 148— eligibility in the case of future federal legislation; to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVES FARRAR, BURRELL, R. CARTER, FAUCHEUX, health care benefits; to provide for cost sharing requirements; to GALLOT, ELBERT GUILLORY, LABRUZZO, M. POWELL, RICHMOND, authorize the department to carry out procedures in regard to TOOMY, AND WHITE premiums; to provide for the department's right to recovery; to AN ACT provide for amendments or waivers of federal requirements; to To amend and reenact R.S. 16:11(A)(1), relative to the annual salary provide that premium monies be credited to the Health Care of assistant district attorneys; to increase the annual salary of Redesign Fund; and to provide for related matters. assistant district attorneys payable by the state; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably. Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 556— BY REPRESENTATIVE MCVEA HOUSE BILL NO. 425— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE ARNOLD To enact R.S. 15:1107.6, relative to court costs imposed in support of AN ACT the juvenile justice system; to impose special fees in criminal To amend and reenact R.S. 11:3366, 3378(A)(1)(e), (2)(b), and (3), and traffic cases in district and mayor's courts within the 3384(A), (B), (C), (D), and (H), 3385(B)(1), and 3385.1(A) and territorial jurisdiction of the Feliciana Juvenile Justice District (L), relative to the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the to fund the juvenile detention facility thereof; and to provide for city of New Orleans; to provide for military credit for members related matters. of such system; to provide relative to survivor benefits and related requirements; to provide for vesting, retirement Reported with amendments. eligibility, and computation of benefits; to provide relative to conditions for optional allowances; to provide for a change in HOUSE BILL NO. 658— eligibility for the Deferred Option Retirement Plan; and to BY REPRESENTATIVES KENNARD AND WHITE AND SENATOR provide for related matters. NEVERS AN ACT Reported favorably. To amend and reenact R.S. 11:242(B), 246(A), and 1331, to enact R.S. 11:1145.1 and 1332, and to repeal R.S. 11:1145, relative to HOUSE BILL NO. 427— the State Police Pension and Retirement System and the BY REPRESENTATIVE ARNOLD Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System; to provide for AN ACT establishment of an Employee Experience Account; to provide To amend and reenact R.S. 11:3366, 3370(A), 3378(A)(1)(c) through for the crediting and debiting of such account; to provide for (f) and (h) and (2)(a) through (c), and 3383(A), to provide with employer contributions; to provide for cost-of-living respect to the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city adjustments; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for of New Orleans; to provide for service credit and benefits; to related matters. provide for military service credit; to provide for use of excess interest earnings; to provide for survivor benefits; to provide for Reported favorably. minimum benefits; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 828— BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO Reported favorably. AN ACT To provide for the establishment and reestablishment of agency HOUSE BILL NO. 440— ancillary funds, to be specifically known as internal service BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER, WALSWORTH, ARNOLD, funds, auxiliary accounts, or enterprise funds for certain state CURTIS, DOERGE, GEYMANN, HARRIS, KLECKLEY, MCDONALD, institutions, officials, and agencies; to provide for appropriation ROBIDEAUX, AND TRAHAN AN ACT of funds; to provide for an effective date; and to regulate the To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2178(M)(1), relative to the Sheriffs' administration of said funds. Pension and Relief Fund; to provide authority for the board of trustees to grant a cost-of-living adjustment for the year ending Reported with amendments.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 829— Reported favorably. BY REPRESENTATIVES BAUDOIN AND HUTTER AN ACT Respectfully submitted, To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1585(A)(2), relative to the disposition FRANCIS C. HEITMEIER of monies in the Two Percent Fire Insurance Fund; to provide Chairman for the allocation of monies in the fund to Delgado Community College; and to provide for related matters. House Bills and Joint Resolutions Reported favorably. on Second Reading Reported by Committees HOUSE BILL NO. 873— BY REPRESENTATIVES BADON AND HUTTER Senator Heitmeier asked for and obtained a suspension of the AN ACT rules to take up at this time the following House Bills and Joint To enact R.S. 48:756(A)(4), relative to distribution and dedication of Resolutions just reported by Committees. state revenue; to provide for the distribution of monies from the Parish Transportation Fund and other state funds to the parish HOUSE BILL NO. 148— governing authorities; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES FARRAR, BURRELL, R. CARTER, FAUCHEUX, GALLOT, ELBERT GUILLORY, LABRUZZO, M. POWELL, RICHMOND, TOOMY, AND WHITE Reported favorably. AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 919— To amend and reenact R.S. 16:11(A)(1), relative to the annual salary BY REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO AND THOMPSON of assistant district attorneys; to increase the annual salary of AN ACT assistant district attorneys payable by the state; and to provide To enact R.S. 47:324, relative to state funds; to provide for the for related matters. dedication of the avails of certain state sales and use taxes; to provide with respect to deposits into the Louisiana Wildlife and Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the Fisheries Conservation Fund; to provide for an effective date; provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was and to provide for related matters. read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Reported favorably. HOUSE BILL NO. 425— BY REPRESENTATIVE ARNOLD HOUSE BILL NO. 920— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES SALTER, DORSEY, LANCASTER, ARNOLD, To amend and reenact R.S. 11:3366, 3378(A)(1)(e), (2)(b), and (3), AND ALARIO AND SENATORS HINES, BAJOIE, JONES, FIELDS, AND 3384(A), (B), (C), (D), and (H), 3385(B)(1), and 3385.1(A) and HEITMEIER (L), relative to the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the AN ACT city of New Orleans; to provide for military credit for members To appropriate funds for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 to defray the of such system; to provide relative to survivor benefits and expenses of the Louisiana Legislature, including the expenses of related requirements; to provide for vesting, retirement the House of Representatives and the Senate, of legislative eligibility, and computation of benefits; to provide relative to service agencies, and of the Louisiana State Law Institute; and conditions for optional allowances; to provide for a change in otherwise to provide with respect to the appropriations and eligibility for the Deferred Option Retirement Plan; and to allocations herein made. provide for related matters. Reported with amendments. Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was HOUSE BILL NO. 931— read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. BY REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, SALTER, GALLOT, DEWITT, CAZAYOUX, LAFLEUR, AND TOWNSEND AND SENATORS CHAISSON, HINES, LENTINI, AND MARIONNEAUX HOUSE BILL NO. 427— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE ARNOLD To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana AN ACT Judiciary, including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, To amend and reenact R.S. 11:3366, 3370(A), 3378(A)(1)(c) through District Courts, Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish, and (f) and (h) and (2)(a) through (c), and 3383(A), to provide with other courts; and to provide for related matters. respect to the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund in the city of New Orleans; to provide for service credit and benefits; to Reported favorably. provide for military service credit; to provide for use of excess interest earnings; to provide for survivor benefits; to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 938— minimum benefits; to provide for an effective date; and to BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO provide for related matters. AN ACT To provide with respect to the Revenue Sharing Fund and the Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the allocation and distribution thereof for Fiscal Year 2007-2008; provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was and to provide for related matters. read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Reported with amendments. HOUSE BILL NO. 440— BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER, WALSWORTH, ARNOLD, CURTIS, DOERGE, GEYMANN, HARRIS, KLECKLEY, MCDONALD, HOUSE BILL NO. 974— (Substitute for House Bill No. 731 by ROBIDEAUX, AND TRAHAN Representative Farrar) AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVES FARRAR AND GALLOT AND SENATORS JONES AND LENTINI To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2178(M)(1), relative to the Sheriffs' AN ACT Pension and Relief Fund; to provide authority for the board of To enact R.S. 13:49, relative to the salary of justices and judges of trustees to grant a cost-of-living adjustment for the year ending the supreme court, courts of appeal, district courts, parish courts, June 30, 2007; to provide for limitations on such cost-of-living and city courts; to provide for their salary paid for by the state adjustment; to provide for eligibility for such cost-of-living as recommended by the Judicial Compensation Commission; adjustment; to provide for an additional cost-of-living and to provide for related matters. adjustment for certain individuals over sixty-five; and to provide for related matters.

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Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Education to Engrossed House Bill No. 634 by Representative Scalise HOUSE BILL NO. 542— BY REPRESENTATIVES WALKER, ALARIO, ANDERS, ARNOLD, AMENDMENT NO. 1 BADON, BARROW, BAUDOIN, BRUCE, K. CARTER, R. CARTER, CAZAYOUX, CROWE, CURTIS, DANIEL, DARTEZ, DOERGE, DORSEY, On page 1, line 2, after "(V)(3)" and before "to" delete the comma "," DOVE, DOWNS, DURAND, FANNIN, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, and insert "and to enact R.S. 17:3048.1(C)(5), relative to minimum GALLOT, GRAY, ELBERT GUILLORY, HARRIS, HEATON, HEBERT, academic standards for initial award eligibility;" HILL, HONEY, HUNTER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, KATZ, LAFLEUR, LAFONTA, MCDONALD, PIERRE, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROMERO, GARY SMITH, JACK SMITH, STRAIN, TOWNSEND, AMENDMENT NO. 2 TRAHAN, TRICHE, WADDELL, WILLIAMS, WINSTON, AND WOOTON On page 1, line 5, after "effectiveness;" and before "to provide an" AND SENATOR BAJOIE insert "to provide relative to the minimum cumulative high school AN ACT grade point average required of certain students for Performance and To enact Part II of Chapter 8 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Honors awards;" Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 46:977.1 through 977.13, relative to the Louisiana Children and Youth Health AMENDMENT NO. 3 Insurance Program; to provide for a short title; to provide a On page 1, line 7, after "reenacted" and before "to" insert "and R.S. purpose; to provide definitions; to provide for the creation of the 17:3048.1(C)(5) is hereby enacted" Louisiana Children and Youth Health Insurance Program; to provide eligibility requirements; to provide for the promulgation AMENDMENT NO. 4 of rules; to provide for the enrollment process; to provide for On page 1, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following: eligibility in the case of future federal legislation; to provide for "C. health care benefits; to provide for cost sharing requirements; to * * * authorize the department to carry out procedures in regard to (5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the premiums; to provide for the department's right to recovery; to contrary, including but not limited to Items (A)(1)(c)(i) and (d)(i) and provide for amendments or waivers of federal requirements; to effective with students who graduate during the 2007-2008 school provide that premium monies be credited to the Health Care year and thereafter from a Louisiana public high school or nonpublic Redesign Fund; and to provide for related matters. high school which has been approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and that meets other provisions Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the of this Section applicable to nonpublic schools, the minimum provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was cumulative high school grade point average necessary for such read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. students to be eligible for an initial Performance Award or Honors Award shall be 3.00 on a 4.00 scale and such grade point average HOUSE BILL NO. 556— BY REPRESENTATIVE MCVEA shall be calculated by using only the grades obtained by the student AN ACT in completing the core curriculum requirements established by this To enact R.S. 15:1107.6, relative to court costs imposed in support of Section. the juvenile justice system; to impose special fees in criminal * * *" and traffic cases in district and mayor's courts within the territorial jurisdiction of the Feliciana Juvenile Justice District AMENDMENT NO. 5 to fund the juvenile detention facility thereof; and to provide for On page 1, line 15, after "2005-2006" and before "award year" related matters. change "or 2006-2007" to "through the 2007-2008" Reported with amendments by the Committee on Finance. AMENDMENT NO. 6 On page 2, line 6, after "initial" delete the remainder of the line and SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS insert "TOPS-Tech Award or Opportunity Award for the 2008-2009" Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to AMENDMENT NO. 7 Engrossed House Bill No. 556 by Representative McVea On page 2, line 9, after "least" and before "higher" change "one point" to "two points" AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, after line 18, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 8 "Section 2. No increase in special court costs provided for in On page 2 delete lines 14 and 15 in their entirety and insert in lieu this Act shall become effective without approval of the Judicial thereof the following: Council, unless the Judicial Council fails to approve or reject such "(ii) Notwithstanding any provision of Subparagraph (1)(c), increases within thirty days after the effective date of this Act." (2)(b), (3)(b), or (4)(b) of this Subsection to the contrary and effective for a student qualifying for an initial Performance Award or On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was Honors Award for the 2008-2009 award year or thereafter pursuant adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the to this Subsection, the student shall have a minimum composite score Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the on the 1990 version of the American College Test which is at least Legislative Bureau. one point higher than that otherwise required by this Section for a student graduating from a Louisiana public high school or nonpublic HOUSE BILL NO. 634— high school which has been approved by the State Board of BY REPRESENTATIVES SCALISE, ALEXANDER, BADON, CHANDLER, Elementary and Secondary Education or an equivalent concordant CROWE, ELBERT GUILLORY, M. POWELL, T. POWELL, AND TRAHAN value on an enhanced or revised version of such test or on the AN ACT Scholastic Aptitude Test." To amend and reenact R.S. 17:3048.1(Q)(5) and (V)(3), to provide relative to minimum scores on specified tests that are required AMENDMENT NO. 9 of certain home study students to be eligible for Tuition On page 2, line 21, after "2005-2006" and before "award year" Opportunity Program for Students awards; to provide relative to change "or 2006-2007" to "through the 2007-2008" effectiveness; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 10 On page 3, line 4, after "initial" and before "award" change Reported with amendments by the Committee on Education. "program" to "TOPS-Tech or Opportunity"

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On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was AMENDMENT NO. 11 adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the On page 3, line 8, after "least" and before "higher" change "one Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the point" to "two points" Legislative Bureau. AMENDMENT NO. 12 HOUSE BILL NO. 829— On page 3, delete lines 13 and 14 in their entirety BY REPRESENTATIVES BAUDOIN AND HUTTER AN ACT On motion of Senator Ullo, the committee amendment was To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1585(A)(2), relative to the disposition adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the of monies in the Two Percent Fire Insurance Fund; to provide Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the for the allocation of monies in the fund to Delgado Community Legislative Bureau. College; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 658— Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the BY REPRESENTATIVES KENNARD AND WHITE AND SENATOR provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was NEVERS read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:242(B), 246(A), and 1331, to enact HOUSE BILL NO. 873— R.S. 11:1145.1 and 1332, and to repeal R.S. 11:1145, relative to BY REPRESENTATIVES BADON AND HUTTER the State Police Pension and Retirement System and the AN ACT Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System; to provide for To enact R.S. 48:756(A)(4), relative to distribution and dedication of establishment of an Employee Experience Account; to provide state revenue; to provide for the distribution of monies from the for the crediting and debiting of such account; to provide for Parish Transportation Fund and other state funds to the parish employer contributions; to provide for cost-of-living governing authorities; and to provide for related matters. adjustments; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. HOUSE BILL NO. 919— BY REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO AND THOMPSON HOUSE BILL NO. 828— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO To enact R.S. 47:324, relative to state funds; to provide for the AN ACT dedication of the avails of certain state sales and use taxes; to To provide for the establishment and reestablishment of agency provide with respect to deposits into the Louisiana Wildlife and ancillary funds, to be specifically known as internal service Fisheries Conservation Fund; to provide for an effective date; funds, auxiliary accounts, or enterprise funds for certain state and to provide for related matters. institutions, officials, and agencies; to provide for appropriation of funds; to provide for an effective date; and to regulate the Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the administration of said funds. provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Reported with amendments by the Committee on Finance. HOUSE BILL NO. 920— SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS BY REPRESENTATIVES SALTER, DORSEY, LANCASTER, ARNOLD, AND ALARIO AND SENATORS HINES, BAJOIE, JONES, FIELDS, AND HEITMEIER Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to AN ACT Reengrossed House Bill No. 828 by Representative Alario To appropriate funds for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 to defray the expenses of the Louisiana Legislature, including the expenses of AMENDMENT NO. 1 the House of Representatives and the Senate, of legislative On page 6, between lines 36 and 37, insert the following: service agencies, and of the Louisiana State Law Institute; and "Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) to the Claims Losses otherwise to provide with respect to the appropriations and and Related Payments Program for payment of damages associated allocations herein made. with a road hazard claim occurring in Caddo Parish $4,000 Reported with amendments by the Committee on Finance. Payable out of the State General Fund (Direct) to the Claims Losses and Related Payments Program for payment of a small claim SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS settlement associated with ORM Claim No. 07R/0521EN7113/CP05 $2,000" Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to Engrossed House Bill No. 920 by Representative Salter AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 7, at the end of line 36, delete "$4,523,473" and insert AMENDMENT NO. 1 "$4,623,473" On page 1, line 7, after "sum of" delete the remainder of the line and insert "Sixty-six Million Five Hundred Eighty-two Thousand" AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 7, at the end of line 44, delete "$4,523,473" and insert AMENDMENT NO. 2 "$4,623,473" On page 1, line 8, change"($65,832,428.00)" to "($66,582,428.00)" AMENDMENT NO. 4 AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 8, at the end of line 4, delete "$3,369,780" and insert On page 2, line 4, change "Two Hundred Twenty Thousand" to "Nine "$3,469,780" Hundred Seventy Thousand" AMENDMENT NO. 5 AMENDMENT NO. 4 On page 8, at the end of line 5, delete "$4,523,473" and insert On page 2, line 5, change "($46,220,571.00)" to "($46,970,571.00)" "$4,623,473"

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AMENDMENT NO. 5 AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 3, line 7, change "Eighteen Million Three Hundred Ten On page 3, line 6, after "claimant", delete "may only" and insert in Thousand" to "Nineteen Million Sixty Thousand" lieu thereof "shall only be eligible to" AMENDMENT NO. 6 AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 3, line 8, change "($18,310,136.00)" to "($19,060,136.00)" On page 4, delete lines ll through 21 in their entirety. AMENDMENT NO. 7 AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 9, line 6, after "to" and before "the Louisiana" insert "the On page 5, line 16, after "budget" and before the period (.), insert Legislative Budgetary Control Council for" "plus any federal funds; donations, gifts, or grants; and any other monies which may be provided by law for the purpose of paying On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was benefits under this Part" adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the On motion of Senator Nevers, the committee amendment was Legislative Bureau. adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the HOUSE BILL NO. 931— Legislative Bureau. BY REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, SALTER, GALLOT, DEWITT, CAZAYOUX, LAFLEUR, AND TOWNSEND AND SENATORS CHAISSON, HINES, LENTINI, AND MARIONNEAUX HOUSE BILL NO. 974— (Substitute for House Bill No. 731 by AN ACT Representative Farrar) BY REPRESENTATIVES FARRAR AND GALLOT AND SENATORS To appropriate funds to defray the expenses of the Louisiana JONES AND LENTINI Judiciary, including the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, AN ACT District Courts, Criminal District Court of Orleans Parish, and To enact R.S. 13:49, relative to the salary of justices and judges of other courts; and to provide for related matters. the supreme court, courts of appeal, district courts, parish courts, and city courts; to provide for their salary paid for by the state Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the as recommended by the Judicial Compensation Commission; provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was and to provide for related matters. read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the HOUSE BILL NO. 938— provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the bill was BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO AN ACT read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau. To provide with respect to the Revenue Sharing Fund and the allocation and distribution thereof for Fiscal Year 2007-2008; House Concurrent Resolutions and to provide for related matters. on Second Reading Reported by Committees Reported with amendments by the Committee on Finance. Senator Ellington asked for and obtained a suspension of the SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS rules to take up at this time the following House Concurrent Resolutions just reported by Committees. Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Finance to Engrossed House Bill No. 938 by Representative Alario HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 10— BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO AMENDMENT NO. 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION On page 16, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following: "Fire To direct the commissioner of administration to change the District #6 Maintenance–8.01 mills/June 15, 2000" expenditure limit for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. On motion of Senator Heitmeier, the committee amendment was Reported favorably by the Committee on Finance. Under the adopted. Under the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the provisions of Joint Rule No. 3 of the Rules of the Senate, the Senate, the amended bill was read by title and referred to the concurrent resolution was read by title and referred to the Legislative Legislative Bureau. Bureau. HOUSE BILL NO. 963— (Substitute for House Bill No. 859 by Rules Suspended Representative Marchand) BY REPRESENTATIVES MARCHAND, DORSEY, GRAY, HUNTER, AND LAFONTA Senator Marionneaux asked for and obtained a suspension of the AN ACT rules for the purpose of advancing to the order of House Bills on To enact Part XIII of Chapter 11 of Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Third Reading and Final Passage to take up House Bill No. 380 out Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 23:1770 through 1775, of its regular order. relative to lost wage benefits for domestic violence victims; to create the domestic violence victims account; to create the House Bills and Joint Resolutions on domestic violence victims program; to provide for lost wages; Third Reading to provide for the administration of the program; to require and Final Passage reporting to the governor's office; to require evidence of domestic violence; to provide for charging of benefits; and to The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third provide for related matters. Reading and Final Passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: Reported with amendments by the Committee on Labor and HOUSE BILL NO. 380— Industrial Relations. BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHN SMITH AN ACT SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS To amend and reenact R.S. 16:516, relative to the payment of health insurance premiums of district attorneys from the Thirtieth Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Judicial District; to provide with respect to the payment of Relations to Reengrossed House Bill No. 963 by Representative health insurance premiums for certain retired district attorneys; Marchand to establish criteria for eligibility; to provide for payments of

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such premiums by the district attorney's office; and to provide ABSENT for related matters. Bajoie Duplessis Michot On motion of Senator Marionneaux, the bill was read by title Cravins McPherson and recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary B. Total - 5 House Concurrent Resolutions The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Concurrent Resolution as amended and ordered it returned to the Senator Jackson asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules House. to take up at this time the following House Concurrent Resolutions just advanced to a second reading, with a view of acting on same: Privilege Report of the Legislative Bureau HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 218— BY REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION June 22, 2007 To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to construct an elevated crosswalk in the 4600 To the President and Members of the Senate: block of North Market Street, U.S. Highway 71, in Shreveport, I am directed by your Legislative Bureau to submit the Louisiana. following report: Floor Amendments Sent Up The following resolution was approved as to construction and duplication. Senator Jackson sent up floor amendments which were read. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 10— SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Amendments proposed by Senator Jackson to Engrossed House To direct the commissioner of administration to change the Concurrent Resolution No. 218 by Representative Williams expenditure limit for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. AMENDMENT NO. 1 Reported without amendments. On page 1, delete lines 2 through 4 in their entirety and in lieu thereof insert the following: Respectfully submitted, "To urge and request the Department of Transportation and ARTHUR J. "ART" LENTINI Development to evaluate and construct the appropriate safety Chairman modification to the 4600 block of North Market Street, U.S. Highway 71, in Shreveport, Louisiana." Adoption of Legislative Bureau Report AMENDMENT NO. 2 On motion of Senator Lentini, the Concurrent Resolution was On page 1, delete lines 14 through 16 in their entirety and in lieu read by title and passed to a third reading. thereof insert the following: "urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to evaluate and construct the appropriate safety modification to the 4600 block of North Market Rules Suspended Street, U.S. Highway 71, in Shreveport, Louisiana." Senator Heitmeier asked for and obtained a suspension of the On motion of Senator Jackson, the amendments were adopted. rules for the purpose of taking up at this time The amended resolution was read by title. Senator Jackson House Concurrent Resolutions Just Advanced moved to concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. to Third Reading and Final Passage ROLL CALL The following House Concurrent Resolutions on Third Reading and Final Passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: The roll was called with the following result: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 10— BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO YEAS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Mr President Fields Mount To direct the commissioner of administration to change the Adley Fontenot Murray expenditure limit for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. Amedee Gautreaux B Nevers Barham Gautreaux N Quinn The resolution was read by title. Senator Heitmeier moved to Boasso Heitmeier Romero concur in the House Concurrent Resolution. Broome Hollis Schedler Cain Jackson Shepherd ROLL CALL Cassidy Jones Smith Chaisson Kostelka Theunissen The roll was called with the following result: Cheek Lentini Ullo Dupre Malone YEAS Ellington Marionneaux Total - 34 Mr President Fields Mount NAYS Adley Fontenot Murray Amedee Gautreaux B Nevers Total - 0 Barham Gautreaux N Romero Broome Heitmeier Schedler Cain Jackson Shepherd Chaisson Jones Smith

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Cheek Kostelka Theunissen Dupre Malone Theunissen Dupre Marionneaux Ullo Ellington Marionneaux Ullo Ellington McPherson Total - 33 Total - 29 NAYS NAYS Total - 0 Cassidy Lentini Quinn ABSENT Hollis Malone Total - 5 Mr President Cravins Fields ABSENT Bajoie Duplessis Michot Total - 6 Bajoie Cravins Michot Boasso Duplessis The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Total - 5 adopted. Senator Adley moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. The Chair declared the Senate had concurred in the House Concurrent Resolution and ordered it returned to the House. Rules Suspended Rules Suspended Senator Mount asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of taking up at this time. Senator Adley asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of advancing to the order of House Bills on Third Special Order of the Day Reading and Final Passage to take up House Bill No. 365 out of its regular order. The following House Bill on Third Reading and Final Passage, which was made Special Order of the Day No. 2, was taken up and House Bills and Joint Resolutions on acted upon as follows: Third Reading HOUSE BILL NO. 3— and Final Passage BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND AND SENATOR MOUNT AN ACT The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third To enact the Omnibus Bond Authorization Act of 2007, relative to Reading and Final Passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: the implementation of a five-year capital improvement program; to provide for the repeal of certain prior bond authorizations; to HOUSE BILL NO. 365— provide for new bond authorizations; to provide for BY REPRESENTATIVES TOWNSEND, BALDONE, BURRELL, CURTIS, DOVE, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, GREENE, HILL, KENNEY, LORUSSO, authorization and sale of such bonds by the State Bond MONTGOMERY, ODINET, RITCHIE, SCHNEIDER, JANE SMITH, Commission; and to provide for related matters. ALARIO, ALEXANDER, ANDERS, ANSARDI, ARNOLD, BARROW, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BEARD, BOWLER, BRUCE, BURNS, R. CARTER, CAZAYOUX, CHANDLER, CRANE, CROWE, DAMICO, DANIEL, The bill was read by title. Senator Mount moved the final DEWITT, DOERGE, DORSEY, DOWNS, DURAND, ERDEY, FANNIN, passage of the bill. FRITH, GALLOT, GEYMANN, ELBERT GUILLORY, ELCIE GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, HARRIS, HEBERT, HONEY, HUTTER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, KATZ, KENNARD, KLECKLEY, LABRUZZO, LAFLEUR, ROLL CALL LAFONTA, LAMBERT, LANCASTER, MARCHAND, MARTINY, MCDONALD, MCVEA, MORRIS, MORRISH, PIERRE, PINAC, PITRE, M. POWELL, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RICHMOND, ROBIDEAUX, The roll was called with the following result: ROMERO, SALTER, SCALISE, SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JACK SMITH, JOHN SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, STRAIN, THOMPSON, TOOMY, TRAHAN, YEAS TUCKER, WADDELL, WALKER, WALSWORTH, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WINSTON, AND WOOTON AN ACT Mr President Fields McPherson To amend and reenact R.S. 47:293(7) and to enact R.S. 47:293(2) Adley Fontenot Mount and (6)(a)(i), relative to the individual income tax; to provide for Amedee Gautreaux B Murray a deduction for excess federal itemized deductions; to provide Barham Gautreaux N Nevers for the effectiveness of such deduction; and to provide for Boasso Heitmeier Quinn related matters. Broome Hollis Romero Cain Jackson Schedler The bill was read by title. Senator Adley moved the final Cassidy Jones Shepherd passage of the bill. Chaisson Kostelka Smith Cheek Lentini Theunissen Dupre Malone Ullo ROLL CALL Ellington Marionneaux Total - 35 The roll was called with the following result: NAYS YEAS Total - 0 ABSENT Adley Fontenot McPherson Amedee Gautreaux B Mount Bajoie Duplessis Barham Gautreaux N Murray Cravins Michot Boasso Heitmeier Nevers Total - 4 Broome Hollis Quinn Cain Jackson Romero The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Cassidy Jones Schedler adopted. Senator Mount moved to reconsider the vote by which the Chaisson Kostelka Shepherd bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Cheek Lentini Smith

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Rules Suspended relative to the Louisiana Community Development Financial Institution Act; to provide for additional tax credits; to provide Senator Mount asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for an extension of the Louisiana Community Development for the purpose of advancing to the order of Financial Institution program; to provide for the definition and use of "qualified Louisiana business"; to provide for an effective House Bills and Joint Resolutions on date; and to provide for related matters. Third Reading Floor Amendments Sent Up and Final Passage Senator Mount sent up floor amendments which were read. The following House Bills and Joint Resolutions on Third Reading and Final Passage were taken up and acted upon as follows: SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS HOUSE BILL NO. 775— Amendments proposed by Senator Mount to Reengrossed House Bill BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON AN ACT No. 795 by Representative Salter To enact R.S. 17:414.3(F), relative to school fund accounts; to provide that monies deposited in a school fund account for a AMENDMENT NO. 1 school that has been closed due to natural catastrophe or disaster On page 1, line 2, after "reenact" insert "R.S. 47:1508(A)(1) and" shall be placed under the control of the city, parish, or other local public school board having jurisdiction over the school AMENDMENT NO. 2 prior to its closure; to provide that certain school fund accounts On page 1, line 3, after "3094," insert "and to enact R.S. be placed under the control of the Recovery School District; to 47:1508(B)(23) and (24)," require the creation of committees authorized to invest, withdraw, and expend the monies in such school fund accounts AMENDMENT NO. 3 and to require the adoption of policies relative thereto; to On page 1, line 7, after "business";" insert "to provide an exception provide relative to the payment of deficits in such school fund to the confidentiality of taxpayer records;" accounts; to specify a prescriptive period for the collection of obligations payable from certain school fund accounts; to AMENDMENT NO. 4 provide relative to such investments, withdrawals, and On page 1, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following: expenditures; to provide for committee membership, "Section 1. R.S. 47:1508(A)(1) is hereby amended and appointments, vacancies, and meetings; and to provide for reenacted and R.S. 47:1508(B)(23) and (24) are hereby enacted to related matters. read as follows: §1508. Confidential character of tax records The bill was read by title. Senator Quinn moved the final A.(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the records and files passage of the bill. of the secretary of the Department of Revenue or the records and files maintained pursuant to a tax ordinance, excluding ad valorem ROLL CALL property taxes and ad valorem property tax assessment rolls, of any political subdivision are confidential and privileged, and no person The roll was called with the following result: shall divulge or disclose any information obtained from such records and files except in the administration and enforcement of the tax laws YEAS of this state or of a political subdivision of this state. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, upon the request of the secretary of the Mr President Fields McPherson Department of Social Services or his designee, the secretary of the Adley Fontenot Mount Department of Revenue shall provide to the Department of Social Amedee Gautreaux B Murray Services the address and social security number of the person Barham Gautreaux N Nevers designated by that department as an absent parent for the purpose of Boasso Heitmeier Quinn implementing the provisions of R.S. 46:236.1.1 et seq., the family Broome Hollis Romero and child support program. Cain Jackson Schedler * * * Cassidy Jones Shepherd B. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent: Chaisson Kostelka Smith * * * Cheek Lentini Theunissen (23) The furnishing of, upon the request of the secretary of the Dupre Malone Ullo Department of Social Services or her designee, the address and social Ellington Marionneaux security number of the person designated by Department of Social Total - 35 Services as an absent parent for the purpose of implementing the NAYS provisions of R.S. 46:236.1.1 et seq., the family and child support program. Total - 0 (24) The furnishing to the Office of Financial Institutions ABSENT documents and other materials submitted by a Louisiana Community Development Financial Institution or by qualified Louisiana Bajoie Duplessis businesses as provided for in R.S. 51:3093. Cravins Michot * * *" Total - 4 AMENDMENT NO. 5 The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and On page 1, line 10, change "Section 1." to "Section 2." adopted. Senator Quinn moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. AMENDMENT NO. 6 On page 7, line 5, change "Section 2." to "Section 3." HOUSE BILL NO. 795— BY REPRESENTATIVE SALTER AN ACT On motion of Senator Mount, the amendments were adopted. To amend and reenact R.S. 51:3083, 3084(5), (9), (10), (11), and (13), 3085(B)(1)(b) and (2), 3087(A) and (B), 3091, 3093(B), The bill was read by title. Senator Smith moved the final (C)(3) and (5), and 3094, relative to tax credits; to provide passage of the amended bill.

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ROLL CALL The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Dupre moved to reconsider the vote by which the The roll was called with the following result: bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. YEAS HOUSE BILL NO. 831— BY REPRESENTATIVES HONEY, ALEXANDER, CHANDLER, FANNIN, ELBERT GUILLORY, KENNEY, M. POWELL, RITCHIE, TRAHAN, AND Mr President Fields McPherson WALKER Adley Fontenot Mount AN ACT Amedee Gautreaux B Murray To enact R.S. 17:1601.7, relative to state buildings; to provide that Barham Gautreaux N Nevers the Honors College building located on B.A. Little Drive at Boasso Hollis Quinn Southern University at Baton Rouge be renamed the Dr. Dolores Broome Jackson Romero Richard Spikes Honors College Building; and to provide for Cain Jones Schedler related matters. Chaisson Kostelka Shepherd Cheek Lentini Smith The bill was read by title. Senator Fields moved the final Dupre Malone Theunissen passage of the bill. Ellington Marionneaux Ullo Total - 33 ROLL CALL NAYS The roll was called with the following result: Total - 0 ABSENT YEAS Bajoie Cravins Heitmeier Mr President Fields McPherson Cassidy Duplessis Michot Adley Fontenot Mount Total - 6 Amedee Gautreaux B Murray Barham Gautreaux N Nevers The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was Boasso Heitmeier Quinn read and adopted. Senator Smith moved to reconsider the vote by Broome Hollis Romero which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Cain Jackson Schedler Cassidy Jones Shepherd HOUSE BILL NO. 827— Chaisson Kostelka Smith BY REPRESENTATIVE PITRE AN ACT Cheek Lentini Theunissen To amend and reenact R.S. 30:125(B), 127(A)(introductory Dupre Malone Ullo paragraph), and 188(D), relative to administration of state Ellington Marionneaux mineral leases; to provide relative to registration of leaseholders Total - 35 and prospective leaseholders; to provide relative to fiduciary NAYS responsibility for leases owned in indivision by more than five Total - 0 hundred persons; and to provide for related matters. ABSENT The bill was read by title. Senator Dupre moved the final Bajoie Duplessis passage of the bill. Cravins Michot ROLL CALL Total - 4 The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and The roll was called with the following result: adopted. Senator Fields moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. YEAS HOUSE BILL NO. 864— Mr President Fields Mount BY REPRESENTATIVES SCHNEIDER, ARNOLD, BEARD, CURTIS, Adley Fontenot Murray DOERGE, GEYMANN, KLECKLEY, LORUSSO, ROBIDEAUX, AND Amedee Gautreaux B Nevers TRAHAN Barham Gautreaux N Quinn AN ACT Boasso Hollis Romero To amend and reenact R.S. 11:312(B)(2) and to enact R.S. 11:313 Broome Jackson Schedler through 316, relative to public retirement or pension systems, Cain Jones Shepherd plans, or funds; to legislate for the purpose of providing that Cassidy Kostelka Smith monies held in trust for the benefit of public employees are not Chaisson Lentini Theunissen used directly or indirectly to support terrorist activities; to Cheek Malone Ullo provide relative to investments of such systems, plans, or funds Dupre Marionneaux and particularly relative to investments, directly or indirectly, in Ellington McPherson support of prohibited nations; to provide with respect to system Total - 34 divestiture of investments in support of such nations; to remove NAYS certain nations from the list of prohibited nations; to provide for the adoption of certain system policies in dealing with Total - 0 companies directly or indirectly in support of prohibited nations; ABSENT to provide for the systems' investment in a terror-free index fund; and to provide for related matters. Bajoie Duplessis Michot Cravins Heitmeier The bill was read by title. Senator B. Gautreaux moved the final Total - 5 passage of the bill.

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ROLL CALL ROLL CALL The roll was called with the following result: The roll was called with the following result: YEAS YEAS Mr President Fields McPherson Mr President Fields McPherson Adley Fontenot Mount Adley Fontenot Mount Amedee Gautreaux B Murray Amedee Gautreaux B Murray Barham Gautreaux N Nevers Barham Gautreaux N Nevers Boasso Heitmeier Quinn Boasso Heitmeier Quinn Broome Hollis Romero Broome Hollis Romero Cain Jackson Schedler Cain Jackson Schedler Cassidy Jones Shepherd Cassidy Jones Shepherd Chaisson Kostelka Smith Chaisson Kostelka Smith Cheek Lentini Theunissen Cheek Lentini Theunissen Dupre Malone Ullo Dupre Malone Ullo Ellington Marionneaux Ellington Marionneaux Total - 35 Total - 35 NAYS NAYS Total - 0 Total - 0 ABSENT ABSENT Bajoie Duplessis Bajoie Duplessis Cravins Michot Cravins Michot Total - 4 Total - 4 The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator B. Gautreaux moved to reconsider the vote by adopted. Senator B. Gautreaux moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. HOUSE BILL NO. 870— HOUSE BILL NO. 892— BY REPRESENTATIVES PINAC, ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, BY REPRESENTATIVE TOWNSEND BURRELL, CURTIS, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, HONEY, KENNEY, AN ACT MONTGOMERY, ODINET, RITCHIE, AND TOWNSEND To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1068(E)(1)(a), (2)(d), and (3), and AN ACT R.S. 51:1924(B)(2) and (D)(1) and (6), 1926(A)(2), and 1931, To enact Chapter 2 of Subtitle VII of Title 47 of the Louisiana relative to tax credits; to extend the periods of certain tax Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 47:6051 credits; to provide relative to premium tax reductions for certain through 6061, relative to the Hurricane Recovery Capital Tax insurers; to provide relative to the eligibility of the percentage Credit Program; to provide for a credit against income and of the tax reduction on investments by certain insurers; to franchise taxation; to provide for certification and authorize the extension of the period of time for tax reductions decertification of a Louisiana hurricane recovery capital for certain investments; to provide relative to restrictions and company; to provide for certain definitions; to authorize the exceptions; to provide relative to the Louisiana Capital transferability of the credit; to authorize the promulgation of Companies Tax Credit Program; to prohibit income tax credits rules and regulations; and to provide for related matters. resulting in the additional reduction of total income tax revenues; to authorize the increase of total premium tax On motion of Senator Murray, the bill was read by title and revenues which qualify for insurance premium tax credits; to returned to the Calendar, subject to call. provide relative to investment pools; to extend the termination HOUSE BILL NO. 878— date of the program; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES KLECKLEY, ARNOLD, CAZAYOUX, CURTIS, DAMICO, T. POWELL, AND JACK SMITH AND SENATOR B. On motion of Senator Adley, the bill was read by title and GAUTREAUX returned to the Calendar, subject to call. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:62(5)(b), 403(5)(a) and (b)(iii), HOUSE BILL NO. 908— 441(A)(1), 450(B), 461(B)(3) and to enact R.S. 11:444(A)(2)(c) BY REPRESENTATIVES DANIEL AND FRITH and 544, relative to certain enforcement personnel within the AN ACT office of alcohol and tobacco control, Department of Revenue, To amend and reenact R.S. 56:2011 through 2015, relative to who are members of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement dredging of fill sand and fill material on state water bottoms; to System; to provide for calculation of benefits; to provide for provide relative to a license for such activity; to provide relative average compensation; to provide for retirement eligibility; to to royalty payments for such activity; to provide relative to provide for employee contributions; to provide for disability penalties; and to provide for related matters. retirement; to create a fund in the state treasury; to provide for deposit of monies to the fund; to specify uses for the monies in The bill was read by title. Senator Dupre moved the final the fund; to provide with respect to disbursement from the fund; passage of the bill. to provide for actuarial calculations; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. ROLL CALL The bill was read by title. Senator B. Gautreaux moved the final The roll was called with the following result: passage of the bill. YEAS Mr President Fields Mount Adley Fontenot Murray

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Amedee Gautreaux B Nevers employ students with disabilities will further the important goal of Barham Gautreaux N Quinn assuring such children a means to lead happy, independent lives. Boasso Heitmeier Romero B. Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following terms Broome Hollis Schedler shall have the following definitions: Cain Jackson Shepherd (1) "Student with disabilities" means an individual who is Cassidy Jones Smith experiencing developmental delays, as measured by appropriate Chaisson Kostelka Theunissen diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one or more of the areas of Cheek Lentini Ullo cognitive development, physical development, communication Dupre Marionneaux development, social or emotional development, and adaptive Ellington McPherson development, or who has a diagnosed physical or mental condition Total - 34 which results in developmental delay. NAYS (2) "Superintendent" means the superintendent elected by each city, parish, or other local school board. Total - 0 C.(1) Qualified taxpayers shall be allowed a non-refundable ABSENT student career option tax credit against any Louisiana individual or corporation income tax or corporation franchise tax for fifty percent Bajoie Duplessis Michot of up to two thousand five hundred dollars of wages paid to each Cravins Malone eligible student career option employee, all as provided for in this Total - 5 Section. (2)(a) An eligible student career option employee means a junior The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and or senior high school student or a student with disabilities employed adopted. Senator Dupre moved to reconsider the vote by which the under a work-based learning agreement between a high school and bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. the taxpayer pursuant to an approved career and technical education program in the student's area of concentration offered by the high HOUSE BILL NO. 973— (Substitute for House Bill No. 901 by school under the High School Career Option Law provided for in Representative Ritchie) Subpart A-1 of Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana BY REPRESENTATIVES RITCHIE, R. CARTER, T. POWELL, AND Revised Statutes of 1950, which agreement provides the student with STRAIN employment in any appropriate business in the student's area of AN ACT concentration proposed by the superintendent and approved by the To enact R.S. 47:6026, relative to tax credits; to provide for a Louisiana Department of Education. refundable tax credit for certain taxpayers engaged in the (b)(i) The work-based learning agreement shall provide that the business of producing milk; to provide for an effective date; and student employee shall be employed for a minimum of fifteen hours to provide for related matters. each week at a wage which shall not be less than one and two-tenths times the federal minimum hourly wage, and which employment Floor Amendments Sent Up agreement will be entered into only if approved by the superintendent. Senator Amedee sent up floor amendments which were read. (ii) Each work-based learning agreement shall contain such identifying data which the Department of Revenue determines by SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS rule is sufficient to determine the taxpayer's eligibility for and amount of the tax credit. Amendments proposed by Senator Amedee to Engrossed House Bill D. A credit shall be granted to a taxpayer for wages paid to an No. 973 by Representative Ritchie eligible student career option employee until the taxpayer is notified in writing by a certified work-based teacher-coordinator or the AMENDMENT NO. 1 superintendent that the student employee is not complying with the On page 1, line 2 between "6026" and the comma "," insert "and academic requirements of the career and technical education 6027" program. E. The credits provided for in this Section shall be allowed AMENDMENT NO. 2 against income tax or corporate franchise tax for the taxable period On page 1, line 3 after "milk;" insert "to authorize a procedure for in which the credit is earned. If the tax credit exceeds the amount of granting a student career option tax credit against income and such taxes due, then any unused credit may be carried forward as a corporation franchise tax to certain businesses;" credit against subsequent tax liability for a period not to exceed ten years. AMENDMENT NO. 3 F. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in either Chapter 1 On page 1, line 6 after "6026" delete "is" and insert "and 6027 are" or Chapter 5 of Subtitle II of this Title 47, as amended, the following rules shall apply with respect to the application of the credit AMENDMENT NO. 4 established in Subsection A of this Section: On page 3, between lines 3 and 4 insert the following: (1) The credit for taxes paid by or on behalf of a corporation "§6026. Student career option tax credits shall be applied against Louisiana corporate income and corporation A.(1) The legislature hereby determines that a major franchise taxes of such corporation. impediment to the economy of the state is the lack of an adequate (2) The credit for taxes paid by an individual shall be applied number of people in the workforce with sufficient education and against Louisiana personal income taxes. work skills to find and keep good paying jobs already present and (3) The credit for taxes paid by or on behalf of a corporation those that would be here if more of the workforce was of higher classified under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, quality. Further, the legislature finds that the availability of a tax as amended, as an S corporation shall be applied first against any credit which provides an incentive for manufacturing/industry-related Louisiana corporate income and corporation franchise taxes due by businesses to employ junior and senior high school students will be such S corporation, and the remainder of any such credit shall be a step toward providing such a workforce. It also will benefit the allocated to the shareholder or shareholders of such S corporation in students by increasing the completion of related course work, accordance with their respective interests and applied against the improving school and work attendance, and leading to higher high Louisiana income tax of such shareholder or shareholders of the S school graduation rates. Work based learning will increase corporation. employment of Louisiana's young people in high-skill, high wage (4) The credit for taxes paid by or on behalf of a partnership jobs that will enable them to form families, live good lives, and shall be allocated to the partners according to their distributive shares contribute to their communities. of partnership gross income and applied against any Louisiana (2) The legislature hereby determines that the availability of a income tax and corporation franchise tax liability of such partners. tax credit which provides an incentive for appropriate businesses to

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(5) The character of the credit for taxes paid by or on behalf of The bill was read by title. Senator Lentini moved the final a partnership or S corporation and allocated to the partners or passage of the bill. shareholders, respectively, of such partnership or S corporation, shall be determined as if such credit were incurred by such partners or ROLL CALL shareholders, as the case may be in the same manner as incurred by the partnership or S corporation, as the case may be. The roll was called with the following result: (6) The credit for taxes paid by an estate or trust shall be applied against the Louisiana income tax imposed on estates and trusts. YEAS G. The Department of Education in consultation with the Department of Revenue shall promulgate rules and regulations to Mr President Fields McPherson carry out the purposes of this Section. Adley Fontenot Mount Section 2. The provisions of this Act shall be applicable to Amedee Gautreaux B Murray wages paid to eligible student career option employees for the 2007- Barham Gautreaux N Nevers 2008 school year and thereafter." Boasso Heitmeier Quinn Broome Hollis Romero AMENDMENT NO. 5 Cain Jackson Schedler On page 1, line 4 change "Section 2." to "Section 3." Cassidy Jones Shepherd Chaisson Kostelka Smith AMENDMENT NO. 6 Cheek Lentini Theunissen On page 3, after line 5 insert the following: Dupre Malone Ullo "Section 4. This Act shall become effective upon signature by Ellington Marionneaux the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the Total - 35 time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as NAYS provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the Total - 0 legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such ABSENT approval." Bajoie Duplessis On motion of Senator Amedee, the amendments were adopted. Cravins Michot Total - 4 The bill was read by title. Senator Nevers moved the final passage of the amended bill. The Chair declared the was passed. The title was read and adopted. Senator Lentini moved to reconsider the vote by which the ROLL CALL bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. The roll was called with the following result: HOUSE BILL NO. 113— BY REPRESENTATIVES M. POWELL AND TRICHE YEAS AN ACT To enact R.S. 14:67.24, relative to theft; to create the crime of Mr President Fields Mount organized retail theft; to provide for definitions; to provide for Adley Fontenot Murray penalties; and to provide for related matters. Amedee Gautreaux N Nevers Barham Heitmeier Quinn The bill was read by title. Senator Chaisson moved the final Boasso Hollis Romero passage of the bill. Broome Jackson Schedler Cain Jones Shepherd ROLL CALL Cassidy Kostelka Smith Chaisson Lentini Theunissen The roll was called with the following result: Cheek Malone Ullo Dupre Marionneaux YEAS Ellington McPherson Total - 34 Mr President Fields Mount NAYS Adley Fontenot Murray Amedee Gautreaux B Nevers Total - 0 Barham Gautreaux N Quinn ABSENT Boasso Heitmeier Romero Broome Hollis Schedler Bajoie Duplessis Michot Cain Jackson Shepherd Cravins Gautreaux B Cassidy Jones Smith Total - 5 Chaisson Kostelka Theunissen Cheek Lentini Ullo The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was Dupre Marionneaux read and adopted. Senator Nevers moved to reconsider the vote by Ellington McPherson which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Total - 34 NAYS HOUSE BILL NO. 88— BY REPRESENTATIVE MARTINY Total - 0 AN ACT ABSENT To amend and reenact R.S. 14:98(A)(1)(e), relative to operating a vehicle while intoxicated; to provide with respect to the Bajoie Duplessis Michot elements of the crime involving the consumption of excessive Cravins Malone quantities of legally obtainable drugs; and to provide for related Total - 5 matters.

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The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and The bill was read by title. Senator Adley moved the final adopted. Senator Chaisson moved to reconsider the vote by which passage of the amended bill. the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. ROLL CALL HOUSE BILL NO. 180— BY REPRESENTATIVES HUNTER, BURRELL, R. CARTER, ELBERT GUILLORY, LABRUZZO, M. POWELL, AND WHITE The roll was called with the following result: AN ACT To enact R.S. 15:571.11(O), relative to dispositions of fines and YEAS forfeitures; to authorize the acceptance of payment of fines by credit card or other means; to provide for the collection of fees Mr President Fields McPherson under certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters. Adley Fontenot Mount Amedee Gautreaux B Murray The bill was read by title. Senator Jones moved the final Barham Gautreaux N Nevers passage of the bill. Boasso Heitmeier Quinn Broome Hollis Romero Cain Jackson Schedler ROLL CALL Cassidy Jones Shepherd Chaisson Kostelka Smith The roll was called with the following result: Cheek Lentini Theunissen Dupre Malone Ullo YEAS Ellington Marionneaux Mr President Fields McPherson Total - 35 Adley Fontenot Mount NAYS Amedee Gautreaux B Murray Barham Gautreaux N Nevers Total - 0 Boasso Heitmeier Quinn ABSENT Broome Hollis Romero Cain Jackson Schedler Bajoie Duplessis Cassidy Jones Shepherd Cravins Michot Chaisson Kostelka Smith Total - 4 Cheek Lentini Theunissen Dupre Malone Ullo The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was Ellington Marionneaux read and adopted. Senator Adley moved to reconsider the vote by Total - 35 which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. NAYS HOUSE BILL NO. 253— BY REPRESENTATIVES MORRIS AND MONTGOMERY Total - 0 AN ACT ABSENT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2178.1(B), relative to the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund; to provide for a four-year back- Bajoie Duplessis deferred retirement option plan period for members with over Cravins Michot thirty years of service; and to provide for related matters. Total - 4 The bill was read by title. Senator Cheek moved the final The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and passage of the bill. adopted. Senator Jones moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. ROLL CALL HOUSE BILL NO. 182— BY REPRESENTATIVE MONTGOMERY The roll was called with the following result: AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 27:392(B)(5), relative to the collection YEAS and disposition of fees and taxes on slot machines at pari-mutuel live racing facilities; to increase the amount dedicated to the Mr President Fields McPherson Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Fund; to Adley Fontenot Mount provide for appropriations from the fund; to provide for an Amedee Gautreaux B Murray effective date; and to provide for related matters. Barham Gautreaux N Nevers Boasso Heitmeier Quinn Broome Hollis Romero Floor Amendments Sent Up Cain Jackson Schedler Cassidy Jones Shepherd Senator Jackson sent up floor amendments which were read. Chaisson Kostelka Smith Cheek Lentini Theunissen SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Dupre Malone Ullo Ellington Marionneaux Amendments proposed by Senators Cravins and Jackson to Total - 35 Engrossed House Bill No. 182 by Representative Montgomery NAYS AMENDMENT NO. 1 Delete Senate Committee Amendments No. 1 through No. 4 proposed Total - 0 by the Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on ABSENT June 19, 2007. Bajoie Duplessis Cravins Michot On motion of Senator Jackson, the amendments were adopted. Total - 4

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The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and Floor Amendments Sent Up adopted. Senator Cheek moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Senator Mount sent up floor amendments which were read. HOUSE BILL NO. 265— SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS BY REPRESENTATIVES TOOMY, ALARIO, ANSARDI, BADON, BALDONE, BAYLOR, BEARD, BURRELL, K. CARTER, DAMICO, DANIEL, DEWITT, DOERGE, DORSEY, DOVE, ERDEY, FARRAR, Amendments proposed by Senator Mount to Re-Reengrossed House FAUCHEUX, FRITH, GALLOT, GRAY, GREENE, ELBERT GUILLORY, Bill No. 2 by Representative Townsend ELCIE GUILLORY, HILL, JEFFERSON, KENNARD, LABRUZZO, LORUSSO, MCDONALD, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, ODINET, PIERRE, PINAC, PITRE, M. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RITCHIE, ROMERO, AMENDMENT NO. 1 SCHNEIDER, GARY SMITH, JACK SMITH, JANE SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, In Senate Committee Amendment No. 64, proposed by the Senate STRAIN, THOMPSON, TOWNSEND, TUCKER, WALSWORTH, AND WILLIAMS Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate AN ACT on June 18, 2007, on page 11, delete lines 17 and 18 and insert: To amend and reenact R.S. 16:51(A)(1), (3), (4), (13), (14), (15), "Priority 5 $16,000,000" (19), (21), (22), (23), (27), (29), and (30), relative to assistant district attorneys; to provide for additional assistant district AMENDMENT NO. 2 attorneys for certain judicial districts; to provide for an effective In Senate Committee Amendment No. 106, proposed by the Senate date contingent upon funding from the state general fund; and to Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate provide for related matters. on June 18, 2007, on page 18, delete line 10 and insert: "(1145) Overlaying of Industrial Avenue" The bill was read by title. Senator Chaisson moved the final passage of the bill. AMENDMENT NO. 3 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 137, proposed by the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate ROLL CALL on June 18, 2007, on page 23, line 12, change "(1294)" to "(1708)" The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 4 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 148, proposed by the Senate YEAS Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 2007, on page 24, delete line 38 and insert: Mr President Fields McPherson "On page 85, delete lines 9 through 10, and insert the Adley Fontenot Mount following:" Amedee Gautreaux B Murray Barham Gautreaux N Nevers AMENDMENT NO. 5 Boasso Heitmeier Quinn In Senate Committee Amendment No. 156, proposed by the Senate Broome Hollis Romero Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate Cain Jackson Schedler on June 18, 2007, on page 26, line 10, change Cassidy Jones Shepherd "(1420)" to "(962)" Chaisson Kostelka Smith Cheek Lentini Theunissen AMENDMENT NO. 6 Dupre Malone Ullo In Senate Committee Amendment No. 156, proposed by the Senate Ellington Marionneaux Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate Total - 35 on June 18, 2007, on page 26, delete line 14 and insert: NAYS "Priority 1 $50,000 Total - 0 Priority 2 $350,000 ABSENT Total $500,000" Bajoie Duplessis AMENDMENT NO. 7 Cravins Michot In Senate Committee Amendment No. 225, proposed by the Senate Total - 4 Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 2007, on page 38, delete line 14 and insert: The Chair declared the bill was passed. The title was read and "(Iberville)" adopted. Senator Chaisson moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. AMENDMENT NO. 8 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 226, proposed by the Senate Regular Order of the Day Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 2007, on page 38, delete line 21 and insert: Special Order of the Day "50/MW8 CENTRAL" The following House Bill on Third Reading and Final Passage, AMENDMENT NO. 9 which was made Special Order of the Day No. 1, was taken up and In Senate Committee Amendment No. 227, proposed by the Senate acted upon as follows: Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 2007, on page 38, delete line 30 and insert: HOUSE BILL NO. 2— BY REPRESENTATIVES TOWNSEND, SALTER, ALARIO, AND DORSEY "Priority 1 $7,500,000 AND SENATORS HINES, BAJOIE, HEITMEIER, AND MOUNT Priority 5 $3,500,000 AN ACT Total $11,000,000" To provide with respect to the capital outlay budget and the capital outlay program for state government, state institutions, and other AMENDMENT NO. 10 public entities; to provide for the designation of projects and In Senate Committee Amendment No. 252, proposed by the Senate improvements; to provide for the financing thereof making Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate appropriations from certain sources; and to provide for related on June 18, 2007, on page 43, delete line 8 and insert: matters. "($6,360,579 Cash and/or In-Kind Match)"

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AMENDMENT NO. 11 Payable from General Obligation Bonds In Senate Committee Amendment No. 273, proposed by the Senate Priority 5 $2,200,000" Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 2007, on page 47, delete lines 22 and 23 and insert: AMENDMENT NO. 25 "Priority 1 $1,800,000 On page 13, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following: Priority 5 $3,000,000" "( ) Camp Minden Infrastructure, Rehabilitation and Construction, Phase 2 (Webster) AMENDMENT NO. 12 Payable from General Obligation Bonds In Senate Committee Amendment No. 283, proposed by the Senate Priority 5 $5,140,000" Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 2007, on page 49, between lines 2 and 3, insert the AMENDMENT NO. 26 following: On page 16, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following: "(Tensas)" "(1331)Aerospace Manufacturing Infrastructure (Orleans) Payable from General Obligation Bonds AMENDMENT NO. 13 Priority 5 $75,500,000" In Senate Committee Amendment No. 284, proposed by the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate AMENDMENT NO. 27 of June 18, 2007, on page 49, delete line 17 and insert: On page 17, delete line 42, and insert the following: "(Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Iberia, Jefferson, Lafourche," "Priority 2 $300,000" AMENDMENT NO. 28 AMENDMENT NO. 14 On page 18, delete lines 1 and 2, and insert the following: In Senate Committee Amendment No. 290, proposed by the Senate "(1758) Re-Use Water Infrastructure for Shreveport-Bossier Port Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate Facilities" on June 18, 2007, on page 50, delete line 4 and insert: "On page 142, at the end of line 2, insert the following:" AMENDMENT NO. 29 On page 23, delete line 45 and insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 15 "Payable from Transportation Trust In Senate Committee Amendment No. 291, proposed by the Senate Fund - TIME $26,080,035" Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 2007, on page 50, delete line 13 and insert: AMENDMENT NO. 30 On page 24, delete line 46, and insert the following: "On page 143, line 10, after "Division of Administration." and before "Priority 5 $8,000,000" "For" insert the" AMENDMENT NO. 31 AMENDMENT NO. 16 On page 26, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following: Delete Senate Committee Amendment No. 10 proposed by the Senate "( ) LA 3034 Improvements (East Baton Rouge) Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 21, 2007. Payable from General Obligation Bonds Priority 2 $150,000 AMENDMENT NO. 17 Priority 5 $1,350,000 Delete Senate Committee Amendment No. 16, proposed by the Total $1,500,000 Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 21, Pending submittal and approval of capital outlay budget request 2007. pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:112." AMENDMENT NO. 18 AMENDMENT NO. 32 Delete Senate Committee Amendment No. 22, proposed by the On page 27, delete line 12, and insert the following: "amount not to Senate Committee on Finance and adopted by the Senate on June 21, exceed $25 million; and pursuant to the cash management plan 2007. established" AMENDMENT NO. 19 AMENDMENT NO. 33 Delete Senate Committee Amendment No. 33, proposed by the On page 29, after line 51, insert the following: Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the "(1726) Peters Road On and Off Ramps Phase 1 (Jefferson, Senate on June 18, 2007. Orleans) Payable from General Obligation Bonds AMENDMENT NO. 20 Priority 2 $300,000 Delete Senate Committee Amendment No. 144 proposed by the Priority 3 $5,800,000 Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Priority 5 $700,000 Senate on June 18, 2007. Total $6,800,000" AMENDMENT NO. 21 AMENDMENT NO. 34 On page 10, delete line 14, and insert the following: "(Statewide)" On page 38, between lines 10 and 11 insert the following: "( ) Region 5, Lake Charles Office (Calcasieu) AMENDMENT NO. 22 Payable from General Obligation Bonds On page 11, at the beginning of line 13, change "( )" to "(1762)" Priority 2 $500,000 Priority 3 $2,380,000 AMENDMENT NO. 23 Priority 5 $2,000,000 On page 12, delete lines 12 through 15, and insert the following: Total $4,880,000 Pending submittal and approval of capital outlay budget request "Payable from Federal Funds $30,000,000" pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 39:112." AMENDMENT NO. 24 AMENDMENT NO. 35 On page 13, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following: On page 39, between lines 37 and 38, insert the following: "( ) Jackson Barracks Infrastructure, Rehabilitation and "(1735) Athletic Facilities and Enhancements (East Baton Rouge) Construction, Historic District Phase 2 (Orleans) Payable from Revenue Bonds $20,000,000

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Payable from Fees and Self Generated Revenues $6,000,000 Payable from General Obligation Bonds Total $26,000,000" Priority 2 $200,000 Priority 5 $2,560,000 AMENDMENT NO. 36 Total $2,760,000" On page 43, delete lines 23 through 26, and insert the following: "Priority 3 $5,000,000 AMENDMENT NO. 45 Priority 4 $10,000,000 On page 65, delete lines 6 through 8, and insert the following: Priority 5 $15,000,000 "Priority 2 $250,000 Total $31,000,000" Priority 3 $300,000 Payable from State General Fund (Direct) $100,000 AMENDMENT NO. 37 Total $1,400,000" On page 44, delete lines 6 through 12, and insert the following: "(662) Medical Center of Louisiana New Orleans (Orleans) AMENDMENT NO. 46 Payable from General Obligation Bonds On page 65, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following: Priority 5 $225,500,000 "(930) Acadiana Fairgrounds Conference Center, Planning and Payable from Interagency Transfer $300,000,000 Construction (Iberia) Payable from Revenue Bonds $900,000,000 Payable from General Obligation Bonds Total $1,425,500,000 Priority 2 $180,000 Provided, however, this Revenue Bonds appropriation is in lieu Priority 5 $1,645,000 of Revenue Bonds appropriated in Act 27 of 2006." Total $ 1,825,000" AMENDMENT NO. 38 AMENDMENT NO. 47 On page 47, after line 45, insert the following: On page 65, delete lines 21 through 24, and insert the following: "(1766) Business Building Replacement, Planning and "Priority 2 $200,000 Construction (Lincoln) Priority 3 $500,000 Payable from General Obligation Bonds Priority 5 $1,300,000 Priority 2 $720,000 Total $2,000,000" Priority 5 $8,880,000 Total $9,600,000" AMENDMENT NO. 48 On page 65, between lines 24 and 25, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 39 "(957) Pellerin Road (Parish Road 902), Improvements Project On page 48, delete lines 48 and 49, and insert the following: From LA 688 to LA 182 (Iberia) "Priority 5 $9,500,000 Payable from General Obligation Bonds Total $10,250,000" Priority 2 $95,000 Priority 5 $885,000 AMENDMENT NO. 40 Total $980,000" On page 55, after line 51, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 49 "36/P16 PORT OF IBERIA On page 65, between lines 24 and 25, insert the following: (605) Infrastructure Improvements on Expansion Property "(961) Eagle Point Park Construction Project (Iberia) (Iberia) Payable from General Obligation Bonds Payable from General Obligation Bonds Priority 2 $235,000 Priority 2 $50,000 Priority 5 $3,765,000 Priority 5 $450,000 Total $4,000,000" Total $500,000" AMENDMENT NO. 50 AMENDMENT NO. 41 On page 65, between lines 38 and 39, insert the following: On page 55, after line 51, insert the following: "(1712) Weeks Park Improvements Project (Iberia) "36/P16 PORT OF IBERIA Payable from General Obligation Bonds (606) Port of Iberia - Four-Lane Lewis Street, from LA Highway Priority 2 $170,000" 90 to Port Road and Intersection Improvement at Port Road (Iberia) AMENDMENT NO. 51 Payable from General Obligation Bonds On page 66, between lines 48 and 49, insert the following: Priority 2 $250,000 "(434) Livingston Place, Metairie Road to Loumor Avenue Priority 5 $2,310,000 (Jefferson) Total $2,560,000" Payable from General Obligation Bonds Priority 2 $150,000 AMENDMENT NO. 42 Priority 3 $1,500,000 On page 55, after line 51, insert the following: Priority 5 $510,000 "36/P16 PORT OF IBERIA Total $2,160,000" (607) Port of Iberia Railroad Improvements (Iberia) Payable from General Obligation Bonds AMENDMENT NO. 52 Priority 2 $40,000 On page 69, delete lines 27 through 29, and insert the following: Priority 5 $360,000 "Priority 2 $50,000 Total $400,000" Priority 5 $50,000 Total $100,000" AMENDMENT NO. 43 On page 64, delete line 36, and insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 53 "Priority 1 $1,000,000 On page 69, delete line 34, and insert the following: Priority 5 $2,550,000 "Priority 1 $640,000 Total $3,550,000" Priority 2 $75,000 Priority 5 $75,000 AMENDMENT NO. 44 Total $790,000" On page 64, after line 48, insert the following: "(479) Canal Street Widening (Iberia) AMENDMENT NO. 54

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On page 71, after line 49, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 66 "(1760) Medical Office Building, Planning and Construction (St. On page 91, between lines 39 and 40, insert the following: Bernard) "50/ME2 JEANERETTE Payable from General Obligation Bonds (734) Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements (Iberia) Priority 2 $500,000 Payable from General Obligation Bonds Priority 5 $3,000,000 Priority 2 $20,000 Total $3,500,000" Priority 5 $160,000 Total $180,000" AMENDMENT NO. 55 On page 71, after line 49, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 67 "(1761) New Hospital, Planning and Construction (St. Bernard) On page 91, between lines 39 and 40, insert the following: Payable from General Obligation Bonds "50/ME2JEANERETTE Priority 2 $1,000,000 (745) Police Building Improvements (Iberia) Priority 5 $12,500,000 Payable from General Obligation Bonds Total $13,500,000" Priority 2 $15,000 Priority 5 $105,000 AMENDMENT NO. 56 Total $120,000" On page 72, delete lines 43 and 44, and insert the following: "Priority 5 $9,550,000" AMENDMENT NO. 68 On page 91, between lines 39 and 40, insert the following: AMENDMENT NO. 57 "50/ME2 JEANERETTE On page 73, delete lines 21 through 24, and insert the following: (746) City Park Improvements (Iberia) "Priority 2 $1,500,000 Payable from General Obligation Bonds Priority 5 $5,000,000 Priority 2 $15,000 Payable from State General Fund (Direct) $300,000 Priority 5 $105,000 Total $8,360,000" Total $120,000" AMENDMENT NO. 58 AMENDMENT NO. 69 On page 73, between lines 35 and 36, insert the following: On page 104, delete lines 21 and 22, and insert the following: "(978) Belle Terre Subdivision Drainage Improvements (St. "Priority 3 $800,000 Martin) Payable from State General Fund (Direct) $75,000 Payable from General Obligation Bonds Total $1,125,000" Priority 2 $120,000" AMENDMENT NO. 70 AMENDMENT NO. 59 On page 131, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following: On page 79, delete line 10, and insert the following: "(Supplemental Funding)" "Payable from State General Fund (Direct) $100,000 Payable from General Obligation Bonds AMENDMENT NO. 71 Priority 2 $100,000 On page 134, after line 49, insert the following: Total $200,000" "50/N YMCA OF BOGALUSA LOUISIANA AMENDMENT NO. 60 (1411) Bogalusa YMCA, Planning and Construction On page 82, delete line 29, and insert the following: (Washington) "Priority 5 $525,000" Payable from General Obligation Bonds Priority 1 $75,000 AMENDMENT NO. 61 Priority 5 $2,060,000 On page 82, delete lines 36 through 41 Total $2,135,000" AMENDMENT NO. 62 AMENDMENT NO. 72 On page 83, delete lines 41 and 42, and insert the following: On page 134, after line 49, insert the following: "(1630) City of Bunkie, Land Acquisition, Planning, and "50/N 19th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Construction for Industrial Development" (1767) New Courthouse for 19th Judicial District Court, Construction (East Baton Rouge) AMENDMENT NO. 63 Payable from General Obligation Bonds On page 85, between lines 43 and 44, insert the following: Priority 5 $6,000,000" "(695) Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements (Iberia and Vermilion) On motion of Senator Mount, the amendments were adopted. Payable from General Obligation Bonds Priority 2 $80,000 Floor Amendments Sent Up Priority 5 $880,000 Total $960,000" Senator Mount sent up floor amendments which were read. AMENDMENT NO. 64 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS On page 85, between lines 43 and 44, insert the following: "(696) Delcambre Shrimp Festival Pavilion (Iberia and Vermilion) Amendments proposed by Senator Mount to Re-Reengrossed House Payable from General Obligation Bonds Bill No. 2 by Representative Townsend Priority 2 $35,000 Priority 5 $320,000 AMENDMENT NO. 1 Total $355,000" In Senate Floor Amendment No. 37, proposed by Senator Mount, and adopted on the Floor on June 22, 2007, on page 5, delete lines 46 and AMENDMENT NO. 65 47, and insert the following: "Provided, however, this Revenue On page 88, delete line 49, and insert the following: Bonds appropriation is in lieu of Revenue Bonds appropriated in Act "Priority 2 $150,000" 27 of 2006. Provided, however, that this Interagency Transfer

1006 31st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Page 33 SENATE June 22, 2007 appropriation is in lieu of Federal Funds approved by the Joint ROLL CALL Legislative Committee on the Budget on December 15, 2006." The roll was called with the following result: AMENDMENT NO. 2 In Senate Committee Amendment No. 63, proposed by the Senate YEAS Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Senate on June 18, 2007, on page 11, delete lines 5 and 6 and insert: Adley Fontenot Quinn "(Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Jefferson, Orleans, Barham Hollis Romero Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Boasso Kostelka Schedler West Baton Rouge)" Cassidy Malone Smith Dupre Mount Theunissen On motion of Senator Mount, the amendments were adopted. Ellington Nevers Total - 17 Floor Amendments Sent Up NAYS Senator Barham sent up floor amendments which were read. Mr President Fields Marionneaux Amedee Gautreaux B McPherson SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Broome Heitmeier Murray Cain Jackson Shepherd Amendments proposed by Senator Barham to Re-Reengrossed House Chaisson Jones Bill No. 2 by Representative Townsend Cheek Lentini Total - 16 AMENDMENT NO. 1 ABSENT Delete Senate Committee Amendment No. 195, proposed by the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Bajoie Duplessis Michot Senate on June 18, 2007. Cravins Gautreaux N Ullo Total - 6 Motion The Chair declared the rules were suspended and the Senator Jones moved to table the amendment. amendments are reconsidered. Senator Barham objected. Floor Amendments Sent Up ROLL CALL Senator Barham sent up floor amendments which were read. The roll was called with the following result: SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS YEAS Amendments proposed by Senator Barham to Re-Reengrossed House Bill No. 2 by Representative Townsend Mr President Fontenot McPherson Amedee Gautreaux B Murray AMENDMENT NO. 1 Broome Gautreaux N Nevers Delete Senate Committee Amendment No. 195, proposed by the Cain Heitmeier Shepherd Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and adopted by the Chaisson Jackson Theunissen Senate on June 18, 2007. Cheek Jones Fields Marionneaux Motion Total - 19 NAYS Senator Barham moved the previous question on the amendment. Adley Hollis Quinn Barham Kostelka Romero Senator Jones objected. Cassidy Malone Schedler Ellington Mount Smith ROLL CALL Total - 12 ABSENT The roll was called with the following result: Bajoie Duplessis Michot YEAS Boasso Dupre Ullo Cravins Lentini Adley Hollis Romero Total - 8 Barham Kostelka Schedler Boasso Mount Smith The Chair declared the amendment was tabled. Cassidy Nevers Theunissen Ellington Quinn Rules Suspended Total - 14 NAYS Senator Theunissen asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of reconsidering the vote by which the Mr President Fields Lentini amendment proposed by Senator Barham previously on House Bill Amedee Fontenot Malone No. 2 was tabled. Broome Gautreaux B Marionneaux Cain Gautreaux N McPherson Senator Jones objected. Chaisson Heitmeier Murray Cheek Jackson Shepherd Dupre Jones

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Total - 20 Motion ABSENT Senator Murray moved the previous question on the entire Bajoie Duplessis Ullo subject matter. Cravins Michot Total - 5 The bill was read by title. Senator Mount moved the final passage of the amended bill. The Chair declared the Senate refused to call the previous question on the amendment. ROLL CALL Senator Fields asked for a ruling from the Chair on whether the vote on the motion to reconsider requires a two-thirds vote. The roll was called with the following result: The Chair ruled that the motion to table was not reconsidered YEAS and laid on the table and therefore it only requires a majority vote to Mr President Fields McPherson reconsider. Adley Fontenot Mount Amedee Gautreaux B Murray Motion Barham Gautreaux N Nevers Boasso Heitmeier Quinn Senator Jones moved to table the amendment. Broome Hollis Romero Cain Jackson Schedler Senator Barham objected. Cassidy Jones Shepherd Chaisson Kostelka Smith ROLL CALL Cheek Lentini Theunissen Dupre Malone Ullo The roll was called with the following result: Ellington Marionneaux Total - 35 YEAS NAYS Mr President Fields Lentini Total - 0 Amedee Fontenot Marionneaux ABSENT Broome Gautreaux B McPherson Cain Gautreaux N Murray Bajoie Duplessis Chaisson Heitmeier Shepherd Cravins Michot Cheek Jackson Total - 4 Dupre Jones Total - 19 The Chair declared the amended bill was passed. The title was NAYS read and adopted. Senator Mount moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed and laid the motion on the table. Adley Hollis Quinn Barham Kostelka Romero Rules Suspended Boasso Malone Schedler Cassidy Mount Smith Senator Ullo asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for Ellington Nevers Theunissen the purpose of reverting to the Morning Hour. Total - 15 ABSENT Introduction of Resolutions, Bajoie Duplessis Ullo Senate and Concurrent Cravins Michot Total - 5 Senator Ullo asked for and obtained a suspension of the rules for the purpose of introducing and reading the following Resolutions, The Chair declared the amendment was tabled. Senate and Concurrent, a first and second time and acting upon them as follows: Senator Jones moved to reconsider the vote by which the amendment was tabled and laid that motion on the table. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 123— BY SENATOR SCHEDLER A RESOLUTION Floor Amendments Sent Up To urge and request that the boards of directors of Property Insurance Association of Louisiana, Louisiana Automobile Insurance Plan, Senator Romero sent up floor amendments which were read. and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to cooperate fully with the legislative auditor in accordance with the Constitution SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENTS of Louisiana and state laws. Amendments proposed by Senator Romero to Re-Reengrossed House On motion of Senator Schedler, the resolution was read by title Bill No. 2 by Representative Townsend and adopted. AMENDMENT NO. 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 124— On page 97, delete line 52 and insert BY SENATORS MURRAY, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, "Priority 3 $35,000,000" BOASSO, BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HINES, HOLLIS, On motion of Senator Romero, the amendments were adopted. JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, SMITH, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO A RESOLUTION

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To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 119— Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of Myrtle Z. Labat BY SENATOR MARIONNEAUX Charbonnet, owner of Charbonnet Labat Glapion Funeral Home A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION and to record for posterity the enduring appreciation of the To urge and request the Senate Committee on Judiciary B and the members of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana for her House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice to lifetime of contributions to Louisiana, her family, and her meet and to function as a joint committee to study and make community. recommendations regarding the effects of the state of Mississippi's decision to land-base its casinos. On motion of Senator Murray, the resolution was read by title and adopted. The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 125— Messages from the House BY SENATOR CHEEK A RESOLUTION The following Messages from the House were received and read To express the sincere and heartfelt condolences of the Senate of the as follows: Legislature of Louisiana upon the death of James Harold "Jimmie" Roach. Message from the House On motion of Senator Cheek, the resolution was read by title and PASSED SENATE BILLS AND adopted. JOINT RESOLUTIONS SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 117— BY SENATOR SCHEDLER June 22, 2007 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request that the boards of directors of Property Insurance To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Association of Louisiana, Louisiana Automobile Insurance Plan, and Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to cooperate fully I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of with the legislative auditor in accordance with the Constitution Representatives has finally passed the following Senate Bills and of Louisiana and state laws. Joint Resolutions: The resolution was read by title. Senator Schedler moved to SENATE BILL NO. 21— BY SENATORS SMITH AND NEVERS adopt the Senate Concurrent Resolution. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 3:4411(A), relative to the timber ROLL CALL severance tax; to increase the portion of the timber severance tax allocated to the state which is dedicated to the Forestry The roll was called with the following result: Productivity Fund; and to provide for related matters. YEAS Reported with amendments. Mr President Fields Mount SENATE BILL NO. 232— Adley Fontenot Murray BY SENATOR BAJOIE Amedee Gautreaux B Nevers AN ACT Barham Gautreaux N Quinn To enact Chapter 3-F of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of Boasso Heitmeier Romero 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:600.71 through 600.76, Broome Hollis Schedler relative to housing counseling assistance; to provide for Cain Jackson Shepherd definitions; to provide for the source, funding and type of Cassidy Jones Smith housing counseling assistance offered; to provide for a Chaisson Lentini Theunissen termination date; to provide for an effective date; and to provide Cheek Malone Ullo for related matters. Dupre Marionneaux Ellington McPherson Reported with amendments. Total - 34 NAYS SENATE BILL NO. 26— BY SENATORS NEVERS, ADLEY, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, N. GAUTREAUX, KOSTELKA, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MICHOT, Total - 0 MOUNT AND MURRAY ABSENT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 47:337.10(I), relative to the sales and use Bajoie Duplessis Michot tax of political subdivisions; to expand the option of political Cravins Kostelka subdivisions to exclude from its tax certain farm business related Total - 5 property; and to provide for related matters. The Chair declared the Senate had adopted the Senate Reported with amendments. Concurrent Resolution and ordered it sent to the House. SENATE BILL NO. 98— SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 118— BY SENATORS SCHEDLER, BAJOIE, CHAISSON, CHEEK, N. BY SENATOR MCPHERSON GAUTREAUX, JACKSON, MCPHERSON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, JONES, MOUNT, ULLO, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BARHAM, BOASSO, BROOME, CASSIDY, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, To create the Louisiana Health Information Technology Task Force DUPRE, ELLINGTON, HINES, HOLLIS, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, to study and make recommendations on health information MARIONNEAUX, MICHOT, MURRAY, NEVERS, ROMERO, SMITH AND technology. THEUNISSEN AN ACT The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. To enact Subpart N 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. 39:100.42, relative to special funds; to create the New Opportunities Waiver Fund as a special fund in the state

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treasury; to provide for the dedication of certain revenues and to provide definitions; to provide for the duties and for the deposit of and use of monies in the fund; to provide for responsibilities of the Department of Economic Development an effective date; and to provide for related matters. relative to such entities; to provide for the establishment of criteria for such entities; to provide for community economic Reported with amendments. development tax credits; to provide for the expiration of such credits; to provide for audit and performance review procedures SENATE BILL NO. 223— for such entities; to provide for the expiration of such BY SENATOR MICHOT provisions; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for AN ACT related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 22:681 and R.S. 32:861(B)(2), (C)(1)(a) and (b), and 900(B)(2)(a), (b) and (c), relative to motor vehicle Reported with amendments. insurance; to provide for compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance limits; to provide for security and proof of financial SENATE BILL NO. 127— responsibility; to increase the amount of insurance or security BY SENATOR BOASSO required; to increase the amount of deposit required in lieu of A JOINT RESOLUTION liability bond or policy; to provide insurance coverage for rental Proposing to amend Article X, Section 29(E)(4) and (5) of the motor vehicles; and to provide for related matters. Constitution of Louisiana, relative to retirement and survivor's benefits; to limit creation of additional unfunded accrued Reported with amendments. liabilities for state retirement systems unless certain conditions are met; and to specify an election for submission of the SENATE BILL NO. 104— proposition to electors and provide a ballot proposition. BY SENATOR JACKSON AN ACT Reported with amendments. To enact Chapter 53 of Title 51 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 51:3101 through 3109, relative to Respectfully submitted, banks and banking; to establish banking development districts ALFRED W. SPEER in certain areas; to authorize the commissioner of the Office of Clerk of the House of Representatives Financial Institutions to promulgate certain rules and regulations; to provide criteria for establishing banking services in the proposed district; to provide for an application process; to Message from the House allow for the deposit of certain public funds in certain financial institutions; to authorize the abatement of taxes for a financial CONCURRING IN institution located in the district; and to provide for related SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS matters. June 22, 2007 Reported with amendments. To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: SENATE BILL NO. 111— BY SENATOR HINES AND REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of AN ACT Representatives has finally concurred in the following Senate To enact Part LVII of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Concurrent Resolutions: Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:1300.172.1 through 1300.172.5, relative to health care; to enact the North Louisiana SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 116— BY SENATORS HINES, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, LSUHSC-S/Rural Hospital Network Act; to provide for BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, legislative findings and purpose; to provide definitions; to DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. provide for an advisory committee; and to provide for related GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, matters. MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, SMITH, THEUNISSEN AND ULLO Reported with amendments. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Jesse H. Bankston for his years of invaluable public SENATE BILL NO. 121— service to the people of the state of Louisiana and to BY SENATOR MURRAY congratulate him on the attainment of the exceptional milestone AN ACT of one hundred years of age. To amend and reenact R.S. 38:2318.1(B) and to enact R.S. 38:2225.2.1, relative to public contracts; to authorize certain Reported without amendments. public entities to utilize the design-build method for the construction or repair of any public building or structure in Respectfully submitted, certain circumstances; to provide for procedures, requirements, ALFRED W. SPEER and limitations; to provide relative to qualifications and Clerk of the House of Representatives selection of design-build competitors; to provide for procedures for evaluation and selection of a design-builder; to provide for public announcement procedures; to provide relative to legal Message from the House challenges; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters. ASKING CONCURRENCE IN HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS Reported with amendments. June 22, 2007 SENATE BILL NO. 124— BY SENATOR BROOME To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: AN ACT To enact Subpart B-37 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the I am directed to inform your honorable body that the House of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. Representatives has finally passed and asks your concurrence in the 33:130.731 through 130.737 and R.S. 47:6026, relative to following House Concurrent Resolutions: community economic development entities and tax credits relating to these entities; to provide for community development corporations and community development financial institutions;

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 253— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 256— BY REPRESENTATIVE SCALISE BY REPRESENTATIVE FARRAR AND SENATOR MCPHERSON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and To commend Amanda Joseph upon being crowned Miss Louisiana Development to transfer the portion of Central Avenue, also 2007. known as Louisiana Highway 48, from its intersection with Jefferson Highway to its intersection with River Road, to The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. Jefferson Parish in exchange for the transfer of a parish road of equal length into the state highway system. Reports of Committees HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 254— The following reports of committees were received and read: BY REPRESENTATIVE WALKER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana for its many REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON contributions to the state and its history, culture, and people and to proclaim June 26, 2007, as Tunica-Biloxi Day. RETIREMENT HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 255— Senator D.A. "Butch" Gautreaux, Chairman on behalf of the BY REPRESENTATIVE MARCHAND Committee on Retirement, submitted the following report: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To create the Louisiana Rental Housing Task Force to study and June 22, 2007 develop recommendations for the improvement of the current practices, standards, and laws applicable to residential leases. To the President and Members of the Senate: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 256— I am directed by your Committee on Retirement to submit the BY REPRESENTATIVE FARRAR AND SENATOR MCPHERSON following report: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend Amanda Joseph upon being crowned Miss Louisiana HOUSE BILL NO. 845— 2007. BY REPRESENTATIVE DURAND AND SENATOR B. GAUTREAUX AND REPRESENTATIVE SALTER AND SENATOR HINES AND REPRESENTATIVES BRUCE, CAZAYOUX, CURTIS, DARTEZ, FARRAR, Respectfully submitted, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, HEBERT, HILL, LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, MCVEA, ALFRED W. SPEER MONTGOMERY, PIERRE, PINAC, QUEZAIRE, JACK SMITH, ROMERO, Clerk of the House of Representatives THOMPSON, AND WALKER AND SENATORS ADLEY, AMEDEE, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPRE, N. GAUTREAUX, HOLLIS, KOSTELKA, MOUNT, NEVERS, ROMERO, AND SHEPHERD House Concurrent Resolutions AN ACT on First Reading To amend and reenact R.S. 11:441(A)(1)(introductory paragraph) and 602 and to enact R.S. 11:444(A)(2)(c), 544, and 605(D) and The following House Concurrent Resolutions were read a first R.S. 15:574.4.1, relative to retirement benefits for certain time by their titles and placed on the Calendar for their second probation and parole officers who are Louisiana State reading: Employees' Retirement System members; to provide for benefit calculation; to provide monies for payment of any liability HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 253— created by such benefits; to provide for a probation and parole BY REPRESENTATIVE SCALISE processing fee; to create a fund for allocation of sums equal to A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION the collections of such fees; to provide for the deposit of certain To urge and request the Department of Transportation and monies to the fund; to provide for disbursement from the fund; Development to transfer the portion of Central Avenue, also to provide for actuarial calculation of amortization payments; to known as Louisiana Highway 48, from its intersection with provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Jefferson Highway to its intersection with River Road, to Jefferson Parish in exchange for the transfer of a parish road of Reported with amendments. equal length into the state highway system. Respectfully submitted, The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. D.A. "BUTCH" GAUTREAUX Chairman HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 254— BY REPRESENTATIVE WALKER A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION House Bills and Joint Resolutions To commend the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana for its many on Second Reading contributions to the state and its history, culture, and people and Reported by Committees to proclaim June 26, 2007, as Tunica-Biloxi Day. Senator B. Gautreaux asked for and obtained a suspension of the The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. rules to take up at this time the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions just reported by Committees. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 255— BY REPRESENTATIVE MARCHAND HOUSE BILL NO. 845— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVE DURAND AND SENATOR B. GAUTREAUX AND To create the Louisiana Rental Housing Task Force to study and REPRESENTATIVE SALTER AND SENATOR HINES AND REPRESENTATIVES BRUCE, CAZAYOUX, CURTIS, DARTEZ, FARRAR, develop recommendations for the improvement of the current FAUCHEUX, FRITH, HEBERT, HILL, LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, MCVEA, practices, standards, and laws applicable to residential leases. MONTGOMERY, PIERRE, PINAC, QUEZAIRE, JACK SMITH, ROMERO, THOMPSON, AND WALKER AND SENATORS ADLEY, AMEDEE, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPRE, N. GAUTREAUX, HOLLIS, KOSTELKA, The resolution was read by title; lies over under the rules. MOUNT, NEVERS, ROMERO, AND SHEPHERD AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:441(A)(1)(introductory paragraph) and 602 and to enact R.S. 11:444(A)(2)(c), 544, and 605(D) and R.S. 15:574.4.1, relative to retirement benefits for certain probation and parole officers who are Louisiana State

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Employees' Retirement System members; to provide for benefit SENATE BILL NO. 79— calculation; to provide monies for payment of any liability BY SENATOR THEUNISSEN created by such benefits; to provide for a probation and parole AN ACT processing fee; to create a fund for allocation of sums equal to To enact R.S. 33:4574 (F)(6) and 4574.1(R), relative to Jefferson the collections of such fees; to provide for the deposit of certain Davis Parish Tourist Commission; to provide for the authority monies to the fund; to provide for disbursement from the fund; and composition of the commission; to provide for occupancy to provide for actuarial calculation of amortization payments; to taxes levied by the commission; to provide for an effective date; provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. and to provide for related matters. Reported with amendments by the Committee on Retirement. SENATE BILL NO. 105— BY SENATORS JACKSON, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, JONES, SHEPHERD AND ULLO AND REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS ALEXANDER, BALDONE, BARROW, BAYLOR, BRUCE, BURNS, BURRELL, K. CARTER, CHANDLER, CURTIS, DORSEY, DURAND, FANNIN, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, GALLOT, GRAY, ELBERT GUILLORY, Amendments proposed by Senate Committee on Retirement to ELCIE GUILLORY, HONEY, HUNTER, LAFONTA, MARCHAND, Reengrossed House Bill No. 845 by Representative Durand MORRELL, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RICHMOND, JOHN SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, WALKER AND WILLIAMS AMENDMENT NO. 1 AN ACT On page 4, at the end of line 9, delete the period "." and insert a To enact R.S. 18:1303(I) and (J) and 1307(G), relative to the election comma "," and "subject to appropriation." code; to provide for absentee voting by mail; to provide for senior citizens voting absentee by mail; to provide for persons AMENDMENT NO. 2 physically impaired voting absentee by mail; to provide relative On page 5, line 3 after "assessed" and before "for" insert "for each to applications to vote absentee by mail by such senior citizens case file existing on June 30, 2007, and" and physically impaired persons; and to provide for related matters. AMENDMENT NO. 3 On page 5, line 3 after "opened" and before "by" insert "thereafter" SENATE BILL NO. 261— BY SENATOR QUINN AMENDMENT NO. 4 AN ACT On page 5, line 6 after "offender's" and before "meeting" delete To amend and reenact R.S. 15:1310(D) and 1315(C) and to enact "initial" and insert in lieu thereof "first" R.S. 15:1312.1, relative to the Electronic Surveillance Act; to provide for assistance with installation and use of a wire, oral, AMENDMENT NO. 5 or electronic intercepting device; to extend the time period that On page 5, at the end of line 7 delete the period "." and insert in lieu an order is in effect to install and use a pen register; and to thereof "after June 30, 2007." provide for related matters. SENATE BILL NO. 266— AMENDMENT NO. 6 BY SENATOR FIELDS On page 5, delete lines 8 through 10 in their entirety AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 49:220.5(C)(1)(a), and to enact R.S. AMENDMENT NO. 7 24:653(K), relative to the authority of the Joint Legislative On page 5, at the beginning of line 11 change "C." to "B." Committee on the Budget; to provide relative to its powers, duties and functions; to provide relative to certain proposals of AMENDMENT NO. 8 the Louisiana Recovery Authority; to provide for application; to On page 5, line 11 after "All fees" and before "collected" delete "and provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. partial fees" SENATE BILL NO. 336— AMENDMENT NO. 9 BY SENATOR FONTENOT On page 5, delete lines 20 through 24 in their entirety and insert in AN ACT lieu thereof the following: "unfunded accrued liability in accordance To enact R.S. 33:4574.16, relative to East Baton Rouge Parish; to with the provisions of R.S." provide relative to the Baton Rouge Area Convention and Visitors Bureau; to provide relative to the powers and duties of On motion of Senator B. Gautreaux the committee amendment the bureau; and to provide for related matters. was adopted. The amended bill was read by title and recommitted to the Committee on Finance. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES D. JONES Privilege Report of the Committee on Chairman Senate and Governmental Affairs The foregoing Senate Bills were signed by the President of the Senate. ENROLLMENTS Privilege Report of the Committee on Senator Jones, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs, submitted the following report: Senate and Governmental Affairs June 22, 2007 ENROLLMENTS To the President and Members of the Senate: Senator Jones, Chairman on behalf of the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs, submitted the following report: I am directed by your Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to submit the following report: June 22, 2007 The following Senate Bills have been properly enrolled: To the President and Members of the Senate: I am directed by your Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to submit the following report:

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to provide certain definitions, requirements, terms, conditions, The following Senate Concurrent Resolution has been properly and procedures; and to provide for related matters. enrolled: SENATE BILL NO. 95— SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 104— BY SENATOR AMEDEE AND REPRESENTATIVES ALEXANDER, BY SENATOR DUPRE ANDERS, ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BEARD, BRUCE, BURNS, R. CARTER, CAZAYOUX, CHANDLER, CRANE, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CROWE, DAMICO, DANIEL, DARTEZ, DORSEY, DOVE, DOWNS, To urge and request the Department of Education to study the DURAND, ERDEY, FANNIN, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, GREENE, ELBERT feasibility of developing and implementing a statewide health GUILLORY, ELCIE GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, HEBERT, HUTTER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, KATZ, KENNARD, KENNEY, education curriculum and physical fitness assessment for LAFLEUR, LAMBERT, LANCASTER, LORUSSO, MCDONALD, MCVEA, students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. MORRELL, MORRIS, ODINET, PIERRE, M. POWELL, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RITCHIE, ROBIDEAUX, ROMERO, SCALISE, SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JACK SMITH, JANE SMITH, JOHN SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, Respectfully submitted, STRAIN, THOMPSON, TOWNSEND, TRAHAN, TUCKER, WADDELL, CHARLES D. JONES WALKER, WALSWORTH AND WHITE Chairman AN ACT To enact R.S. 32:412.2, relative to driver's licenses; to exempt certain The foregoing Senate Concurrent Resolution was signed by the service-connected disabled veterans from the payment of fees President of the Senate. for a driver's license; and to provide for related matters. Message to the Governor SENATE BILL NO. 215— BY SENATORS CRAVINS, N. GAUTREAUX AND MICHOT AN ACT SIGNED SENATE BILLS To amend and reenact R.S. 32:65, relative to illegal speed contests on public roads and certain property; to provide for penalties for June 22, 2007 persons engaged in such speed contests; and to provide for related matters. To the Honorable Governor of the State of Louisiana: SENATE BILL NO. 79— The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of BY SENATOR THEUNISSEN Representatives have signed the following Senate Bills: AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:4574 (F)(6) and 4574.1(R), relative to Jefferson SENATE BILL NO. 46— Davis Parish Tourist Commission; to provide for the authority BY SENATORS THEUNISSEN, BROOME, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, and composition of the commission; to provide for occupancy MOUNT, QUINN AND ULLO AND REPRESENTATIVES ARNOLD, GALLOT, LAFONTA, LANCASTER, MONTGOMERY, SMILEY AND taxes levied by the commission; to provide for an effective date; WILLIAMS and to provide for related matters. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 24:973(A)(6) and 974 and to enact R.S. SENATE BILL NO. 105— BY SENATORS JACKSON, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, JONES, 24:973(A)(7) and 973.1, relative to civic education; to establish SHEPHERD AND ULLO AND REPRESENTATIVES ALARIO, the Legislative Youth Advisory Council; to provide for the ALEXANDER, BALDONE, BARROW, BAYLOR, BRUCE, BURNS, duties of the council; to provide for membership; to provide for BURRELL, K. CARTER, CHANDLER, CURTIS, DORSEY, DURAND, FANNIN, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, GALLOT, GRAY, ELBERT GUILLORY, council administration; to require an annual report; to provide ELCIE GUILLORY, HONEY, HUNTER, LAFONTA, MARCHAND, relative to funding; to provide for the duties and functions of the MORRELL, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RICHMOND, JOHN SMITH, ST. Louisiana Commission on Civic Education; and to provide for GERMAIN, WALKER AND WILLIAMS related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 18:1303(I) and (J) and 1307(G), relative to the election SENATE BILL NO. 75— code; to provide for absentee voting by mail; to provide for BY SENATORS DUPRE AND SMITH AND REPRESENTATIVES senior citizens voting absentee by mail; to provide for persons ALEXANDER, ANDERS, ANSARDI, ARNOLD, BALDONE, BARROW, BAUDOIN, BEARD, BOWLER, CAZAYOUX, CRANE, CROWE, CURTIS, physically impaired voting absentee by mail; to provide relative DANIEL, DARTEZ, DEWITT, DOERGE, DORSEY, DOVE, FANNIN, to applications to vote absentee by mail by such senior citizens FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, ELBERT GUILLORY, ELCIE GUILLORY, and physically impaired persons; and to provide for related HARRIS, HEBERT, HILL, HUTTER, JACKSON, KATZ, KENNEY, LAFLEUR, LAFONTA, LANCASTER, MCDONALD, MORRELL, MORRIS, matters. ODINET, PIERRE, PITRE, M. POWELL, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JACK SMITH, JANE SENATE BILL NO. 261— SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, STRAIN, TOWNSEND, TRICHE, WADDELL, BY SENATOR QUINN WALSWORTH, WINSTON AND WOOTON AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 15:1310(D) and 1315(C) and to enact To designate and name certain highways and portions of highways; R.S. 15:1312.1, relative to the Electronic Surveillance Act; to to designate a portion of Louisiana Highway 3235 near the town provide for assistance with installation and use of a wire, oral, of Golden Meadow as Veterans Memorial Highway 3235; to or electronic intercepting device; to extend the time period that designate certain portions of United States Highway 84 and an order is in effect to install and use a pen register; and to Louisiana Highway 6 as the El Camino East/West Corridor; to provide for related matters. designate a certain interchange of Interstate 110 in East Baton Rouge Parish as the Military Order of Purple Heart Memorial SENATE BILL NO. 266— Interchange, Chapter 177; to designate a portion of Interstate 49 BY SENATOR FIELDS as the Charles I. "Doc" Hudson Highway; to require the AN ACT Department of Transportation and Development to erect To amend and reenact R.S. 49:220.5(C)(1)(a), and to enact R.S. appropriate signage; and to provide for related matters. 24:653(K), relative to the authority of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget; to provide relative to its powers, SENATE BILL NO. 91— duties and functions; to provide relative to certain proposals of BY SENATOR NEVERS AND REPRESENTATIVES GRAY AND MCDONALD the Louisiana Recovery Authority; to provide for application; to AN ACT provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 46:52.1(C)(1)(b) and 286.13(1), (2), and (5), relative to children; to provide relative to the care of abused and neglected children; to provide relative to the care of children by foster parents and the rights of foster parents as caregivers;

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SENATE BILL NO. 336— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 239— BY SENATOR FONTENOT BY REPRESENTATIVES JACK SMITH, ALARIO, ALEXANDER, AN ACT ANDERS, ANSARDI, ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, BARROW, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BEARD, BOWLER, BRUCE, BURNS, BURRELL, K. To enact R.S. 33:4574.16, relative to East Baton Rouge Parish; to CARTER, R. CARTER, CAZAYOUX, CHANDLER, CRANE, CROWE, provide relative to the Baton Rouge Area Convention and CURTIS, DAMICO, DANIEL, DARTEZ, DEWITT, DOERGE, DORSEY, Visitors Bureau; to provide relative to the powers and duties of DOVE, DOWNS, DURAND, ERDEY, FANNIN, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, GALLOT, GEYMANN, GRAY, GREENE, ELBERT GUILLORY, the bureau; and to provide for related matters. ELCIE GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, HARRIS, HEATON, HEBERT, and they are hereby presented for executive approval. HILL, HONEY, HUNTER, HUTTER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JOHNS, KATZ, KENNARD, KENNEY, KLECKLEY, LABRUZZO, LAFLEUR, LAFONTA, LAMBERT, LANCASTER, LORUSSO, MARCHAND, Respectfully submitted, MARTINY, MCDONALD, MCVEA, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, GLENN A. KOEPP MORRIS, MORRISH, ODINET, PIERRE, PINAC, PITRE, M. POWELL, T. Secretary of the Senate POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROBIDEAUX, ROMERO, SALTER, SCALISE, SCHNEIDER, SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, JOHN SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, STRAIN, THOMPSON, TOOMY, Message from the House TOWNSEND, TRAHAN, TRICHE, TUCKER, WADDELL, WALKER, WALSWORTH, WHITE, WILLIAMS, WINSTON, AND WOOTON SIGNED HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request that the Department of Commerce, National June 22, 2007 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, distribute the disaster relief funds for fisheries recovery contained in the United States To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: Troops Readiness, Veterans Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-28) I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of according to the instructions for allocation that the United States the House of Representatives has signed the following House Congress included in that Act. Concurrent Resolutions: HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 240— BY REPRESENTATIVES FRITH, GEYMANN, ELCIE GUILLORY, JOHNS, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9— KLECKLEY, AND MORRISH AND SENATORS ADLEY, AMEDEE, BY REPRESENTATIVES K. CARTER, ALARIO, ALEXANDER, ANDERS, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, BROOME, CAIN, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, BARROW, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, CAZAYOUX, CURTIS, DANIEL, DARTEZ, DORSEY, DOWNS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HINES, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, ELBERT GUILLORY, HEBERT, HONEY, HUNTER, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, KATZ, KENNEY, LAFONTA, MARCHAND, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, MICHOT, MOUNT, MURRAY, NEVERS, MCDONALD, MORRELL, MORRISH, PIERRE, QUEZAIRE, RICHMOND, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, SHEPHERD, SMITH, THEUNISSEN, AND ROMERO, SALTER, GARY SMITH, TOWNSEND, TRICHE, AND ULLO WILLIAMS A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To recognize the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Audrey, pay respect To continue the Task Force on the Working Uninsured for the to those who perished in it, and pay tribute to those who rebuilt purpose of studying and making further recommendations Southwest Louisiana. regarding possible solutions to Louisiana's serious problem of many working citizens who are without health insurance. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 241— BY REPRESENTATIVE GARY SMITH HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 50— A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY REPRESENTATIVES TOOMY AND SCALISE To urge and request the Board of Regents, in consultation with the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION public postsecondary education management boards, to review To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as the admission requirements for every postbaccalaureate degree are necessary to either extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act program and course, including professional degree programs (TRIA) to include insurance coverage for natural disasters such and courses, offered at Louisiana public colleges and as earthquakes and hurricanes or, alternatively, to establish a tax universities and report on those that provide a preference, incentive program for insurance companies that provide formally or informally, in the admissions process to an out-of- insurance coverage for natural disasters such as earthquakes and state student based on that student's out-of-state residency status; hurricanes. to provide guidelines relative to report contents; and to provide that the report shall be made in writing to the House and Senate HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 53— BY REPRESENTATIVE ODINET committees on education at least forty-five days prior to the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION convening of the 2008 Regular Session. To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to repair the Ostrica Locks in lower Plaquemines HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 242— BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER Parish. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the office of motor vehicles to evaluate the HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 118— BY REPRESENTATIVE WALKER advisability of requiring Federal Bureau of Investigation threat A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION assessments of bus drivers. To urge and request the governor, the Louisiana congressional delegation, and other relevant entities to work together to ensure HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 243— BY REPRESENTATIVES ERDEY, BARROW, BEARD, BURNS, R. federal funding for the Louisiana Children's Health Insurance CARTER, CRANE, CROWE, DANIEL, DORSEY, FAUCHEUX, GREENE, Program. HONEY, JACKSON, KENNARD, LAMBERT, MCVEA, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, RITCHIE, ROBIDEAUX, SCHNEIDER, SMILEY, STRAIN, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 123— WHITE, AND WINSTON BY REPRESENTATIVE GRAY A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and To recommend a model ordinance for inclusionary zoning to be Development to study traffic patterns and trends and accident enacted by parishes and municipalities as contemplated by Act data on the portion of Interstate 12 between O'Neal Lane in East No. 810 of the 2006 Regular Session. Baton Rouge Parish and Louisiana Highway 447 in Livingston Parish and to make recommendations, including short- and long- term improvements and modifications, to reduce the number of accidents occurring on that portion of roadway, and to submit such recommendations to the House and Senate committees on transportation, highways and public works prior to December 31, 2007.

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 250— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 244— BY REPRESENTATIVE BURNS BY REPRESENTATIVE THOMPSON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and To urge and request the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Development to study traffic and accident data on the portion of Department of Education's Louisiana Student Financial Interstate 12 between its intersections with Interstate 55 and Assistance Commission to work together to ensure funding for Interstate 10 in Tangipahoa and St. Tammany parishes, to make scholarships for medical students who commit to future rural recommendations, including short- and long-term improvements primary care practice in Louisiana pursuant to Act No. 894 of and modifications, to reduce the number of accidents occurring the 2004 Regular Session. on that portion of roadway, and to submit such recommendations to the House and Senate committees on HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 245— transportation, highways and public works prior to December BY REPRESENTATIVES HUNTER AND WALSWORTH 31, 2007. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Health and Hospitals, in HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 7— consultation with LifeShare Blood Centers and other sickle cell BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNEIDER AND SENATOR B. GAUTREAUX anemia care and service providers, to study the feasibility of AND REPRESENTATIVE SALTER AND SENATOR HINES AND REPRESENTATIVES JANE SMITH AND WALSWORTH AND SENATOR developing a network of specialized sickle cell disease treatment ELLINGTON AND REPRESENTATIVES ARNOLD, CURTIS, DOERGE, and lifestyle enhancement facilities throughout the state of GEYMANN, HARRIS, KLECKLEY, ROBIDEAUX, TRAHAN, ALARIO, Louisiana for the purpose of improving the quality of life of ANDERS, BADON, BALDONE, BARROW, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BRUCE, BURNS, BURRELL, K. CARTER, R. CARTER, CHANDLER, CRANE, sickle cell disease patients and their families and to report its CROWE, DANIEL, DARTEZ, DEWITT, DORSEY, DOVE, DOWNS, findings to the Legislature of Louisiana no later than March 1, DURAND, FANNIN, FARRAR, FAUCHEUX, FRITH, GRAY, GREENE, 2008. ELBERT GUILLORY, ELCIE GUILLORY, HEBERT, HILL, HONEY, HUTTER, JEFFERSON, KENNARD, KENNEY, LAMBERT, LANCASTER, MARCHAND, MCDONALD, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MORRIS, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 246— ODINET, PIERRE, PITRE, M. POWELL, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, BY REPRESENTATIVES JOHNS, GEYMANN, ELCIE GUILLORY, RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROMERO, SCALISE, SMILEY, JACK SMITH, KLECKLEY, MORRISH, AND JOHN SMITH AND SENATORS CAIN, JOHN SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, STRAIN, THOMPSON, TOOMY, MOUNT, THEUNISSEN, ADLEY, AMEDEE, BAJOIE, BARHAM, BOASSO, TOWNSEND, TRICHE, TUCKER, WADDELL, WALKER, WHITE, BROOME, CASSIDY, CHAISSON, CHEEK, CRAVINS, DUPLESSIS, WILLIAMS, AND WOOTON AND SENATORS CHEEK, HEITMEIER, DUPRE, ELLINGTON, FIELDS, FONTENOT, B. GAUTREAUX, N. JACKSON, MCPHERSON, AND ULLO GAUTREAUX, HEITMEIER, HINES, HOLLIS, JACKSON, JONES, KOSTELKA, LENTINI, MALONE, MARIONNEAUX, MCPHERSON, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION MICHOT, MURRAY, NEVERS, QUINN, ROMERO, SCHEDLER, To approve a cost-of-living increase requested by the board of SHEPHERD, SMITH, AND ULLO trustees of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION (LASERS) of up to two and one-half percent and an additional To express sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of cost-of-living increase of up to one-half of one percent for Sergeant 1st Class John Michael Hennen, Louisiana Army LASERS retirees, survivors, and beneficiaries, effective July 1, National Guard, who was killed in action in Afghanistan. 2007. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 247— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 232— BY REPRESENTATIVE BURNS BY REPRESENTATIVES JEFFERSON, LAFONTA, AND MARCHAND A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the Department of Transportation and To urge and request the secretary of state to determine how many of Development to install a traffic light at the intersection of U.S. the persons allegedly registered to vote both in Louisiana and in Highway 190 and Soult Street in Mandeville. another state are citizens displaced by the effects of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita and to report his findings to the House HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 248— Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the Senate BY REPRESENTATIVE BAUDOIN Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs by August 1, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2007. To urge and request the Consumer Product Safety Commission to proceed with rulemaking procedures under both the Consumer HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 236— Product Safety Act and the Federal Hazardous Safety Act in BY REPRESENTATIVE DORSEY order to establish mandatory standards applicable to the A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION manufacture and sale of ATVs. To urge and request the Office of Group Benefits to provide coverage for a minimum of four prosthetic bras per year to breast cancer HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 249— patients. BY REPRESENTATIVES FAUCHEUX, ALARIO, ALEXANDER, ANDERS, ANSARDI, ARNOLD, BADON, BALDONE, BARROW, BAUDOIN, BAYLOR, BEARD, BOWLER, BRUCE, BURNS, BURRELL, K. CARTER, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 237— R. CARTER, CAZAYOUX, CHANDLER, CRANE, CROWE, CURTIS, BY REPRESENTATIVE SCALISE AND SENATOR SCHEDLER DAMICO, DANIEL, DARTEZ, DEWITT, DOERGE, DORSEY, DOVE, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION DOWNS, DURAND, ERDEY, FANNIN, FARRAR, FRITH, GALLOT, To urge and request the Commission on Presidential Debates to GEYMANN, GRAY, GREENE, ELBERT GUILLORY, ELCIE GUILLORY, MICKEY GUILLORY, HARRIS, HEATON, HEBERT, HILL, HONEY, select New Orleans to host a presidential debate in 2008 and to HUNTER, HUTTER, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, JOHNS, KATZ, KENNARD, express the full support of the legislature for the selection of the KENNEY, KLECKLEY, LABRUZZO, LAFLEUR, LAFONTA, LAMBERT, city as a debate site. LANCASTER, LORUSSO, MARCHAND, MARTINY, MCDONALD, MCVEA, MONTGOMERY, MORRELL, MORRIS, MORRISH, ODINET, PIERRE, PINAC, PITRE, M. POWELL, T. POWELL, QUEZAIRE, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 238— RICHMOND, RITCHIE, ROBIDEAUX, ROMERO, SALTER, SCALISE, BY REPRESENTATIVE LAFONTA SCHNEIDER, SMILEY, GARY SMITH, JACK SMITH, JANE SMITH, JOHN A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, STRAIN, THOMPSON, TOOMY, TOWNSEND, To urge and request the secretary of state to determine how many of TRAHAN, TRICHE, TUCKER, WADDELL, WALKER, WALSWORTH, the persons allegedly registered to vote both in Louisiana and in WHITE, WILLIAMS, WINSTON, AND WOOTON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION another state are citizens displaced by the effects of Hurricane nd Katrina or Hurricane Rita and to report his findings, including To recognize the United States Army on its 232 anniversary and to the names and addresses of such displaced persons, to the House declare the period of May 17, 2007, through July 4, 2007, Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the Senate throughout the state of Louisiana as United States Army Patriot Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs by August 1, Season. 2007.

1015 Page 42 SENATE 31st DAY'S PROCEEDINGS June 22, 2007 and asked that the President of the Senate affix his signature to the HOUSE BILL NO. 264— same. BY REPRESENTATIVE MCVEA AND SENATOR MARIONNEAUX AN ACT Respectfully submitted, To enact Subpart I of Part I of Chapter 14 of Title 33 of the Louisiana ALFRED W. SPEER Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 33:4780.61 Clerk of the House of Representatives through 4780.70, relative to East Feliciana Parish; to authorize the governing authority of the parish to adopt and enforce The House Concurrent Resolutions contained herein were signed zoning regulations and procedures therefor; to provide with by the President of the Senate. respect to a zoning commission and a board of adjustment of the parish; to provide for appeals from decisions of the board of adjustment and for judicial review; to provide relative to Message from the House penalties for violations; and to provide for related matters. SIGNED HOUSE BILLS AND HOUSE BILL NO. 336— JOINT RESOLUTIONS BY REPRESENTATIVES MONTGOMERY AND WADDELL AND SENATOR CHEEK June 22, 2007 AN ACT To the Honorable President and Members of the Senate: To enact R.S. 32:41(E), relative to municipal authority to regulate traffic; to authorize municipal governing authorities to adopt I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Speaker of certain regulations of traffic on private roads; to provide relative the House of Representatives has signed the following House Bills to enforcement of such regulations; and to provide for related and Joint Resolutions: matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 117— HOUSE BILL NO. 361— BY REPRESENTATIVES MONTGOMERY, BRUCE, AND TOWNSEND BY REPRESENTATIVES TOWNSEND AND THOMPSON AN ACT AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:818.14(A)(4), relative to the gasoline tax; to provide To amend and reenact Section 2 of Act No. 479 of the 2005 Regular for an exemption for gasoline used in the manufacture of certain Session of the Legislature, relative to individual income tax premixed two-cycle engine fuel; to provide for an effective date; credits for costs associated with the rehabilitation of certain and to provide for related matters. owner-occupied residential structures; to provide for the taxable periods in which the credit may be taken; and to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 141— related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES TOWNSEND, KATZ, KENNEY, THOMPSON, AND WALSWORTH AND SENATOR JACKSON HOUSE BILL NO. 388— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE MICKEY GUILLORY To amend and reenact Section 3 of Act No. 60 of the 2002 Regular AN ACT Session of the Legislature of Louisiana, as amended and To amend and reenact R.S. 47:332.20(B), relative to the St. Landry reenacted by Act No. 12 of the 2004 First Extraordinary Session Parish Historical Development Fund No. 1; to provide for the of the Legislature of Louisiana, relative to the income and use of monies appropriated from the fund; to provide for an franchise tax credits for costs associated with the rehabilitation effective date; and to provide for related matters. of certain historic structures; to provide for the taxable periods in which the credit may be taken; and to provide for related HOUSE BILL NO. 407— matters. BY REPRESENTATIVES K. CARTER, DOWNS, GRAY, JACKSON, AND MCDONALD HOUSE BILL NO. 159— AN ACT BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRISH To amend and reenact Section 3 of Act No. 527 of the 2003 Regular AN ACT Session of the Legislature and Section 2 of Act No. 363 of the To amend and reenact R.S. 47:462(B)(2)(c), relative to registration 2004 Regular Session of the Legislature, relative to increased tax on boat trailers; to continue the additional tax on such fees for issuance and renewal of drivers' licenses; to extend the trailers used to fund aquatic weed control programs; and to sunset date of a fee used to fund litter reduction efforts; and to provide for related matters. provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 188— HOUSE BILL NO. 481— BY REPRESENTATIVES WADDELL AND MONTGOMERY BY REPRESENTATIVE K. CARTER AN ACT AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:7(6)(b)(i)(cc), relative to requirements To amend and reenact R.S. 22:1078(B)(2) and 1304(A) and (B), for the granting of certification to teachers who hold valid out- relative to insurance fees and expenses; to provide for an annual of-state teaching certificates and who have been employed as financial regulation fee; to provide for expenses of an teachers in Louisiana; to exempt from the examination examination or investigation; and to provide for related matters. prerequisite certain teachers employed in nonpublic schools approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary HOUSE BILL NO. 527— Education; to provide conditions and limitations for such BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNS exemption; to provide an effective date; and to provide for AN ACT related matters. To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2740.57(A)(1), (F)(4), (G)(2)(c), and (K)(1) and (3)(a)(introductory paragraph), relative to the HOUSE BILL NO. 197— Downtown Development District of the City of Ruston; to BY REPRESENTATIVE TOOMY AND SENATOR SHEPHERD change the boundaries of the district; to provide relative to the AN ACT district governing authority; to provide relative to district plans; To amend and reenact R.S. 27:93(A)(4)(a), relative to riverboat to provide relative to funding and the issuance of bonds; and to admission fees levied by Jefferson Parish; to provide for the use provide for related matters. of such fees in the incorporated areas of the West Bank of Jefferson Parish for specified purposes; to provide for an HOUSE BILL NO. 559— effective date; and to provide for related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE ERDEY AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:2575(B)(1), relative to the adoption of ordinances; to authorize any municipality or parish to adopt ordinances establishing certain administrative adjudication hearing procedures; and to provide for related matters.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 567— HOUSE BILL NO. 1— BY REPRESENTATIVES FRITH AND PINAC AND SENATOR BY REPRESENTATIVE ALARIO THEUNISSEN AN ACT AN ACT Making appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the executive To enact R.S. 33:2758, relative to ad valorem property taxes in branch of state government, pensions, public schools, public Cameron Parish; to provide for the authority of the Cameron roads, public charities, and state institutions and providing with Parish governing authority and local tax recipient bodies to respect to the expenditure of said appropriations. collect ad valorem property taxes and to grant future ad valorem tax credits; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 693— related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE MARCHAND AN ACT HOUSE BILL NO. 578— To amend and reenact R.S. 44:52(A)(2) and (B)(2), 53(A)(3), and BY REPRESENTATIVE MORRIS 54(B) and to enact R.S. 44:52(B)(4) and 57, relative to the AN ACT address confidentiality program; to provide relative to the To amend and reenact R.S. 47:2184, relative to tax sales; to provide liability of certain persons for certain acts or omissions under relative to the tax sale of certain indivisible property; to provide provisions of law providing for the address confidentiality that the collector shall sell the least quantity of such property program; to provide relative to the use of a program participant's which any buyer will purchase for the amount of the tax, physical address or substitute address by certain persons; to interest, and costs; and to provide for related matters. provide for the misdemeanor of unauthorized obtaining or release of a program participant's physical address; to provide HOUSE BILL NO. 670— for penalties for such misdemeanor; to provide relative to the BY REPRESENTATIVES BADON AND RICHMOND AND SENATOR MURRAY cancellation of a program participant's certification as a AN ACT participant; to provide relative to the confidentiality of certain To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1513, relative to the Clerks of Court information in the records of the secretary of state and registrars Retirement and Relief Fund; to provide with respect to of voters; to provide relative to service of process on a program reemployment of retirees in certain areas; to provide that clerks participant; and to provide for related matters. of court in parishes affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita may reemploy a retiree for up to one hundred eighty working days, and asked that the President of the Senate affix his signature to the without a reduction in benefits; to provide for an effective date; same. and to provide for related matters. Respectfully submitted, HOUSE BILL NO. 686— ALFRED W. SPEER BY REPRESENTATIVE ELCIE GUILLORY Clerk of the House of Representatives AN ACT To repeal Subpart B-28 of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the The House Bills and Joint Resolutions contained herein were Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. signed by the President of the Senate. 33:130.551 through 130.559, relative to the Lake Area Economic Development District; to repeal provisions of law Leaves of Absence relative to the Lake Area Economic Development District; and to provide for an effective date. The following leaves of absence were asked for and granted: HOUSE BILL NO. 720— Bajoie 1 Day Cravins 1 Day BY REPRESENTATIVE MARCHAND Duplessis 1 Day Michot 1 Day AN ACT To authorize the commissioner of administration to sell, convey, transfer, assign, and deliver certain state property located in Adjournment Orleans Parish; to repeal an authorization to sell, convey, transfer, assign, or exchange certain property in Natchitoches Senator Ullo moved that the Senate adjourn until Sunday, June Parish; and to provide for related matters. 24, 2007, at 3:00 o'clock P.M. HOUSE BILL NO. 750— The President of the Senate declared the Senate adjourned until BY REPRESENTATIVE HONEY 3:00 o'clock P.M. on Sunday, June 24, 2007. AN ACT To enact R.S. 33:4574.16, relative to East Baton Rouge Parish; to GLENN A. KOEPP provide relative to the Baton Rouge Area Convention and Secretary of the Senate Visitors Bureau; to provide relative to the powers and duties of the bureau; and to provide for related matters. LYNDA E. WHEELER Journal Clerk HOUSE BILL NO. 759— BY REPRESENTATIVE DOWNS AN ACT To enact Chapter 17 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 33:5161, relative to political subdivisions; to authorize political subdivisions to establish post-employment benefits funds; to provide relative to the management and investment of such funds; to provide relative to existing funds; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE BILL NO. 770— BY REPRESENTATIVE SALTER AND SENATORS CAIN AND JACKSON AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 37:611(3)(a), 616, and 624, relative to the practice of podiatry; to revise the definition of podiatry; to change the grounds for causes for refusal to issue, suspend, or revoke licenses, permits, or certificates; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

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