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Freeman McFarland Zeringue OFFICIAL JOURNAL Freiberg McKnight Total - 104 OF THE The Speaker announced that there were 104 members present HOUSE OF and a quorum. REPRESENTATIVES Prayer OF THE Prayer was offered by Dr. Michael Sprague, Chaplain at Capitol Commission, Greater New Orleans area. STATE OF LOUISIANA Pledge of Allegiance Rep. Hilferty led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance TWENTY-NINTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS to the Flag of the United States of America. Tarriona "Tank" Ball sang "The National Anthem". Forty-seventh Regular Session of the Legislature Under the Adoption of the Reading of the Journal Constitution of 1974 On motion of Rep. Duplessis, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. House of Representatives On motion of Rep. Duplessis, the Journal of May 27, 2021, was State Capitol adopted. Baton Rouge, Louisiana Acting Speaker Harris in the Chair Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Speaker Schexnayder in the Chair The House of Representatives was called to order at 12:15 P.M., by the Honorable Clay Schexnayder, Speaker of the House of Introduction of Resolutions, Representatives. House and House Concurrent Morning Hour The following members introduced the following entitled House and House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time by ROLL CALL their titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading: The roll being called, the following members answered to their HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 148— BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY names: A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight PRESENT Commission to study the access of adult sexual assault survivors Mr. Speaker Frieman McMahen to their records related to forensic medical examinations and Adams Gadberry Miguez make recommendations to the Legislature of Louisiana no later Amedee Gaines Miller, D. than February 1, 2022. Bacala Garofalo Miller, G. Bagley Geymann Mincey Read by title. Beaullieu Goudeau Moore Bishop Green Muscarello Lies over under the rules. Bourriaque Harris Nelson HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 149— Brass Hilferty Newell BY REPRESENTATIVE ILLG Brown Hodges Orgeron A RESOLUTION Bryant Hollis Owen, C. To designate Tuesday, June 1, 2021, as Louisiana Lightning Day at Butler Horton Owen, R. the state capitol. Carpenter Hughes Phelps Carrier Huval Pierre Read by title. Carter, G. Illg Pressly Carter, R. Ivey Riser On motion of Rep. Illg, and under a suspension of the rules, the Carter, W. James Romero resolution was adopted. Cormier Jefferson Schamerhorn Coussan Jenkins Schlegel HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 150— Cox Johnson, M. Seabaugh BY REPRESENTATIVE GLOVER Crews Johnson, T. Selders A RESOLUTION Davis Jones St. Blanc To urge and request the Board of Regents and the Board of Deshotel Jordan Stagni Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and DeVillier Kerner Stefanski Mechanical College to collaboratively study and report relative DuBuisson LaCombe Tarver to the status of the Louisiana State University Shreveport Duplessis Landry Thomas Commitment Plan of 2012, including an update on the needs Echols Larvadain Thompson and strategies outlined in the 2012 report by Eva Klein and Edmonds Lyons Turner Associates, Achieving a Comprehensive Public University in Edmonston Mack Villio Shreveport-Bossier: Analysis of Alternative Strategies. Emerson Magee Wheat Farnum Marcelle White Read by title. Firment Marino Willard Fontenot McCormick Wright Lies over under the rules. 1219 Page 2 HOUSE 29th Day's Proceedings - June 1, 2021 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 151— HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 115— BY REPRESENTATIVE MINCEY BY REPRESENTATIVE TARVER AND SENATOR ABRAHAM A RESOLUTION A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To urge and request the commissioner of the office of alcohol and To commend the Barbe High School girls' golf team on winning the tobacco control to use its authority to conduct a study on the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2021 Division I adoption of enhanced access controls at retail outlets as a more state championship. effective regulation that promotes responsible business practices and the prevention of access to tobacco products by underage Read by title. persons, particularly as the state adopts and implements a minimum age of twenty-one for tobacco products. On motion of Rep. Tarver, and under a suspension of the rules, Read by title. the resolution was adopted. Lies over under the rules. Ordered to the Senate. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 152— BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER Reports of Committees A RESOLUTION To commend St. Amant High School's Coach Larry Favorite on the The following reports of committees were received and read: occasion of his retirement. Read by title. Report of the Committee on On motion of Rep. Magee, and under a suspension of the rules, Appropriations the resolution was adopted. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 153— June 1, 2021 BY REPRESENTATIVE COUSSAN A RESOLUTION To the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: To recognize May 16-22, 2021, as Emergency Medical Services Week in Louisiana. I am directed by your Committee on Appropriations to submit the following report: Read by title. On motion of Rep. Coussan, and under a suspension of the rules, Senate Bill No. 15, by Milligan the resolution was adopted. Reported favorably. (16-0) HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 154— Senate Bill No. 220, by Cloud BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER Reported favorably. (18-0) A RESOLUTION To commend the Choudrant High School baseball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2021 Class B JEROME "ZEE" ZERINGUE state championship. Chairman Read by title. The above Senate Bills reported favorably or with amendments were referred to the Legislative Bureau. On motion of Rep. Turner, and under a suspension of the rules, the resolution was adopted. Report of the Committee on HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 113— BY REPRESENTATIVE TARVER AND SENATOR ABRAHAM Civil Law and Procedure A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To commend the Barbe High School baseball team on winning the June 1, 2021 Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2021 Class 5A state championship. To the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: Read by title. I am directed by your Committee on Civil Law and Procedure On motion of Rep. Tarver, and under a suspension of the rules, to submit the following report: the resolution was adopted. Senate Bill No. 87, by Connick (Joint Resolution) Ordered to the Senate. Reported with amendments. (9-0-1) HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 114— BY REPRESENTATIVE TARVER AND SENATOR ABRAHAM Senate Bill No. 154, by Smith, G. (Joint Resolution) A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Reported with amendments. (11-0-1) To commend the Barbe High School Buccaneers softball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2021 Senate Bill No. 245, by Bernard Class 5A state championship. Reported with amendments. (12-0-1) Read by title. GREGORY A. MILLER On motion of Rep. Tarver, and under a suspension of the rules, Chairman the resolution was adopted. The above Senate Bills reported favorably or with amendments Ordered to the Senate. were referred to the Legislative Bureau. 1220 Page 3 HOUSE 29th Day's Proceedings - June 1, 2021 RULE 6.8(A) REPORT III. PROPOSED ELECTION DATE OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE ON SENATE BILL NO. 87 The proposed election date at which the proposition is to be submitted to the voters is November 8, 2022, which should ensure June 1, 2021 maximum voter turnout, to the extent practicable. I. SUMMARY OF JOINT RESOLUTION IV. OTHER PENDING MEASURES Senate Bill No. 87 of the 2021 Regular Session by Senator Connick, SB 154 does not appear to conflict with another instrument: proposes to amend Article VI, Section 39 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Total joint resolutions introduced: 37 Total joint resolutions reported Authorizes the boards of levee districts created after Jan. 1, 2006, and by other standing committees: 20 before Oct. 9, 2021, if the electors of such levee districts approve the constitutional amendment, and the Orleans Levee District, to levy an V. RECOMMENDATION annual tax not to exceed five mills. With Amendments X II. CONSTITUTIONAL NECESSITY Without Amendments The proposed measure cannot be accomplished statutorily. GREGORY A. MILLER III. PROPOSED ELECTION DATE Chairman The proposed election date at which the proposition is to be Report of the Committee on submitted to the voters is October 9, 2021, which is not a statewide election and might not ensure maximum voter turnout, to the extent Commerce practicable. June 1, 2021 IV. OTHER PENDING MEASURES To the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: SB 87 does not appear to conflict with another instrument. I am directed by your Committee on Commerce to submit the following report: Total joint resolutions introduced: 37 Senate Bill No. 43, by Peacock Total joint resolutions reported Reported with amendments. (9-3) by other standing committees: 20 PAULA P. DAVIS Chairwoman V. RECOMMENDATION The above Senate Bills reported favorably or with amendments With Amendments X were referred to the Legislative Bureau. Without Amendments Report of the Committee on GREGORY A. MILLER Ways and Means Chairman June 1, 2021 RULE 6.8(A) REPORT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL LAW AND To the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: PROCEDURE ON SENATE BILL NO. 154 (ENGROSSED) I am directed by your Committee on Ways and Means to submit June 1, 2021 the following report: I. SUMMARY OF JOINT RESOLUTION Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 49, by Talbot Reported favorably. (11-0) Senate Bill No. 154 of the 2021 Regular Session by Senator Smith, STUART J. BISHOP proposes to amend Article VII, Section 23(C) of the Constitution of Chairman Louisiana. Privileged Report of the Legislative Bureau SB 154 provides for an adjustment to ad valorem property tax millage rates, removing the prohibition of increasing the millage rate June 1, 2021 beyond the prior year's maximum authorized millage rate and instead the maximum authorized millage rate as approved by the constitution To the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: and approved by the taxing authority until the authorized millage rate expires.