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Emerson Landry, T. Thomas OFFICIAL JOURNAL Falconer LeBas White Foil Leger Zeringue OF THE Total - 102 HOUSE OF The Speaker announced that there were 102 members present and a quorum. REPRESENTATIVES Prayer OF THE Prayer was offered by Dr. Ken Ward, Coordinator of Chaplain STATE OF LOUISIANA Services. Pledge of Allegiance FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS Rep. Moreno led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. Forty-third Regular Session of the Legislature Petitions, Memorials, and Under the Adoption of the Communications Constitution of 1974 The following petitions, memorials, and communications were received and read: House of Representatives Motion State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana On motion of Rep. Leger, the Speaker appointed the following special committee to notify the Governor that the House is convened Monday, April 10, 2017 and prepared to transact business: Reps. Thibaut, Hensgens, Cox, Amedee, and Falconer. The House of Representatives was called to order at 12:00 noon, by the Honorable Taylor Barras, Speaker of the House of Motion Representatives. On motion of Rep. Leger, the Speaker appointed the following Morning Hour special committee to notify the Senate that the House is convened and prepared to transact business: Reps. Jim Morris, Hill, Berthelot, ROLL CALL Garofalo, and James. The roll being called, the following members answered to their Reports of Special Committees names: PRESENT The special committee appointed to notify the Governor that the House had convened and was prepared to transact business reported Mr. Speaker Franklin Leopold that it had performed that duty. Abraham Gaines Lyons Abramson Garofalo Mack The special committee appointed to notify the Senate that the Amedee Gisclair Magee House had convened and was prepared to transact business reported Anders Glover Marcelle that it had performed that duty. Armes Guinn Marino Bacala Hall McFarland The Speaker thanked and discharged the committees. Bagley Harris, J. Miguez Bagneris Harris, L. Miller, D. Committee from the Senate Berthelot Havard Miller, G. Billiot Hazel Moreno A special committee from the Senate notified the House that the Bishop Henry Morris, Jay Senate has convened and is prepared to transact business. Bouie Hensgens Morris, Jim Broadwater Hilferty Norton The Speaker thanked and dismissed the committee. Brown, C. Hill Pearson Brown, T. Hodges Pierre Message from the Secretary of State Carmody Hoffmann Pope Carpenter Hollis Price The following message from the Secretary of State was received Carter, G. Horton Pugh and read: Carter, R. Howard Pylant Carter, S. Hunter Reynolds State of Louisiana Chaney Huval Richard SECRETARY OF STATE Connick Ivey Schexnayder Coussan Jackson Schroder April 5, 2017 Cox James Seabaugh Cromer Jefferson Shadoin To the honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Danahay Jenkins Simon Representatives: Davis Johnson Smith DeVillier Jones Stokes I have the honor to submit to you the name of "Joe" Stagni, who Dwight Jordan Talbot has been duly elected to fill the vacancy occurring in your honorable Edmonds Landry, N. Thibaut body caused by the resignation of "Tom" Willmott. 1 Page 2 HOUSE 1st Day's Proceedings - April 10, 2017 "Joe" Stagni has been officially proclaimed duly and legally State Representative John Stefanski, Representative of District elected as State Representative from the 92nd Representative District 42. of the State of Louisiana. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused With Best Wishes, the seal of my office to be affixed at the city of Baton Rouge on this, the 5th day of April 2017. TOM SCHEDLER Secretary of State With Best Wishes, United States of America TOM SCHEDLER STATE OF LOUISIANA Secretary of State Tom Schedler Secretary of State Oath of Office As Secretary of State of the State of Louisiana, I do hereby certify that the following candidate was declared elected by the Mr. Stefanski presented himself before the bar of the House and people to the office set opposite his name for an unexpired term: took the following oath: State Representative "Joe" Stagni, Representative of District 92. "I, John Stefanski, do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution and laws of the United States and the constitution and In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused laws of this state and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge the seal of my office to be affixed at the city of Baton Rouge on this, and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as a member of the the 5th day of April 2017. House of Representatives according to the best of my ability and understanding, so help me God". With Best Wishes, Message from the Senate TOM SCHEDLER Secretary of State ASKING CONCURRENCE IN SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS Oath of Office April 10, 2017 Mr. "Joe" Stagni presented himself before the bar of the House and took the following oath: To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: "I, "Joe" Stagni, do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution and laws of the United States and the constitution and I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has laws of this state and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge adopted and asks your concurrence in the following Senate and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as a member of the Concurrent Resolutions: House of Representatives according to the best of my ability and understanding, so help me God". Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3 State of Louisiana Respectfully submitted, SECRETARY OF STATE GLENN A. KOEPP April 5, 2017 Secretary of the Senate To the honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Senate Concurrent Resolutions Lying Over I have the honor to submit to you the name of John Stefanski, who has been duly elected to fill the vacancy occurring in your The following Senate Concurrent Resolutions contained in the honorable body caused by the resignation of Jack Montoucet. message were taken up and acted upon as follows: John Stefanski has been officially proclaimed duly and legally SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3— elected as State Representative from the 42nd Representative District BY SENATOR LONG of the State of Louisiana. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To invite the Honorable John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, With Best Wishes, to address a joint session of the legislature. TOM SCHEDLER Read by title. Secretary of State On motion of Rep. Leger, and under a suspension of the rules, United States of America the resolution was concurred in. STATE OF LOUISIANA Tom Schedler Secretary of State Suspension of the Rules As Secretary of State of the State of Louisiana, I do hereby On motion of Rep. Zeringue, the rules were suspended in order certify that the following candidate was declared elected by the to take up and consider Introduction of Resolutions, House and people to the office set opposite his name for an unexpired term: House Concurrent at this time. 2 Page 3 HOUSE 1st Day's Proceedings - April 10, 2017 Introduction of Resolutions, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 5— BY REPRESENTATIVE EMERSON House and House Concurrent A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION The following members introduced the following entitled House To amend and reenact the Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology and House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time by rules (LAC 46:XXXI.101 and 1101(A)) and to repeal rules their titles and, pursuant to House Rule No. 7.2(E), referred to (LAC 46:XXXI.1105 and 1107), which provide definitions, a committee: special permit, and a curriculum relative to alternative hair and alternative hair design, and to direct the office of the state HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1— register to print the amendments and notice of repeal in the BY REPRESENTATIVE ZERINGUE Louisiana Administrative Code. A RESOLUTION To approve the annual integrated coastal protection plan for Fiscal Read by title. Year 2018, as adopted by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to the Authority Board. Committee on Commerce. Read by title. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6— BY REPRESENTATIVE MCFARLAND Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to the House A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Committee on Natural Resources and Environment. To enact the Department of Transportation and Development rules HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1— LAC 73:I.705(E), which provides requirements for property BY REPRESENTATIVE NORTON damage bonds; to provide an exception for timber, logging, and A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION lumber companies; and to direct the office of the state register To memorialize the United States Congress to take such actions as to print the amendments in the Louisiana Administrative Code. are necessary to develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures that will enhance airport safety. Read by title. Read by title. Under the rules, the above resolution was referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works. On motion of Rep. Norton, and under a suspension of the rules, HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 7— the resolution was adopted. BY REPRESENTATIVE NANCY LANDRY A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Ordered to the Senate. To provide for legislative approval of the formula developed by the HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 2— State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant BY REPRESENTATIVE FOIL to Article VIII, Section 13(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to determine the cost of a minimum foundation program of To authorize and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to study education in all public elementary and secondary schools as well and make recommendations regarding the 2009 legislative as to equitably allocate the funds to parish and city school changes to the laws of tutorship and emancipation. systems, and adopted by the board on March 8, 2017. Read by title. Read by title.